Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
The Long Way Home, Barbara Cohen
Significance
The significance of this book is that it takes you through a frightening issue of breast cancer, and gives it a humorous, honest and reveals a family who must learn to rely on another and have trust and say whats on their mind. So the reasoning for caring about this book is that is shows a family who has almost and is falling apart, for lack of talking and about whats going on in their mind. It shows how a family is broken down by a medical issue of breast cancer by their mother and they lose the bond between them, but they come to mind and really think about it and things work out for them. Also, the two sisters in the family Sally and Emily are being sent to a camp, instead of the usual of going to the beach. So Sally is mad at everybody, on this summer. So this terrible summer turns into a wonderful summer. At camp, at home, and on the bus between the two places, Sally really finds her way back to Emily, her mother, back to hope. That's the significance of what it shows for this book.
Perspective
My perspective of this book is that it was a great book. The author Barbara Cohen really put lost of thought into this book and made it a excellent book. The title she had for this book was also excellent (the Long Way Home). It really shows how a family takes lots of struggles and goes trough a lot and returns home after the long ride of honesty and trust and make it. Quote "there is nothing like being home." The characters where also great they showed lots of real aspects that I picked up and it really felt like I was in the book. All of the characters had different attitudes and showed different emotions which also gave the book the 5 star mentality. I thought it was a great book and it really made me think about how things can affect your living and if you just do or say that simple thing, things will work out for you and many others lives.
Evidence
For this book I found lots of evidence in which supported my statement above. The main argument that is being made in this book or the question that is being asked is that. Will anything ever be the same? The facts that are used to support it is that in the book it shows how things and people come back together from the family on selective pages and tells you that things will come to past and be brought out in a good way. Another facts is that in the book is says that they get a better understanding of each other and become more open which also ties into this statement. I know these facts versus opinions because it shows and tells me throughout the book as I see their lives progress. There are broader questions being asked like, Is Mom going to die?, Will Sally get breast cancer someday too?, Is there anyone Sally can turn to when her whole is falling apart? Those are some questions that can be answered reading this book, but I reflected upon the main argument that was made.
Connections
This book made lots of connections. This book can connect to the real world because, there are families out there struggling and not understanding or talking to one another and something is going on but they can't get it out, so this connects to lots of people in the real world. It's been influenced by the past just the same way it is going on in the real world, it been affected by the struggle known when breast cancer comes to women families and they break down and don't communicate and they go there ways. It can affect the future by people knowing that things will happen that you think shouldn't but you shouldn't lose your bond and still communicate and have faith and hope and things will come through in the long run and work out just fine.
Supposition
As I conclude this book I want to say that it was an amazing family story. Life would be different if this book didn't take place, because now families can realize things will be all right through all of the hurt and pain if you have faith and believe you will receive a blessing and don't ever lose your bond stay close. I don't think I would change none of this book. It was great!
The significance of this book is that it takes you through a frightening issue of breast cancer, and gives it a humorous, honest and reveals a family who must learn to rely on another and have trust and say whats on their mind. So the reasoning for caring about this book is that is shows a family who has almost and is falling apart, for lack of talking and about whats going on in their mind. It shows how a family is broken down by a medical issue of breast cancer by their mother and they lose the bond between them, but they come to mind and really think about it and things work out for them. Also, the two sisters in the family Sally and Emily are being sent to a camp, instead of the usual of going to the beach. So Sally is mad at everybody, on this summer. So this terrible summer turns into a wonderful summer. At camp, at home, and on the bus between the two places, Sally really finds her way back to Emily, her mother, back to hope. That's the significance of what it shows for this book.
Perspective
My perspective of this book is that it was a great book. The author Barbara Cohen really put lost of thought into this book and made it a excellent book. The title she had for this book was also excellent (the Long Way Home). It really shows how a family takes lots of struggles and goes trough a lot and returns home after the long ride of honesty and trust and make it. Quote "there is nothing like being home." The characters where also great they showed lots of real aspects that I picked up and it really felt like I was in the book. All of the characters had different attitudes and showed different emotions which also gave the book the 5 star mentality. I thought it was a great book and it really made me think about how things can affect your living and if you just do or say that simple thing, things will work out for you and many others lives.
