Title: Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding
ISBN: 0399529209
Plot Summary: A group of British schoolboys are stranded on a desert island after their plane crashes, killing all the "grownups" on board. Determined to create some form of order to survive, the group of boys soon split off into two factions: the main group, led by the charismatic Ralph, who feels it is his duty to look after the younger boys, and the "hunters," led by the older and more practical Jack, who takes responsibility for finding food for the group. Both tribes eventually become more animalistic, with Jack keeping his group in line by encouraging their belief in a rumored "monster" on the island. These rumors lead to the boys mistaking the corpses of a pilot, a parachutist, and a wild pig for the imaginary creature. Tragedy strikes when one of the boys is mistaken for the monster and killed by the others; this also causes a shift in power, as many of Ralph's followers defect to Jack's side. When Ralph's now much smaller band decide to steal the glasses of an overweight, awkward boy known as Piggy, the ensuing struggle leads to Piggy's accidental death as well. It is not until the boys are ultimately rescued that they come to realize exactly how far they have fallen into the traps of anarchy and barbarism.
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Showing posts with label Junior High/High School. Show all posts
Puppet
Title: Puppet
Author: Eva Wiseman
ISBN: 0887768288
Plot Summary: Julie, a young girl growing up in Hungary at the end of the 19th century, deals with poverty, hunger, and domestic violence in her daily life. When her best friend is found dead, the villagers blame the local Jewish community. In the course of the murder trial, Morris Scharf, a young Jewish boy who is the son of the defendant, is coerced, tortured and bribed into giving testimony against his father. Although Julie understands the pressures with which Morris is faced, she decides she must overcome her father's wrath, the community's disapproval, and her own fear in order to tell the truth.
Author: Eva Wiseman
ISBN: 0887768288
Plot Summary: Julie, a young girl growing up in Hungary at the end of the 19th century, deals with poverty, hunger, and domestic violence in her daily life. When her best friend is found dead, the villagers blame the local Jewish community. In the course of the murder trial, Morris Scharf, a young Jewish boy who is the son of the defendant, is coerced, tortured and bribed into giving testimony against his father. Although Julie understands the pressures with which Morris is faced, she decides she must overcome her father's wrath, the community's disapproval, and her own fear in order to tell the truth.
Holes
Title: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
ISBN: 0439244196
Plot Summary: Stanley Yelnats, the son of a failed would-be inventor, comes from a long line of cursed individuals, all of whom bear the same name. The family curse dates back to an Eastern European ancestor who stole a pig from a a gypsy woman, Madame Zeroni. Stanley himself is wrongfully accused of stealing a valuable pair of sneakers, and is sentenced to a juvenile facility at which the Stanley and the other offenders have to dig holes all day, in search of a mysterious treasure sought by the woman who owns the land. In the process of meeting his fellow juvenile offenders, Stanley tries to figure out the mystery behind what it is they are searching for and the story behind it. In the process, the reader is shown flashbacks to the events leading up to the treasure's burial, and Stanley uncovers enough clues not only to change the situation at Camp Green Lake permanently, but possibly to lift his family curse once and for all.
Author: Louis Sachar
ISBN: 0439244196
Plot Summary: Stanley Yelnats, the son of a failed would-be inventor, comes from a long line of cursed individuals, all of whom bear the same name. The family curse dates back to an Eastern European ancestor who stole a pig from a a gypsy woman, Madame Zeroni. Stanley himself is wrongfully accused of stealing a valuable pair of sneakers, and is sentenced to a juvenile facility at which the Stanley and the other offenders have to dig holes all day, in search of a mysterious treasure sought by the woman who owns the land. In the process of meeting his fellow juvenile offenders, Stanley tries to figure out the mystery behind what it is they are searching for and the story behind it. In the process, the reader is shown flashbacks to the events leading up to the treasure's burial, and Stanley uncovers enough clues not only to change the situation at Camp Green Lake permanently, but possibly to lift his family curse once and for all.
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
Title: Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
Author: Louise Rennison
ISBN: 0064472272
Other Books in Series: On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God; Knocked Out by my Nunga-Nungas; Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants; Away Laughing on a Fast Camel; Then He Ate my Boy Entrancers; Startled by His Furry Shorts; Love is a Many-Trousered Thing; Stop in the Name of Pants!; Are These my Basoomas I See Before Me?; Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson.
Plot Summary: Georgia Nicolson, a young British teenager, is dealing with many common teenage issues at once: embarrassing parents, a precocious younger sister, an insane pet cat, school rivalries, and of course, romance. In the process, she and her friends make up new words, find new and hilarious ways to deal with the problems they face, emerging more or less intact.
Author: Louise Rennison
ISBN: 0064472272
Other Books in Series: On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God; Knocked Out by my Nunga-Nungas; Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants; Away Laughing on a Fast Camel; Then He Ate my Boy Entrancers; Startled by His Furry Shorts; Love is a Many-Trousered Thing; Stop in the Name of Pants!; Are These my Basoomas I See Before Me?; Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson.
Plot Summary: Georgia Nicolson, a young British teenager, is dealing with many common teenage issues at once: embarrassing parents, a precocious younger sister, an insane pet cat, school rivalries, and of course, romance. In the process, she and her friends make up new words, find new and hilarious ways to deal with the problems they face, emerging more or less intact.
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