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Prologue by Mr. Coveny, Marist Way Director

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Prologue by Mr. Coveny, Marist Way Director

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While attending Marist School, we are called, and we seek to place God in the center of our lives.

To live a Marist life or share a Marist Way, we say that we strive to follow God…as Mary did.

Mary followed God in a certain way.

Though we do not know all that Mary did, the way we think Mary lived her life and went about her work inspires us. The Marist priests call this “Mary’s work.”

We believe that at the heart of Mary’s work is an openness to all people, excludes no one, and is designed to enable men and women to grow and develop according to their call.

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The work of Mary presupposes or assumes you have a relationship with God.

How do you describe your relationship with God -- or describe ways that you are still searching for God?  Or helping others search for God?  How did your summer reading help you in this search?

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Inspired by the book you read, how will you express mercy and compassion to your classmates this school year?

Name specific, constructive ways.

What or whom from your book inspires you to do "Mary's Work"?

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Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit.  As believers, we have the Holy Spirit working in us, and we believe there is nothing we can accomplish for God outside the power of the Holy Spirit.

How do you tap into the power of the Spirit, or do you rely on your strength to get through difficult situations and trials?

Explain how the characters in your summer reading tapped into the power of the Spirit, or did they rely on their own strength to get through difficult situations and trials? Give specific examples.

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1. Post your name, the title of your book, and author.
2. If you can, make a constructive comment about a book in your homeroom.

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Mr. Coveny, Marist School's Director of the Marist Way, has written questions for us to consider and reflect upon.  For whatever book you read this summer, now you will utilize the Marist Way theme, "Doing the Work of Mary," to "look through" as a "lens" to interpret your selection and how it can inspire your actions.

Everyone will answer the "Living the Marist Way" questions.

As a homeroom, discuss each question together. As a student, choose at least one question to reflect on and answer completely in the comment field about how your book connects with the Marist Way.

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Doing the work of Mary inspires us to “step beyond where we are,” out of our comfort zone and to reach others with whom we may not otherwise connect.

How has your summer reading inspired you to reach out?  Reflect on a few ways that you have done this over the summer.

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The work of Mary is marked by mercy and compassion.

Describe examples of mercy and compassion from the book you read.

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Example: Ms. Williams, Dune by Frank Herbert 

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Example: Ms. Williams, Dune by Frank Herbert 

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William Mastella, The Call of the Wild by Jack London

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William Mastella, The Call of the Wild by Jack London

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Taylor Gitonga, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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Taylor Gitonga, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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Joe Norden, The maze runner, James Dashner 

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Joe Norden, The maze runner, James Dashner 

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Eleanor McElhanon, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

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Eleanor McElhanon, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

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Tino Luscap, Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens

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Tino Luscap, Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens

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James McMorrow, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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James McMorrow, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Rania Mathews, In The Time Of Butterflies by Julia Alverez

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Rania Mathews, In The Time Of Butterflies by Julia Alverez

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Hudson Billings, The art of racing in the rain by Garth Stein.

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Hudson Billings, The art of racing in the rain by Garth Stein.

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Tucker Greene, Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand

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One example of mercy and compassion in Unbroken is when Louie first got captured and was starving in his cell. A guard came up to him and asked if he believed in God. He said yes and the guard said that he did too. From then on the guard had given food to Louie in secret and potentially saved Louie from starvation.

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Colin Dykes, The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Colin Dykes, The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Riley Genega, Wins, Losses, and Lessons by Lou Holtz

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Riley Genega, Wins, Losses, and Lessons by Lou Holtz

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This year, I will express mercy to my classmates by engaging in friendly conversations at appropriate times, staying away from gossip, and help others when in need. From my book, The Disaster Days, Zoe meets the best example of "Doing the work of Mary." She would follow every rule of her babysitter and would meet her very need.

