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Simple and honest , W hen I Found You
st rikes a chord in t he readers, challenging
t heir beliefs about love, t rust , and, above all,
t he meaning of life.
I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai
The 217- page aut obiography I am M alala int roduces a 17- year- old Pasht un girl wit h a powerful
voice t hat inspires readers t o showcase t heir best
selves and more import ant ly, devot e personal values
t o t heir societ ies. I t det ails M alala?s development
int o becoming one of t he most influent ial people in
t he world, despit e of her young age. Wit h comment aries on polit ical event s, her aut obiography provides t he most vivid perspect ive t oward t he sit uat ion in Pakist an t hroughout t he period of t he Taliban invasion, wit h schools bombed, people kidnapped and Swat , her cit y, dest royed.
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The Light Between Oceans,
by M.L. Stedman
A st ory of misplaced int ent ions and unsupport ed
inst it ut ions, of morally ambiguous charact ers
t rying t o different iat e bet ween right and wrong,
and of bet rayal challenging love, The L ight
Bet ween Oceans by M .L . St edman is a
mast erpiece of descript ive imagery, charact er
manipulat ion, and a cent ralized plot .
However, I am M alala is not only a reflect ive memoir but also a hist orical document ary on Pakist ani
religious hist ory, polit ical event s, and cult ure.
Through t his book, M alala st resses heavily t he import ance of educat ion in enhancing national situations and promoting gender inequality. Bold and honest , she has t ruly succeeded in convincing the world
that education can and will help eradicate poverty and
reduce crime in third-world count ries. M alala, herself, is a living example of successful educat ion.
Overall, I am M alala redefines t he grant ed t hings
in daily lives and inspires people t o st rive for t he
bet t er.
Set in Point Part ageuse, Aust ralia, during t he
1920s, t he book t ells t he st ory of Tom, a war- hero
t urned light house keeper, and his wife I sabella,
bot h of whom have always longed for a big family
wit h mult iple kids on t heir isolat ed island.
Unfort unat ely, I sabella?s dreams are crushed, as
fat e leads t he couple t o t he st ruggle of t hree
miscarriages. One day, a lifeboat carrying a baby
and a dead man washes ashore. Desperat e for a
child, t he couple decides t o illegally adopt t he
baby. From t here, t hings go horribly wrong.
(Ngoc K hue)
Reading The L ight Bet ween Oceans is like
embarking on an emot ional journey. The vast
oceans surrounding Point Part ageuse make one
pause and reflect . The morals and decisions in t he
plot make one doubt and come t o realizat ion. But
most import ant ly, Tom, I sabel, and t he ot her
charact ers in t he book can make one love and
underst and life.
When I Found You, by
Catherine Ryan Hyde
"W hat have I done wit h my life t hat 's above and
beyond?"
The beaut ifully merged t ales of Nat han M cCann
and Nat Bat es, in W hen I Found You by Cat herine
Ryan Hyde, t ake readers on a journey t hat t he t wo
men part ook t o find t heir own answers t o t his
rivet ing quest ion.
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ABook of Bright Ideas,
by Sandra King
W hile duck- hunt ing in t he woods on a rainy
Oct ober day, a middle- aged account ant named
Nat han finds and saves a one- year- old baby named
Nat . From t he moment t hese t wo cross pat hs,
Nat han swears he will never wash his hands off Nat
and uncondit ionally devot es his ent ire life t o
support ing and loving t he boy.
I n t he novel A Book of Bright I deas by
Sandra K ring, Winnalee and her older sist er
make t heir way t o Wisconsin. Winnalee is a
courageous and young girl who carries
aroun d an urn cont aining her mot her?s ashes
and a not ebook called ?The Book of Bright
I deas?. Winnalee?s t urbulent upbringing
shapes many of her flaws; nevert heless, her
charact er welcomes new companionship,
accept s realit y, and genuinely embraces life.
Nat han finances Nat ?s boxing career, chooses Nat
over his wife, and gives his blessing t o Nat ?s
marriage. Aft er 30 years of t rials and t ribulat ions,
Nat han creat es a fairy t ale in Nat ?s life, raising t he
boy int o a successful, mat ure, and honest man.
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