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(1) find a significant quote describing a character from your novel and
(2) find a photo to accompany - think about who you would cast as the character if you were making a movie. This cannot be a picture of who someone played the part if a movie was made.
(3) Over the coming weeks, you will get the chance to “book talk” your book in two-minutes-or-less.
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Henry Schaadt
"The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you’ll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it"(Robert Speirs
If I had to cast anyone to play Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Speirs I  would pick John Bernthal. I would cast him because in his past performances he has always played the more aggressive role and it would be interesting to see how he would be as a more passive aggressive role by portraying LTC Ronald Speirs

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Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien

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Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien

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Emily Haar

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

If I were to recast Gandalf, I would probably choose Morgan Freeman. Gandalf is a very powerful wizard, and he sometimes uses his magic to protect the people that he cares about. He is almost always quick on his feet to provide a solution to problems that arise. The group also tends to feel lost when they are apart from Gandalf, and have no trouble voicing it to the others. They say things along the lines of "I wish Gandalf was here" and "If Gandalf was here, he would know what to do."

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Reyann Kruger
1) "This is how messed up things are here: today he didn't chain me and Michelle, and instead of being happy, I'm scared. I noticed a couple weeks ago that Amanda was unchained."(DeJesus 175).
2) I would cast Cierra Ramirez as Gina DeJesus because the book describes Gina as a very petite, young girl. I feel like this would be a good choice because she could capture the distress Gina was in.

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Dorian Bowman
1) "I gave her papers without hesitation, and a leaflet showing which roads she was allowed to use. She thanked me very warmly"(Luck 54).

I would cast Vin Diesel as Hans Von Luck because he would portray his strong spirit and cool temper well.

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Nick Evans
"Mom thought I worked at the Flatbush Sports Club on Atlantic avenue. I ain't worked there a day in my life--but the manager owed me" (Diepen 2).

I would cast Quavo (rapper) as Ty Johnson because he seems to fit Ty's laid back style in life. He also is a rapper so he is rich and Ty makes a lot of money so they both have very expensive fashion choices.

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Ty Lincoln
“Happiness is only real when shared”
-Christopher McCandless

I would use Bear Grylls to portray Christopher McCandless because he adores the wilderness and has a respect for it just like Christopher had.

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Maddie Jaco
1)
" 'You love him, don't you?' She asked. Without thinking I nodded. After a few seconds I realized what I had admitted and I glanced up sharply" (Taylor).
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I would cast Rachel McAdams to play the part of August, a girl who is too scared to admit her feelings for her best friend. Just friends reminded me of a Nicholas Sparks movie, which is why I chose this actress, because she is in the Notebook.

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Joel White
1.) "I don't know why I shouldn't use drugs, because they're wild and they're beautiful and they're wonderful, but I know I shouldn't, and I won't! I won't ever again" (Anonymous, Beatrice Sparks 49).

2.) I think I would use Kristen Stewart to portray Alice in a movie because I believe she could very accurately portray a girl whose life is in a downward spiral.

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Presley Mattoni

1. “Life would be so much easier if we had the courage to ask the questions we fear the most.”

2. The person I would have casting August is Chloë Grace Moretz. She is a very good actress. I believe that she could really play the role of  August, who is falling in love but is scared to show it. She is the actress for Mia in the movie If I Stay, which has a similar plot line.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling

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Evelyn Clayton

"Professor Snape was sitting in a low armchair, and he looked around as the class filed in. His eyes were glittering and there was a nasty sneer playing around his mouth."

I would choose Johnny Depp to be casted as Professor Snape. Snape has a very dark, mysterious demeanor. He is known by students to be extremely harsh and critical when it comes to teaching, especially towards Harry Potter. Even though this true, later on the books reveal that Snape was always looking out for Harry from afar which added complexity to his character. Johnny Depp has this same dark essence around him, and I believe with his strong acting skills Johnny would be able to portray the attitude and mysterious demeanor of Snape very well.

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Sebastian Hilleary

"Langdon's friends had always viewed him as a bit of an enigma– a man caught between centuries. On weekends he could be seen lounging on the quad in blue jeans, discussing computer graphics or religious history with students; other times he could be spotted in his Harris tweed and paisley vest, photographed in the pages of upscale art magazines at museum openings where he had been asked to lecture," (Brown, 5).

I feel like Mark Ruffalo could fit in this role for a few reasons. For one, he's at the point, age-wise, where he's still young but is showing signs of aging. His hair is still dark, but with wisps of grey and white in it. Langdon himself is still young at heart, but is contained within an aged and weary vessel. Secondly, I would be able to believe Ruffalo in a more intelligent role, because Langdon is a brilliant religious iconologist and symbologist, and is great at logical thinking and problem-solving.

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Avery Bohman

1. "The thing about a spiral is, if you follow it inward, it never actually ends. It just keeps tightening, infinitely. (Green 7)"

2. I would cast Kiernan Shipka in this movie because she's a young actress and I can picture her playing the role of Aza Holmes. Aza is a 16-year-old who struggles with anxiety and OCD, and I feel like Kiernan would be a great fit for this role becausue of her talent.

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Liz Butler

"Impossible choices, and I had to start making them" (Miranda 232).

