Tuesday, April 6, 2010. MC Higgins was set apart because of the pole his father gave him as a prize. In class we thought the pole could be a number of things from a throne, a haven, something connecting him to his family, or just something setting him apart from the community. In one instance we said it was a thing that made him a God-like figure. This made me think of other stories where items made characters seem like they were God-like figures. Linus had his blanket and in Genesis,.

Monday, April 12, 2010. Holes is one of my favorites from when I was young. When I saw that this is the book that my next blog would cover, I did not know what I was going to discuss. After I reread this time around, I could not help but note the significance of the holes and the onions. It is interesting that Sachar chose the onion to be the healing, good symbol in this book. Monday, March 22, 2010. While Voight is blunt with the weaknesses of Maybeth, she also take.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Has undoubtedly become one of the most influential books I have read in this class and possibly my entire semester. Tuesday, March 9, 2010. How would you describe what love feels like? Is is a warm fuzzy feeling? It is through his relationship with Gabe that Jonas understands what love is and the lengths that people .

Tuesday, April 6, 2010. MC Higgins The Great poses many difficult questions. Challenges in vocabulary, content and structure make this book different from the other books we have read this semester. Once we discussed these difficulties and acknowledge their presences in class today I felt more confident in the way I approached M. Being aware of differences in difficulties gives the reader an advantage. Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

Friday, April 16, 2010. Enjoy! Posted by Stephanie Stewart. Tuesday, April 6, 2010. He had to check all three of his rabbit traps and then get home to wait for this.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010. The similarities are all too striking. I wonder if Neil Gaiman, as a British man, ever visited Highgate Cemetery. But instead his character remains painfully reserved and guarded. Also, why does Gaiman never come out and say that Silas is a vampire? Though this was an .

Tuesday, April 27, 2010. I thought I had an idea of what I was getting into when I signed up for the class, but I soon found that I was launching myself into a different world. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. I thought he explored the idea of connecting with.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Tuesday, March 30, 2010. But past seeing how a person could react this way I cannot actually feel the same anger. Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Monday, February 1, 2010. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide. My high school was one of those who banned The Golden Compass.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010. As I shared in class, I was somewhat frustrated with what this book did. Do Although I enjoyed it while I was reading it, I kept on waiting for questions to be answered and various characters and plot points to be more fully developed. Now this description makes me think of the television show. Which I love and which infamously refuses to answer questions, but. Continues to develop even more fascinating characters and concepts, whereas by the end, I thought. What else do they do? .

Tuesday, April 6, 2010. I could just feel her pain. At some points it was that internal battle of wanting to turn the page but not wanting to turn it at the same time. I was intrigued and wanted to know the outcome, but fearful that it might be so painful. Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Thus far I have only read Number the Stars. Both of which I could not put down.