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EG McLamb, Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 

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EG McLamb, Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 

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This year I will show mercy to anyone and everyone. In my book The Nazis didn't show any mercy and I don't want that to happen again.

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Michael Stern, Maus: A Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

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Michael Stern, Maus: A Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

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I will follow the golden rule and try to be kinder. A character in the book named Thomas was uplifting to all of his friends and helped those who needed it.

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This year I will express loyalty to my peers because loyalty was a big thing in my book.

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Based on what I read in my summer reading book, this year I'll try living the Marist Way by  looking at life in a more open way. During the summer, that was something I struggled with quite a lot, and I want to learn how to do that. I want to be able to live a life where I'm proud of myself, both spiritually and in every other aspect. Being able to able to exist, and being able to be alive genuinely, is something that the main character of my book, Nora, struggled with a lot. So much so to the point that she ended her life completely. I want to be able to see the world that God has created through a happier lens, and I understand, yes, of course, life isn't always going to be happy, for goodness comes form misfortune. Even so, I do want to learn the lesson that Nora had at the end of the book, and thus, that's my way of showing the Marist Way.

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Doing the work of Mary corralates to The Hunger Games by showing love to peers and to your neighbor.

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Doing the work of Mary corralates to The Hunger Games by showing love to peers and to your neighbor.

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I will express mercy and compassion to my classmates this year by helping people when they need it. I will also talk to people I don't know and get to know more about them. Someone from my book that inspires me to do Mary's work is a character named Patria. She inspires me to do the work of Mary because when people were trying to attack a priest she and some other women came to protect him.

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In my Book The Hunger Games, Dictators were murdering innocent people. That is just like bullying. So this year I will strive to stand up to bullying.

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An example of mercy in Unbroken is when Louie was first captured. When he was first captured in a japenese prison camp he met a guard who asked him if he believed in God. Louie said yes. From then on the guard secrectly snuck him food which was a violation of the japenese POW polecy. Therefore he was risking jail time and maybe even death.

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I am going to give mercy to all of my classmates that are in need of help. In my book the Nazi's were after the Jews and some people helped them. The people helping may have disliked them in the past or maybe didn't even know them at all. They helped them because it was the right thing to do and if they didn't try to help them and give them mercy they would all die. The people that helped them while trying to hide from the Nazi's inspire me to do the work of Mary.

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An example of mercy and compassion in my book.

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An example of mercy and compassion in my book.

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An example of compassion in my book was when Minho was trapped and hurt to Thomas risked his life to go to him and save him.

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In my book there is many acts of ruthlessness. But even in hard times there are friendships that form that are filled with compassion.

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This year I will show the work of Mary by always being inclusive. In my book, not many people were inclusive to Ally just because she was different from them so that is why i will always include everyone.

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I read the book Restart, which inspired me to express mercy and compassion to my classmates by teaching me I can change. It showed me as a kid I still have time to change who I am before that changes my future. In my book a kid went from bully to a kind person and that is what teaches me.

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This year I will express mercy and compassion to my classmates by helping those who ask for it, by being kind to all even when other kids are not, and by respecting others, and their belongings.  In my book The Call of the Wild, the main character, Buck, inspires me to do the work of Mary because he saved multiple people and never gave up.

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One example from my book is that the main character got dropped of charges that where not true. The judge showed him mercy. Another example is when he got his kid back when his charges got dropped

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One example from my book is that the main character got dropped of charges that where not true. The judge showed him mercy. Another example is when he got his kid back when his charges got dropped

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This year I will show the work of mercy by making new friends and being kind to everyone. I will show works of mercy by staying away from gossip, being kind to others, and stopping people if they are hazing or bullying in any way.

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In my book everyone had to fend for themselves. The Nazis were killing every jew in sight. They survived on their own somehow but I believe the spirit helped them more than they know.

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My book has inspired me to treat my classmates the way I would want to be treated, help others in any small possible way, always lift others up and never put them down, and to remember that a small act of kindness can go a long way. In my book Francie really inspires me to do the work of Mary because she is treats everyone with kindness and was always selfless in the things that she did.

