Has anyone read the book The Outsiders? and if so did u like it?
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I read it a long time ago in junior high and I dont think I was old enough to really understand it. I should go to the library soon and re-read it, I think i'd enjoy it much more.
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there is this book it is really good it is called "the cage" by Ruth Minsky Sender a summary about it is:\n\nWow! what a compelling story to read and think about. The Cage was a great book I could not put it down! By the time two days had passed I had finished the book. \nIt is an amazing account of a young girl's life who endurs all of the hardships of the Holocaust and the torture of the ghettos and concrentation camps. I would reccomend this book to teens and older, because there are many graphic parts, overall a joy to read!!!!!!
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I did.  I liked it!  I like all the characters.  Each one already has an identity that I can see in all my guy friends.\n\nI feel like I have a life similar to PJ.  Well, minus the fact that I'm not a sports writer.
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Yep - I read it in high school and it was hilarious... Sad about the author though, I think the book my have been semi-autobiographical. It was one of only a handful of required reading in high school that I didn't hate: Catcher in the Rye, Caine Mutiny, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are the only others I can recall that I didn't hate reading.
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I did in 3rd grade. I'm rereading it now, since I forgot parts of the story- but I'm not that far. My favorite is Magicians Nephew I guess.
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It is really fun!!!And it was worth reading!!!
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Oh! I love that story. We read it last semester. Have you read the story? It's really funny to read it and then think in the gutters. Our sub, Scott, taught us that. lol Anyway... okay... hm... thesis statement. \n\n"There are stories about fish and the like, but none quite like this. The boy in the story learns to grow after learning that his beloved Sheila is not what he thought she was. In the story the boy struggling with what he loves and what he thinks he is in love with. ([The story teaches about letting go, forgetting and growing up] <-- thesis)." \n\nOkay, to clarify the thesis:\n\nLetting go: Letting go of the fish and moving on.\nForgetting: He forgets that he can't very well catch a fish without her seeing, so he loses it. \nGrowing up: After he learns that Sheila Mant is not what he thought she but, but in fact a skany who9re (lol) he learns to move on and grow up. \n\nI hope this helped.
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This book is hands down one of the best pieces of young adult literature ever written!  I loved it.  I read it once for pleasure and again for english class in eighth grade.  you should also check out the movie.\n\nPonyboy is a hero for a couple of different reasons:\n\nHe stands by Johnny after he kills the soc, and stays with him all the way through until when johnny dies in the end.  He is a hero this way because he stands by his friends through the good and the bad.  That is a great charecteristic for anyone to have.\n\nHe is also a hero because he saved the kids from burning inside the old church.  This is the biggest reason for him being a hero.\n\nThe last reason is that he went to fight in the rumble, even though he didnt feel well.  He knew that his friends needed him, and he stood by them, once again showing his great characteristic of loyalty to his friends.
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Somewhere in the Darkness is a good book...well thats my opinion anway....im also going into 9th grade...but i have to read Sleeping Freshman Never Lie..(very good book, u should read it..even if u dont have to ..i finished it already i liked it to much..and i got of from school on monday)
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its an amazing book...! opens new horizons n new concepts..!! sometimes it gets too scarry also but...do read it!!
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It's a pretty dark book, in its theme of imprisonment. It's probably a good book to do a report on though because there are a lot of good literary themes and devices. Also it's a classic - go for it.
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hey! i'm with you. i saw the film last night and thoroughly anjoyed it - and Tom Hanks was great.\ni haven't read the book yet, i can't be disappointed..
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wasn't it something like whether people are truly rascist in their hearts and it was dangerous to ask because you might not want to know the answer or something? its been a while since i read that book...its one of my favorites though.
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its called "smack" by melvin burgess its about these teenagers who run away young and get hooked on heroin and all that good stuff...i love those kinda of books also...anything you can reccomnd for me?
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i have read the book, and i thought that it was brilliant, as for the film it looks a bit dated now so i have not seen it, i think the reason why its so popular is that it was banned for so long and it caused a lot of hype.\n\nread the book, twice, it great
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Synopsis:\nThis "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of the Year tells a story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever. \n\nSynopsis:\nStargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. \n\nThen they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.\n\nThen in:  www.quakerbooks.org/get/0-375-82233-x -   you have the following:\n\nJerry Spinelli has yet again masterfully created a realistic fiction story with which all young adults should identify while seeing themselves in the characters. Spinelli's easy writing style and use of teen friendly dialogue make this selection an easy read for almost any young adult no matter what their reading level or ability. The story begins with the arrival of a new girl in school as told through the eyes of fellow 10th grader, Leo Burlock. Whispers and rumors run wild as the new student, Stargirl Caraway, begins to make her way through the school. Stargirl is a 10th grader who has just arrived at Mica Area High School in Mica, Arizona (it could have been Anywhere, USA), wearing pioneer type dresses, kimonos and strumming a ukulele and carrying her pet rat! This shocks the school, which is not exactly a "hotbed of originality". In time the student body gives away to her free spirit and friendliness. They begin to rejoice in her extraordinary and impromptu antics such as singing Happy Birthday to everyone in the school cafeteria and her spectacular acrobatics as a cheerleader. However, soon the popularity begins to wear off as Stargirl carries it a little too far in the eyes of the student body. Leo Borlock befriends Stargirl and ultimately becomes his first love. Leo is torn between the conformity issue at school and truly expressing his individuality and love for Stargirl. This plot, while chronological in nature, moves very smoothly as the relationship between Stargirl and Leo intensifies. The characters in the novel are related to the reader through the eyes of sixteen year old, Leo Borlock. Leo seems to a typical teen in every way; he honors the unspoken rule of teendom: "don't stand out - under any circumstances". Leo is both attracted and repelled by her. Leo's character changes as he realizes that Stargirl seems to like him. He eventually braves up enough to go to her house and befriend her, while also being seen in public with her. As the popularity slows to a stop and eventually turns into Stargirls emeny, Leo has to make decisions about his friendship with Stargirl. Stargirl Caraway is fun loving, free-spirited and totally impromptu. She marches to the beat of her own drummer and does not seem to notice the ways others react her. The changes in her character occur after a long talk with Leo about the way "they" see her. She changes her clothing and her way of dealing with people. In essence, she becomes a regular teen at Mica High in order to please Leo and fit in with the crowd. She eventually finds she is better off to be her true self. Person versus society is the obvious conflict in this novel. Both Stargirl and Leo are in conflict with society and the option to conform or not conform. Although they handle the conflict in different ways, both feel the need to conform. While Stargirl chooses the road of nonconformity, Leo eventually chooses to confo
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I swore never to read again after To Kill a Mockingbird gave me no useful advice on killing mockingbirds! It did teach me not to judge a man based on the color of his skin, but what good does that do me?\n\n\nLMAO