I first read this book when I was eight, because my sister had it for school. After just a couple of pages, I fell in love with the characters and staI first read this book when I was eight, because my sister had it for school. After just a couple of pages, I fell in love with the characters and started sneaking it out of my sister's room to read whenever she wasn't. I read it a half million times and both my sister and I were overjoyed to find that there were more books. Even as a teen, I loved reading the series. The storyline is exciting, the setting is beautiful, and most importantly, the characters are both engaging and seem like real people. Something I hated as a child was a book that seemed written by an adult who had no clue what children are like, but The Penderwicks is nothing like that. Incredible book, I'd recommend it to anyone....more
I read The Outsiders in just a few hours. It was absolutely amazing. I can't believe I didn't read it before. The Outsiders--although written 50 years I read The Outsiders in just a few hours. It was absolutely amazing. I can't believe I didn't read it before. The Outsiders--although written 50 years ago--still has excellent messages for today. The characters are all vividly realistic and well developed--none are the two dimensional characters you see so often in literature. The dialogue is excellent. S.E. Hinton makes you feel as if you are right there, experiencing the story with the characters. Overall, it's an amazing book....more
Some students find this book boring, and they think Ana complains too much. Her complaining is annoying, but the purpose of the book is to show that wSome students find this book boring, and they think Ana complains too much. Her complaining is annoying, but the purpose of the book is to show that we really are better off than we think. Some people find the story interesting, but many don't. However, in my experience at least, there aren't very many books in easy-to-read Spanish that are also interesting, so perhaps this isn't so bad. In fact, I'd say it's more interesting than others that I've read. The message of the book is good, too, and it's very educational....more
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