The Suffering Tree
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around Tori who is depressed because of her father’s death and sometimes cuts herself. They own a cemetery and she decided to go visit that tree which people say that it may be cursed because of the Chapctic witch. She hurts her self on the tree and all of a sudden there was a man there. Tori decides to help him and hide him in their shed. Suddenly she gets dreams from the Chapticos witch memories. Yet Alistair wants to take their whole property back because it belonged to Al Senior and he decided to write it in his will that he wants the house to go to them. Jesse wants to ask Tori for the homecoming yet she overheard him and Bobby say some means things about her so she doesn’t want to go with him anymore. Tori is also somewhat related to the slaughters because of Emelline bell was rapped by Archibald Slaughter and she was her great great gazillinth grandma. After the memories of Emeline helped her complete the ritual he leaves and then comes back with Tori.What did you think about the book?:
I think the book is good as it helps give a perspective of how people may deal with hardships and how they can overcome it. It also has the emotions of how other people deal with this. It’s a nice thriller to as you’ll always be wonder what’s next. I also like how it shows Natheials backstory alongs with Emelies as the book develops.
the Giver
Plot Summary:
The story follows Jonas he is a boy living in a community based on having no feelings. During the Ceremony of Twelve, he is selected as the community's new Receiver of Memory. The old Receiver, who Jonas calls The Giver, transmits generational memories to the young boy by placing his hands on Jonas's bareback and what he saw was surprising because he saw color in the community people can only see black and white but he saw color he wanted to tell that to a lot of people but he couldn't because he it will be against the rule but he couldn't lie either because it's also against the rule but in his new job it requires him to lie. Also a committee of elders matches spouses and assigns them children born from women whose only job is to give birth and they can't keep their babies. The committee names all babies and chooses every person's career and the type of food they eat .What did you think about the book?:
the novel was really good and sad at the same time i really recommend reading this novel if you like mystery. if you like mystery this is the type of novel i would read there is a movie to this novel too if you don't want to read it . i 100% recommend this. My favorite part of the novel is when he fell in love with the baby and the girl because it was so heartwarming and sweet. My least is when the boy and they baby we're struggling in the forest because it was really sad and frustrating.
Little Women
Plot Summary:
Little Women is a story where it follows the life of four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy growing up in Massachusetts during the Civil War. Being raised by their mother Marmee and their father serving in the war, the sisters face a lot of their own problems and have their dreams that they want to achieve. Jo wants to be a writer, Meg wants to be rich, Beth is very quiet, while Amy wants to be an artist. The older they get they experience a lot of loss, and love which leads them to learn a lot of lessons in life and learning the importance of having a family. Through various experiences the sisters realizes the importance of having family in their lives, and how you can help handle any problems with the support of your family.What did you think about the book?:
I really enjoyed reading this book because of how it displays womanhood and the growing challenges that come with the girls moving forward with their lives. Showing how the girls' bonds grew overtime through the book really showed a lot of emotional moments which moved me and made me see the struggles that the girls in the book went through. My overall thoughts abt the book are that I recommend it to anyone because it really teaches a lot of lessons to people about different life experiences.
Lord of the Flies
Plot Summary:
A group of young British boys are stranded on an island and are having dilemmas in which some are trying to remain mature and others are violent.They have disastrous results to their attempts to govern themselves as the protagonist, Ralph, fights against Jack who wants the kids to resort to violence and immaturity. They fight and do horrible things to take control, although they are all children the lack of sympathy is scary. Ralph has to prove his role as a leader, he realizes how crazy the other boys are and attempts to reconcile with Jack discussing the importance of survival, but despite his pleas he is left with no choice but to fight alone.
