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Working Hard Book Report

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While writing this book, I feel like the author was trying to portray to readers that there is not anything wrong with curious and hardworking. He shows readers that being curious can discover some things you never would have realized. For example, when Christopher found the letters written to him by his mom. If he showed no interest in the mystery and writing things about it, he would have never found the letters. This shows that being curious is okay because in the long run you might find out something you may have never payed any attention to before. The author also shows the readers that working hard can pay off, like when Christopher decides to set more goals to get A’s in Math and Physics so he can attend a university in another town. …show more content…

They could probably relate to it in one way or another. Some students may be going through the same things he’s going through. Some students may have a different way of learning than the majority of people. Just like Christopher, they might have special needs and experience things differently than other who do not have any conditions impeding their growth as students. He also has to work twice as hard as the other students, thanks to his special needs. Although they will go through hard times; they will find the positivity, and curiousness in a situation. They will be able to help people be more optimistic and look at things from a positive perspective even if the situation is bad. This book may appeal to people who are dealing with autism and are going through troubles in high school. I found that this book was a good choice to read for Palumbo’s summer reading. It gives the ability for other students to relate to it, connect with Christopher’s troubles and situations he has gone through and compare them to their own problems. They also can get a sense of learning to multitask, as you find out in the book, Christopher’s really focused on acing that exam alongside finding out who killed Wellington, showing that you don’t have to neglect your other subjects or parts of your life to get good grades. The students can learn to pursue things they understand even if they don’t understand it. In conclusion I think this book should be brought back because students will be able to relate to it and gain a different perspective of high

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