The Fighting Ground By Avi This story takes place during the American Revolution When the British are about to attack Pennington New Jersey on April 3rd 1778 This whole story happens within 24 hours of Jonathans experience Jonathan is very Brave when he goes to the town tavern and finds out the British and Hessians are about to attack and he decides to fight with his town The Corporal is sloppy when he walks out of the tavern with his shirt not tucked in his boots covered in mud and his hat too
Plot summary The protagonist a boy called Paul Crabbe is taught piano by his teacher or maestro Eduard Keller Paul does not like his teacher at first but by the end of the novel has grown to appreciate him dearly Paul learns the limits of his own musical ability through Keller but he also grows to understand himself and Keller enough to write the novel Additionally he has a loving relationship with his sweetheart Rosie This book deals with the main idea of contrasts as well as other themes Cont
The protagonist a boy called Paul Crabbe is taught piano by his teacher or maestro Eduard Keller Paul does not like his teacher at first but by the end of the novel has grown to appreciate him dearly Paul learns the limits of his own musical ability through Keller but he also grows to understand himself and Keller enough to write the novel Additionally he has a loving relationship with his sweetheart Rosie This book deals with the main idea of contrasts as well as other themes Contrasts are sho
Cold Sassy Tree written by Olive Anne Burns is a story about a young boy named Will growing up in a small town Will has many questions as he is coming of age Usually when these questions arise he turns to his Grandfather for answers Wills Grandfather serves as his mentor through out this book and Will knows he has a lot of learning to do Will starts to wonder about death and the after life When he asks his Grandfather he responds As you know son jest believin we gon live forever in the next wor
An American Dream is something that many people want to accomplish when they come to America for the first time or just when they live here Someone that has an American Dream can mean that they want freedom equal rights a better life happiness or overcome poverty Ruth from The Color of Water by James McBride and Chino from Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez both had a dream That dream was to give both of their families a better life and to do something better with their lives Many people have an
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a popular childrens book about a young girl named Alice who travels to a land full of riddles and rhymes where nothing makes sense and everything is a contradiction As Alice travels down the rabbit hole the reader is instantly removed from reality and transported to a fantasy world that isnt what you would typically expect in childrens literature This is a story that shows the struggle of a young girl growing up in wonderland she meets a series of charact
Wonderland In the midst of the Victorian period the story of Alices Adventures in Wonderland emerged Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll invented the story as he told it Six years after the novel Alices Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1865 Carroll created the sequel to it Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Saw There Some years later in 1920 Walt Disney decided to make an animated film based on Lewis Carrolls story Finally close to 100 years later Tim Burto
A Childlike Heart Throughout the novel Alice in Wonderland Alice faces many changes not only growing physically but mentally The many changes in Alices size along with her actions mature vs immature can be closely associated with the transition from childhood into adulthood that we all make Alices many adventures in Wonderland include the many changes she goes through after her fall down the rabbit hole and into a strange world Alice faces many challenges that test her maturity As the story pro
Billy Colman spots a Redbone coonhound in a fight with neighborhood dogs Billy chases the other dogs and helps the hound recover from its wounds When the dog is feeling stronger again Billy realizes he must set it free knowing that the hound will find its way home Growing up in the Ozarks with his parents and three younger sisters Billy wants to own a pair of Red Bone coonhounds but his parents tell him that the family cannot afford coonhounds One day Billy finds an article in a sportsman magaz
Tomorrow When the War Began reminds us that even in times of chaos and trauma the human spirit will always triumph Do you agree In times of chaos and trauma the novel shows us that the human spirit will always triumph Despite having their world turned upside the group rallies together to help one another fight the enemy Instead of losing hope dropping everything and surrendering they fought for what they thought was right After confronting unimaginable adversity the characters find a new depth