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Lauren Mccarthy is finished with Broken Silence (Silence, #2)
I think this was a beautiful book. It captured the internal dialogue of a sexually abused girl and showed the reader of the courage it takes to overcome that sort of obstacle.
Dec 25, 2016 07:28PM Add a comment
Broken Silence (Silence, #2)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 539 of 870 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
I like to read whenever I have free time. I don't really like reading 10 pages everyday, because if I don't want to read more than 10 pages a day, it isn't a book worth my time. If a book is really good I will set everything aside and read a 700 page book no matter what I have to do, because it is a good book. But that can be unhealthy because I won't want to do anything productive, or what I should be doing.
Feb 29, 2016 09:14AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 375 of 870 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Conundrum: "a difficult problem", I chose this work because the whole book is practically a big difficult problem
Grapple: "To comes to turm with", I chose this word because Harry has to come to turns with that Voldemort is back
Homicidal: "characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human" ,I chose this word because lord Voldemort and homicdal are practically synonyms.
Jan 31, 2016 09:11PM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 136 of 368 of City of Orphans
As Sheron Webster by BookPages said, "The novel opens with 13-year-old newsboy Maks Geless struggling to hawk The World amid the sordid streets of the Lower East Side." The story takes place in 1893 and the time period is known for the unstable economy and the abundance of immigrants, were people will do anything for a couple cents. One day he was getting robbed but, he meets a girl named Willia who saves him.
Jan 19, 2016 08:53PM Add a comment
City of Orphans

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 142 of 352 of Dead Ringer
This book so far is about a girl named Laura who is a native Californian and moves acrros to the eat coast her senior year and adjusts to peoples judgement due to the fact that she is practically a doppelganger to one of the most known girls in the whole school, that is, until she was murdered 18 months ago.
Dec 18, 2015 09:45PM Add a comment
Dead Ringer