Evidence
For this book I found lots of evidence in which supported my statement above. The main argument that is being made in this book or the question that is being asked is that. Will anything ever be the same? The facts that are used to support it is that in the book it shows how things and people come back together from the family on selective pages and tells you that things will come to past and be brought out in a good way. Another facts is that in the book is says that they get a better understanding of each other and become more open which also ties into this statement. I know these facts versus opinions because it shows and tells me throughout the book as I see their lives progress. There are broader questions being asked like, Is Mom going to die?, Will Sally get breast cancer someday too?, Is there anyone Sally can turn to when her whole is falling apart? Those are some questions that can be answered reading this book, but I reflected upon the main argument that was made.
Connections
This book made lots of connections. This book can connect to the real world because, there are families out there struggling and not understanding or talking to one another and something is going on but they can't get it out, so this connects to lots of people in the real world. It's been influenced by the past just the same way it is going on in the real world, it been affected by the struggle known when breast cancer comes to women families and they break down and don't communicate and they go there ways. It can affect the future by people knowing that things will happen that you think shouldn't but you shouldn't lose your bond and still communicate and have faith and hope and things will come through in the long run and work out just fine.
Supposition
As I conclude this book I want to say that it was an amazing family story. Life would be different if this book didn't take place, because now families can realize things will be all right through all of the hurt and pain if you have faith and believe you will receive a blessing and don't ever lose your bond stay close. I don't think I would change none of this book. It was great!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, Nancy McArthur
Significance
The significance of this book is that it shows two characters sharing the same room. One side of the room is a disastrous, dirty area with dirty socks everywhere. The other side that is clean and neat. It is important because it shows two brothers sharing the same room, and it relays a message in a imaginative way which I engaged into reading the story. It also is important because as the line above tells it can give you a reminder that you should keep your room clean room and it added an extra which was the plants which gave the imaginative way of would can happen if you keep a dirty room. Why you should care about this book is that the two characters Michael and Norman shared one room and it tells you in a way that if you keep your room dirty and bad looking, more troubled things will happen in your room potentially.
Perspective
My perspective of this book is that it I thought it was an okay book. I think the author wrote this book because she had the thought of putting in to kids mind that what could happen to their room if they keep it dirty and it would shock them and they would potential keep it clean. My view of this book is that I think it was point less if you were reading it you would see that it is talking about the same issue and topic. I don't think this was a great book to read but I received what the author was trying to get out. So what I received as the message is that keep your room clean because if you don't and what to plant some bean seeds it will eat all that dirtiness that you left on the ground esp. dirty socks. I also thought this book was very imaginative.
Evidence
The argument that is being made in this book that the main characters one of which is neat and the other which is dirty share the same room. So, the argument is whether or not Michael the dirty person needs to clean up his side of the room. The facts used to support this argument is that both of his parents told him to that he needs to clean his room and that it was very dirty, his brother said his room was dirty and and coming across to his part which was neat, and the special bean plant showed that room was dirty by eating his dirty socks that was everywhere. These comments can be facts or opinions in the book they so them as opinions and my personal thought is that I think they are opinions and facts because you can show it in tow different ways.
Connections
The books connects to the real world because there is a lot of kids out in the world that keep a bad room and it shows them what will happen if they keep like that. I think it has been influenced by the past because she the author has lots of books like this one so I think that's how it was influenced and this time she made a book about the bedroom scene. This book could affect the future because I think if kids at the young imaginative way they will read this and say I don't want that to happen to my room and keep it clean without the motivation by their parents. Those are the connections I have gotten from this book.
Supposition
As I conclude this book I think it was okay. Life would be the same with or without this book I think. This book reaches out to younger people and tells them a story. I would change nothing of the book I think it was a good story line but a bad and borieng book to read.
