INDEPENDENT READING
Right now I am exploring books that I would like to read during these next nine weeks of school. I have searched Amazon.com, Goodreads.com, and Mrs. Huff's book shelfs. All of my books that I selected were on Goodreads best book list of 2008 and 2009.
1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- I have heard from Mrs. Huff that this book is extremely well written and a very good story. A lot of my friends have read it and really enjoyed it. Amazon.com awarded it 4 1/2 stars.
2. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
- I have read the Twilight saga and enjoyed all of her books. I love how Stephanie Meyer writes and I am sure that I would enjoy Host. Amazon.com awarded it 4 stars.
3. Kite Runner by Khaled Hossieni
- I have seen very many of my friends with this book. Every single one of them say that they love it. Its about the war in Afganistan and I would like to read about something relevant to my life. Amazon awarded it 4 1/2 stars.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
2010 First Quarter Reading List
Sebold, Alice. The Lovely Bones: a Novel. Boston: Little, Brown, 2002. Print.
Susie Salmon, fourteen years old, is raped, murdered, and cut to pieces by a serial killer who has moved into the neighborhood. He disposes of her body in an old sinkhole. Susie is pronounced dead when someone’s dog finds her elbow in a cornfield. The rest of her body is never discovered. This novel begins with the murder and follows Susie’s family and friends through the many years after her death
McCormick, Patricia. Sold. New York: Hyperion, 2006. Print.
Sold into prostitution by her own family at age thirteen, Lakshimi had a hard life ahead of her. Before being sold she was the daughter of poverty stricken farmers in a little hilly viliage, tucked away from the world. Lakshimi struggled through life at the whore house, She lives a nightmare, but forms bonds with the other girls in able to survive. One day she must make a decicion to risk everything to get back her old life.
Runyon, Brent. The Burn Journals. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Print.
At fourteen, Runyon put on his bathrobe, doused it with gasoline, stepped into the tub and lit himself on fire. He suffered third-degree burns over 85 percent of his body. He endured months of excruciating skin grafts and physical therapy. The Burn Journals spans Runyon's first year of recovery from this horrifying suicide attempt as he struggles with the pain, the guilt and the questions from himself and others as to why he did it.
Golden, Arthur. Memoirs of a Geisha: a Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Print.
Much of the novel is set in the popular geisha district of Gion in Kyoto, and contains references to actual places frequented by geisha and their patrons, such as the Ichiriki Ochaya. The research on the locations is extremely acurate and makes the plot even more interesting, knowing that it is a true story.
Larsson, Stieg. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Print.
The plot is extensive and intriguing with twist and turns that always keep you guessing. The pace is easy to follow but has a great cast of competent investigators with great, complex characters.
Susie Salmon, fourteen years old, is raped, murdered, and cut to pieces by a serial killer who has moved into the neighborhood. He disposes of her body in an old sinkhole. Susie is pronounced dead when someone’s dog finds her elbow in a cornfield. The rest of her body is never discovered. This novel begins with the murder and follows Susie’s family and friends through the many years after her death
McCormick, Patricia. Sold. New York: Hyperion, 2006. Print.
Sold into prostitution by her own family at age thirteen, Lakshimi had a hard life ahead of her. Before being sold she was the daughter of poverty stricken farmers in a little hilly viliage, tucked away from the world. Lakshimi struggled through life at the whore house, She lives a nightmare, but forms bonds with the other girls in able to survive. One day she must make a decicion to risk everything to get back her old life.
Runyon, Brent. The Burn Journals. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Print.
At fourteen, Runyon put on his bathrobe, doused it with gasoline, stepped into the tub and lit himself on fire. He suffered third-degree burns over 85 percent of his body. He endured months of excruciating skin grafts and physical therapy. The Burn Journals spans Runyon's first year of recovery from this horrifying suicide attempt as he struggles with the pain, the guilt and the questions from himself and others as to why he did it.
Golden, Arthur. Memoirs of a Geisha: a Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Print.
Much of the novel is set in the popular geisha district of Gion in Kyoto, and contains references to actual places frequented by geisha and their patrons, such as the Ichiriki Ochaya. The research on the locations is extremely acurate and makes the plot even more interesting, knowing that it is a true story.
Larsson, Stieg. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Print.
The plot is extensive and intriguing with twist and turns that always keep you guessing. The pace is easy to follow but has a great cast of competent investigators with great, complex characters.
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