Her books received many rewards and honors. ... Both books were selected as Honor Books in the Chicago Tribune Book World's Children's Spring Book Festival. ... Summary The Outsiders, an enthralling tale by S.E. ... Most teenage kids don't like books that drag on and have long periods of times where there is no action. ... Censored Books: Critical Viewpoints. ...
All this isn't helped by the fact that Generation X seems to have given up on books. In one of my previous English classes we started a discussion about the Internet, but we got into a variety of subjects, one of which was, basically, "do we need books anymore, when we have multimedia." ... For a concise summary I will rely on the words of Noam Chomsky; "When we study human language we are approaching what some might call the "human essence", the distinctive qualities of mind that are, as far as we know, unique to man" (Chomsky). ...
We had a few weeks to write a paragraph summary on the chapters of Hatchet that we had read to us in class. ... Alas, looking back on my educational experiences, not only has school and my parents influenced my thought on literature, but the books themselves. ...
