What would you do if you had a year to live? When Ben Wolf was told that he had a rare blood disease, one that would kill him, he was somewhat relieved. Ben never thought he was meant to grow old. Rejecting treatment, he decides to live his last year of life to the fullest. He turns his life around joining the football team, diving into his education, and asking out the girl of his dreams.
Ben is faced with many problems, including facing the truth. When Ben finds out about the illness, he decides to keep the situation hidden from his friends and family. This starts out fine, but becomes an unavoidable problem as he becomes weaker and closer to dying. He feels like he must tell them but also fears that they will resent him if he does. He wants them to prepare them for the death, but doesn 't want to lose them.
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Hey-Soos helps Ben make realizations about himself and the other people in his life. I feel that the image of Hey-soos is Ben trying to accept his own death. He acts like he welcomes death but as the book continues his facade begins to fade, and he begins to fear the death that he knew was inevitable. I think Hey-Soos is Ben 's subconscious trying to help him cope with dying, while at the same time leading him to face the truth.
This book was absolutely phenomenal. The quirky characters and the close relationships they had with each other pull in the reader. It uses suspense to keep the reader constantly guessing what will happen next. In this book Chris Crutcher confronts many mature themes such as mental illness, racism, suicide, and death, while still being able to keep the book light hearted in many places. It also explores the importance of friendship, romantic relationships, family, and dealing with personal loss. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a captivating
Matt’s Dumb Decision Would you let a stranger into your house if you were alone in the forest? Matt Hallowell, the main character in The Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare, had to make this decision. Thirteen-year-old Matt had been left alone in the woods while his father went to guide his sister and mother to their new home in Maine. One day after Matt’s father had left, a massive man named Ben came to Matt and asked to spend the night at his house. While everyone agrees Ben could easily overpower Matt once inside the house, some say Matt should have allowed Ben to enter the house, and others believe he should not have let Ben inside.
The plot, the setting, the characters were all wonderful, but the three things that caught my attention were the accuracy of events, heart-racing events, and the plot. Throughout the book, events during the jail or courthouse were described very detailed and produced a clear image in my head. The author must have done lots of prior research in order to get information about these events that most commoners do not know. The fire, rape, fights were described in a manner that allowed me to truly experience and understand what it was like in the character’s shoes. The plot went through many situations from jail cells all the way to getting confidential information from the Pentagon.
He eloquently depicts how hectic and emotional misery lane was. Revealing how relatives were forced to identify the charred bodies of their loved ones. How they were forced to inspect all the bodies just to find the smallest strand of evidence to identify their loved ones. This draws you into the book and keeps you hooked
It makes me happy to know that i 'm not the only person who has gone through what i went through. Its nice to read stories and see the different perspectives of each person and how they deal with certain things. As i said earlier, I would personally recommend this book for
This book was interesting for me because it allowed me to relate to a character. I love reading novels that not only allow me to feel a connection with a character, but allow me to relate to their personality or
I do not know how to convey my feelings, my thoughts, . . . Basically everything into words for this book. The writing of this book was so effective, intriguing, powerful, and it had everything an EXTRAORDINARY book would need. The powerful read was plot-driven, full of suspense in every corner, and it kept me hooked every second. This book had a unique, dystopian plot and the book itself was action-packed.
This insightful book relates to everyday life in so many ways. John Green did a very good job at explaining a different form of love. He showed love through friends made through new acquaintances. This book also did a wonderful job at helping people in these certain critical situations, having cancer, understand loss. Much of Green's work has come from good quotes that people like to use, such as "okay, okay".
In this journal I will be evaluating, visualizing, and connecting. I like this book because it separates the story extremely well. All three main characters are in different locations and different places in their lives. Because they are in different locations the chapters are separated by characters. When Demi’s relationship was broken, she went on a rage of spending money and partying.
“Center Field” The book I'm reviewing is "Center Field" by Robert Lipsyte. The book is about a kid named Mike Semak. Mike is a star center fielder for his high school baseball team. His life was going great.
How family will always be there for young adults through hard changing times. Such as death of a loved one because of age or sickness. Or even for people who have family overseas serving for their country and need comfort while they are gone. While reading, teens will be able to comprehend the comfort and availability of very close relationships, such as Byron was for Kenny, or even close friends. This shows that students should read this novel because it will insinuate that it is necessary for them to rely and forge a stronger relationship with friends and
It 's a jaw-dropping book that will leave you wanting more as the author Laurie writes in a crisp and clear way describing the young girl Melinda’s horrific story and how it unfolds. The author 's tone gives off the vibe of a young frighted girl which I find really enhances this sad, but exhilarating story. This story taught me to always speak up for myself and to never let anyone take advantage of me. I would recommend this novel because it is extremely detailed, painting vivid pictures in your mind that really help to magnify and
It shows how he suffers every time he needs to collect a body, but he helps them by collecting their souls. He does not wish for people to die but he is the one who needs to deal with the result when they do. It hurts him to see what humans do to other humans, but by going through this suffering, he heals and continues to survive which shows the humanity that is in Death. Zusak also uses third person omniscient to convey the thematic message on suffering in healing. Readers can have a sense of how everyone feels and see how they develop as characters.
This novel was exceptionally peculiar, which made the book nearly impossible to predict and held my attention until the very end. Matthew Quick was able to write a story I could easily relate to because of my passion towards basketball and common hardships teenagers endure. Moreover, frequent scenarios within the novel showed realistic struggles within violence that are very relatable and realistic in the 21st century. For instance, the internal struggles of high schoolers such as jealousy and trying to fit in. On top of this, it was astounding to see all three dynamic characters, Russ, Erin, and Finley develop throughout the story, as all three grew their friendship and learned from one another leaving you breathless.
It taught me that strength and perseverance can make a significant impact in life. I also learned that forgiveness and the ability to forgive is much more powerful than I ever realized. This novel sucked me into the story and its characters and took me on an emotional ride of highs and lows. Finally, it forced me to reevaluate my previous judgement of the homeless.
So one can only imagine this is what it was somewhat like going through a war with little money and being a woman. Each character came together in the book to make a family, a huge dysfunctional, but loving family. This book was a very moving book for someone who know what it is like to have a family member in the military. It is a general loving book.