My Digital Library by Jocelyn

Seedfolks

gonzalezj455 — 2024-02-12 19:39:20 UTC

_{This story puts together the stories of diverse individuals who come together to transform an abandoned lot in a rundown neighborhood into a thriving community garden. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, with a unique perspective on the garden's creation and its impact on their lives.}

_{Literary Elements:}

_{Symbolism: The garden serves as a powerful symbol of renewal, growth, and being connected.}
_{Characterization: The characters in Seedfolks are complex, each with their own struggles, hopes, and dreams.}
_{Themes: The novel explores themes of community & diversity.}

If You Give A Mouse A Brownie

gonzalezj455 — 2024-02-12 19:47:11 UTC

^{The story follows a sequence of events triggered by the simple act of giving a mouse a brownie. As the mouse enjoys the brownie, he begins to make requests and embark on various activities.}

^{Literary Elements:}

_{Plot: The plot follows a circular structure, where each action leads to another, ultimately returning to the original starting point.}
_{Repetition: The repetition of phrases and actions throughout the story reinforces the circular nature of the plot and helps young readers anticipate what will happen next.}
_{Illustrations: The illustrations complement the text, providing visual cues and enhancing the storytelling experience.}

The Jumbo Book Of Space

gonzalezj455 — 2024-02-12 19:48:44 UTC

_{This book is a book that gives information about space and the planets that surround us. Helps the reader understand using visual references of what they have captured from space. It also has a couple of references to websites where kids can search for other visual references like close up pictures as well as interviews with former astronauts.}

Hello, Earth!

gonzalezj455 — 2024-02-12 19:49:56 UTC

_{In Hello Earth, the book is meant to talk about the earth and why it's important to care for it. It has references to personification, as well as imagery to let the mind wonder on what would happen if the earth was not here. The book also contains illustrations of what we find on earth and things we can do to help save it.}

Coraline

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-01 17:05:15 UTC

_{This story starts off with Caroline as she's very adventurous and has a curious mind. She finds a parallel world behind a locked door at her new home. This world is eerie, but her mom seems to be this sweet caring mother but in all actuality she's a sinister woman with Mal intentions.}

_{Literary Elements:}

_{Takes place in the new world and her new home (setting)}
_{She finds her identity when going into the new world as she realized that she needed to realize that reality is just reality, and this universe was not. (theme)}
_{You do get some imagery of what it was like in the other world as she described the place and her mother and father.}

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-01 17:27:39 UTC

_{This young girl known as Minli grows up in China, where her dad tells her the story of the jade dragon. The mountain never became fruitful due to the number of obstacles. Her father tells her about the old man on the moon that can grant wishes where she goes on the adventure of meeting talking animals and such. The mountain then began to flourish after her adventure, and it gave them the chance to regrow.}

Sarah, Plain and Tall

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-02 02:45:36 UTC

_{This book is set in the American Midwest in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a widowed farmer named Jacob who advertises for a wife. Sarah, a woman from Maine, responds to the ad. She visits Jacob's farm to see if she can make it her new home, leaving behind her coastal life. As the story unfolds, Sarah forms bonds with Jacob's children, Anna and Caleb, and they with her. Some literary elements I found was the theme being based off family, love, and loss. Character development of each character undergoes growth and transformation throughout the story as well.}

Where the Sidewalks Ends

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-22 18:19:48 UTC

_{In this poetry book, Shel Silverstein gives a great example of poems being entertaining as well as using poetic devices that help the reader create images in their head of what he is describing. Shel Silverstein hooks all ages by his humor using funny thoughts and ideas in his poetry. Things I would say are used in his poetry book are alliteration, hyperbole, personification, and rhyme scheme.}

The Bite of the Mango

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 03:47:25 UTC

I am Malala

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 03:48:43 UTC

The Gift of the Crocodile

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 03:54:18 UTC

Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 04:02:51 UTC

Displacement

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 14:19:55 UTC

_{The story follows girl named Kiku that lives with her mother, and travels to her mother's hometown. She becomes displaced in which she time travels to her grandmother's time during WW2. This was so she could see the way that Japanese families were treated and suffered due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. l}

