My most recent book that I read was Jackie Robinson by Joshua E. Hanft. This was a great book for me and I loved reading it. It was very easy to read and it taught me a lot about Jackie Robinson.
This book goes through Jackie Robinson's life from when he grew up in his first house all the way until he got his number retired in all of the Major League. His main accomplishment was when he broke the color barrier in the Major Leagues. Before this time no African American was allowed to play proffessional baseball in the same league as the whites. I admire him for being so courageous, because not everyone would sacrafice themselves like he did.
This book taught me how Jackie Robinson went about his life and how he accomplished so much. If you want to learn more about Jackie you should definitely read this book and you will definitely enjoy it.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Skinny Bones
Skinny bones was a book that I also read and it was written by Barbara Park. This was the first time that I have read a book by Barbara Park so I was unsure what to expect.
This book was about a young kid named Alex who is a sixth grader and plays baseball. He thinks that he is better than he really is so he brags on himselft a lot. He pitches but he is not even close to as good as the thinds he is. He even challenges the best pitcher around named T.J. They go to a local pitching contest and Alex gets humiliated.
I like this book because it reminded me of myself in some ways and I got very into the book. I love to read books that involve baeball and this book did. If you want to see if Alex can get his fellow classmates to stop humiliating him, you should read this book.
This book was about a young kid named Alex who is a sixth grader and plays baseball. He thinks that he is better than he really is so he brags on himselft a lot. He pitches but he is not even close to as good as the thinds he is. He even challenges the best pitcher around named T.J. They go to a local pitching contest and Alex gets humiliated.
I like this book because it reminded me of myself in some ways and I got very into the book. I love to read books that involve baeball and this book did. If you want to see if Alex can get his fellow classmates to stop humiliating him, you should read this book.
Crackback
One of the books that I recenty read was called Crackback by John Coy. This book was reccomended to me by another student so I decided to read it.
This book was about a high school football player named Miles Manning. Miles is a star on the team but he is pressured by a lot of people to become better. His friend tries to talk him into taking steroids and he knows that it is wrong but he is unsure what to do. To find out if Miles makes the right decision and stays away from the drugs you should read this book.
If you have a love for football, or even like any sport this book will be just right for you. I usually do not read too much but this book was a quick and easy read so it was perfect for me.
This book was about a high school football player named Miles Manning. Miles is a star on the team but he is pressured by a lot of people to become better. His friend tries to talk him into taking steroids and he knows that it is wrong but he is unsure what to do. To find out if Miles makes the right decision and stays away from the drugs you should read this book.
If you have a love for football, or even like any sport this book will be just right for you. I usually do not read too much but this book was a quick and easy read so it was perfect for me.
The Wrestling Match
Another novel that our class just finished reading was called The Wrestling Match by Buchi Emecheta. This novel was also very entertaining and it had a great lesson to it.
The main character's name was Okei. He was a sixteen year old boy who lived in a Nigerian village. Both of his parents were killed in the Civi war, which took place in 1960, so he went through many tough times and learned many new lessons.
To learn all the struggles that Okei and his family went through, you should read this novel to find out and this book can also teach you a lesson.
The main character's name was Okei. He was a sixteen year old boy who lived in a Nigerian village. Both of his parents were killed in the Civi war, which took place in 1960, so he went through many tough times and learned many new lessons.
To learn all the struggles that Okei and his family went through, you should read this novel to find out and this book can also teach you a lesson.
Night
We just finished reading the novel Night as a class. I enjoyed this book because the author told real life stories about him while he was in the concentration camp. This book kept you wondering what would happen next and what the family will do to stay together or even survive.
If you like studying about the Holocaust and learning new things about the author I would definitey reccomend this novel. Even if you do not know a whole lot about the Holocaust it is still a good novel to read. I knew litte about the Holocaust before I read it and I still was able to get into it.
If you like studying about the Holocaust and learning new things about the author I would definitey reccomend this novel. Even if you do not know a whole lot about the Holocaust it is still a good novel to read. I knew litte about the Holocaust before I read it and I still was able to get into it.
My Junior Year Reflection
I thought that my junior year in high school went by very fast. I had a lot of good times and that made it go by so much faster.
I also got the chance to meet a lot of new people and learn many new things that I have never known. I enjoyed all of my teachers this year and they all helped me out in different ways.
Baseball and football this school year were also very fun. We did not get as far as we wanted to in the playoffs, but there is always next year.
I am definitely looking forward to my senior year and I especially cannot wait for this summer.
I also got the chance to meet a lot of new people and learn many new things that I have never known. I enjoyed all of my teachers this year and they all helped me out in different ways.
Baseball and football this school year were also very fun. We did not get as far as we wanted to in the playoffs, but there is always next year.
I am definitely looking forward to my senior year and I especially cannot wait for this summer.
Thoughts on Holocaust Research
I learned a lot from researching the Holocaust. There were many things that I did not know about before I was assigned the Holocause project.
I think that the Holocaust was a very hard time for many people. This affected many people, but mainly the Jews. I believe that Adolf Hitler was a crazy man for doing that to all those people. Luckily the Holocaust is still not going on today.
It is also very sad that millions of innocent men, women, and children were murdered by the Nazis. If I was ever able to go and see the buildings of the old concentration camps, I could image what went on.
This taught me to be thankful of what I have and how lucky I am.
I think that the Holocaust was a very hard time for many people. This affected many people, but mainly the Jews. I believe that Adolf Hitler was a crazy man for doing that to all those people. Luckily the Holocaust is still not going on today.
It is also very sad that millions of innocent men, women, and children were murdered by the Nazis. If I was ever able to go and see the buildings of the old concentration camps, I could image what went on.
This taught me to be thankful of what I have and how lucky I am.
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