The Secrets Between You And Me By Shana Norris

Summary: Unfriended by, Rachel Vain, is about a girl named, truly, and her best friend, Hazel that went to middle school. They both know everything about each other. They just want to be invited to the most popular table at lunch. Then one day a girl named Natasha, came up to truly and invited turkey to come to the popular table, but it meant leaving her best friend, hazel. Truly didn’t care, she was excited, but she also was sorry for hazel.

The book I am going to be talking about is “The Road To You” by Alecia Whitaker. Just saying this book is mostly about music and if you like music this book is perfect for your choice.The main character of the book is Bird. Bird is a famous person and she writes musics. There was one day when Bird meets Kai and immediately connect over their love for music. Bird also collab with some people and ask advice about her song. Bird went into a contest which is CMA and she continues to write her songs. Read to find out what happens next if she won or

1. What is the main theme of your picture book? Are there any other themes presented? What causes you to think this is a main theme of the book? (100 words)

In an age where the United States has been colored many different colors over the course of many years, younger Americans tend to be more ignorant when it comes to their family's heritage. Journalist, Christine Granados makes an effort to remind readers of their heritage in order to help the readers learn to cherish and appreciate their family's culture. While questioning her readers' own acknowledgment of their heritage, Granados utilizes a reflective tone when reminiscing about her adolescent life in the United States as a Mexican American and describing the impact of her adolescent years on her life as an adult in her article, "True Colors." Granados appeals to the sense of empathy by immediately leading off her essay by recalling her

Society continues to misrepresent the benefits of being in a loyal relationship by relaying a negative message of a false sense of happiness. Through movies and sitcoms such as “If loving you is Wrong,” individual’s attention gives prominence into the life of deception as a source of entertainment. Alex (Brad) and Marci (Randle) live as neighbors in a small suburb town. The couples often spend a great deal of time together. While Marci and Brad are away working, Alex and Randal become more than neighboring friends. Alex as a homemaker and Randal as a psychologist they have more than enough time to entertain each other. The act of deceitfulness in their marriage causes a spiral effect for both couples in this sitcom. However, these sources

There seems to be a clear and concise message that Hellen Zenna Smith tries to get across in her novel Not So Quiet. That message implies no matter the war, it is a grizzly and destructive force and it can shake free even the deepest-rooted forms of social norms and values. Smith emphasizes this idea straight from the first part of the novel when Tosh shaved off all of her hair (14). She described how necessity took over in these women’s lives. This necessity caused most of the women to look at their roles in society differently. Some of the values and norms that are questioned in the text are, nationalism, femininity, sexual morality and social standing.

It was great to see they weren’t all one dimensional people in the background. They all had a purpose or another. With these characters came their problems. Most involved heavy topics, varying from overcoming the trauma of rape to accepting their sexuality or coming out to their loved ones. Every one of these situations were well depicted per character as they faced their struggle and it made mare care for them more.

There are many valuable aspects in life that may mean a lot to a person. In this case, friendship is one of the most important relationships a person can have. Human interaction is something necessary to survive, having a friend is essential to the well being of everyone. However, not all relationships with people can be considered a friendship because some may take advantage of others to gain something for themselves. Whereas, other friendships may last years and remain strong between the two people, but if there is no trust then there is a possibility of losing a friend. On the other hand, positive friendships still exist and are the ones to cherish and appreciate the most. The novel Speak written by Laurie Halse Anderson is based on a fourteen year-old girl named Melinda, who was sexually assaulted at a summer party. She called the police for help but since none of her friends knew what occurred, they assumed she called to get them all in trouble. This made her an outcast and she spent her ninth-grade year by herself. The theme of friendship is evident in the novel Speak as it impacts the protagonist Melinda. This is seen through Melinda 's friendship with Rachel, Mr. Freeman, and Heather.

Stephanie Coontz is a teacher, historian, author and a scholar activist. She has also very indulged in the world of public debate on families, this mostly due possible because of her extensive skills to study modern families as well as historical patterns. In her book The Way We Never Were, Coontz presents a historical look at the family and how it has changed over time. Her interest in the subject comes for her need to understand how families functioned in the past and present, and what lead to notion and definition of family nowadays.

'Keeper N Me ' by Richard Wagamese, is a novel based on the necessary balance between life and the culture in which one belongs to. This is a necessary aspect in order to maintain a steady relationship with one 's self. In this novel passing on traditions or a certain way of life from generation to generation is one of the most important aspects of guiding someone of the Ojibway culture, as the Ojibway people have very strong beliefs and take their culture very seriously. The people of the Ojibway culture believe that through storytelling and dreams one can realize the importance of tradition and its influence on their identity. Wagamese throughout his novel tries to teach the readers the power of one 's community and traditions as he

Hannah Ryanne Bell is a freshman at Los Angeles High School. She has two older sisters; one is in college and one is a junior at the same school. She also has three grandmas and two grandpas. “ My father side is very complicated. “ We met when we were in 6th grades, we became friends due to one common hobbies which is the violin, or it’s because we’re both are quirky and weird. We both play the violin. Jaina is very crafty and artistic.

The short story “The Love Of My Life” by T.C. Boyle's examines two couples who are imagined to be inseparable and how no love comes closer to theirs. The story follows young high school couples who are in the merge of a bright future. They are always together “wearing each other like a pair socks”. They idolized the love they share is something far from real and it is true love. While Jeremy is set to attend Brown and on the other hand China were in Binghamton things took wrong turn. Over the summer before their going to college they mistakenly conceived a baby while they are at a camping trip. The story was pleasant and everything was green and China and Jeremy went to a trip together and had sex. The couples were so keen to avoid this from

Six and a half billion dollars. Ladies and gentlemen, that is the approximate cost of a border that would stretch from San Diego to Texas. A chain-linked, steel, and barbed-wire border that would block hard work, dreams, and an inevitable fate. Through the brutal deserts, dehydration, and pain, only about a fourth of the immigrants trying to get to America make it. That means so much because of how many people try to accomplish this feat, considering still around nine-hundred thousand immigrants still make it. In all reality, borders are truly just an imaginary line some important people with wigs created. We, as a whole, decide how important things are. Money's just paper, an MLB star is just a normal human. However, something that always gets us, something that is made such a big fuss about, is a two-thousand mile long border, also known as The Mexican-American Border. Think about this. If we have such a powerful military and border patrol, why would we need such an intimidating wall? Or even why do we disown and hate these immigrants? Better yet, why would we spend all this money when we are trillions

A favorite aspect of mine is the way in which Leanne speaks so openly and honest about failed relationships and how one can work up from failure to success in the near future. Another reason why I was so keen on choosing to write about this book was that it is complex and the reader is able to grasp the reader’s thoughts and place themselves in the author’s shoes. We’re given the opportunity as readers to connect the book and our style of living and experiences to momentarily digest the meaning behind the authors writing and view the relation and whether it can be tied down to one.

The short story ” The go - between was written to celebrate the 60th anniversary of human rights. Ali Smith got a lot of inspiration from Article 13, which says; the right of freedom to movement. The short story ” The Go- Between” is written by Ali Smith and is about the main character, which is a 33 years old man, who helps people get over the border fence to Spain. He is born and raised in Cameroon, but now he lives in Northern Morocco.