Daily Archives: April 1, 2015

James’s Letter-Essay #9: Michael Vey The Prisoner of Cell 25

I just finished reading Michael Vey The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans. A medium sized book(326 pages) is about a 14 year old boy named Michael who has Tourette’s syndrome and lives with his mother in a small apartment building in a small town in Idaho. Michael may seem like an ordinary … Continue reading James’s Letter-Essay #9: Michael Vey The Prisoner of Cell 25

Nick’s Letter-Essay #9: “My Life as a Cartoonist”

I have just finished reading “My Life as a Cartoonist,” by Janet Tashjian. This book is a medium sized (258) page book. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. It is about a 12 year old boy named Derek who was having a good time at school with no problems at all, but suddenly … Continue reading Nick’s Letter-Essay #9: “My Life as a Cartoonist”

Melissa’s Letter Essay 9: “Fever, 1793”

I have finished re-reading the book Fever 1793. It is by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is Historical fiction and is a real life depiction of the yellow fever in Philadelphia. It is 243 pages long. The book is about Mattie Cook, a teenager in 1793 living above her family owned coffeehouse in Philadelphia. When the … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay 9: “Fever, 1793”