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Before Ruta Sepetys Out of the Easy I had never dived into the realm of historical fiction, assuming it would be boring stories about boring people in boring places, but I was proven wrong.

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys is a phenomenal piece of literature. The story is set in 1950s New Orleans and the french quarter is sizzling with secrets.The main character, Josie Moraine, is an extremely intelligent young girl with a passion for education. Her dream goal is to go to college, but she has multiple hoops to jump through.

Throughout the story the author keeps you wanting more with her compelling word choice and writing style, producing sentences such as, ¨Yes, but i've read it was a tumultuous affair, he challenged me.΅

The way she works her character's dialogue gives you a clear look into each of their different personalities. Ruta Sepetys tends to use a wide range of vocabulary, potentially making it a challenging read for some.

I would give I would give it  a 5/5 and recommend it to anyone who has a passion for the historical fiction genre. If you feel like giving yourself a challenge, and reading a good book I definitely recommend Out of the Easy and hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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All the light we cannot see (Anthony Doerr) 

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All the light we cannot see (Anthony Doerr) 

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All The Light We Cannot was the most disappointing book I have read this school year so far. This book is about two very different people set in mainly France during WWII. One is girl named Maurie Laure who goes blind at a very you age and must find new ways to live her life with her disabilities. The other is about a boy named Werner Pfennig who loves science, he has to join the german military.
Throughout this story there wasn’t a whole lot of character development but towards the end they really changed because thirty years had past. That all the character  change we see throughout this story. The ending is the best part of the book it shows how the war affected the character thirty years after.
One thing I like about book is it details the author can put amazing images into your mind. Author describes all sort of things in this book so well he makes the images you see in your head so beautiful and amazing.

Ethan Abbe: First Hour

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This book is a very good read. As I was reading it I never wanted to put it down. Every page made you want to read the next. Salt to the Sea is written in four different character’s perspectives. Joana, a woman from Lithuania, who is traveling with a large group of people. A fifteen year old Polish girl named Emilia, a German soldier named Florian, and a crew member named Alfred. The story is set towards the end of WWll and all the characters give their perspective on their journey. At first the story starts out a bit slow because each character is describing their background, but once the characters begin to meet the story really begins. The book is written in English although the characters are speaking in German. It also talks about the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that could bring them to freedom, which was a real ship that had more casualties than the Titanic. If you like historical fiction I would absolutely recommend this book.

Samantha Wasserman Hr. 1

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This was by far the best book I read this semester. 5 out of 5 stars. I would recommend it to anyone, even people not very interested in historical fiction. The way it’s written makes it easy to connect with.

Pros

- the descriptions of settings and bits of other languages make it easy to get lost in the book

- the characters feel like real people

- the story it tells is not well known so this book is very important

- the writing style helps bring out the story

Cons

- sad and horrific, like many WWll stories

Katrina Gaudette Beller First Hour

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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

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The Secret Life of Bees is probably one of the most meaningful and interesting book I have ever read. The most important thing to think about while reading this book is that events that occurred in the book were real events that happened in the past like the sitting of the story is a real place in America and how African Americans were treated in the past. The story talks about different types of topics and everyone has their own opinion about what the theme is. It’s amazing to see how the main character developments throughout the whole book. I liked how this book made me feel so many emotions, at some point I cried in the end because it looked like it was going to be a sad ending but they was a plot twist which made me keep reading more and wanting more. One thing I would have changed about this book is making it a little bit longer because at the end the story was rushed, which left me questions a lot of things when I finished reading. I learned a lot from this book and what life was like for an African Americans in the early 1900s and the life of a teenage girl from the early 1900s. I learned to be open minded person and to not charge someone from their appearance. I strongly recommend this book for high schools and adults. I would not recommend this book to kids younger than 13 years old because it has a lot of bad words and events that are hard to understand.
Aska Moraa(3rd Hour)

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Rate: 4.8
My Opinion:

A book full of emotion, friendship, and family. Overall, I think this book was amazing. I love the way it’s presented from the beginning and how well it goes together. The book is based in Germany, during Hitler’s rise to power. For the first 100 pages, it may seem uninteresting because nothing really happens or you might not understand what is going on. But I guarantee if you keep on reading then it’ll start to get interesting as everything is slowly unravels. Having “Death” as a character and a narrator makes the book different compared to other books. “It” gives hints, spoilers, and future events that happen in the book, but not enough to make you understand what’s going on. It makes you want to keep reading. Death is the narrator and also gives his perspective in the story as well. It makes you want to figure out what or when that event happens. There are many different perspective from the other characters in the book. Although the book kinda jumps into different time periods in the Book Thief’s Life, towards the end everything is revealed.

About the Book:

Without giving too much information, The Book Thief is basically about a girl named Liesel who is adopted by a couple named Rosa and Hans Hubermann. They experience hardships of earning money, not having enough food, and the war that’s happening around them. On top of that they decided to hide a Jew in their basement named Max…

What I Think the Theme is:

Based on the book and the relationships that Liesel had, I think the theme is:  “Even through the hardships in life, courage is the key to staying strong and powering through.” I think this is a theme because Liesel, the main character goes through many struggles in her live such as losing a sibling, never seeing her mother, and many other events(that I won’t spoil).
Tina Meng
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One of the most interesting books I have read is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The setting was wonderfully described in the first chapter. I have to admit that it is a little slow at the start but after awhile it gets very interesting. I can also really relate to the characters. I wanted to know what happened to them. The main character are Scout and the book describes how she grows and develops throughout her childhood. The author picked these moments from this timeline that is her childhood to write about in her book.

The theme is not always clear throughout the book, but personally I think, that when you search for the theme, you get more deeper into the book and learn more about it. I recommend this book for mature readers. However, I do think that this is one of those books that you must read at least once in your lifetime, and I will gladly read it more than once.

Natalie Dolan Hr. 3

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