The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Web quest

The storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a fiction book, written by Gabrielle Zevin. It is a story of how a lonely bookstore owner, whose wife has died, turns his life around for the better. It teaches lessons on how to love others, how to treat others, and to never give up on life because it can always change for the better. This assignment is to test your knowledge on the book, and certain main topics or subjects that go along with it.

Use the links provided to become more familiar with the topics presented in the book. Once you have went through all the links, proceed to answer the questions on the page after.

Use the links below to better understand the type of brain cancer that A.J had and to understand why is was so deadly.

https://www.aans.org/en/Patients/Neurosurgical-Conditions-and-Treatments/Glioblastoma-Multiforme

https://www.upmc.com/services/neurosurgery/brain/conditions/brain-tumors/glioblastoma-multiforme

Use the links below to understand what being a single parent is like and how it affected A.J. and Maya´s mother

https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/single-parent

https://familydoctor.org/being-a-single-parent/

The links below teach you about how libraries all over, are being affected by EBooks, and online reading.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/63532-check-it-out-with-peter-brantley-e-book-subscriptions.html

https://www.governing.com/topics/education/gov-can-libraries-survive-ebook-revolution.html

Task 1: Write a paragraph for each of the three topics, and connect them to some of the many themes in the book.

Task 2: Answer the following questions on The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

1. Who was A.J.´s former wife, and what happened to her?

2. Why was A.J. so upset about Tamerlane being stolen?

3. What made A.J adopt the baby?

4. Who was Ismay´s husband, and what ended up happening to him?

5. Why did Maya´s mom leave her on Alice Island.

6. What was Maya´s gift from her Grandmother, and why did A.J. hate it so much?

7.  Why did A.J. consider not having the surgery?

8.  Who ended up buying the bookstore? 

Those are a few links and questions about important themes and details in The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. I hope that they helped you better understand the story and what the point of it is.