Boy in the striped pyjamas  Mark herman  Film  Brief plot overview  Raised in a loving family in early-1940s Berlin, the wide eyed eight year old boy, Bruno, sees his world turn upside down when his high-ranking Nazi-official father is promoted and accepts an important position as a commander in a strange-looking farm. Now, their new […]

Harper Lee  Brief plot overview  How To Kill a Mockingbird In Maycomb, Alabama, Scout and Jem Finch start out as innocent youngsters who play, attend school and attempt to communicate with their reclusive neighbor, Boo Radley. Their lawyer father, a peace lover and gentleman, Atticus finds himself in the midst of fierce social turmoil as […]

A good man is hard to find.  Plot overview  “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” was first published in 1953, among the most famous stories by Georgia writer Flannery O’Connor. O’Connor. Just like most of her stories like most of her stories, this short story, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” battles with […]

Pigeon english Stephen Kelman Novel  1) Stephen Kelman’s 2011 novel, Pigeon English , narrates an eleven year old Harrison (Harri) Opoku who with his mother and older sister move from Ghana to England, a tough environment with crime and violence. Harri’s narrative records what it means to be a young boy in the modern era having to […]

It is Winter. Early afternoon the gentle breeze loitered, marshy pitch still dampened from last weeks gloomy drizzle. The field is silent and peaceful.  Saturday afternoon. You begin the long haul plodding, passing beside the deserted hockey pitch. The corroded container awaits the arrival of the home team in black and yellow. Back in the […]

In the film “The dark night” directed by Christopher Nolan the scene I have chosen to review is the jokers social experiment. Christopher Nolan creates suspense through lighting, music, dialogue and camera shots to paint a picture for the viewer. During this scene as the joker connects two boats, liberty and spirit containing Gothams prisoners […]

Introduction Directed by Frank Darabont in 1994, the film Shawshank Redemption is a flim about hope. I believe this film is a great movie for people around my age and up because it shows how bad prisons are and what they can do to people over long periods of time. It shows how different people […]

Goal! the dream begins Robert Rigby 1)Goal! is a book about a young boy growing up on the streets of Los Angeles. Santiago loves to play soccer. When a British scout spots him playing in the park he gets offered a trial with one of England’s top Premiership clubs. Santiago leaves behind his unwealthy family […]

Guantanamo boy Anna Perera Fiction 6/2/19 1)Guantanamo Boy is a fiction book about a young boy who is kidnapped and taken where no teenager should ever be. Khalid the main character who lives in England six months after 9/11, takes a family trip to Pakistan only to be kidnapped during his stay. For the next […]

before and after a earthqauke, hotel  then Then the green courtyard split by the pavement lead to the doors. The reception desk sat in the middle of the room, people buzzing around the building. I remember luggage bags being transported from the valet parking to the luggage elevator. On the second floor was the bar. […]