OUT OF SCHOOL READING:
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Challenger Deep is about a boy named Caden Bosch. Caden is just a regular high school boy on the outside but if you could read his thoughts you’d know he’s a whole different story. Caden is on a ship heading for the deepest point on earth but at the same time, he’s taking an average math test. I would give this book 4.5 stars. Challenger Deep is pretty much a book full of metaphors. I would suggest this book to sort of advanced readers because you have to use your brain a lot to get what the narrator (Caden) is trying to get across.
If you cannot handle strong subjects I would not read this book.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Earlier this summer I read the short story, The Yellow Wallpaper. It is about a woman and her husband who are moving to the house. The woman is pretty much trapped in their nursery and she starts to go crazy. She starts seeing a person inside the wallpaper. I would suggest this book to advanced readers only because the wording is a little tricking. I really liked this book because you could make up so many theories about what you think the wallpaper stands for.
SCHOOL READING:
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
For one of my school books, I read The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. The novel takes place in a concentration camp. Bruno and his family had moved from Berlin to a house in the middle of nowhere. For Bruno, that means, nowhere to have fun, no one to be friends with and nothing to see. The only people Bruno ever sees, besides his family and his servants, were on the other side of a huge fence. Like the curious nine year old he is, he goes up to the fence and meets a new friend. Little does he know that that chat will change his, and many other lives forever. This book is pretty slow moving but I would still give around 5 stars. I would highly suggest this book if you are okay with strong topics.
A Few Notes: On page 148/9 Kotler attacks and really hurts Pavel because he spilled a little wine on his lap. That shows a lot about the Jew to German relationships. On page 14 mother says, “some people make all the decisions for us.” I think that she trying to get across that are no women’s rights. On page 53 Bruno asks father about the people on the other side of the fence/the jews and he says, “Those people… well, those are not people at all.” I think this once again shows a lot about the Jew to German relation.
The Murder on The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Just after midnight, the orient express is stopped in it tracks by a snowdrift, but little did the passengers know that much more was happening just after midnight. In the morning they find Mr. Ratchett lying dead on the floor. When Hercule Poirot is assigned to the case he finds a lot more than was expected. I would rate this book 3.5 stars. I definitely would suggest this book but it a little slow moving in the beginning.