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Uninvited Q and A

on May 27th, 2011 by Sam P

Uninvited Describe the plot of the book. What is the major conflict in your book? The major conflict in the book is person v person and person v self. What causes the conflict to occur? What are some of the obstacles that lead to the conflict? The thing that causes the conflict to occur is [...]

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This Book Changed My Way of Thinking

on March 18th, 2011 by Sam P

I read the book The Lost Boy written by Dave Pelzer. Let me just say, this book has changed me so much. I have not only a different way of thinking about foster care, but also a different idea of what I want to do when I grow up. First off I want to explain [...]

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I Will Always Love You

on March 17th, 2011 by Sam P

I wrote a poem about the book The Lost Boy. It is from the perspective of David, the protagonist, and he is reading it to his mother, the antagonist. It tells about David’s home life and how awful it was but how, through it all, he still found it in his heart to love his [...]

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Dear David Pelzer

on March 1st, 2011 by Sam P

Dear Dave Pelzer, My name is Samantha and I am one of the many people that read, and loved your book The Lost Boy. I believe that this is a book that everyone person should read. I am thrilled that you took the time to write three books about your own personal experiences, to get [...]

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My Journal

on February 16th, 2011 by Sam P

This post is a personal journal that I wrote from Dave’s point of view. Dave is the protagonist from Dave Pelzer’s The Lost Boy. Winter 1970: I’m alone, I’m hungry, and I’m shivering in the dark. I sit on the top of my hands at the bottom of the stairs in the garage. My hands [...]

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Photo Story for Eragon

on January 12th, 2011 by Sam P

This is the Photo storyI created for Eragon by Christopher Paolini in it I tried to show that good can always overcome evil.

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Reveal and Conceal

on January 7th, 2011 by Sam P

In the book Eldest written by Paolini, the author makes the point of view from two different people. The first point of view is Eragon’s, or the protagonist, he is on a journey to learn magic and eventually fight Galbatorix, or the antagonist. The other point of view is Roran, Eragon’s cousin. He is fighting [...]

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…That Made Me Think

on December 23rd, 2010 by Sam P

The book Eldest, written by Paolini, really makes a person think. The book made me think about religion, how we all came to be who we are today, and how we shouldn’t worry about our differences. In the book there is a big debate about religion. The dwarves believed in certain elemental gods. Some of [...]

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Good or Evil?

on December 7th, 2010 by Sam P

In the book Eragon written by Paolini there are quite a bit of conflicts. The book differentiates good and evil in most of the characters but some of them aren’t just good or evil. For instance Murtagh, Eragon’s friend, is neither good nor evil. He just wants to keep himself safe any way possible. There [...]

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Similarities in Books

on November 20th, 2010 by Sam P

Right now I am reading the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini. It is a fictional book much like any other book I’ve read. So far it is very similar to the House of Night series. In my opinion both the book Eragon and the House of Night series are very enjoyable. I liked reading them [...]

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