Here is an analysis of John Green’s novel Looking for Alaska, which won the Printz award for excellence in young adult literature. SPOILER ALERT! John Green’s novel Looking for Alaska tells the story of Miles Halter, a shy teenager who transfers to Culver Creek Boarding School for his junior year of high school, in search [...]
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Analysis of Looking for Alaska
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged book reviews, books, reader's advisory, young adult on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Analysis of Speak
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged book reviews, books, reader's advisory, young adult on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an analysis of Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. SPOILER ALERT! The theme of Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Speak is explicitly expressed through imagery, plot and character development. The theme of the novel is silence, struggling towards self-expression. Melinda Sordino was raped in the summer before her freshman year of high school (1999, 135). [...]
