Books & Authors - September 2007

not Hogg or Flowers in the attic

2007-09-30 10:40:43 · 7 answers · asked by Melissa 2

right, for my english i need to write a short story/description
it has to build up tension
but then have a major twist at the end.

examples:
1) through out the description it sounds as if theres a huge sunami... but in the end its a sand castle getting washed away

2) through out the description is sounds like the person is a mad man who eats people saying stuff like "i cant wait to eat the leg" and stuff... then it turns out he is eating KFC


can any one think of a good thing like that/ or know of one?
im realy stuck
so it needs to be like a wierd situation that i can build up suspence but then it turns out to be a normal/ every day event

Thanks

2007-09-30 10:30:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

more drawn out than the needed to be, as if you can tell that the authour was paid per word rather than for content?

2007-09-30 10:13:22 · 9 answers · asked by Hot Coco Puff 7

i really need it

and i need a free one

thanks for your help
:]

ps. i need the FULL text for the play
no spark notes summaries or anything

=/

2007-09-30 09:55:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Besides Aslan, I liked Shasta and Lucy. What about you?

2007-09-30 09:49:39 · 5 answers · asked by Lover of Blue 7

2007-09-30 09:46:12 · 3 answers · asked by Nini 3

my name's Sarah, and there are TOO many sarah's out there... and i didn't want to be "sadie" or "sally". so, i was thinking "Scout" from To Kill a Mockingbird. Do you think it would stick as a nickname? or is it dumb?

2007-09-30 08:36:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

but I can't get to the 6th page without giving up cos I'm bored silly. Any Agatha Christie fans out there can tell me why.

2007-09-30 08:33:32 · 21 answers · asked by Anna s 1

I need to get reading but I don't know what to read...

2007-09-30 08:24:06 · 17 answers · asked by Distance:] 1

My son was a huge Magic Treehouse book fan. Now they are too easy for him to read, and he reads the new ones in one sitting. I'm looking for suggestions of other magic/adventure series (it was the magic and problem solving adventure that he really liked about the MT books) that are at the 9-12 year old reading level.
I liked the fact that it was a series so it was easy for me to buy him a new book :)

2007-09-30 08:15:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

im having problems writing my book report if you can help i would love it

2007-09-30 06:41:20 · 4 answers · asked by kristin 1

For a grade 12 English project, I've selected Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi as my major work. Basing my essay on the theme of alienation, I've selected The Dead by James Joyce as a minor work. I still need one more minor work for my project (short story, poem, contemporary media article, etc). I was considering Heart of Darkness from what I read online but we aren't allowed novellas.
All help appreciated!!!

2007-09-30 06:25:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-30 05:39:26 · 43 answers · asked by Ilkie 7

2007-09-30 05:39:02 · 2 answers · asked by akshaya s 1

We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Rebecca
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Modern Library Classics)
Little Women (Signet Classics)
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Signet Classics)
In Cold Blood
SO i love to read and these books are on my list this year and I am super excited about them have you read any of these? Were they good? No Spoliers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks !

2007-09-30 05:33:12 · 7 answers · asked by Jessi H 2

I need to read a book for English, a classic, and I have no idea which is the best one to read.

2007-09-30 05:03:35 · 15 answers · asked by Dave W 1

In addition to his friend ship with finny, what was the other thing that was important to gene during those highschool years? what was he always thinking of?

2007-09-30 04:35:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

In a book I am reading, the author starts sentences with but and sometimes AND and BECAUSE.

Can you start a sentence with those words when a character is not talking?

2007-09-30 04:27:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the book "A Separate Peace" gene indicates that he did not particulary want to go to the society meetings, but he still always went why? to show off?

2007-09-30 04:07:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

yeah,,,can u give me a story which is related to shakesperean novels...please?

2007-09-30 03:32:15 · 3 answers · asked by babyshy_29 1

Why do some people have a problem with the Harry Potter Books/films. I read the books and watch the films and I find nothing wrong with them.

2007-09-30 02:19:10 · 26 answers · asked by ravenclawdragon 1

Who is Glorfindel? I know that he is an elf...is there any more that I can add to this? Please help

2007-09-30 02:18:33 · 1 answers · asked by T 2

Why did Voldemort hide the diadem horcrux in the Room of Requirement? The reason in the book is that Voldemort was so arrogant and convinced of his own capacities that he thought that he alone knew about the Room, that nobody else would be able to find it. But when Harry hides his potions book there, he sees the Room full of junk (he even sees the tiara). So I expect that Voldemort saw the same thing when he went in to hide the diadem. So how could he think that nobody had been in there before him? And I just can´t understand that Lord Voldemort would leave a piece of his own precious soul in a room full of trash (especially other people's trash)! Personally, I thought the horcrux was hidden in the Chamber of Secrets, where nobody else could enter, although I have to admit that it would be harder for him to get in and out of there undetected in the limited time he had when he went to Hogwarts to ask Dumbledore for the job. Opinions, please! Thank you!

2007-09-30 00:26:43 · 10 answers · asked by Butterfly 2

Why didn't Dumbledore know about the diadem of Ravenclaw? It was a widely known object and, although one that was considered to be lost for centuries, all he had to do would be to ask the Grey Lady. The book says he probably did and she just wouldn't tell him. But why not? She tells Harry when he explains it's to defeat Voldemort (Dumbledore could have said the same thing) and she knows she told the story once to Tom Riddle. Maybe it's the battle and the realisation of what is REALLY happening in the world and around them, that Hogwarts itself is in danger of destruction, that finally makes her talk about it? What do you think?

2007-09-30 00:12:42 · 8 answers · asked by Butterfly 2

One of the things that surprised me about DH was the magical aspects concerning wands. In all the other books, wands have been a pretty straightforward subject. And now, suddenly, we find out about all those intricate and complex aspects of wand mastering and wand allegiance (who takes wands from who and in what circunstances). Ollivander explains that this is a complex and obscure branch of magic, that not even wandmakers pretend to understand everything about it and that it all depends on the circumstances and on the wands themselves. But doesn't this make it likely for a lot of confusion to happen with wands? I mean, it doesn't have to be in battles to the death. If we use Expelliarmus against someone, it could be enough for that person's wand to become ours and stuff like that, right? And Expelliarmus is something you can practice with your friends. Even admitting that the wands somehow recognize when it is not a real fight, it's tricky. Comments on these "temperamental wands"!

2007-09-29 23:58:19 · 6 answers · asked by Butterfly 2

2007-09-29 23:05:59 · 34 answers · asked by Pedro B 4

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2007-09-29 19:58:38 · 3 answers · asked by gulliver 2

2007-09-29 19:19:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, I have seen the musical in LA
and i absolutely loved it to death!

[im even going again this december]

so before i went to the show i bought the book
but i decided not to read it
because i wanted to go into the show open minded.

but i was planning on reading the book after my second trip

so my question is,
should i read it?

ive heard both good and bad reports on it
and im afraid it will change my view on this wondeful musical

ive actually read the first 2 chapters
and im actually already confused.
what the heck is the time dragon clock?
in the musical there was a dragon,
but what is it in the book?

see i really want to read the book
causae im a huge fan of wicked

but is it worth my time?

2007-09-29 19:15:46 · 3 answers · asked by bwayfan07 2

2007-09-29 18:31:50 · 4 answers · asked by VG! 1