Rachel Louise Carson Life Begins Rachel Louise Carson was born on May 27, 1907 in Springfield, Pennsylvania, where she lived with her family. Her family was very poor, and she had two older siblings with which she shared a room. She was very interested in nature, which she claimed to have learned from her mother. She also loved to write. In fact, when she was ten years old, she wrote a story called St. Nick, that was published in a kid’s magazine.
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson was born on October 23, 1961 in Postsdam, New York. She was born Laurie Beth Halse. As a child, and even now, she loved to read, and write, but struggled with math, which is highly reflected in Melinda, the main character in her National Book Award Finalist book. She was a well behaved child, and at the age of 16, she had left her parents house and wound up living on a pig farm. The pig farm was located in Denmark, where she stayed for 13 months as a foreign exchange student.
In 1952 on Francine’s tenth birthday, her birth parents, Fred and Feonia came to see her. They told her all about how they could not handle her when she was younger, but they still love her and would be there for her anytime and that they was sorry for not coming to see her sooner. On Tuesday, September twenty-fifth, 1952, the day after her birthday, Marguerite, Francine, Fred, and Feonia all went out to eat then went shopping for the rest of the day. For the remainder of the week Fred, Feonia, Francine, and Marguerite went shopping, watched playes, and went to the park. Then over the weekend there was a terrible accident and Fred and Feonia died.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH created a strong feeling on individuals. Most likely because individuals considered that someplace in this world mice and rats might actually be up amazing like this. Having re-read it as an adult, individuals observe currently that sensible and unsentimental style of writing of Robert C O'Brien creates it all appear probable (Charlotte, 1998). Although they recognized the conclusion, they still discovered themselves drawn into the story from begin to end and entirely won over through the rodents of the title. Mrs. Frisby, a mouse, is attempting to watch out of her children on her individual since her husband was eaten through the cat of farmer, Dragon.
There is also a poem my Mom talks about that tells the dust bunnies to lay still, the dirt to stay put, because she wanted to play with her kids and they are only young once. You want to experience those once in a lifetime moments. She didn’t worry about her dirty hair or that it was Monday. Looking back on my life in high school I wish I would have done more sports. They say hindsight is 20/20.
The book Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse is one of the best books I have read in school. When I began reading it I did not understand the title, but as I read more I began to understand. Nyle is a young who cannot accept losses. Except when the accident in Cookshire took place she had to learn how to let go. Nyle’s Grandma allowed two evacuees, a mother and her very sick son, to settle in her house until the boy got better.
The worst thing she passed was when she got raped. Melinda survived being bullied throughout her 9th grade School year, and then became popular; Bullying does not only happen in this novel, but can happen in the real life, as what happened to the kid in The Everest School last year. He was kicked out of the school because of the bullying situation, and it was the end of his life. Melinda’s situation with bullying was different but it was worst because she was the one being
Lilly is the worst student Mr. Mali has ever seen addicted to use the word like. The situation gets really bad when the entire eighth grade began to call her Like Lilly Like Wilson Like. This continued until Mr. Mali made his classroom a Like-Free Zone. Lilly could not talk for days and when she did, she told Mr. Mali that it is so difficult and now she has to think before she says anything. Also, Mr. Mali told Lilly it’s for her own good even if she does not like it.
My ninth grade was pretty cool until the last week of school I let my mouth get the best of me and said some things that I really should’ve not said and because I did I earned the next semester at the alternative school. When school started back I was very sad because I had to go to the “bad” school with all the “bad” kids and I was very nervous. Once I got there it was pretty cool and I really enjoyed it because the classes were smaller and you got more one on one help. My grades went up and my mom decided that I should spend the rest of the year there, which really messed me up because they did not offer any elective classes only the basics . My eleventh grade year was also a disaster because of the struggle of passing my biology state test and I was really distracted and just wanted to go back to the alternative school but my mom and the principle would not send me back.
Michelle’s Memoir This is my life through school; I went to public school all the way through seventh grade I then left North Augusta middle because I didn’t like the people there, After a few days of looking for schools my mother found the perfect school for me Victory Baptist Private School! I went to Victory for a few years all the way leading to 9th grade and it was amazing but my friend talked me into coming to North Augusta High School. At first I loved it I met the love of my life there and enjoyed every day but after two years there I decided public school was not for me I just missed to many days and so the change of schools began again! I looked forever hoping to find another school like Victory; I would have even went back there.