The novel, Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix, is mainly about two boys, Jonah and Chip. The adolescent Jonah Skidmore, feels like an average kid, with an intelligent but slightly annoying younger sister named Katherine. The fact that Jonah is adopted has never been a big deal for him, maybe due to his parents always being very open and reassuring about it. To Jonah, life feels normal. That is, until the letter arrives. The letter, which has no return address or signature, says: YOU ARE ONE OF THE MISSING. Then, his new friend, Chip Winston, receives one as well. Chip’s letter brings out his family’s long-kept secret of his adoption, and isn’t handling it very well. Together, they break into Mr. Winston’s home safe to search for information. They discover the phone number of Mr. James Reardon. They dial the number and find out he works for the FBI. …show more content…
Reardon of the FBI. But first, Jonah receives another mysterious letter, this time reading BEWARE! THEY’RE COMING BACK TO GET YOU. Even more on edge than ever, Jonah and Katherine manage to sneak some information from a file sitting on Mr. Reardon’s desk, including lists of “witnesses” and “survivors”. Jonah and Chip’s name are on the survivor list.
They talk to Angela DuPre, (character from the prologue), but all of the witnesses don't speak about what happened thirteen-years ago. All the survivors are adopted like Jonah, with every survivor being thirteen like Jonah. Later, Angela invites Jonah, Chip, and Katherine to the library to talk about what happened thirteen years
“And so it happened that in the daylight hours of that Wednesday morning, Alvin Dewey, breakfasting at the coffee shop of a Topeka hotel, read, on the first page of the Kansas City Star, a headline he had long awaited: ‘Die on Rope for Bloody Crime.’ The story, written by an associated press reporter, began: ‘Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, parteners in crime, died on that gallows at the state penetentary early today for one of the bloodiest murders in Kansas criminal annals. Hickock, 33 years old, died first,at 12:41 A.M.; Smith died at 1:19...’” (Capote 337). Though this quote is fairly long, I chose it because it shows justice being served to the brutal murderers, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Andres Gordon Into to exceptionalities November 19, 2015 Orchid of the Bayou The book is about a girl of Cajun decent named Fischer, who suffers from Usher syndrome. It causes deafness at birth and increasing tunnel vision. While growing up living in the bayou her parents and family thought she had a mental disorder.
In Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix, the main character, Jonah Skidmore, had a sister named Katherine. Katherine’s supportive and calming qualities made her considered to be a best friend. Her best friend qualities were exemplified when Jonah and his best friend Chip went through some hardships. Jonah and his best friend, Chip Winston, were both adopted. One day, Chip and Jonah each received a letter stating, “YOU ARE ONE OF THE MISSING,” (Haddix 20).
The novel begins when forty orphans are put on an orphan train and sent to Clifton-Morenci, two mining towns on the United States’ side of the Arizonan-Mexican border. The children had adoptive
Madeleine L 'Engle a French author created a blend of science and fairy tale magic for developing the story line in her book A Wrinkle in Time. The book is one big journey with three main characters. From the beginning Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin go on multiple adventures filled with fun, crazy, exciting moments. This book is completed with many obstacles in the way of the trio. A sure perspective that is extremely predominant in this book is love.
When you can be yourself and it becomes an art, that’s when writing is fun. Barbara Mellix shares a great example of when she wanted to use "proper English", instead of her "black English." While doing so it made her feel uncomfortable and out of her realm. " "Thank you very much," I replied, my voice barely audible in my own ears. The words felt wrong in my mouth, rigid, foreign.
He sent his brother a letter because when anybody finds out that his brother is missing, they may call who he was last in contact
Jane Long had a rough start of life but a great ending that changed the history of Texas for good. Jane Long was born on July 23, 1798 as the tenth child of her big family. Jane’s father, Capt. William Mackall, fought in the revolutionary war before she was born but died in 1799. In 1811 her mother, Ann Herbert Wilkinson, moved their family to Mississippi but died soon after in 1812 making Jane an orphan at age 14.
How is it that two men that come from identical backgrounds end up being completely opposites? Wes Moore takes us back to his childhood growing up, and also introduces us to a character sharing the same name as him, and similarly, the same lifestyle. Both of the young men shared the absence of a father figure, living in poor neighborhoods, bad influences, and lack of education. While reading, we question “how?” and “why?”
The settings of a family which has a negative effect on family and boys. Mainly what the characters are inclined to do against each other, the dysfunctional family life and the one parent family. The story has increased my knowledge about gangs and the impact on boys, that positivity of one person is better than the adversity of a gang. The author Scott Monk message to boys is being in a gang, especially a criminal gang is a futile, it is informative in regards that boys can do positive things in their life, that the need to turn their back on gangs and violence.
Context: The investigation for the murder of the Clutter family is open and sheriff, Alvin Dewey, will stop at nothing to solve the mystery. “ But nothing so vicious as this. However long it takes, it may be the rest of my life, I’m going to know what happened in that house: the why and the who (pg 80)”.
“I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which others knowledge is to be built” (George Washington). Above the quote communicates the idea that knowledge and information a person may receive is all because of books. Even those books that have been banned because of their content. For example, The Watsons Go To Birmingham 1963 for the most part takes place in the south; in Alabama. In fact, segregation has always been stronger there, making it a place most likely for death, violence, and hate toward African Americans.
Nancy Hiles: wife, entrepreneur and philanthropist One of the founders of Western Rim properties, Nancy Hiles is not only a humble and modest person, she is also an inspiration for masses for her philanthropic endeavors. In the year 2004, Nancy Hiles and her husband Marcus Hiles have established a setup that offers luxurious homes at the affordable prices to people of Texas. This real estate business grew into a support system for various charitable causes over a period of time with the help of the couple. Nancy Hiles has contributed significantly for the development of the community by building schools and universities all over Texas. She has donated to both profit and non-profit organizations as well as to charitable trusts.
Neil Gaiman is a Hugo award winning British author of short stories, graphic novels, comic books, audio titles and films. Some of his notable works include ‘Stardust’, ‘Neverwhere’, ‘Good Omens’, ‘The Sandman’ series of graphic novels, etc. ‘The Ocean At The End of The Lane’ written by Neil Gaiman, is a book that is spoken through a child’s perspective, of the world around him. The book deals with the unstable emotions that the protagonist, a child goes through that eventually leads to a disconnect between his childhood and adulthood.
MIDNIGHT SENTINEL presents as a character driven drama. The tone is dramatic and the first act offers potentially intriguing and complex characters. There’s also a hint of a supernatural element to the script. The concern about the first 30 pages is that it doesn’t setup the story, based on the logline, quickly enough.