Book Bites

Contributed by Jamie, gr. 12, Jan. 2019

Maus is a graphic novel set during  the Holocaust. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about history. This book shows both what happened to the writer’s Jewish father during World War 2 and how these events  affected his father’s personality  and life.  This novel uses mice to represent Jewish people, cats to represent Germans, and pigs to represent Polish people.  The illustrations helped me to understand and concentrate on the story; the first person point of view helped me to  understand the feelings of the writer and his father more deeply.

The Call of the Wild is an adventure novel that will appeal to readers who like adventure and nature. The main character, Buck, is a dog who has an adventure from civilized world to the natural world. Buck lived in the civilized world until he was secretly sold as a sled dog. He  endured cruel and painful experiences in Alaska as a sled dog, but he overcame them and discovered his true self  in the natural world. I enjoyed reading this novel because it gives detailed descriptions of nature, sled dogs’ life in Alaska, and the Gold Rush in Canada during the 19th century.

The Little Prince is a classic novel about the adventure of a little prince who came from another planet.  I would recommend this book to children, teens, and adults. This novel contains many wise sayings and some important morals. I enjoyed reading this novel because it provides many significant life lessons.