Hush

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Summary: MY OWN
Review: "Thank you for my family, my friends, and my name", are all things you will say to yourself after reading this book. Toswiah a young afriecan afmerican girlwho is put through trauma, a state of depression, and an idenity crisis all in a two- three year life span. She is forced into the witness protection program because her father witnessed a murder of a young black teen, by two of his fellow white cops. He was the only black cop in his precint and felt it was dangerous for he and his family. As time goes on Toswiah loses identity and becomes Evie her siter become Anna a rebellous gurl who was once popular, sweet and social. Her mother becomes annoited and into her new religion that she breathees it. I recommend this book to people who what reality.

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Summary: Lives can change with just one event
Review: Hush. One word that can mean so many things. A loving husband, father, and black cop witnessed two white cops murder a young, helpless black boy. Does he stay hushed to ensure the safety of him and his family, or speak out against the officers wrongdoings to ensure justice in society? This cop decides to admit he was a witness to the crime and let the town know that there are two murderers that are supposed to be protecting them. Since he says this pubicly, he threatens his and his family's lives. They then have to join the Witness Protection Program and change their names and move to a different city. Everything that they had lived for up to that point was gone. Their lives had completely changed. Toswiah and Cameron Green, now Evie and Anna Thomas, have to stay hushed about what happened to them and their family, and their past life. They have to learn to respond to their new names, and to forget about friends, family, and treasured objects that were left behind. They have to completely change their lives, all for their safety. All though it is hard at first, they get used to it, and become accustomed to their new life style and ways of living.

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Summary: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Review: IMAGINE IF YOUR PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE WAS TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE YOUR FATHER SAID THE HAD TO BE? WHAT IF YOUR LIFE, FRIENDS, AND BELIEFS WERE ALL PULLED FROM UNDER YOU, AND YOU HAD NO GROUND TO STAND ON? WHAT IF YOUR LIFE WAS RESTARTED LIKE A COMPUTER? WELL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS BOOK, "HUSH" BY JACQUELINE WOODSON. THIS BOOK AT FIRST WAS CONFUSING, BUT AFTER A WHILE YOU GET USE TIME. thIS BOOK IS VERY EMOTIONAL. iN SOME INSTANCES YOU START TO CRY OR FEEL PAIN.SOMETIMES READING THE BOOK YOU WONDER WHY SHE NEVER CRIED? THEN YOU ASK WHAT WOULD I DO IF MY LIFE WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME.

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Summary: Bye Bye Home
Review: In the story Hush a girl named Toswiah is the main charater.She and her family are forced to leave their beloved home in Denver. They left because her father witnessed two white police officers murder a young african american boy. Her mother studies her bible and attends Kingdom Hall. Her sister is a high school student and hates her life. The ending is a little rough because it leaves the reader wondering what's gonna happen.

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Summary: "The Missing Ending"
Review: The main character Toswiah Green lives in Denver with her sister and parents. Her father is a police officer, her mother is a house wife and she reads the bible all the time, and her sister is a student. Toswiah's father witnessed a murder and it caused him and the rest of the family to move. The murder that was witnessed was by two fellow officers. The father testified against the fellow officers and they denied that they did not commit the murder until the evidence was found and shown that they did commit the murder. The family ends up moving to another place. As they moved they had to change their identity. The mother started teaching while the father was jobless. At the beginning of the book, it was interesting because it was a turning the page novel. When it reached the ending it wasn't a real good ending because, it left the reader not knowing what's going to happen next. The novel needed a continuation to it.

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Summary: Lost
Review: This book was very interesting. I think that Evie was very strong and intelligent. Anna was a normal average girl. The book was good but needed a better ending. The title of the book was very interesting because I would not named it Hush, I would have named it Lost. The title Lost would be because of the fact that they lost everything. Another title would have been Truth. The title Truth would have been because they lost everything because of Truth.

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Summary: New Life
Review: This novel is about a black family. There are 2 girls and 2 parents.Cameron and Toswiah are the 2 girls. Cameron is a cheerleader and Toswiah is an athlete. Therefore the father witnessed a crime scene and was forced to start a new life in a new place with a new name. Cameron is now Anna and Toswiah is now Evie. Evie experiences a new life at her new shool and even found someone named Toswiah. They become good friends. The mom becomes a Jehovah's Witness and the father stares out the window all day. I reccomend this book to to all people because people should know what its like to start a new life.

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Summary: a review for an exciting book
Review: This novel was about a family having to change their identity;as well as their lives, just because their father witnessed a murder. His fellow friends, police officers, killed a young african-american boy. The Green family was put in a witness protection program, so they moved out of denvert, leaving family members, friends, and their belongings. They had to change their names and had to change the way they lived. The family didn't like it there. A lot happened to the family while they are there. Cameron, which is Anna now, had grown into a beautiful women. Toswiah which now is Evie, has made new friends and found what she likes most "track". The family went through a lot of changes, but they made it through. I think this was a great book, I enjoyed reading this book. I recommend this book to children of all ages. I hope they will enjoy it, like I did.

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Summary: All that you have is your soul.
Review: This powerful novel traces the life of a young girl, Toswiah, whose father testifies in court against fellow police officers so she and her family must enter into a witness protection program. The four of them are stripped of their home, their possessions, their beloved family and friends, and their names. Toswiah says, "all that you have is your soul" because she sees now that everything else in life can be taken away from you. As the youngest in the family, Toswiah not only struggles with her own loss of identity but has to watch her sister and both parents become people she does not recognize once their present and futures are taken away from them. Her life is a daily struggle, dealing with her devastated family and coping on her own in a new city and new school. Her sense of sadness, loss of confidence, and loneliness are wonderfully portrayed by the author. Through Toswiah's observations we see how much our lives in the present are inextricably linked to our past and our plans for the future and how important the identity we create is essential to our sense of self. Woodson's thought provoking novel teaches us through Toswiah and her family teach us what it would be like to have our identities, our pasts, and our futures all taken away forever. This is a great novel geared towards young adults but adults will enjoy it as well.

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Summary: Who Are We?
Review: Toswiah Green was an energtic 13 year old, having fun in Denver with her bestfriend Lula. He was fine, until her father had to testify against his two fellow cops. Now everything has just dissappeared. Her name is no longer Toswiah Green it is Evie Thomas. She has no clue who she is. She doesn't even know these people tyhat use to be her family. Her father sits at the window eating oatmeal all day, her mother is so into the Bible, and her sister is drowning in books. She has no confidence, no one to talk to, no friends, she just has no soul. This book teally captured the way Toswiah felt about hidding in th ewitness protection program. I would recommend this to young adults.