So. The Official VOX Book Club has officially concluded discussion of Part 1 of The Book Thief. .....officially. The assigned reading and discussion have both been moving along quite well; - Therefore we've got a proposition for you! Many of you are ahem..."advanced" in your…
The last section of Part 1 of The Book Thief...here we go.Death gives us an overview of the past year: (as follows)"***SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 1939***1. World War I begins.2. Liesel Meminger becomes heavyweight champion."How would YOU sum up 2008? What events would make it on the list…
As of January 1, Washington is requiring people convicted of drunk driving to install ignition locks on their cars. For the car to start, the driver must blow into the ignition lock, which reads their blood alcohol level. If the level is too high, the…
So here we are my fellow Book Thief readers - we're advancing on the final chapters of Part 1. The first line of this chapter is a slammer; it really got me. "People have defining moments...especially when they're children." What has been YOUR defining moment…
In this section, we follow Liesel and Hans on their reading lessons. In good weather, they study along the Amper River. Two bits of information are given to us about this river: it is where Hans used to practice the accordion, and it winds its…
In this section, we really get our first definite taste of how Hitler's policies affect the people, specifically the convoluted views of Alex Steiner. -What do you make of these "contradictory politics?" How do these views reflect on Alex Steiner? On the German people overall?"On…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.