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 274 of 870 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
I have decided to write about the personal connections between Ron Wesley and I. I personally can relate to him the most. Even though we all want to be as brave or important as Harry, or as smart and cunning as Hermoine but alas,I am the person within the group that is not that gifted at common tasks and makes bad to mediocre sarcastic comments. But believe it or not, he is the necessary third wheel. Just like me.
Dec 07, 2015 08:26PM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is finished with Broken Silence (Silence, #2)
The author, Natasha Preston, is girl who grew up in small towns located throughout England. She did fairly ok in school and after graduating she got a receptionist job and got married to her husband Joseph and had a little boy. She started writing accidentally through an app she stumbled upon called wattpad and continued writing. She has written eight books and is going to be releasing her newest book, "Awake" soon.
Nov 13, 2015 02:00PM Add a comment
Broken Silence (Silence, #2)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is 76% done with Broken Silence (Silence, #2)
The setting of this books takes place in England, I don't know where specifically but the story usually is set in the home of Oakley, or Cole, (the two main characters). But the mental environment of this book is progressive, because at the begging of the series the author describes a girl who wont even speak, and now she is going to trial and sticking up for the abuse she went through as a child.
Nov 05, 2015 06:21PM Add a comment
Broken Silence (Silence, #2)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is 43% done with Broken Silence (Silence, #2)
This book is probably one of the best books I have ever read, but in order for me to give a full understand of how this book is a major eye opener, I need to give you back round information. The first book tells us about a girl named Oakley who was sexually abused by her father and his co-worker, and how she went completely mute because it, and her new found comfort in her one of her oldest family friends.
Oct 23, 2015 09:34AM Add a comment
Broken Silence (Silence, #2)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is finished with The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
The writer's voice was astonishingly confusing. You would think a historically based book would be easy to comprehend because the book is based on straight hard facts. Alas, this was not case. In this book, it is based on the events and people that took place during Nicholas II's time of rule. However these facts and events were not chronologically accurate. In one paragraph is would be talking about Bloody Sunday, a
Aug 28, 2015 09:42AM Add a comment
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is 75% done with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5, Part 1)
I descided to talk about what has happening in the book right now. After the return of the one who shall not be named (Voldemort), Harry is trying to get Dumbledor's attention but, Head Master Umbridge took over Dumbledor's place. They also conceive that Draco Malfoy is the biggest tool and uses information to hurt Harry.
May 11, 2015 10:05AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5, Part 1)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is finished with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
One of the minor characters that have a hudge influence on the book would probably be Cedric's Diggory part. The reason why I think this minor character is important is because, whithout him, Harry would not be able to have known what the second task is, and if he didn't figure out that the second task, and if he didn't know, he couldn't have got the gillyweed and then that mean he couldn't have saved Ron.
Apr 20, 2015 10:39AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 624 of 734 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
I chose to read this book because it's apart of a series that I am currently reading, I would be draft if I would skip a book. But the reason why I started the series was because of the prominence the stories had, I wanted to- I don't know, not be neglected or not understand references to the series because it was so popular. Another reason was because of my fascination with wizards and which craft when I was little.
Apr 16, 2015 05:10AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 529 of 734 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
I personally love Harry's character development because of his mature and responsible way he is handiling situations like at black lake. At black lake he shows maturity and selflessness because he only has to save one person, (Ron) but since one of the competitors could save their person to save, Harry stepped in and saved both people. And at the begging of the series and the book, I think we wouldn't of done that.
Mar 30, 2015 10:18AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is finished with The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
When Percy Jacson is fighting the evil demon in the beginning he shows courage, bravery, and selflessness. This events has proven himself to be a great leader, to fight without fear, and to always protects his fellow comrades.
Mar 23, 2015 10:01AM Add a comment
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 305 of 377 of The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The setting in this novel is very complex. The characters are jumping from one location to another very rapidly so this is going to be a long update. The first location is in NY at Yancy Academy (a boarding school) in which Percy Jackson attends. The second location is Camp Half-Blood. This location is a rural place that is hidden to the human eye and is not aces sable to humans as well.
Mar 17, 2015 10:04AM Add a comment
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 78 of 734 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Hogwarts, a dark rural magical place for young pupils to learn wizardry. Hogwarts is geographically located in London, England. But the only way to have acces to he location is by going through the platform 9 3/4. Hog warts is surrounded by water, and has a very thick dense forest around the lake were 90% of the mysteries and quests take place in the eerie, Forest.
Mar 09, 2015 10:22AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 435 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
This book is plot and character driven, my reasons for theese answers are because every Harry Potter has some sort of obsitcal for instance, in this book the obsitcal is trying to save Harry's godfather, Sirius Black, and that shows how the book is driven by plot, but it could also be character driven due to advancements and challenges that face Harry,Ron, and Hermoine.
Mar 02, 2015 10:26AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 376 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
I am choosing to rate this book out of 5 stars, 5 stars, because based on they other books I have read in the series this one intrigues me the most because of the new characters and the new sorcery that takes place. Some examples are Hermionie's time turner, and the spells used in the Quittage games
Feb 26, 2015 11:45PM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 305 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban's genre is, Fantasy, but this book could be listed as many others. It could be listed as a Fiction book, because these aren't real advents taking place. But, it could also be listed as action because, every book in this series has some sort of battle, or duel, or quest. But, above all, I chose fantasy because of the mythical creatures and it's storyline.
Feb 09, 2015 10:03AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 235 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
I have decided that my topic is, what character has developed the most. In my opinion Hermionie has developed the largest out of the main three characters because, she is stronger, has a more advanced wizard ing skills, and has now come to realize you can't always play by the rules if you want to win.
Feb 02, 2015 10:03AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 235 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
I would say, one of the biggest moments that surprised me is when Hermionie uses her time turner, because logically speaking, if they wanted to, they could of used the Time Turner to go back in time to when Harry was a baby and save his parents. But sadly that would of been the end of the series. But still, if you really wanted your parents back, you could of easily gone back and saved their parents and killed V.
Jan 26, 2015 10:04AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 83 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
A character that I am not sympathetic to is Professor Snape. Based on the knowledge this book has given me. He is holding a grudge on Harry even though, he isn't mad a Harry, himself, but his father. Since his father isn't in the equation for Snape to release his anger on him, he is releasing the anger of the past - that Harry had what's so ever, no control of, on Harry.
Jan 20, 2015 10:15AM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is finished with Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
I would say this book is a memoir if anything, because it shows the story's and experiences of John wooden. It gives his personal tips and lessons of HIS life. I was thinking this could be an auto biography but, based on the information you gave in class, this book could not be an auto biography because it does not conclude his childhood and whole life. So this book is definitely a memoir.
Jan 12, 2015 10:03AM Add a comment
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 200 of 201 of Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
Once again this is a hard question because my book is not a novel, but I would have to choose character driven because this book is like a memoir about john wooden and his experiences. But it also could be plot driven because it is giving his experiences and tips.
Jan 05, 2015 10:06AM Add a comment
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 200 of 201 of Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
Once again this is a hard question because my book is not a novel, but I would have to choose character driven because this book is like a memoir about john wooden and his experiences. But it also could be plot driven because it is giving his experiences and tips.
Jan 05, 2015 10:06AM Add a comment
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Lauren Mccarthy
Lauren Mccarthy is on page 163 of 201 of Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
Once again, I am not able to do this, alas, my book is not a novel, it is almost a "How To Guide." But, if I had to pick one, it would be character driven because, this book is a memoir about Coach Wooden. And he is basically the main "character" in the book, but is could also be plot driven because, this book is supposed quide people to obtain leadership skills and gives examples by doing so.
Jan 05, 2015 10:03AM Add a comment
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

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