Young Adult Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Character Analysis and Book Review on “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton (2379 words, 3 pages)

In this book analysis, about the book The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton I will discuss character and plot development, as well as the setting, the authors style and my opinions about the book. In this part of the analysis I will give some information about the subjects of the ... Read More

Esperanza’s Identity in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (725 words, 4 pages)

In The House On Mango Street Esperanza reveals personal experiences through which the reader is able to determine what kind of person she is her views on life, how she views herself, as well as how her poverty affects her view of life, her view of her future, and how ... Read More

A Summary of the Book, The Giver by Lois Lowry (598 words, 2 pages)

The story starts as Jonas, a twelve- year-old boy, who is waiting for his life assignment. When he is given his assignment, he is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory. As the Receiver he has to get every memory from all over the world from the old Receiver he ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the War Between the Classes by Gloria D. Miklowitz (500 words, 1 pages)

The War Between the ClassesBy (Your Name Here)The War Between the Classes is an excellent book written by Gloria D. Miklowitz. It is about a high-school class that plays the Color Game. In the game, there are four social classes which are represented by armbands Blues highest, richest Dark Greens ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel After the Bomb by Gloria Miklowitz (734 words, 3 pages)

After the Bomb written by Gloria Miklowitz is a thrilling novel that takes place before, during, and after a bomb which supposedly was sent from Russia by accident. L.A. and surrounding cities are all altered by the disastrous happening. Philip Singer a teenager is in a position as leader of ... Read More

A Review of the Book “The Outsiders” (615 words, 2 pages)

1. If I could be any one of the characters in the book The Outsiders, I would be Ponyboy because of his many good characteristics. He is intelligent which show by his good marks in school. He understands that its wrong to fight unless for self-defense. He is heroic this ... Read More

An Analysis of the Memories of Jonas in The Giver by Lois Lowry (362 words, 2 pages)

What would your life be like in a utopian society? Jonas knows what it is like.He has lived in one for twelve years. At the age of twelve he is chosen to bethe Receiver. Through the essay one will be aware of the memories Jonasreceived, the results of the memories, ... Read More

The Common Things Between Ned, Mudeye and Goldfinger in “The Killing of Mudeye” (645 words, 2 pages)

READING JOURNALThis novel is about the killing of a small adolescent troubled boy whom was labelled Mudeye because he was a real victim. I think that Ned is guilty because he has made Linton Begg even weaker because he refused to hand out a friendship to Mudeye. He did this ... Read More

An Overview of the Family Relationships in Ironman by Chris Crutcher (675 words, 3 pages)

Karl BanksIronman by Chris CrutcherFamily relationships and their inherent problems are the key components ofthis story. The main character Bo Brewster, as well as the other members ofthe anger management group, are confronted by these issues. Bo'srelationship with his father is shown the most throughout the story. Thereare many trials ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick (554 words, 1 pages)

Freak the MightyFreak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is about two boys, Kevin a.k.a. Freak and Max. Max is always putting himself down saying, Im a big, dumb, idiot. Then one day Freak comes along and Max finds fulfillment in him because he is a small, smart know-it-all, the exact ... Read More

The Main Conflict and Themes of the Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (956 words, 2 pages)

Robert Cormier wrote The Chocolate War. The copyright of the book is 1974.2. In the exposition of The Chocolate War, Jerry Renault, the freshman quarterback, was receiving constant blows from opposing players. Jerry was trying to get the ball to his receiver, the Goober, but not having any luck.In The ... Read More

An Overview of the Setting and Characters in Angel’s Gate by Gary Crew (1131 words, 2 pages)

Title Angels GateAuthor Gary CrewPublisher William Heinemann AustraliaPublishing Date 1993Setting Angels Gate is set in fairly modern times around about 1980-1990. I know this because of the way the people dress and by the way the people talk. The way the people in the novel talk is very similar to ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Immature Boys in Bless the Beast and the Children (433 words, 1 pages)

Bless the Beast and the Children, what was the point of this book? To show boys can go from immature betwetter's, to cowboys. There were three main events that took place in Bless the Beast and children. The first one was at the beginning, when they decided to leave Box ... Read More

The Chocolate War of Jerry Renault From Trinity High School (381 words, 1 pages)

Jerry Renault is a Fourteen year old kid who goes to Trinity High School where the school is practically run and owned by the school gang called the Vigils. Most of the kids in the school are in the Vigils. A school tradition is to send non-Vigil students off on ... Read More

The Review of the Novel Gentlehands by Harper Keypoint (1520 words, 3 pages)

Book Review-Gentlehands1) What did you notice? The story Gentlehands takes place in the late 1970s. This story mostly revolves around one of the main characters named Buddy, who is a middle classed teenager that has is having a relationship with and upper class, older girl, named Skye. Buddys chances of ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Jerry Renault From The Chocolate War (1458 words, 3 pages)