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One example of mercy and compassion in the book I read was when Minerva offered a ride to their stepsister who was getting food for her mother. Another example of mercy was when there was an attack and a 15 year old boy was dying and Patria came to rescue him.

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From my book, The Disaster Days, there were many examples of mercy and compassion. Some examples are when Hannah, the main character put the kids she was babysitting ahead of herself by having them eat before she did in a situation of crisis. Another example is when Hannah's mom crossed the whole state of Washington to get to her and help her out.

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Molly Schaffer, We'll always have summer by Jenny Han

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Molly Schaffer, We'll always have summer by Jenny Han

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My book was Refugee. The book was about three kids who had to escape from there home land because of war. These kids were nice to everyone and when they were nice they got help. People want to help you and you should help people. Being kind like Mary is something we should always do. We should always help people and be kind

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Some works of mercy in the book I read were when the main character, who is a bully, went to hang out with the nerds. He forgot he was a bad kid and he realized he was and felt bad for all the things he had done. He made his life better and became a better person.

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One example of mercy and compassion in The Call of the Wild is when John Thornton saves the main character Buck from his master who was beating him. He also saved Buck from dying, for his master died seconds later.

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One of the main examples of mercy and compassion in the book Fish in a Tree is shown by the teacher. The teacher give Ally many second chances even though she is failing he still believes in her.

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My summer reading book helped me to want to reach out because no body reached out for Ally in the book and i felt bad.

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This book helped me in the search for God by showing how if you always have hope then good things will come.

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In my book one of the main characters, Keisha used the holy spirit by wanting to become friends with Ally even though she was different from everyone else.

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The book I read did not teach me how to live the Marist way but, I will respect my teachers and be nice to my classmates. I also want to learn how to be more organized, focus, and to keep my thoughts inside my head.

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When Herminie takes the blame to help harry and Ronald Weasley get out of trouble.

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My book did not help me step out my comfort zone, but I go to camp every summer and that helps me step out of my comfort zone.

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My book did not help me in my spiritual journey but camp is defiantly one of the times I feel closer to god.

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The Midnight Library Reading by Taylor Gitonga

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The Midnight Library Reading by Taylor Gitonga

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This book has taught me the worth of life in itself, the beauty of just being able to be alive, and what good there is that one can offer the world even if at their lowest. Its inspired me to find more to look forward to life, something I didn't have too much of over the summer because of the horrible mental state I was in. Reading the Midnight Library allowed me to understand the world through Nora's perspective, something I didn't expect to relate to as much as I did. It's gotten me to anticipate more instead of less and sort of draw away from my overly pessimistic qualities, at least just a little bit. After reading this book, I started finding joy in the little things over the summer, like drawing definitely, or the gentle and almost tranquil stillness of the night and how cozy it feels.

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The Midnight Library Reading-Taylor Gitonga

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The Midnight Library Reading-Taylor Gitonga

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My book helped me grow closer and expand on my relationship with God by taking more notice and appreciation of the world he's created and the things that he's done for us. It helped me understand Him on more of a deeper level, as with my appreciation of life in general, I found myself appreciating him More. It was definitely something that opened my eyes on my spiritual journey, and yes, even if I am still searching for God, still searching for a way to grow the bond that we already share, I do feel that this book provided a great stepping stone for that.

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The Midnight Library Reading-Taylor Gitonga

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The Midnight Library Reading-Taylor Gitonga

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One example of mercy that was shown in my book was when Nora finally reconciled and forgave her brother, Joe, for having been ignoring her for so long. The moment when they finally understood and realized that both of them were struggling, finally realized the value of each other, was a very powerful moment within this book, and definitely one of the most defining moments of Nora's journey to not only appreciate being able to be alive but who she was as well.

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The character rely on each other and there own strength to make it through hard times.

