Lois Duncan is the author of over 40 books, ranging from children\'s picture books to adult novels, but she is best known for her young adult suspense novels such as \"Killing Mr. Griffin.\" Many of these have been chosen as ALA \"Best Books for Young Adults\" and Jr. Library Guild Selections, and t...

One Spring morning in 2002 Adrianne innocently went to school with a Tweety bird chain around her neck. She was eager to show her friends her new prized possession. Little did she or her parents know that wearing this would lead to such trouble. The school deemed the chain as contraband and by the ...

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles is a very suspenseful and disturbing look at what it takes to be popular. In Chapter one, it starts off by saying "I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didn't realize it until the day we killed him." It gets right to the poin...

For many decades, schools have become about fashion rather than education. During this time, public schools have debated whether students should wear school uniforms. There are people who think that school uniforms should not be required to wear in school. On the other hand, there are quite a few pe...

Rocket Boys, an exciting memoir of a group of boys who are interested in rocketry, was written by Homer Hickam Jr. This autobiographical book tells about Homer's adventures with his rocketry friends. While Homer is launching these rockets, he deals with such problems as school, friends, and hi...

The Chocolate War Book Evaluation Bibliograhpical Data The Chocolate War, Cormier, Robert, Laurel-Leaf Books, 1974, 191 p. Setting: Place: Trinity High School. Time: The early to late 1970's. Narrative Viewpoint: Omni. Characters: Jerry – Jerry is a boy who ...

Risky, Ambitious, and Brilliant is the way to describe this author's works and life. As a contemporary American novelist and short-story writer he uses his characters to express his life throughout the war. One of his most recent works is "In the Lake of the Woods". All of his writing...

Decisions Decision making skills is a major part of being a parent in the twentieth century. My parents raised me to their fullest potential, but there were a few mistakes made in their decisions. They forced me to attend a private school that they thought was the best schooling environment for ...

Have you ever come across that one person that was the complete opposite of what you expected? That there personality was nothing like what you thought? Well I have, and it happened the second day of school. I had not made any friends yet and I was completely distraught because I thought I would ne...

High School and College Upon attending college for the past year or so, I have found that I enjoy being a college student more than I did being a high school student. At first you don't realize that there are so many differences between the two schools, because of the four years of high school ...

Violence has been around since this world began, whether being in biblical times or in the modern times. Although violence has been around a number of years, there is on place where parents trust they can send they children with worries, school. Everyday a mother wakes up, kisses her child...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone By J.K. Rowling Personal Reflection I have to admit that I was rather upset to find out that we had to read this book. I have never been interested in science fiction/fantasy stories before, and I never understood what all the hype about Harry Potter...

Youth and Professional Sports Why do big sports stars make headline news when they do something illegal, but only receive a small block of print when they do something good for the community? Its things like this that make professional athletes bad role-models for youth all round the country. A...

Everyone wants to be happy but not everyone is happy. What we work for in our life usually doesn't happen, and if it does then we should consider our self lucky. Do not start celebrating before you establish a strong grasp around it. Sometimes, you even drop things from your palm or you think y...

The Syracuse City School District and the Westhill School District are similar in that they are both regular public schools located in a midsize central city. Most people would think that the academic performance of each district would be similar. However, statistics show a surprising difference ...

DOES THE ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY GO TO FAR? Does the Zero Tolerance Policy go to far? According to Websters Dictionary, the definition of zero is naught: none; the defintion of tolerance is patience. The meaning of Zero Tolerance infact means both. Zero Tolerance in the school system m...

Sexual Harassment in Jackson Florida and The Florida School for the Deaf and the BlindBoth the School District of Jacksonville Florida and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind have a zero tolerance policy on sexual harassment. Unfortunately, sexual harassment is a thing, which all schools ...

Riiiinnggg!! A school bell or a wake-up call? Under the new school policy, after the sounding of the second bell, students not seated will now face severe consequences that include detention and referrals. The new policy is part of a package of stricter disciplinary actions addressing tardiness...

When The Lights Went OutIt was a brisk October night, homecoming was in the air. We were playing our district rivals and everyone was hype. We needed to win the game in order to go to the playoffs. Everyone looked like they were going to the Golden Globe Awards and the coaches thought it was the ...

Riiiinnggg!! A school bell or a wake-up call? Under the new school policy, after the sounding of the second bell, students not seated will now face severe consequences that include detention and referrals. The new policy is part of a package of stricter disciplinary actions addressing tardiness...

Against School UniformsPicture yourself wearing all black clothing, you have multi-colored hair, piercings everywhere, chains dangling from your jeans, and you're walking down the hall at your school with a bunch of your friends that dress the same. To some people, it may look like a fashion statem...

The many problems we face today as a society seem to become more and moreoverwhelming. I believe that respect for one other is a big social issue we face today in ourgeneration of tomorrow. We see this problem in teens, in so many places. For example, in schoolthere is a lack of respect for...

First of all, school uniforms eliminate school violence in the classroom. School uniforms play a major role in decreasing potentially dangerous altercations amongst students. A case in point, many unsuspecting and vulnerable students unknowingly wear gang-colored or gang-affiliated clothes to school...