The significance of this book is that it shows two characters sharing the same room. One side of the room is a disastrous, dirty area with dirty socks everywhere. The other side that is clean and neat. It is important because it shows two brothers sharing the same room, and it relays a message in a imaginative way which I engaged into reading the story. It also is important because as the line above tells it can give you a reminder that you should keep your room clean room and it added an extra which was the plants which gave the imaginative way of would can happen if you keep a dirty room. Why you should care about this book is that the two characters Michael and Norman shared one room and it tells you in a way that if you keep your room dirty and bad looking, more troubled things will happen in your room potentially.
Perspective
My perspective of this book is that it I thought it was an okay book. I think the author wrote this book because she had the thought of putting in to kids mind that what could happen to their room if they keep it dirty and it would shock them and they would potential keep it clean. My view of this book is that I think it was point less if you were reading it you would see that it is talking about the same issue and topic. I don't think this was a great book to read but I received what the author was trying to get out. So what I received as the message is that keep your room clean because if you don't and what to plant some bean seeds it will eat all that dirtiness that you left on the ground esp. dirty socks. I also thought this book was very imaginative.
Evidence
The argument that is being made in this book that the main characters one of which is neat and the other which is dirty share the same room. So, the argument is whether or not Michael the dirty person needs to clean up his side of the room. The facts used to support this argument is that both of his parents told him to that he needs to clean his room and that it was very dirty, his brother said his room was dirty and and coming across to his part which was neat, and the special bean plant showed that room was dirty by eating his dirty socks that was everywhere. These comments can be facts or opinions in the book they so them as opinions and my personal thought is that I think they are opinions and facts because you can show it in tow different ways.
Connections
The books connects to the real world because there is a lot of kids out in the world that keep a bad room and it shows them what will happen if they keep like that. I think it has been influenced by the past because she the author has lots of books like this one so I think that's how it was influenced and this time she made a book about the bedroom scene. This book could affect the future because I think if kids at the young imaginative way they will read this and say I don't want that to happen to my room and keep it clean without the motivation by their parents. Those are the connections I have gotten from this book.
Supposition
As I conclude this book I think it was okay. Life would be the same with or without this book I think. This book reaches out to younger people and tells them a story. I would change nothing of the book I think it was a good story line but a bad and borieng book to read.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
The Face On The Milk Cartoon, Caroline B. Cooney
Significance
The significance of this book is that it teaches you through a mysterious way, with a great storyline about a kidnapped girl who doesn't really know what's happening but has a clue. We should care about this book because it talks a lot about family, school, and live style. It shows how a girl in her teens, 15 goes trough a life of not knowing after seeing that she was kidnapped at the age of three. It takes up to a new level each time you turn the page it has a lot to do with honesty as the main character (Janie Johnson) goes through her ages not knowing and at a point she finds out and is in search of her real mother and father. So, it is significant because it shows the twisted events that changed the lives of the girl and her two families. Which can show us what family really means and how it is important. An example shown in this book is: that Janie's real family was taken away from here because of somebody who she was kidnapped by who she loved through her life.
Perspective
My perspective of this book is that it was good and mysteriously exciting. My opinion on this book is that it is a great family novel which teaches you a lot about family and how things can go wrong or right in a family. The author wrote this book thinking of how she could show a kidnapping by a great family who the kidnappee loved very much. I think the author tried to show family in a different way by having these two families one happy and one sad of a lost of family member. She was trying to get the question out: who are these aliens who claim to be my parents? Showing that the girl didn't know any bad people which what a kidnapper is so she had no clue but then shaw a milk cartoon with her on it a had a clue. The characters in the story really bring out the book and gave me the reader a better understanding. They showed me with actions in the book and how the dialogue was given. So, I would say that this book is for everybody 3rd grade and up it shows and tells you about family which is the main topic.
