A Long Way from Chicago is a short story cycle by Richard Peck. The stories involve the grandmother of Mary Alice and Joey Dowdel, who spend their summers with her. Grandma is a nutty and daring lady who is not afraid to get revenge or break the law. In one story, "The Mouse in the Milk," Grandma hatches a plan to catch some boys trying to steal from her and threatens to ruin their milk delivery business. In "A One-Woman Crime Wave," Grandma steals the sheriff's boat to go fishing.
A Long Way Gone is the memoir of former child soldier Ishmael Beah, a native of Sierra Leone who was kidnapped as a boy into that country's bloody civil war. Separated from his family, Beah was forced into a martial cult of violence and drug use and subjected to brutal brainwashing techniques. Beah discusses his past frankly and uses it to discuss self-forgiveness, the malleability of children, and the terrors of war.
A Long way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them said Ishmael The Book A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy soldier was written by Ishmael Beah The book is basically about a boy soldier Ishmael Beah and his trials and tabulations as a soldier to his rehabilitation at 16 years old to become a family boy What are the effects on Ishmael from being a boy soldier does Ishmael ever recover form
I was losing everyone my family my friends Even while Ishmael was losing his family friends and others he knew at a young age he continues to stride to do the best in life Throughout most of his childhood he is terrorized by what happens around him hoping it would never happen to him one day Soon enough he was drafted into the government army and forced to kill innocent civilians and act against his will A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah tells of his life as a boy soldier and how he fights himsel
A Year Down Yonder The 4 5 A class just finished reading A Year Down Yonder This Newberry Award winning sequel to A Long Way From Chicago is written by Richard Peck A Year Down Yonder stars Mary Alice Dowdel and her trigger happy grandma the one and only and feared Grandma Dowdel Mary Alices parents have gone off to find better jobs amidst the Great Depression and her older brother Joey has joined the C C C Civilian Conservation Corps And the only place left for Mary Alice is her not so ladylik
Civilized What does that word mean Can a society that condones racism and slavery truly be civilized In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn author Mark Twain exposes how society in the 1830s viewed African people as objects and commodities and that it upheld outdated traditions This novel tells of an adventure a young boy has with a runaway slave and the obstacles they encounter and overcome I would strongly recommend this book because of the entertainment value of the adventures that Huckleberry Fi
Throughout Huckleberry Finns journey down the Mississippi River with Jim he encountered people and situations that both helped and hurt his moral growth He starts his journey at Miss Watsons house and ends at The Phelpss house Although he learned a lot he did not completely understand how he changed and developed By the end of his journey he defeated his fear of breaking away from societys morals and did what he thought was right saved Jim While staying at Miss Watson and Widow Douglass house H