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The Hunger Games, the first book of Suzanne Collins’ series, is all about survival. Participation in the Hunger Games simply means trying your utter best to survive. Katniss experiences all the hardships that you can think of related to The Hunger Games. She is trying to make the right choices, even though that is notContinue reading “The Hunger Games”

Wonder, a story written by R.J Palacio, is all about friendship and acceptance. Palacio wrote a book about a deformed boy, who goes to school for the first time ever. A page-turning and touching novel. First impression and writing style When I read the back cover of the book, I was excited to read thisContinue reading “Wonder”

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, who is living a peaceful life at Bag-end, gets disturbed at one point. Thirteen dwarves invite themselves into Bilbo’s house to feast. This is where Bilbo’s story begins. The Hobbit is a story, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, which is about courage and taking back what is yours. First impression and writingContinue reading “The Hobbit”

Falling into a rabbit-hole might be considered as an exciting, yet frightening event, but that’s not the only frightening event that occurred in Alice’s life. Alice comes across peculiar adventures and explores a new world in Lewis Carroll’s book Alice in Wonderland, also known as Alice’s adventures in Wonderland. First impression and writing style WhenContinue reading “Alice in Wonderland”

My reading biography From childhood on I started reading. I adored reading, I went to the library every week to take the maximum number of books with me, which was ten, at the time. I remember very clearly that I had a preference for ‘De Hondenclub’ books, which were books about a group of kidsContinue reading “Reading biography”

Hi, my name is Stephanie. I am doing the teacher English education. In this blog I will express my opinions, theoretically, on certain books. For each book I will create a blog and express my views. The chosen books are: Alice in Wonderland The Hunger Games Wonder The Hobbit