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           There are many ways on how the book "Faithful" By: Janet Fox uses good figurative writing. Also another way the author uses good technique is just using elevated writing. But also there are areas in the book where she could elevate her words. A quote that shows her great word choice and description says "Lightning flickered on the far horizon, echoing the tiny lights strung from branch to branch in the gardens outside. In small parlor where the women gathered to primp, I found kitty, and we admired one another's dress. She was done up in blue silk that spilled in ten yards of rustling train. Her hair glittered with diamonds that matched her necklace" (Fox, 27-28). This quote not only has descriptive language but also it shows great setting and the reader can imagine it and expierience it with the main character Maggie. Some of the descriptive words that help the reader picture it is flickered, echoing, tiny, strung, and primp. If the author did not have these words in her book, her writing would be boring and nobody would want to read it. So if you want to keep the readers attention it's a good idea to have great vocabulary, figurative language, and more!

Book Review over Fahrenheit 451

             Our world is trying to create everyone to be equal, but everyone will never b equal and that's okay. It was a novel of fireman who are paid to set books ablaze. The main character in the story is a firefighter named Montag. His job was  to find anyone who had a book and burn them along with there house. Everyone knew that books were forbidden. Montag was a fireman for 10 years and loved his job, he didn't question what life was before they burned books. But a young girl came around named Clarisse McCellan who was 17 years old. She wasn't like many people. She questioned the world, when many people wouldn't even care. She was a very observant person. She would go on long walks and she would go on the subway and watch how everyone spoke, she would watch the sun rise and fall during the day, she would watch birds fly and flowers bloom.
When Clarisse and Montag talk in the beginning of the book Clarisse asks many questions that Montag have never even thought about. "She laughed at this. "Good night!" She started up her walk. Then she seemed to remember something and came back to look at him with wonder and curiosity. "Are you happy?" She said (Bradbury,10). This quote explains how CLarisse was curious and had deep thoughts for everything. When Montag goes home he starts to think am I happy? And then when he learns why he isn't happy it changes his whole view and perspective on things one being, are books really bad? Or what if they are making the wrong decision.

            Overall, I truly loved this book. I loved how the author wrote, he added great detail and figurative language to his story. This book really made me think, what if books were banned. It would be terrible.
You couldn't read a fairy tale, mystery, adventure, or even cook books.

I recommend this book to everyone if you want to have a interesting great read!

* *  * * *
5 stars

New book!!

                                                   Faithful By: Janet Fox

    I just started a new book called Faithful! It's a novel by Janet Fox. I'm only in the beginning but so far I really like the begginning, it is in the older days starting in 1903. The main character is named Maggie who is 16 years old. Her mother has disappeared and everyone thinks that she is dead.
Her dad and maggie go on an adventure to try to find her mom. She has to leave her elegant Newport home. Then they make there way to Yellowstone Montana to try to find her missing mom.

  I like how the author has a small description in front of each chapter. I'm really excited to get to read this book and to go on the journey with Maggie trying to find her mother!

   Faithful, forgiven, and sirens are all a series together that Janet wrote!

A Long Way Gone; Book reccomendations

Why readers should read The Long Way Gone

• It has an amazing life story

• It has great descriptive writing

• The author shows what he is going through really well

• It shows person vs person and person vs nature

    Rate: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

      I recommend this book to ages 13 and up because there are some graphic wording and description in this book. I really loved this book because the author did a really nice job describing what he saw, touched, felt, smelt and more. Ishmael has an amazing story to tell and it really changed my perspective on things. The author goes through some major conflicts in his life and one of them being war is taking place at his town and losing connection with his family. I suggest this book to people who are interested in learning about different culture and want to listen to someones amazing true story. Jump out of your bubble and read this amazing book! It may change your life and your perspective on things.

A Letter to the Author

       Dear Ishmael,
    You wrote the book The Long Way Gone. This book was not just a book but a testimony on your life growing up. The book that you wrote inspires me to do things different or think different in many ways. Your life story has really changed my perspective on many things.You have gone through so much that I can't even imagine what you went through.
 
    This book is a story about you growing up. Ishmael tells his story about war that strikes through his town unexepectantly. Now at this time it shows person v.s person and person v.s nature. Ishamael now has to go against the rebels who are violently killing anyone they see or come near. I can't even imagine going through this. First, war is taking place, next, he is separated from his family and now he is trying to survive the crazy wilderness. He doesn't know who to trust because he could run into one person from his town or run into the rebels. I can't wrap my head around people who would not even care to kill thousands of people when they didn't do anything. This world is just crazy!

     This book made me think of how much I have. When ever we complain we should think of others and what they have gone through. Definetly, I know for sure that I am blessed with my wonderful family and everyone I know and everything I have. I loved this memoir that Ishmael shared with the world. It has truly touched my life in many ways. Thank You!

                                                                                           Sincerely,
                                                                                                      Skyler

Focusing on resiliency

       Ishmael does have resiliency throughout the book right now. The tips that he is using is he takes decisive actions which means he's taking control of his situation. Before he makes a decision he thinks about it and talks about it with his brothers. I have applied this to my life by have a situation and not knowing what to do and asking myself how to answer this and then when I don't know i ask my mom and we discuss what I could do about it or say.
       I think we all could apply this more to our lives because sometimes when we get a situation we don't even think about what we are going to say and do and then when we say it or do it it doesn't come back in the best results because we weren't patient in that situation. In the book A long way gone another tip he used was he accepted the change, he accepted that the rebels or war were takin place and he is going to keep pushing and pushing to try not to give up on his family ad there life. He was determined.
       Ishmael also keeps things in perspective, when something bad is happening he tries not to think about it, but tries to think in a positive way put right now its hard to to get these crazy images out of his head of all the adults and kids dead in the village. I think we could apply this to our lives, we always focus on the negative things in life. And I think this is another second wasted not being positive. In war there are many ways to think negative but all Ishmael is trying to do is survive and think about the memories he has with is family. He just keeps his head positive and says he can wait to see his parents. A quote that shows a positive thought " I have a feeling that we will find our families, or at least news of them" (Beah, 189). This shows that these boys are not giving up and even in this really rough time they are still staying positive, which is really hard to do if there is a war in your town. I have learned just by reading this that I shouldn't complain because a lot of people have it worse than I do in there situation.

Memoir Partner discussion

Questions we discussed about our book

       In my book the conflict has definitely emerged, the rebels have made it to the town. The rebels are going to the town and killing people and kids quickly. Everywhere you look there are people fleeing as fast as they can to try to get away from the killers. Already, where ever they look there's body's and blood everywhere.

      The kids first thought was they should go back in town to try to find food and money, but all they could remember seeing is a town with friends and familiar people dead. In chapter 2 there was a large description of the scene, it says, "The breeze brings the faint cries of those whose last breaths the faint cries of those whose lat breaths are leaving their mangled bodies. I walk past them. Their arms and legs are missing; their intestines sill out through the bullet holes in their stomachs; brain matter comes out of their noses and ears" (pg 42). After the kids did not find any money or food they decided to flee into the woods. Now in the book its Nature vs Self. They have to find food, water, and shelter to survive. Also at this time in the book it is also showing conflict as person vs person, which means nobody can trust anybody. They don't know if its the rebels or people from their village so its a main struggle to really trust anybody. So this means that there really by them self in finding food or shelter. Through out the book my question is will they trust one another and find what they need to survive the rebels?