My Books

Aditya's books

Touching Spirit Bear
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Giver
Hickory Dickory Dock
Murder on the Orient Express
Inferno
The Lost Symbol
The Da Vinci Code
The Hunger Games
A Study in Scarlet
Flags of Our Fathers
Rise of the Evening Star
The Sea of Monsters
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Magician
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Angels & Demons


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Friday, August 29, 2014

HELP!!


            Greetings to everyone looking at this post of mine, but I'm in dire need of your help. It was brought to  my attention that I needed to get an independent reading novel, which I was never good at at any point in my life.  So I am asking for your help to find me a book.

             For you to know a bit about what I like to read, the following books are books that I gave a 4-5 star rating on Goodreads.


  1. Angels and Demons
  2. The DaVinci Code
  3. The Lost Symbol
  4. Inferno 
  5. Sherlock Holmes
      By these books you probably realize that I am into suspense and mystery. So with this information I hope you can recommend  a book that will spark my inner fire, and gives me interest to read more.


Saturday, August 23, 2014

Flags of our Fathers



Flags of our Fathers
Heroes of Iwo Jima


"'I want you to always remember something. The heroes of Iwo Jima are the guys who didn't come back.'" - James Bradley

For my Summer Reading Project I read the book Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley. When I was looking for a book, I tried to look for a book that would take its meaning to a deeper level; this book succeeded in doing just that.

This book was written by the son of a WWII corpsman. The story came from after the death of one of the main characters, when the author looks through some old photos and found a picture (shown on the cover page). After some thorough research the author found out who the people were and their part in the historic event of the flag raising of Iwo Jima.

Throughout the book the authors show how each Mike Strank, Franklin Sousley, Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon, Harlon Block, and Jack Bradley develop  and how the war has made an impact on their lives and families.


Below is a Goodreads article that gives you another overview of the book and also gives reviews about the book given by those who read the book.

Book Review: Goodreads

Lastly I found a YouTube video of the author giving a speech about The Flags of Fathers.