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Module  2   – Book Re view  3   Review of   Marieke Nijkamp’s UNBROKEN: 13 STORIES STARRING DISABLED TEENS   R eview was written for a course through Sam Houston State University.   1. BIBLIOGRAPHY   Nikjkamp , Marieke .   (2 0 18 )  UNBROKEN: 13 STORIES STARRING DISABLED TEENS.   Farrar,  Straus  and Giroux  (BY R) .  ISBN:   978-0374306502   2.  PLOT  SUMMARY   In Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens , Marieke Nijkamp presents a young adult anthology that features thirteen short stories about disabled teens written by authors who are  actually disabled  themselves. The stories cover multiple genres that include realistic fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Each story manages to explore everyday experiences like friendship, first love, family conflict, travel, and, of course, personal dreams. Each story focuses on the teen navigating various challenges that are both ...

  Module  2   – Book Re view  2   Review of   Tupac Shakur ’s  THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM CONCRETE   *This review was written for a course through Sam Houston State University.   1. BIBLIOGRAPHY   Shakur, Tupac.   (2 00 9 )  THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM CONCRETE .   Pocket Books/MTV  Books .  ISBN:   978-0671028459   2.  PLOT  SUMMARY   In  The Rose That Grew  From  Concrete  by Tupac Shakur, readers see a collection of his poetry that offers a deeply personal look at his thoughts, emotions, and experiences. The  poetry  was written when he was a teenager and young adult, before he became famous. There are seventy-two poems that explore themes like resilience, hope, love, pain, identity, and the struggle people face when they  have to  overcome difficult circumstances. The language Tupac uses is raw but honest to who he was and where he came from. Tupac...