Maria Islas - Week 7 reading journal lyrics

9.23 I read about, A narrative of arresting force. Anyone who ever fancied wondering off to face nature on its own harsh terms should give a look. Haunting few outdoors writers of the day can match krakauer for bringing outside adventure to life on the page. it may be nonfiction but into the wild is a mystery of the highest order. 9.24 The Egypt Game is a story about a group of diverse, imaginative children playing a game about Egypt. Like most of Snyder's books, however, the novel's simple title belies its complex subject matter; The Egypt Game focuses on the experiences of its precocious female protagonist, April, as she encounters loneliness, prejudice, friendship, and murder. 9.25 The name of the man that arrives in town in the flashback is Ranse Stoddard. He later goes on to be a Senator. When he first arrived in Shinbone, he had come to open up a law practice. The stagecoach was held up by some outlaws led by Liberty Valance and known gunslinger. Stoddard is beaten up and left for dead. 9.26 Although The Catcher in the Rye caused considerable controversy when it was first published in 1951, the book—the account of three disoriented days in the life of a troubled sixteen year old boy was an instant hit. W within two weeks after its release, it was listed number one on The New York Times best-seller list, and it stayed there for thirty weeks. 9.27 The book opens on Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist, waking up on the day of The Reaping. She gets dressed to go hunting for the day. As she is getting ready the narrator introduces us to Katniss' family who consist of her mother and Primrose, her younger sister who she describes as beautiful, gentle and sweet. As she is walking to the woods, Katniss is reflecting on the area where her family lives called the Seam, which is part of District 12. This district is primarily home to poor coal miners.