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Friday, February 1, 2008
Multicultural
Books in which a certain culture is central to the story. May be fiction or non-fiction.
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Blog # 1 Title: Sold Author: Patricia McCormick Summary of the book: This book was about a girl named Ame she was Indian. She had a best friend named Lakisha. Lakisha got stuck in a girl’s house. She relished she had just got sold as a prostitution. The girl told her she would be stuck there forever.
The element of fiction that really stuck out to me was the characters. There were a lot of people in the book. But the person that really stood out was Lakisha. She seemed like a really nice girl and then got sold to a glamorous white girl. The mumtaz is a really nice person she is trying to help Lakisha’s family pay off their debts.
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to someone who wants to learn about haw different cultures like Indian get treated and you can see for your self how bad it really was.
Summary: a child named Maleeka Madison [THE MIAN CHARCTER]. She was a student at a middle school. There class had a new teacher at her school. The new teacher name is Mrs. Saunders. Mrs. Saunders was a tough on them. Maleeka Wont accepts the color of her skin. At the end the old teacher Miss. Madison comes back.
The plot of the class wants their old teacher back.
Recommend: I would recommend this book because it is a good book. I would recommend peopling that like novels.
Blog No. 1 Title: The Lilies Of The Field Author: William E. Barrett
Summary: A man stops buy a group of nuns trying to re-shingle a roof, the nuns are German. This man is a very kind black man his name is Homer Smith. Eventually he has the idea of building a church, when they finish it is one of the greatest masterpieces of churches.
Elements of Fiction: The most important part in the plot is the building of the church, because without it there would be no story.
Non-fiction elements: The main purpose of the book was to teach you could do anything even by just building a little church.
Recommendation: I do recommend this book because it is a very enjoyable book to read. I would recommend this boo
Summary: The book sounder is about a boy and his family that are going through a rough harvest and hunting season. The boy is very shy and has really no friends. The boy and his dog (Main Characters.) go out for a walk and the dog runs off.
Elements: The theme is about the element of survival. The dog can survive in the woods for a long time and then find his way home.
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to any on because there is a lesson to be learned. There are dogs that go missing every day in the world and it is o.k. to feel sad.
Blog No. 1 Title: The Lilies Of The Field Author: William E. Barrett
Summary: A man stops buy a group of nuns trying to re-shingle a roof, the nuns are German. This man is a very kind black man his name is Homer Smith. Eventually he has the idea of building a church, when they finish it is one of the greatest masterpieces of churches.
Elements of Fiction: The most important part in the plot is the building of the church, because without it there would be no story.
Non-fiction elements: The main purpose of the book was to teach you could do anything even by just building a little church.
Recommendation: I do recommend this book because it is a very enjoyable book to read. I would recommend this boo
Title: Diamonds in the Shadow Author: Caroline B. Cooney Summary: Jared’s mom and dad offered his room to a bunch of African refugees, without his permission. They were the ones doing the most, actually practically all of the sharing; with a group of African strangers that they don’t even know.
The main purpose of this book was to teach you that there could be a multi-rational household that can get along with each other.
I learned that people of different races can get along with each other and that people can also learn to like others for who they are.
I don’t recommend this book because it was harder to follow that others.
Summary: Alonso is a 15 year old boy but when his mothers clinic gets bombed he gets caught up in a war. His father works as a painter and Alfonso helps out. One day while they are painting a guard asks them for their ID’s. Alonso forgot his at home but managed to get out of trouble by the owner of the house who knows the family well. Alonso daydreams about being a superhero.
Recommendation: I recommend this book because its easy to read. People who like good plots should read this book.
Elements: This story takes place in Mexico, the main idea of this story is a 15 year old boy who gets caught up in a war when his mothers clinic gets bombed by pedestrians
7 comments:
Blog # 1
Title: Sold
Author: Patricia McCormick
Summary of the book: This book was about a girl named Ame she was Indian. She had a best friend named Lakisha. Lakisha got stuck in a girl’s house. She relished she had just got sold as a prostitution. The girl told her she would be stuck there forever.