_{Literary elements:}

_{Kiku finds her own identity and sense of belonging, her interactions with her grandmother provide opportunities for growth and self-discovery.}
_{Kiku sees the painful legacy of her family's past.}
_{The use of visuals (Graphic Novel)}

Number the Star

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 14:31:05 UTC

_{This story takes place in Denmark with the main character known as Annemarie Johansen. Her and her family help their friends escape Denmark, as this takes place during the Holocaust and them being Jewish are put in danger.}

_{Literary Elements:}

_{Takes Place in Denmark (setting)}
_{Theme of courage is shown as Annemarie is putting herself in danger by helping the Rosens escape.}
_{Symbolism of the star from the title as it symbolized those that were Jewish in which were in danger during this period.}

Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 14:54:10 UTC

_{This story gives context on the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the women's suffrage movement. The illustrations demonstrate the great things she had done for women and how we have created equal plates for women as at the time was frown upon. Social Justice being an important aspect as to what Elizabeth saw for women and how they needed to be treated equally and seen equally as men. The women's suffrage movement being the biggest thing she did to create equal rights.}

Chalk

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 15:01:35 UTC

_{This is wordless picture book letting readers create their own plot of what might happen. The images narrate the story and also gives context on the emotions that can come from characters. Starts off with kids seeing a toy dinosaur with a bag of chalk in its mouth and the kids start playing with it drawing all things that come to mind. What they don't know is that all the things they draw come to life in which, one of the kids draw a dino and realize they are in danger. They have to come up with a plan to make the dino disappear.}

Holes

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 15:15:41 UTC

_{Stanley Yelnats is sent to a juvenile detention center in the middle of the desert, known as Camp Green Lake. He learns about his family's history and how they are cursed.}

_{Literary Elements:}

_{The boys are forced to dig up holes as a form of punishment, Stanley finds out the true reason why they dig up the holes as they are looking for treasure. (Plot)}
_{We gain insight of the characters development as they progress overtime from being in the camp and realized the things, they did in the past were not justified actions.}
_{There's a lot of flashbacks as we go from Stanleys life in the past to his life at camp green lake as well as the other characters.}

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: Special Limited Edition

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 16:28:58 UTC

_{Alexander goes through a day where everything just goes wrong, things just keep getting worse and worse for him.}

_{Literary Elements:}

_{Alexanders character development comes from when he has to realize that even if his day is going bad, he can't let that affect him.}
_{Resilience showed through when he got over his hurdle of being a certain way, letting his thoughts not get the best of him.}
_{There's humor in the book as the mishaps are what make it funny like the gum in his hair and animals being found in his backyard.}

El Deafo

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 16:39:54 UTC

_{This girl gets sick from meningitis which leads her to losing her hearing. This is when she moves to a new school, and she feels accepted and her disability she finds to be unique. Finds out that her differences are like her superpower and causes her to feel like a superhero with her hearing aids. Some people don’t understand that her disability affects her and then leads her to meeting within her new friendship. The perspective is based off the authors thoughts and emotions and allowed the reader to understand the perspective since it is based off of her.}

Heart of a Samurai

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 16:43:08 UTC

_{John and his friends were sailing out in the sea and were left stranded on an island due to a bad storm. They were rescued by barbarians and were taken to America, and he lives his life while facing racism. John goes back to the sea and heads to California during the gold rush period. John heads back to Japan and gets arrested because they thought he was a spy and well ended him in jail for a couple years. The theme I found was that of determination as he was determined to find his parents and was wanting to see them. He could've given up when he got to the states but instead worked hard to go back.}

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

gonzalezj455 — 2024-04-29 16:46:39 UTC

_{Percy Jackson is known as an outcast in the book, he gets attacked by this beast in which his teacher finds out that he's not a normal kid. He goes off to this camp for these kids that aren't normal and finds out he's in danger. Realizes that he stole the lightning bolt that the gods were missing. He makes his way on this adventure with his friends Grover and Kim both come from the other gods in which makes it even more interesting. Overall, the theme would be that he found his identity on this adventure leading him to become confident in the rest of the story.}