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 The Outsiders  Book Review By: Makenzie Dowlin 7X

==//The Outsiders//  is a book written by S.E. Hinton. This book is about the battles and conflicts between the two opposing forces, the Socs and the Greasers. It is a historical fiction book with themes of coming-of-age and class struggle **.** “If you look out for yourself them socs can’t hurt you.” == ==The Socs and the Greasers don’t get along at all, in fact they are rivals with many differences. All of the Greasers get along very well, most of them create gangs and form brother like relationships. This is also the same situation for the socs. The main characters have progressed and grown emotionally and mentally through out the story. For example, Dally realized that once Johnny passed away, he had lost the only thing he had loved and lived for. == The setting is based in the 1960’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The setting plays a big part in the book, this particular setting is a great fit for the story. It definitely helps the readers understand the main idea of the book, it also brings out more of the characters personality. I think that the book tells a great story and I really enjoyed reading it. The plot in //The Outsiders//  is believable. I didn’t think that it was hard to concentrate, it was very detailed and caught my interest. I was so into the book that I couldn’t put it down and my mind didn’t wander. There were many unexpected surprises that made the book even more interesting. A couple of chapters ended with cliffhangers, which made me continue reading because I was so hooked. The dialogue was a main part in the book, it really helped me understand and relate to the characters and special moments. //The Outsiders// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a book about differences and conflicts between to rivals, the Socs and the Greasers. It is also about the life of a group of Greasers going through life in the hood, and the problems they run into. The Outsiders is also about the strong friendships and adventures of these young greasers. This book taught me that sometimes despite the differences not everyone is who you think they are, and that the people you love will always be with you no matter what happens. The author definitely accomplished what they set out for with this book. It is a great book and I would recommend this book to anyone that likes adventures.

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[] <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"> Speak <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; margin: 0px; white-space: normal;"> //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Review //

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By: Makenzie Dowlin 7X

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Speak__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a book written by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is a contemporary fictional story that is about a high school outcast that finally speaks up. The setting is in Syracuse, New York. The characters in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Speak__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> didn’t have a connection with each other at all, in fact they hardly talked. I think that I connected with a couple of the characters and their feelings. At first Melinda was quiet and had no friends. After she relived a terrifying experience she broke out of her shell and spoke up, she has developed a lot of courage throughout the book. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Speak__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is based in the city of Syracuse, New York, at Merryweather High School. The setting plays a pretty important part in the book. It definitely completes some important details and also makes the story more realistic. The book is a lot easier to understand with this setting and it is very important in the story. First of all I think that book <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Speak__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has a great, detailed, and interesting story. Also, it was not hard to concentrate because I was so interested and hooked while I was reading. Second, there were also many surprises that caught me off guard and added great details to the story. Also, there was a couple of surprise cliffhangers, that kept me reading, but not that many. Besides, the characters had great dialogue, which had many great details. In <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Speak,__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Melinda was a regular girl until she called the police at the end of the summer party. After that night she was friendless and no one would talk to her. She stayed quiet, and was also hiding a secret about that night at the party. When she was ready, she spoke up and made sure that she was heard. The book taught me to be careful and make sure your voice is heard. Finally, I really enjoyed reading <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Speak__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this trimester and I believe that the author accomplished what she expected and more.

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Wave//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 20pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Review by: Todd Stasser (Summer Reading)

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The book <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Wave//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a novel byTodd Strasser. It is a recreation of a true story, which is about a class experiment gone wrong in Palo Alto, California, in 1969. As Ben Ross and his class always say, “Strength through Discipline, Strength through Community, and Strength through Action.” The characters in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Wave//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> connect very well together. Ben Ross and his students build an extremely strong connection toward the middle of the school year. I don’t connect with any of the characters in the book. A lot if the characters developed by learning a lesson and learning more about themselves. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Wave//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a book based in the year of 1969. The setting is in Gordon High School in Palo Alto, California, in Ben Ross’ history class. I think Gordon High is the perfect setting for the book because it wouldn’t work if it wasn’t at a school. The setting definitely plays an important role in the book and the characters lives. It also makes it easier for the readers to understand with its current setting. I think that <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Wave//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> tells a very good story. I didn’t think it was hard to concentrate on this book at all. It was a great story and most of the time I was hooked and didn’t want to put the book down. I was really hooked when a couple surprises came around. There were also some cliff hangers that made me read the next chapter. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Wave//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is about a class experiment gone wrong and turns into something much bigger than you can imagine. Only a couple of people realized what was happening. I do believe that the author accomplished their goal. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Wave//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> taught me that everyone being equal is not the best thing, and it actually can become a big issue. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 20pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pretty Little Liars Review by: Sara Shepard (Summer Reading) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Makenzie Dowlin <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//Pretty Little Liars//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a story written, by Sara Shepard. This book is a fictional story about five girls who know how to keep secrets. The setting of <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//Pretty Little Liars//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> takes place in Rosewood, Pennsylvania. As all of the girls know “Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.” The characters in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//Pretty Little Liars//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> have an amazingly strong friendship, and many other connections with the rest of the cast. The characters have developed new friendships and feelings. And there are many more connections that are just beginning. The setting of <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//Pretty Little Liars//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is in Rosewood, PA, about 20 miles outside of Philadelphia. This book had many different settings. All of the settings make the book better and makes it have a better affect. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//Pretty Little Liars//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has a great story, and definitely caught my interest. I didn’t think it was hard to concentrate on the book. My mind never wandered while I was reading. There were a lot of surprises during the story that kept me interested. I also thought the dialogue was pretty believable. I really enjoyed reading this book. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//Pretty Little Liars//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is about five girls with an ugly secret, but when Ali goes missing the four friends start to drift apart. Two years later a mysterious stalker brings them back together. “Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.” I think that the author definitely accomplished what she set out for.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Book Review** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**By: Makenzie Dowlin 7X**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//The Boy in the Striped Pajamas//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a book written by John Boyne. It is about two young boys during the Holocaust that become friends but live on opposite sides of the fence. The genre is historical fiction with themes of friendship and childhood.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Nazis don’t get along with the Jews at all, that is why the Jews were put in camps. But the two boys get along really well together, and with the people on their sides of the fence.Yes, I think that a couple of characters developed emotionally and mentally during the book. Bruno in particular began to develop over time, by realizing what was going on and why there was a fence separating the two races.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The main settings of the book take place in Berlin and Poland. Berlin was where Bruno lived before they moved to Auschwitz, Poland. The setting definitely takes a big role in the story. The setting also plays an important part in the characters part in the book. It gives the reader a better understanding of the book too.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book tells a great story and it is very detailed and interesting. The plot in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> __//The Boy in the Striped Pajamas//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is believable. I thought it was very easy to concentrate on the book. My mind didn’t wander while I was reading either. There were also a couple of surprises spread out throughout the book that kept me interested. No there were never any cliffhangers but the story was always suspenseful. The dialogue in the book was very believable and realistic.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The problem in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__//Boy in the Striped Pajamas//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was that Bruno had to move away from his whole life for his fathers job. When they moved to Auschwitz, Poland Bruno had no one to play with. I think that the book taught me and can teach other people different perspectives and the value of friendship. Yes, I think that the author accomplished what they set out for and more.

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