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Searching for Anne Frank: Letters from Amsterdam to Iowa

by Susan Goldman Rubin

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Mrs. Hornick said: " Imagine having a penpal from across the world who changed the world with her diary. Juanita Wagner (from Danville Iowa) chose a girl from her teacher’s list of pen pals who’s name was Anne Frank. They both wrote to each other a few times before Juani Imagine having a penpal from across the world who changed the world with her diary. Juanita Wagner (from Danville Iowa) chose a girl from her teacher’s list of pen pals who’s name was Anne Frank. They both wrote to each other a few times before Juanita got no answer from Anne Frank no more, unknown of what was happening where Anne Frank lived and the threats of Adolf Hitler. Meanwhile, Anne Frank, her family, and four other people decided to go into hiding in the Secret Annex, a secret building in Anne Frank’s father’s business. As two years went on, Anne Frank grew and wrote in her plaid-covered diary. She wrote about how afraid she was about being found and just the ordinary, everyday problems of being a teenager. As this happened, Anne Frank’s penpal Juanita grew and did not know anything about what was happening in Amsterdam with Anne Frank. After many years after World War ii, Anne Frank’s diary is to be found and show the world the adventures she had.
Anne Frank, her family, and four other people were cleverly hidden from the Nazis. Every day went on quietly with Anne Frank writing in her diary and spending time with a boy that also hid with the Franks named Peter. Although every day in the Secret Annex hiding from the Nazis is no ordinary feat, it is scary and inordinately quiet 24/7. At any moment, a Nazi could come and destroy their lives. Will a Nazi find them? Or will they keep hidden in the Secret Annex until the end of World War ii? Read Searching for Anne Frank by Susan Goldman Rubin to find out!
I think someone with the interest of the topic of Anne Frank would be intrigued and captivated by Searching for Anne Frank because one gets to read more about what she was like. Unlike other books, Searching for Anne Frank educates the reader about the character traits and the ordinary lifetime before going into hiding. The readers also get to know Anne’s family better which gives one more background on how Anne was brought up to be the girl she was in the annex. For someone who wants their voice to be heard for the world to hear, they can connect to Anne Frank. She had lots of strong opinions and wanted important people to listen so that the war would be stopped. A lesson I learned from Searching for Anne Frank by Susan Goldman Rubin is that something that you believe in can become a world changer or something so much more than you thought would be someday. ...more "

Jan 10, 2019 11:29AM · see review

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24 Hours in Nowhere

by Dusti Bowling (Goodreads Author)

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Mrs. Hornick said: " Imagine the feeling of being trapped in and old mine with nothing, but expired pickle juice. Gus, the main character in the book 24 Hours in Nowhere has lived in Nowhere Arizona for most of his life. Nowhere is a town that is in the middle of a dese Imagine the feeling of being trapped in and old mine with nothing, but expired pickle juice. Gus, the main character in the book 24 Hours in Nowhere has lived in Nowhere Arizona for most of his life. Nowhere is a town that is in the middle of a desert with absolutely nothing surrounding it. Then, one day all of the silence and nothingness of Nowhere changes. This happens the exact moment when Gus is forced by Bo, the meanest bully of the town to eat a spiny cactus for no reason. Fortunately, Rossi, another character in the book that lives in Nowhere comes to try and save Gus from having to eat the cactus. In order to save Gus, Rossi will have to give away one of her most favorite things, her dirtbike. Gus then decides that he will make a deal with Bo that he will go down to the deadliest place in Nowhere, Dead Frenchman Mine to find a piece of gold to pay back for the dirtbike. The 24 hour adventure starts by trying to sneak out of the house without letting anyone know. To make one of the hardest challenges in life easier for Gus, he has help from some of his best buddies that he knows will fight for their life to find gold. They soon fade out into somewhere out of Nowhere, where they discover some of the most deadly things that could happen to them. Will they survive? Will they ever come back to Nowhere again? Read the book 24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling to find out.

Even though Gus seems like he is just going on a fun adventure, he still has problems that can be relatable to some people. He has a dream of someday getting into college to start preparing for his future. He is very smart but in order to accomplish this dream, he will have to escape out of Nowhere because there is no college in his location. Another issue is how he is getting bullied by Bo. This is someone who only thinks about himself and always bullies people, especially Gus. This is effecting him because instead of focusing on his dream he has to also focus and think about Bo and how he should prevent him from bullying people.

This book would be a great option for kids who love action and adventure type books. Kids get to visualize and feel that they are part of the adventure because of all of the describing words the author uses. This book is really intense and you will want to know what will happen next on the adventure. This book also has a little bit of mystery in it, but it is still balanced out with the adventure experience too. Overall, kids can connect with the characters and take away and discover that even if they come from nowhere, it can really bring them somewhere. If they learn this and go on and adventure, in reward of doing that their adventure can take them somewhere. ...more "

Jan 10, 2019 11:26AM · see review