I would have Chloe Grace play the part of Kelsey (main character) because when I imagine Kelsey I see Chloe. She even looks the same age as Kelsey, even though Chloe is older. I really think she could play the role of Kelsey.

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1. "So much in mourning is your son..."
2. This picture shows a man distraught. That's Hamlet!
-Miss Drew

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My Story, Elizabeth Smart with Chris Stewart

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My Story, Elizabeth Smart with Chris Stewart

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Riley Tilton
"I woke up with my little sister sleeping beside me, a dark man standing over me, and a knife to my throat" (Smart 25).
I chose this picture because it is about her personally as a child when she got kidnapped.
I chose Chloe Grace Moretz, because she looks similar to who Elizabeth Smart is and she would play out the role of a kidnapping in this story.

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Jack Rajner
"twenty-six-year-old Zamperini had been one of the greatest runners in the world, expected by many to be the first to break the four minute mile" (Hillenbrand xviii).
If I had to pick an actor to play Zamperini I would say Andrew Garfield would be a good fit. He has a resemblance to the real Zamperini, and has history in war movies already such as Hacksaw Ridge.

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Ellie Kregel

1. "She doesn't like the new book because she's too stupid to understand what it's up to." (King, 125)

2. If I had to choose an alternative character to play Annie Wilkes in Misery, I would choose Helena Bonham Carter. She always tends to play creepy characters and, in my opinion, she can really pull it off. Annie Wilkes is a very disturbing character, and I think Carter could portray a creepy character such as Wilkes very well.

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Makenna Curson

1. "My name is Donnie! My favorite color is blue! I like macaroni and cheese and hate oatmeal and you have to see me now!"(Vrettos 231-232).
2. I would cast Finn Wolfhard as Donnie because Donnie is a normal 14 year old boy struggling with family issues and friend drama, and is willing to rebel against his parents. I just pictured Finn being a good representation as him from his appearance, and personality in shows/movies he's been in.

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Abby Seely

1.) "“The earth is speaking to us, but we can't hear because of all the racket our senses are making. Sometimes we need to erase them, erase our senses. Then - maybe - the earth will touch us. The universe will speak. The stars will whisper.”" (Spinelli, 97)

2.) For the role of Stargirl I would cast Cara Delevinge because she has been casted in a lot of John Green book based movies, and Stargirl specifically reminds me a lot of John Green's writing style. I think that she would be able to Stargirl/Susan really well. For the role of Stargirl the actress as her needs to be able to act quirky, yet intelligent and I think that Cara would do a really good job of that.

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Arthur Berry
1.an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put
together. A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance, and in fact he was not of first−rate intelligence, but he was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers
of work.(Orwell 1) e-book page #

2. Since the story is written about animals the actor would just do the voice of the character. And since Boxer is described as strong and respected, I believe that the voice would best be handled by Mark Hamill. The horse playing Boxer should be Gun Runner, a race horse with twelve 1st places, three 2nd places, two 3rd places, and one 4th and 5th place. (No picture of Mr.Hamill because most people know what he looks like)

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Griffin Pendry

1. "sometimes...these things, are best kept a secret" (Taylor 61).

2. If I had to pick a famous actor that would represent the character Ethan, I would have to pick Liam Hemsworth. He is seen as a very formal actor and in majority of his movies he plays a character who is a love interest or in the process of falling in love. We see that through the book with Ethan who has August being his best option for the future (relationship wise) but he doesn't realize it.

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Montana Morgan

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Emma Rohrs
1. "I noticed a big, smudgy-eyed Chinese woman staring idiotically into my face. It was only me, of course. I was appalled to see how wrinkled and used-up I looked" (Plath 18).

2. I chose Liu Yifei to play Esther Greenwood, the main character of The Bell Jar. Esther never wrote about what she looked like, except for saying that she was getting fat, and the quote above. Also, she always wore lipstick. Liu Yifei is a Chinese actress who will be in Mulan. Esther Greenwood is an incredibly dark character, and she would need a strong woman to portray her accurately.

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Abby Duhaime
"I felt isolated in my misery. I became lonely, so I drank a bit, and then a bit more, and then I became lonelier, because no one likes being around a drunk. I lost and I drank and I drank and I lost" (Hawkins 79).

A famous person I would use to represent this in a movie, would be Kristen Stewart. I think she would be a good role for this part, because in the movies I have seen her in, she is very good at taking on dark and serious roles. I think she would be a really good choice to show how Rachel is a mess and hopeless throughout the book.

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Harnoor Singh

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in" (Albom 52).

I would cast Cliff Robertson because in the spider man movie he portrayed the uncle who was wise and had to die, but always knew what to say. Also he would always tell his nephew, Peter, life lessons and how to survive in the real world. When I thought of Morrie, and how much of an amazing loving person he was, I though immediately of Cliff Robertson.

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Paige Paprocki
1. "Ma knows everything except the things she doesn't remember right..."(Donoghue 9).
2. Kristen Stewart reminds me of the mom in Room. Ma is determined and always seems to have an answer. I feel that Kristen would play the role in the movie, because it reminds me of her role in the movie Speak. In Speak she had to overcome a difficult time and prove that she was strong. In room, Ma has to face being trapped and the struggle that comes with escaping. Then, Ma has to show how she can overcome all of this and show that she is strong for herself and for her son, Jack.