What did you think about the book?:
The book was written very well as it gave me chills during certain moments. The idea of society falling apart and the idea of a barbaric life was emphasized through the perspective of children. Because of the freedom the kids receive, the group splits into those who will lead a civilized life and to those who do not. Although the book was a great read, it took a very unusual turn which was a little uncomfortable. Overall it is very captivating as you want to know what happens next.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians : The Wrath Of the Triple goddess
Plot Summary:
The Wrath of the Triple Goddess follows high school senior Percy in his quest to obtain a recommendation letter from Hecate, the goddess of magic and witchcraft. The goddess has not-so-generously offered Percy a shining recommendation if he successfully watches her magical pets and haunted mansion for the week. But then Grover got out of control and the magical pets got away. So then they were on a mini quest to find the pets. Once they found it the house was broken so Annabeth used Hectates sacrad torch's to summer a ghost army to fix the house.What did you think about the book?:
I loved the book I was so happy they added 2 more books to the series I can't wait for the 3rd addition to the series.
Binding 13
Plot Summary:
Shannon Lynch has started at a new school after being bullied and left out at her old school. Hoping for a new start, she is going to her next class when she gets hit by a rugby ball by the rugby team captain, Johhny Kavanagh. This interation had led them down a spiral of friendship and love, with many twists and turns. Shannon's home life is also a big, dark part of her life as it is endangering her life while keeping her away from Johhny. This book goes through their love and all of the ups and downs that come with it.What did you think about the book?:
My favorite part of this book was when they had heartfelt moments that were always interupted by either Gibsy, Johnny's bestfriend or Johnny's mom. This was my favorite because it had given a book a lighthearted vibe that it needed at times, making it a great read.
Lapvona
Plot Summary:
The book follows a boy named Marek, who lives in a small village with his abusive father. Their village isn't exactly thriving and Marek makes a huge mistake and kills the son of an important man, Lord Villiam. Since Lord Villiam lost his son, Marek's father had to lose his so Marek went to live with Villiam. There he is pampered and treated just like the Lord's son was treated. In Lord Villiam's manor Marek discovers information about his family that he never would've known if he hadn't gone to live there.What did you think about the book?:
I liked how dark the plot of the book was and how detailed the entire story got. I also liked how many plot twists there were throughout the book. My favorite part of the book was when Marek found out that he was going to live with Lord Villiam because that was when everything started escalating and getting interesting. My least favorite part of the book was when the village started to face their scarcity crisis when they were running out of food.
The Godfather
Plot Summary:
"The Godfather" is about the Corleones, a family involved in the Mafia. The book follows the story of how the kids of the Don Corleone, fight for their family and their status after their father got shot and was unable to conduct business. It also describes how their father was able to gain the power and influence that he did when he was younger and how his youngest son was able to follow in his footsteps and do the same.What did you think about the book?:
I loved this book and it's one of my new favorites. My favorite part of the book was when Michael went into the restaurant and killed the two men he was supposed to meet with because it was one of the most anxiety inducing parts of the book (in a good way). My least favorite part was when he met a woman in Italy and immediately married and then she got blown up by enemies of their family. I hated that part because it just felt useless and unnecessary.
"The Monkey's paw"
Plot Summary:
The White family visits a Sargent named Morris who has been all over the world and most recently visited India and he has been telling people stories about his adventure and what he has found. He mentions a monkey's paw and gets a real monkey's paw out of his pocket and it has a spell on it by a monk with unnatural abilities which gives a person 3 wishes and although it might sound a good spell it's really not, in order to get the wish you wished for, you have to sacrifice something valuable to you and Morris said he used the monkey's paw but didn't talk about what happened and what he sacrificed and the father of the White family wanted to use it but Morris warned him not to and it's not worth using it. The father didn't listen to Morris and he asked for 200 pounds and it did get granted but the sacrifice was that the son of the White family was killed by a machine and the mom told the father to use it again and wish for their son to come back but the father refused. After some convincing he finally did it and there was a knock on a door but there's a huge cliffhanger at the end and you won't find out what will happen when the mother opened the door.What did you think about the book?:
Very interesting and unique book, the only downside was the huge cliffhanger. Highly recommend.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price