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An example of mercy in The Hunger Games is when Katniss and Peeta spare each other and say that they will both eat the poisonous fruit.

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An example of mercy in The Hunger Games is when Katniss and Peeta spare each other and say that they will both eat the poisonous fruit.

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This year I will do the work of Mary by showing mercy and being kind to my peers and classmates. Katniss shows mercy when she spare Peeta.

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This year I will do the work of Mary by showing mercy and being kind to my peers and classmates. Katniss shows mercy when she spare Peeta.

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One act of mercy in my book was when Francie has her first piano lesson and Francie's mom (who is just as poor as the teacher) offers the teacher a sweet roll, which she paid a lot for, to the teacher because she could see that the teacher was very hungry.

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This book helped me to notice and help the people in need of help like this summer we went to the lake in Tennessee. We had the smallest and slowest boat on the lake because it was a rental. When we were driving back from a long day from swimming in the lake in Tennessee we saw some people that looked like they were waving to say hi. Then we realized they needed help. There boat had died in the middle of the lake so they were just floating with no where to get help. We tried to jumpstart but it did not work so then we tied there boat to the back of ours and towed them all the way to the arena where the could get there boat started and and go back out on the water safely. Another way is when we were in Hawaii there was this big wave that knocked over my brother and instead of calling for my parents I grabbed him so he would not hit rocks on the bottom or be pulled out really far.

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One act of mercy in my book was when the main character got hurt and someone he didn't even know risked there life to carry him to safety.

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I will live the Marist way this year by being a good friend to my classmates and trying to become friends with people I don't know. In my book the main characters best friend Sam goes on a daring mission that will most like end in death but he still goes and follows his friend until the end. This inspired me to do the work of Mary

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This year I will show mercy and compassion by talking when I should and listen to others who know better. Lou Holtz does the work of mary by showing compassion to all his players by trying his best to them better.

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An example of compassion and mercy in Wins, Losses, and Lessons is when Lou Holtz coached at Ohio State under Woody Hayes. Coach Hayes knew Holtz didn't have a lot of experience coaching so even in losses he tried to improve Holtz.

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In the book I read, Suzannah lived the Marist way. Suzannah was like a second mother to Belly. She always cared for her.  Suzannah left such a big impact on Belly. Now that she's gone, Belly can use her actions as an example of how to live a life of Mary, and so can I.

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An example of compassion and mercy is Suzannah. She was always there when anyone needed her. She would talk to anyone about anything and would make them feel better. She was kind and cared about everyone and it showed every day. She made everyone feel special because she made time for everyone, no matter how busy she was.

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Lucas West The Hunger Games

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Doing the work of Mary in the hunger games is showing love for others

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My book was Refugee. This book was about three kids who had to leave their homeland because of war. They needed help from people on the way. People wanted to help them because they were kind. The kids were willing to help people and in return they got help . They were kind like Mary

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In the hunger games Katniss inspires me to do the work of mary

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One example of mercy and compassion in my book is when the main character got hurt and someone he didn't even know risked there life to carry him to safty

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My book inspired me to reach out and get out of my comfort zone like Suzannah. This summer, at camp, I met a lot of people and cared for them and became friends with them. I also helped out at a food pantry by my house.

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I help out at a food pantry by my house which is Christian based, I also go to Church every Sunday. My summer reading brought me closer to God by showing Suzannah and Belly's relationship, and making me want that relationship with God.

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I rely on others support during tough times and get through them. In my book, Suzannah was always there for people going through tough times, she was always there for everyone and make people feel better. Suzannah also used others support to help her go through her cancer journey she had her best friend, and her closest friends and family helping her, supporting her and praying for her because she left such an impact on everyone. Suzannah had all the love and support during her cancer journey.

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This year I will be nice to my classmates, and teammates. I will also show respect to others

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In my book there is not a lot of mercy but when Katniss saves her sister from the hunger games that shows mercy