Fairytales’, being around for several generations, have evolved through time and caught the attention of many folklorists, and demands an explanation of how feminism plays an essential role in today 's culture. Folklorist and author, James Poniewozik wrote, “The Princess Paradox” to raise an attempt to explain the “girls-kick-ass culture” (323). Peggy Orenstein published, “Cinderella and the Princess Culture” to examine and identify the belief of feminism within fairytales. Even though two different authors studied and evaluated the same topic, being feminism in fairytales, their approaches and conclusions on the topic tend to differentiate slightly, but also come to an agreeance in other areas.…
4th 9-weeks 17. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (Dystopian) Double book Pg.454 Scarlet is about a girl named Scarlet who lives in france and her grandma went missing so she went to find her she met a street fighter named wolf that saved her, the she talks about Cinder in a speech when she got back her grandpa had burn marks and said the people who took her grandmother did it. Wolf tries to help and figures out that they were interrogating her grandma for information about the lost princess Selene 18. The Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings (Realistic Fiction)…
My book I'm reading is called Fish in a Tree. It is written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. The book is about a girl named Ally who has gone through to fourth grade without knowing how to read or write. She struggles to make friends because she is so different from everyone else. Ally may not read or write very well, but her new teacher Mr. Daniels notices that she does think outside the box more than any other student he has had in the past.…
The book that I selected is called “The Opposite of Geek” by Ria Voros. This novel was originally published in 2013 and it is a fiction novel. The opposite of geek is about a girl going through the process of growing up as a young adult. This novel contains haiku, high school, and heartache. SETTING…
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather relates to my own life. In this book the main character, Samantha Mather, overcomes many difficult and tragic situations. Samantha’s father is in a coma for the majority of the book and it is her responsibility to sort out long lost family troubles in a new town with new people to save his life. This particular situation relates to me because I spent this past summer working with other family members to care for my grandmother who was critically sick and in the hospital at various times.…
Banned book week What you think about books being banned in a free country?while you're pondering about books being banned lots of books across the US have been banned for so many reasons like sexually explicit ,unsuited for certain age groups,drugs ,alcohol ,smoking ,homosexuality and these are mostly banned in public school and libraries. Thanks to American library association for defending the writers to promote the freedom of writing and expressing them selfs in their books. The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen chbosky.…
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson had the main character face many internal and external conflicts. Anderson had Hayley take care of her father suffering from an illness and have her worry very much. Anderson also had Hayley deal with Trish who she was afraid was going to hurt her father even more than he already was. I understand how hard it is accept a stepparent in the family. This book really connected to my personal life and I think it will connect to other readers as…
The Book I chose to explore was I Survived: The Attacks of September 11th, 2001, author and illustrated by Lauren Tarshis. I chose this book because I enjoyed the previous "I survived" novel that I read. This book is a Non-Fiction book because the events that occur in this book actually happened. Lucas was a real person who saw the 2 gigantic airplanes crash into the twin towers right before his eyes. In addition, he saw them collapse and he, his father and Uncle were very lucky to be alive!…
My book is The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman. It is about a girl named Elizabeth who gets hired at a library, but not an ordinary library. In this library you don 't check out books or magazines, instead you check out objects, such as lamps, old fabrics, famous objects from famous people. Like checking things out of a museum. In the book she works with Marc, the most popular and athletic person in school, Aaron, a rude but super intelligent guy and Anjali a pretty, kind yet mysterious girl.…
The story I picked is “what you pawn, I will redeem” by Sherman Alexie. I feel like this story related to me and past circumstances that have happened in my life. The story helps me to remember the general choices that I had to make in life. The hard choices that confronted me when growing up. The story brings two distinct ways, the adult way that surfaces with obligation and development and the youthful side that showcases the different adventures the main character has.…
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan is a heartwarming and inspiring novel about a young girl who lost her parents and learns about life on her journey of recovering from her loss. Willow Chance is a girl who was adopted by her parents and has been living with them in Bakersfield, California. Since she is exceedingly knowledgeable, nearly everything intrigues her. She is especially fascinated by plants and medical conditions, though, and also is obsessed with the number 7. However, despite her extraordinary brilliance, she is always an outcast at her school because of her unique personality.…
“That Time I Joined the Circus”by J.J. Howard is a fiction book that will take you on an adventure full of emotion, self discovery, and a circus made up of colorful characters (and a tiger!) The book begins in New York, New York, where Xandra and her father, Gavin, live in an apartment. Her mother left when she was still very young, but the wound is still fresh in Xandra’s heart. Xandra attends school at a private academy that her father paid for in full, and even though she hates the school, it is where her two best friends, Bailey and Eli, attend as well. Much to Xandra’s dismay, Bailey and Eli were a couple and seemed to forget her over the summer while they were in the Hamptons together.…
Lylah asks for so little. Beers with friends, a few parties to plan and her precious independence. Too bad her royal grandparents refuse to let her forget she’s a Devereaux Witch Princess with a magical legacy to uphold and a coven to lead, if she would just get off her butt and call them already. But, that kind of pressure has never been Lylah’s thing and she’d rather turn herself into a toad than be the leader of any coven.…
For the past week or so I have been reading Last Year’s Mistake by Gina Ciocca, The DUFF by Kody Keplinger and finishing The Moment Of Letting Go J.A. Redmerski. Last Year’s Mistake is a story about two best friends, Kelsey and David, who become distant after the true feelings for each other are known. Before Kelsey moves away David confesses his true feelings for her, which only makes Kelsey angry. Kelsey is upset at David for not telling her before for in her eyes it is too late.…
The book I chose, was Memoirs Of A Geisha by Arthur Golden. It starts with a young girl, Chiyo San. She lives in a old house, with an older sister, father, and very ill mother. He father cant keep paying for the two girls, and keep his wife healthy. So in order to buy his wife‘s medicine, he sells the two girls to a man who pays for young girls, to be shipped to a geisha house.…