Keeping Literature Lit with Mrs. B

  BIBLIOGRAPHY Soontornvat, Christina. 2020. ALL THIRTEEN: THE INCREDIBLE CAVE RESCUE OF THE THAI BOYS SOCCER TEAM. New York: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 9781713762454 Soontornvat, Christina. 2020.ALL THIRTEEN: THE INCREDIBLE CAVE RESCUE OF THE THAI BOYS SOCCER TEAM. Quincy Surasmith and Christina Soontornvat, Narr. [Unabridged Audiobook]. Audible.  https://www.audible.com/pd/All-Thirteen-Audiobook/1713547791?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp&shareTest=TestShare (Original work published 2020.) PLOT SUMMARY On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach entered a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. As the world sits vigil, people begin to wonder: how long can a g...

BIBLIOGRAPHY Ogle, Rex. 2019. FREE LUNCH. New York: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN: 9781713700111 Ogle, Rex. 2019. FREE LUNCH. Ramon De Ocampo, Narr. [Unabridged Audiobook]. Audible.  https://www.audible.com/pd/Free-Lunch-Audiobook/1980053707?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp&shareTest=TestShare (Original work published 2019.) PLOT SUMMARY Instead of giving him lunch money, Rex’s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a wealthy school district, better-off kids crowd impatiently behind him as he tries to explain to the cashier that he’s on the free meal program. The lunch lady is hard of hearing, so Rex has to shout.   Free Lunch is the story of Rex’s efforts to navigate his first semester of sixth grade―who to sit with, not being able to join the football team, Halloween in a handmade costume, classmates, and a teacher who take one look at him and decide he’s trouble―all while wearing secondhand clo...

BIBLIOGRAPHY Montgomery, Sy. 2012. TEMPLE GRANDIN: HOW THE GIRL WHO LOVED COWS EMBRACED AUTISM AND CHANGED THE WORLD. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN: 9780547443157 PLOT SUMMARY This biography follows the life of Temple Grandin, who was born different from others. She was diagnosed with autism at the age of three and struggled throughout her childhood with fitting in and getting an education. She was able to overcome challenges into adulthood and became a scientist and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. She continues to be an advocate for autism and the treatment of animals. CRITICAL ANALYSIS One of the biggest items that stuck out to me in this biography was the images used. A lot of them were negatives blown up to show the image. It was neat to see images like that. There were photos of her childhood as well as some from her adult life. My favorite were the pictures showing her trying out the different squeeze machines as this really shows that she ...

  BIBLIOGRAPHY Okorafor, Nnedi. 2017. AKATA WITCH. New York: Speak, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN: 9781537924649 Okorafor, Nnedi. 2018.AKATA WITCH. Yetide Badaki , Narr.) [Unabridged Audiobook]. Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/Akata-Witch-Audiobook/B07BNVKP8V?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp&shareTest=TestShare (Original work published 2017.) PLOT SUMMARY This story follows a twelve-year-old girl named Sunny, who has never fit in anywhere she went. Her parents and brother are Nigerian, while she was born in the United States; however, they currently live in Nigeria where she continues to not feel like she belongs. Sunny is also albino in an area of Africans, which makes her stick out. She finally makes friends with two other “odd” children and finds out that she was born with gifted magical abilities as a Leopard Person. Alongside her new friends, she learns about magical history, juju, and more, while learning she has a place to fit in....

  BIBLIOGRAPHY Cooper, Susan. 2002. THE GREY KING: THE DARK IS RISING. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks. ISBN: 9780758701886 PLOT SUMMARY This story follows the journey of young Will Stanton as he visits Wales to recover from hepatitis. Along his journey, he meets Bran and together they seek out the Golden Harp. The Golden Harp is protected by magic and men, so they must work together to figure out how to try to get to the Golden Harp. CRITICAL ANALYSIS Not having read the prequels to this particular book made it very hard to understand what was going on at the beginning, it is definitely not a stand-alone book. The first few chapters feel very rushed and do not provide a lot of background information. This book is the fourth book in The Dark Rising series. After the confusing start of the book, the plot does begin to develop and becomes enjoyable as Will is on his journey. With his recent health issues of hepatitis, Will has memory issues that cause him to not remember a lot of what h...