During our Bard on the Beach workshop the leaders focused more specifically on the Shakespeare play “Taming of the Shrew.” I learned a lot about this play and feel like I could confidently retell the plot of this play and it’s important points throughout the story. The two leaders of the workshop taught us about an…
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Life of an Atom: Nitrogen Hi, my name is Nite, (short for Nitrogen. Cool, right?) Right now I’m just floating out and about in the atmosphere, relaxing and cycling through the wind when out of no where my friends the bacteria pull me into the soil (Transformation #1: Atmosphere – organic soil.) They’re…
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Street Pharm – Alison van Diepen “All I had to do was quit the business” (pg. 254,) from the very beginning, Ty Johnson was changing. Every new situation made him reconsider himself, if it was for the worse or the better was his decision. “Street Pharm” by Alison van Diepen, is about Ty Johnson, a…
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The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion The Rosie Project is about a man named Dom who’s a bit different than everyone else. Dom is a high ranked very intelligent genealogist, his only issue is that he sometimes has trouble empathizing with people’s feelings. Pushing forty and single, Dom is ready to find a wife, but…
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Street Pharm – Alison van Diepan Street Pharm is about a boy named Ty who’s father was an infamous drug dealer in the city. After his dad is locked up the business is passed down to Ty, who’s been in on the action for years previous. Everything is moving smoothly until Ty is kicked out…
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Scrappy Little Nobody – Anna Kendrick Scrappy Little Nobody is an autobiography about Anna Kendrick, a rising actress and celebrity in the world of Hollywood. She tells short stories and experiences from her life from as early as her childhood acting days right up to the present, hoping other people will either learn from her…
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Warm Bodies – Isaac Marion Warm Bodies is a zombie apocalyptic book about a zombie named R. As a zombie you lose everything. Your memory, your identity, your pulse, even your own name, which has just left R with the first letter. A zombie can eat a whole human, but R’s favorite part is the…
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The Apothecary – Maile Meloy The Apothecary takes place in 1952 between World War 1 & 2 and is about a girl named Janie who moves from Los Angeles to London and meets a boy named Benjamin, who’s father, Mr Burrows, works as the local Apothecary down the street. After Benjamin’s father goes missing Benjamin…
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