The element of fiction that really stuck out to me was the characters. There were a lot of people in the book. But the person that really stood out was Lakisha. She seemed like a really nice girl and then got sold to a glamorous white girl. The mumtaz is a really nice person she is trying to help Lakisha’s family pay off their debts.
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to someone who wants to learn about haw different cultures like Indian get treated and you can see for your self how bad it really was.
Kendra
Set: 4
Title: The Skin I’m In
Author: Sharon G. Flake
Summary: a child named Maleeka Madison [THE MIAN CHARCTER]. She was a student at a middle school. There class had a new teacher at her school. The new teacher name is Mrs. Saunders. Mrs. Saunders was a tough on them. Maleeka Wont accepts the color of her skin. At the end the old teacher Miss. Madison comes back.
The plot of the class wants their old teacher back.
Recommend: I would recommend this book because it is a good book. I would recommend peopling that like novels.
First: Name Mark
Set: 4
Blog No. 1
Title: The Lilies Of The Field
Author: William E. Barrett
Summary: A man stops buy a group of nuns trying to re-shingle a roof, the nuns are German. This man is a very kind black man his name is Homer Smith. Eventually he has the idea of building a church, when they finish it is one of the greatest masterpieces of churches.
Elements of Fiction: The most important part in the plot is the building of the church, because without it there would be no story.
Non-fiction elements: The main purpose of the book was to teach you could do anything even by just building a little church.
Recommendation: I do recommend this book because it is a very enjoyable book to read. I would recommend this boo
Name: Ethan
Set: 4
Title: Sounder
Author: By William H. Armstrong
Name: Aaron
Set 4
Summary: The book sounder is about a boy and his family that are going through a rough harvest and hunting season. The boy is very shy and has really no friends. The boy and his dog (Main Characters.) go out for a walk and the dog runs off.
Elements: The theme is about the element of survival. The dog can survive in the woods for a long time and then find his way home.
Recommendation: I would recommend this book to any on because there is a lesson to be learned. There are dogs that go missing every day in the world and it is o.k. to feel sad.
Blog No. 1
Title: The Lilies Of The Field
Author: William E. Barrett
Summary: A man stops buy a group of nuns trying to re-shingle a roof, the nuns are German. This man is a very kind black man his name is Homer Smith. Eventually he has the idea of building a church, when they finish it is one of the greatest masterpieces of churches.
Elements of Fiction: The most important part in the plot is the building of the church, because without it there would be no story.
Non-fiction elements: The main purpose of the book was to teach you could do anything even by just building a little church.
Recommendation: I do recommend this book because it is a very enjoyable book to read. I would recommend this boo
Name: Ethan
Set: 4
Title: Diamonds in the Shadow
Author: Caroline B. Cooney
Summary: Jared’s mom and dad offered his room to a bunch of African refugees, without his permission. They were the ones doing the most, actually practically all of the sharing; with a group of African strangers that they don’t even know.
The main purpose of this book was to teach you that there could be a multi-rational household that can get along with each other.
I learned that people of different races can get along with each other and that people can also learn to like others for who they are.
I don’t recommend this book because it was harder to follow that others.
Emily
Set 4
Title: Useful Fools
Author: Schmidt C.A.
Summary: Alonso is a 15 year old boy but when his mothers clinic gets bombed he gets caught up in a war. His father works as a painter and Alfonso helps out. One day while they are painting a guard asks them for their ID’s. Alonso forgot his at home but managed to get out of trouble by the owner of the house who knows the family well. Alonso daydreams about being a superhero.
Recommendation: I recommend this book because its easy to read. People who like good plots should read this book.
Elements: This story takes place in Mexico, the main idea of this story is a 15 year old boy who gets caught up in a war when his mothers clinic gets bombed by pedestrians
Name: Joe
Set: 4
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