Evidence
The evidence I received to support my opinion is that in the book it shows it. The argument being is that the girl doesn't know who is her real family and the family see has know she doesn't know if she was kidnapped by them. The facts in the book to support that argument is that her family she is living with admits that they kidnapped her and she was there grandchild. Also, she found out where her brothers lived and she saw resemblance in New Jersey, where she was claimed to be kidnapped. I know these are facts not opinions because it says in the book in clear letters that I received. So, that's the evidence I have received from this book.
Connections
This book connects to the world a lot. This book connects to the real world because there are many kids that are kidnapped from their parents ate a young or old age and get harmed. At, least in this book the girl is with a loving family. This book has been influenced by the past because, there has been many crimes and kids don't know what is going on and as they grow up they seem to get a clue. Most, kids in the real world are killed after a kidnapping. This book can affect the future because if people read this they might be more protective of their kids and they can see how important family is and they will think twice and not kidnap little kids.
Suppositions
As I conclude this book I want to say it was a good book. As I turned every page it unravled many new things. It was full of mystery along with telling a story. What I would change in this book is to straight in the story instead of taking baby-steps into each portion of the story. That's one of the big things I would change in this book. Other than that I enjoyed reading this book that tell's a lot about the family and school side of life.
The significance of this book is that it teaches you through a mysterious way, with a great storyline about a kidnapped girl who doesn't really know what's happening but has a clue. We should care about this book because it talks a lot about family, school, and live style. It shows how a girl in her teens, 15 goes trough a life of not knowing after seeing that she was kidnapped at the age of three. It takes up to a new level each time you turn the page it has a lot to do with honesty as the main character (Janie Johnson) goes through her ages not knowing and at a point she finds out and is in search of her real mother and father. So, it is significant because it shows the twisted events that changed the lives of the girl and her two families. Which can show us what family really means and how it is important. An example shown in this book is: that Janie's real family was taken away from here because of somebody who she was kidnapped by who she loved through her life.
Perspective
My perspective of this book is that it was good and mysteriously exciting. My opinion on this book is that it is a great family novel which teaches you a lot about family and how things can go wrong or right in a family. The author wrote this book thinking of how she could show a kidnapping by a great family who the kidnappee loved very much. I think the author tried to show family in a different way by having these two families one happy and one sad of a lost of family member. She was trying to get the question out: who are these aliens who claim to be my parents? Showing that the girl didn't know any bad people which what a kidnapper is so she had no clue but then shaw a milk cartoon with her on it a had a clue. The characters in the story really bring out the book and gave me the reader a better understanding. They showed me with actions in the book and how the dialogue was given. So, I would say that this book is for everybody 3rd grade and up it shows and tells you about family which is the main topic.
Evidence
The evidence I received to support my opinion is that in the book it shows it. The argument being is that the girl doesn't know who is her real family and the family see has know she doesn't know if she was kidnapped by them. The facts in the book to support that argument is that her family she is living with admits that they kidnapped her and she was there grandchild. Also, she found out where her brothers lived and she saw resemblance in New Jersey, where she was claimed to be kidnapped. I know these are facts not opinions because it says in the book in clear letters that I received. So, that's the evidence I have received from this book.
Connections
This book connects to the world a lot. This book connects to the real world because there are many kids that are kidnapped from their parents ate a young or old age and get harmed. At, least in this book the girl is with a loving family. This book has been influenced by the past because, there has been many crimes and kids don't know what is going on and as they grow up they seem to get a clue. Most, kids in the real world are killed after a kidnapping. This book can affect the future because if people read this they might be more protective of their kids and they can see how important family is and they will think twice and not kidnap little kids.
Suppositions
As I conclude this book I want to say it was a good book. As I turned every page it unravled many new things. It was full of mystery along with telling a story. What I would change in this book is to straight in the story instead of taking baby-steps into each portion of the story. That's one of the big things I would change in this book. Other than that I enjoyed reading this book that tell's a lot about the family and school side of life.
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