The House On Mango Street The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is about a young girl name Esperanza that wants to be a grown up and also does not like where she is from. Later throughout the book Esperanza has people from her neighborhood that teaches her how to be happy being from where she is. She had people supporting her along the way telling her that she should be happy being from where she is. She had many ways for showing that she wanted to grow up by wearing high heels,wanting a guy to like her, and to start feeling insecure about herself. Esperanza went through some tough times which also made her think wise. She soon feels more better knowing that she lives in Mango Street, not feeling like she does not belong there. |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The book was about a kid name Junior who was going through a rough time getting beat up also he was an indian kid who went to a white school, he had a best friend name Rowdy who he would not be afraid to beat up anyone who hurts him. Rowdy was abused by his father and that is the reason why he acted tough. Then the kid end up moving schools and his sister got marry with this guy she met at a casino. He was stuck in a new school where he finds love and still a little bit of torture but he gets accepted. His grandma helps him with advice but through out the book she gets ran over, which was a big new change to him. Then his sister also dies, being drunk and the house got on fire. Junior also joins the basketball team and had to compete with Rowdy but Junior's team ends up winning. Junior and Rowdy end up talking again. |
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Art of Racing in the Rain is a very good book. It’s about a dog named Enzo, whose owner Denny had gone through so much. Enzo, who is Denny’s dog, wishes he could do something to help Denny. Denny gets his daughter, Zoe, taken away after his wife passes away. His daughter is taken from him by her grandparents. Denny has his dreamed of being a race car driver which he was achieving until Zoe’s grandparents wanted to have full custody over her. The other bad thing Denny goes through is being put in jail for being a “rapist”. And theres more to it, it was planned out by the grandparents. Denny is also not allowed at his wife’s funeral. Enzo wishes he is able to talk so that he could defend Denny by letting the judges know that Denny wasn’t a rapist. When things were getting rough Denny never gave up. He knew what was going on and knew the truth. At the end he gets the full custody but Enzo dies. Later Enzo meets Denny but in another body. |