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  Part One Paterson, K. (1975). Bridge to Terabithia . HarperCollins. Part Two The Bridge to Terabithia is a book that keeps readers intrigued and can even pull at your heart strings. The author did an amazing job at writing this story and giving children the motive to dive deep into their imagination. Paterson makes the story easy for children to read and follow along with as the dialogue correlates to the age it is directed to. One particular thought I had when reading this novel was if there was a correlation between Jess's little sister and Leslie when she is upset that Leslie is not religious and asks her what happens if she dies. It is a dark moment that I believe is often overlooked, but I do wonder if it was foreshadowing the unfortunate events to occur later on.  Part Three This book in particular would be considered a quality book. It has a lot of structure in terms of plot, setting, theme, style, and point of view. There are so many themes that are laid out when rea...

Part One Park, L. S. (2002). When My Name Was Keoko . Clarion Books. Part Two When My Name Was Keoko is a very intense book in terms of the emotional story that is provided. During the reading I considered why historically I have never been taught, and why we do not teach more of this topic in history class. It is so important for students to understand all sides of history without undermining and feeling a certain race is not important, especially in a World War. It was hard to imagine not being able to speak your own language, and being unable to showcase or be proud of a heritage that is a part of your family. Part Three This book in particular would be considered a quality book. It has a lot of structure in terms of plot, setting, theme, style, and point of view. There is also a feeling of reflection when reading the story where readers can question why this has happened to this specific group, and how we as readers would feel if it happened to us. The book's purpose is to enga...

Part One  Burton, V. L. (1942). The Little House. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Part Two  The Little House gives readers insight on how the little things of life can be overshadowed and passed by. As the house was filled with memories and got to experience the beauty of life in the countryside it was overtaken by the tall cities and busy transportation and was forgotten about until the great granddaughter remembered memories and stories of the house. This book helps us see how easy it is to lose sight of beauty and why it is important to find beauty in the little things.  Part Three  This book in particular would be considered a quality book. It has a lot of structure in terms of plot, setting, theme, style, and point of view. There is a direct message within the story that is easy to follow along for kids, and the plot is interesting. There is a chronological order in which the story flows and gives a theme for both the house and the cities. The book's conc...

  Part One a. Bibliographic information (in APA format) including author, title, illustrator, publisher, and copyright date.  Burton, V. L. (1942). The Little House . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Part Two The Little House gives readers insight on how the little things of life can be overshadowed and passed by. As the house was filled with memories and got to experience the beauty of life in the countryside it was overtaken by the tall cities and busy transportation and was forgotten about until the great granddaughter remembered memories and stories of the house. This book helps us see how easy it is to lose sight of beauty and why it is important to find beauty in the little things. Part Three This book in particular would be considered a quality book. It has a lot of structure in terms of plot, setting, theme, style, and point of view. There is a direct message within the story that is easy to follow along for kids, and the plot is interesting. There is a chronological order i...