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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Pages 1-306 The Sun is a Star by Nicola Yoon Pages 1-98 epoch (pg 93)- a period of time that is very important in history belie (pg 129)- to give a false idea of (something) pantomime (pg 144)- a way of expressing information or telling a story without words by using body movements and facial expressions despot (pg 150)- a ruler who has total power and who often uses that power in cruel and unfair ways gabled (174)- a section of a building's outside wall that is shaped like a triangle and that is formed by two sections of the roof sloping down orrery (pg 176)- an apparatus showing the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by balls moved by a clockwork obstinate (pg 175)- stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so phonetic (pg 8)- having a direct correspondence between symbols and sounds paradoxical (pg 189)- seem...

Everything, Everything  by Nicola Yoon  Pages: 1-306  After reading a little bit about Nicola Yoon, I discovered that she is Jamaican and married to an Asian man. In the book Everything, Everything Maddy is supposed to be multicultured with her mother being Asian and her deceased father was African American.  Lately, I've been reading another book by Yoon called   The Sun is Also a Star  where the two main characters are actually Asian and Jaimacan. I think Yoon likes to include aspects of her life in the novels. I like how she made the books a little more personal and included multiracial relationships. Based on the pictures I have seen from Everything, Everything it appears that the Maddys race is changed. This may be because it was hard to cast an Asian- African American actress but I find that also interesting. The movie casted an African American woman to play her mother as well. The character of Olly was always w...

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Pages: 1-306 Theme: Forbidden Love Many romance novels are very similar with different interesting elements. Everything, Everything has the classic Romeo and Juliet theme of forbidden love but includes new elements. There were many symbols and aspects to support this theme. One symbol incorporated in the novel is Maddys “illness”.  Another symbol is the window communication between Maddy and Olly. They go through so much over the course of the novel and fight so hard to be together. The novel stands out due to Maddy's illness; although Maddy's true illness was her mother. Maddy's mother tries to keep Olly and Maddy apart by blaming the illness. Her mother was really just trying to protect her. Maddy's father and brother died in a car accident when Maddy was young and Maddy's mother never recovered. Maddy was sick as an infant and her mothers PTSD caused her to believe that Maddy had SCID.  Luckily, Everything, Ever...

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Pages: 1-306 This video is about the science behind love. Everything, Everything is a love story so I thought it would be appropriate to explain the reasoning behind it. Much of the novel included science i.e. Maddys illness.

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Pages: 1-306 "A universe that can wink into existence can wink out again" (pg 280) This quote is written after Maddy realizes that her mother has been lying to her her entire life. Maddy was raised to believe that she had the rare condition called SCID. The condition basically means that Maddy was allergic to everything. SHe was unable to leave her house and lived a very isolated, lonely life. She spends most of her time with her mother or her nurse. After Maddy runs away to Hawaii to be with Olly, she gets sick. Her mother took her back home and used it as proof of why Maddy needed to listen to her. Months after, Maddy gets an email from the doctor that treated her in Hawaii saying how she never had SCID. After further investigation, Maddy finds out that she was never sick. Her mother suffers from PTSD after the death of Maddy's father and brother when Maddy was an infant. Maddy was kept indoors for 18 years and never abl...

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Pages: 1-306 Refinery29.com haloed- surround with or as if with a halo. (pg 20) stark- severe or bare in appearance or outline (pg 21) pinpricked-  a small puncture made by or as if by a pin (pg 22) ornate- made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. (pg 26) cloistered - kept away from the outside world; sheltered. (pg 30) vice - immoral or wicked behavior. (pg 48) heathen - a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do. (pg 52) sepulchral- gloomy; dismal. (pg 96) scythe - a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles. (pg 96) euphoric- characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness. (pg 208)

Quarter ends 11/2 Topic: Romance Novels Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 306pgs The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon 344pgs Meet Cute by Various authors including Nicola Yoon 314pgs The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider 352 pgs How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot 287 pgs 24 Girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley 265 pgs Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen 422 pgs Why: I chose Romance novels because I enjoy reading most when it is a good love story. Im a hopeless romantic and basically find any love story appealing.  I usually can get hooked on a book pretty quickly when a love story is introduced. Basically, all of my favorite books were romance novels. When I read, I often find myself enveloped in the characters. The book becomes real life for me. I am very excited to keep reading more romance novels over the next semester. Essential Questions: Are  romance novels realistic? Is every romance novel the same? What do authors bring to ...