Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Don aker is the awardwinning author of 17 books, among them several bestselling novels for teens including the first stone, the fifth rule, and the space between. Even though the reader is not privy to all of the dramatic scenes, aker finds other ways to satisfy reader curiosity which i appreciated. The space between by don aker goodreads share book. Reef and his friends are delinquents and the first time we see them they are defacing a government truck, but when reef throws a rock off of an overpass, he nearly. For my first journal i have read the first one hundred pages of don aker s the first stone which is told from the point of view of two characters chad kennedy a. Reef is an embittered young offender, hardly able to contain his anger at the world over the death of his. This is my page on the novel the first stone, by don aker. Luckily, however, don aker is right there to sew it back together again, an act he accomplishes with humour, real compassion, and a surgeons eye for detail. Reef is emotionally unstable since the loss of his grandmother who was the only one who really loved him. Rajveer aulakh backdrop the first stone takes place in our very own canada by reading the book, i can infer from the book and positively say that the story took place in modern times there had been times during the rest of her rehab when.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the first stone. A nearfuture where the usa stagnates under a christian fundamentalist dictatorship. Teens are at the age were they still don t really know who they are, they feel that they don t belong, and even some feel that others should join in their pain. His behaviour, actions and language makes him a young offender in the first place but he goes through some events that eventually changes him, making him a very dynamic character from the start to the end he was given a second chance.
Reef is an embittered young offender, hardly able to contain his anger at the world over the death of his grandmother, the only person who had. Don aker has worked as a classroom teacher for over 20 years and has written and coauthored several educational texts. Even with all that reef had done i still liked his character and felt sorry for him at. Leeza said nothing for a while, listened to the moaning that filtered through the doorway from somewhere down the hall. His novels the fifth rule and running on empty were also white pine award finalists. By willy griffin 92 i made this page for my english literature project. Now leeza hemmings world has exploded, her body twisted and broken from the car crash that nearly killed her. Don aker s the first stone is a story about a troubled teenage boy named reef and a teenage girl in mourning from the death of her sister and both people are thrust together by fate. Also, check out the pictures page where you can see all the pics from this site and more. The first stone don aker paperback harpercollins us.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The first stone by don aker book cover, description, publication history. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. For most of the novel, randy cant remember the nightmare that has terrified him since he was a child, but i wanted my readers to know exactly what that dream was like at the beginning of the story. I read the first stone by don aker a few years ago by recommandation from my grade 9 english teacher and i loved it, but never thought of it again today until i went on goodreads. What quote of the first stone by don aker show that it is good to let go. Don aker is the author of over 20 books, and previously had the occupation of a high school teacher and university instructor. Mohammad a the first stone the first stone is written by don aker and this book is based on two teenagers who have suffered very painful past. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the space between.
Books go search hello select your address best sellers gift ideas. The first stone ebook by don aker 9781443401425 rakuten kobo. The first stone don aker ebook harpercollins canada. They both have lost one of their loved ones in their past. The first stone by don aker book read online scribd. The book has a sequel called the fifth rule, published in 2011. Browse inside the first stone, by don aker, aker, don, a trade paperback from, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. What sets this book apart from the multitude of other gumshoe novels is its setting. The first stone don aker paperback harpercollins publishers. Reef is an embittered young offender, hardly able to contain. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the first stone by don aker, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
Born in 1955 in windsor, nova scotia, don aker grew up in rural hants county. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. During this time in the book, leeza is driving, and remembers her older sister, ellen. The father of two daughters, don has worked as a high school teacher, a literacy mentor, and a university instructor, and he is quick to point out that his work with teenagers shapes his realistic fiction. The author posits that her feminist views are perhaps outdated at the time of the books central incident in the early nineties and reading it over twenty years later, they seem outrageously, painfully so. One on one, winner of the canadian authors association lilla stirling award. Theres a reason he throws stones stemming from an abusive childhood but one of his stones ends up smashing the windshield of seventeenyearold leeza hemmings car, causing a horrific accident and landing leeza. The first stone by don aker amys marathon of books. Theres a reason he throws stones stemming from an abusive childhood but one. Read the first stone by don aker for free with a 30 day free trial. Reef is a troubled sixteenyearold, who likes to smoke pot and drink with his friends in a derelict abandoned building. Published before i was even a teacherlibrarian just a teacher, the first stone won both the 2004 olas white pine award and the ann connor brimer award.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. During this time, leeza is also devastated over the death of her sister ellen. The story takes turns telling the life story of leeza and reef, skipping back and forth sharing their views of what is happening. Reef is an embittered young offender, hardly able to contain his anger at the world over the death of his grandmother, t. Read the first stone by don aker available from rakuten kobo. Aker manages to inject humour into an otherwise serious themed book and is incredibly skilled at maintaining dramatic tension throughout. Don akers first novel, of things not seen, won the ann connor brimer award and the canadian authors association lilla stirling award, both for excellence in. Navigate your way around my page and find out more about the storyline, the characters and the author of the first stone. It was easy, then, to look down from the overpas and choose an anonymous target.
Don aker is the author of the space between, winner of. I said earlier that the first person point of view is limiting, and this is an excellent example of that. Ask and answer questions about the novel or view study guides, literature essays and more. Illustrate don aker s use of these details in the first stone by explaining how they convey an understanding of particular characters in the novel. The first stone is a solid noir thriller, featuring a gritty private eye, pithy dialogue and a gorgeous femmefatale. Reef is an embittered young offender, hardly able to contain his anger at the world over the death of his grandmother, the only person who had shown him any love. He later attended acadia university in wolfville, nova scotia, where he received his bachelor of arts 1976, bachelor of education 1977, and master of education 1991 degrees. Though it is dark story, aker manages to inject some humor and light into the complicated and heavy plot.
He was left to many foster homes because of his past. He also likes to throw stones from bridges over roads. Many teens have lost loved ones that they are close to, and it changes their lives forever. Squeezing the rock in his clenched first made reef kennedy feel powerful. There are not many books where you can get into the head of more than one character. The first stone study guide contains a biography of don aker, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Facing months of torturous rehabilitation to cure her damaged body and spirit, leeza finds a friend in an unlikely.
Reef is an embittered young offender, hardly able to contain his anger at the world over the. Seventeenyearold leeza is mourning the death of her older sister. Do people deserve second chances in the first stone by don aker 1161 words 5 pages. The first stone is about a boy named reef and a girl named leeza. Every character in a noveleven the most minormust serve a definite purpose, which can include one or more of the following.
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