My parents believed that. My grandfather was a man who was determined to have a better life and didn't let up regardless of how tough things got. Rooster Cogburn and also Mattie Ross, had what my grandfather had, grit. Mattie Ross's innocent father was killed just after the Civil War in Arkansas and this 14 year old girl wants to see the culprit, Tom Chaney face.
By looking at the theme of race in the American classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, it is clear that people are quick to judge others based on their own opinions and feelings. He becomes very good friends with everyone and they begin to let him in on their secret spot called "the smoking hole", where they all smoke their cigarettes without getting in trouble.
Soon he starts to get a crush on a girl named Alaska, which seems to already have a boyfriend. As soon as Miles starts to fall in love. Home Page Research Holes-Why is it a good novel for teenagers? Holes-Why is it a good novel for teenagers?
Essay Words 6 Pages. Written by Louis Sachar in , it is a modern novel telling readers a story about the life experiences of a young boy called Stanley. The story revolves around Stanley being unfairly acquitted for a crime leading to him being faced to cope with life at a juvenile detention centre. Along with this main plot, there are several other underlying smaller plots that contribute towards the success of the story as a whole.
I will examine the various reasons for why this book would appeal to teenagers. B does. Stanley builds a good friendly relationship with Zero and gets along with him more than anyone else at Camp Green Lake. Stanley helps Zero to read, and in return Zero helps dig his hole. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realise that there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. Had useful details.
Read my mind 2. Teen, 15 years old Written by Shinjo April 9, Awsome Book! You won't want to put it down until you read right through it! This is a great book about a good kid, Stanley, who gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. He gets sent to camp Green Lake, where he learns to fit in. Each day, he has to dig a hole that is 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep. After a few days, he gets tired and doesn't want to go on.
Then he meets Zero, a quiet boy who digs his hole in about an hour. Stanley and Zero end up making a deal. Stanley will teach Zero to read and write if Zero will dig most of Stanley's hole. This causes problem with they other boys, but the new friends aren't bothered. They run away from the camp and find adventures of their own. To find out more about the secrets behind this book, read Holes and discover a whole new way to look at reading!
Teen, 15 years old Written by kisson April 9, Must Read!!! The book tells the story of a young boy who gets convicted of stealing a pair of shoes. The shoes belong to a famous runner and were going to be auctioned off as a charity fundraiser.
The money was going to be donated to the poor. This young boy, named Stanley Yelnats, has to go to Camp Green Lake and dig one five by five hole per day as a punishment for his crime. The pain and sacrifice that Stanley goes through to help save his best friend at the camp, Zero, shows the reader the power of mind over matter and to never give up.
These are two of many themes that the reader will learn throughout this work of fiction. The item that Stanley finds at the end of the book makes up for all the pain and sacrifice he endured during his stay at Camp Green Lake.
This book provides entertainment along with a lot of suspense. The problems that each of the characters face at the camp and the things they discuss while digging their holes makes it an exciting book to read.
Along with being entertaining this book is very suspenseful. All of the problems that occur between the counselors and the boys makes you want to keep reading the book. I support his opinion that not all people convicted of a crime are actually guilty, as you will find out at the end of the story. His second opinion, which I also agree with, is that sometimes people under estimate how smart kids really are. This book could raise issues about the judicial system, how courts are run, and how they decide to convict people of certain crimes.
In The Homework Machine three kids are convicted of cheating, but the truth is only known by the person convicted. A great deal of the action that occurs in this book, Holes, could teach the reader life lessons such as mind over matter or something as simple as never give up.
The reader may need to listen to these messages and to use them as motivation when faced with a similar situation. Teen, 14 years old Written by Kriti Gupta February 20, Just have a look into an Awesome Book. It is full of mysteries that fill you with agog and events that actually make it pretty arduous to put the book down. The best part according to me had been the "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather", read it a thousand times and still keep laughing.
Another remarkable event was when Stanley gets covered in deadly venomous yellow- spotted lizards which actually protect him! The book has a perfect length, neither ended early, nor too elongated. Just look into the book to acquaint yourself with a new unusual yet great book. Read my mind 1. Kid, 9 years old May 14, This book proves that hard work really pays off.
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Parents say 22 Kids say Adult Written by average mom November 22, Too dark for younger kids This book is not terribly difficult reading, but the content really isn't appropriate for young children. It is quite violent and, at times, sadistic. While the overall themes are friendship, loyalty, and redemption all positive , the book contains a planned racially motivated lynching, murder by gunshot to the head, sexual harassment, torture by rattlesnake venom, child abuse, child abandonment, and one reference to being drunk on whiskey.
All of these items, in one book, make it pretty dark and potentially scary for kids younger than middle school. Age appropriate readers will likely enjoy the book for its more positive messages and humor, although the ending is a bit hokey.
This title contains: Positive Messages. This review Helped me decide 3. Had useful details 3. Read my mind 1. Report this review. Adult Written by caleb m. January 29, The book is nice The book is nice. Positive role models. Had useful details 2. Parent Written by J R August 23, Marketed as a humorous book, but brimming with violence I know I'll get down-votes for this. However, it's my opinion. So take it for what it's worth. This book is abhorrently violent.
There is murder, threats to murder, assault, etc. If you are concerned about exposing your children to negative influences, I would stay away from this book.
To market this book as humorous and to claim "woe is the protagonist" is to just gloss over the violence that I do not believe any 10 year old as recommended should be exposed to. Some might say, that is just sheltering a child and that violence is a part of youth cognitive development and so on.
However, it's a part of society that I don't think should be celebrated. Now you may say "but this book doesn't celebrate violence. I'm not saying the author celebrates violence, but rather that the author's depiction of violence can easily be rolled up with the praises others are placing on the book. Yes we can talk to our children about violence and yes we can talk to our children about the fact that this book is fiction and that we as adults don't condone such violence.
Would we likewise expose our children to the film Evil Dead? It's humorous. It has death, murder, and mayhem. If you'd expose a year old to Holes, that's your child, and your choice.
As for me and my house we will not celebrate works that throw such violence into our children's faces and unfortunately desensitize them to it.
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