Jerry Renault in The Chocolate War appears to be going with the flowtrying out for football, checking out girlsbut his inner character drives him to differ. He fights to grasp his feelings and lacks self-confidence when he needs it most. As Jerry begins to unearth his inner-self, other obstacles and ... Read More

A Plot Analysis of the Book “The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax” (594 words, 1 pages)

The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax is one of my favorite books of all times! An old, brittle woman in the CIA has to sneak eight forged passports into Bulgaria, and get out as fast as possible without being suspicious. But even before this fairly easy assignment starts, trouble begins to arise.Before ... Read More

A Plot Review of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet (1066 words, 2 pages)

Book Report The book I am reading is called Hatchet. It is about Brian Robeson, whose parents are divorced. It starts off that he is flying to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness. His parents are divorced because his mom is seeing another man, and Brians father doesnt know. ... Read More

An Analysis of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (570 words, 2 pages)

Hatchet is written by Gary Paulsen. It is a book about a thirteen year old kid named Brian who crash lands in the Canadian wilderness and has to survive on his own. Brian is flying to Alaska to visit his dad for the summer when suddenly the pilot has a ... Read More

A Review of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet (431 words, 1 pages)

Hatchet Gary Paulsen 9-26-0013 year old Brian Robinson is going to visit his father. His parents are divorcedand his father lives in Canada. Brian has to take a plane to Canada. His mother gives him a gift before he leaves and it is a hatchet that fits on his belt ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Gary Paulsen’s Book “Hatchet” (671 words, 2 pages)

Book report Title HatchetAuthor Gary PaulsenCharacters Brain RobesonSetting In the wilderness of CanadaTheme He theme of the story Hatchet is determination, perseverance and survival.PlotHatchet is a book about a 13-year-old kid named Brian who crashes lands in the Canadian wilderness and has to survive on his own. His mother gives ... Read More

Setting Overview of the Story of “So Much To Live For” (887 words, 4 pages)

So Much To Live For takes place in Columbus, the capital of Ohio. It is inmodern times. Half of this book takes place at a cancer camp an hour out of Columbus,Ohio. The cancer camp is a summer camp, so the weather is mostly sunny and warm. Theyalso have occasional ... Read More

The Story of Karen Holly in Christopher Pike’s Book “Spellbound” (710 words, 1 pages)

The book I read was Spellbound by Christopher Pike. In this book, a teenage girl named Karen Holly, was killed at the top of a nearby mountain with her skull smashed in. The only witness to this horrible murder was her boyfriend Jason Whitfield who said that a grizzly bear ... Read More

A Review of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being A Wallflower (981 words, 2 pages)

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Stephen Chbosky1. I really enjoyed reading the book. I liked the way it was written pretty much. Charlie's letters are as intimate as a diary as he shares his day-to-day thoughts and feelings. You can somehow really get to know the narrator - Charlie ... Read More

A Look at Stanley Yelnats as an Unusual Hero in Louis Sachar’s “Hole” (374 words, 1 pages)

HolesHoles by Louis Sachar's is a cool book. Stanley Yelnats is an unusual hero-dogged by bad luck coming from an ancient family curse. He is overweight, and unlikely to stick up for himself when challenged by the class bully even though he is a really big kid for his age. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Giver by Lois Lowry (329 words, 1 pages)

The GiverBy Lois LowryI think that the book The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book that shows that it isnt good to be perfect or live in a perfect world. You dont get to experience many things that you experience in regular life. One example from the book is ... Read More

The Influences in Tom’s Personality in When the Legends Die by Hal Borland (452 words, 2 pages)

In the book When the Legends Die by Hal Borland, Tom isinfluenced by many people and their ideas. As his settings change,new things influence him to change his personality. The threemain influences on Tom are his mother Bessie, Red Dillon andMary Redmond. His biggest influence out of everyone would be ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene (425 words, 1 pages)

Bette Greene wrote Summer of my German Soldier. This book is about a 17 year old teenager who gets caught up in World War 2. When he gets drafted his girlfriend takes serious action to save her boyfriend, but also takes the risk of losing her life.This book takes place ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Theme of the Outsiders by S. E. Hinton (534 words, 1 pages)

Jess Martin the Theme of The Outsiders (English) Human Nature The Outsiders, an enthralling tale by S.E. Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and the Socs, two rival gangs. This novel suggests the stories content because the Greasers are a gang of ... Read More

The Life and Literary Career of Paula Fox (822 words, 2 pages)

Succession in Telling a StoryPaula Fox, a widely respected author, writes books for children and young adults. Mrs. Fox was born April 23, 1923 in New York City to Paul Hervey and Elsie Fox. Paula primarily writes childrenBCT(J books, but she has branched out and written eight adult novels. Some ... Read More

Young Adult Literature Essay Examples