Mr. Kohl,
I just finished the book Deadline by Chris Crutcher. I have to say that you were correct...this was an awesome book. I am still wiping away the tears. I thought Ben was a very courageous character because he wasn't afraid to look at things that he thought he knew as true and change his idea about them. Even though Ben is dying in the book, he still thinks he can learn new things and do things he has never tried before.
I wonder if anyone else has read any books that have courageous characters in them? Let me know about books with characters that aren't afraid to face what ever obstacles are thrown at them and then come through it as a better person. Mrs. S.
Friday, March 19, 2010
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Hmm. Books with courageous characters.I happen to know a few.
ReplyDelete*The last song by nicholas sparks(author of dear john)
*a tree grows in brooklyn by betty smith
*speak by laurie halse anderson
*buried onions by gary soto
Hope this helps!!
My first thought was, Cole, in Touching Spirit Bear. It takes almost dying to overcome his own personal obstacles. The Ghost of Spirit Bear put Cole in an even tougher situation; trying to be accepted back at his high school with Peter, the boy he almost killed in book one.
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1. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
ReplyDeleteRacial inequalities and bias even in the presentation of evidence contrary to the prosecution's case.
2. Zoya's Story by Zoya with Josh Follain and Rita Cristofari
Growing up in a Muslim culture and living as a young woman under the Taliban. How does one fight against an omnipotent government?
3. Black Boy by Richard Wright
Sometimes bullying and racism comes from within one's own demographic. Trying to get out and become a better person can mean that one must abandon all that they have ever known, personally, spiritually, faithfully as a family, to escape a prescribed role for life.