Recently i have just finished Guitar Notes, a realistic fiction 296 page novel by Mary Amato. Mary Amato is an award winning children’s and Young Adult, poet, playwright, and songwriter. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and has won many awards and nominees. I chose to read Guitar Notes because when I read the back … Continue reading Kiki’s Letter Essay #8: Guitar Notes
Letter Essay 8: Allegiant by Veronica Roth Dear blog, For the past four weeks , I have have been reading the book Allegiant. It is 526 pages long and is the third book in the divergent series. Also it is third second ever dystopian novel. This book was given 3 and a half stars,and over … Continue reading Letter Essay 8: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
I have been recently reading The Compound, a 256 paged book that takes the genre of fiction. The book was published by SA Bodeen. SA has written other books such as The Raft and The Garden. The Compound is #1 of a multi-book series. The novel was originally published in 2008. Eli Yanakakis is not … Continue reading Michael’s Letter Essay #8: The Compound
I recently read a 2005 novel by Margret Haddix; Double Identity. This mystery teen novel is a great read. Margret Haddix is a 52 year old woman who has wrote a ton of novels. She is known for her two series; Shadow Children and The Missing. Margret grew up on a farm and then went … Continue reading Letter Essay #8- Double Identity
Greetings Mr. Jockers, For my 8th Letter Essay I picked George Orwell’s 1945 novel, Animal Farm! Animal Farm was dystopian novel which contained 141 pages. George Orwell’s real name was Eric Blair. George Orwell was just a pen name. George Orwell was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, India. He grew up in England … Continue reading Letter Essay #8: Animal Farm
Dear Classmates, Recently, I finished Catching Fire, written by Suzanne Collins, 391 page novel packed with action, suspense, and conflict all throughout the book. This is the second book of a three book series, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. The main characters in this novel are Katniss, Peeta, This novel explains the hardships, … Continue reading Letter Essay #8- Will Grob Catching Fire
I recently finished reading “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character” by Richard Feynman. Feynman was a physicist who helped create the atomic bomb in World War II. He taught at Cornell and later Caltech in the 50s and 60s, and won the Nobel Prize in Science in 1965 for his work … Continue reading Colin’s Letter Essay #8: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”
Grant Kornblatt Mr. Jockers ILA 6 5/13/16 Recently, I finished reading Animal Farm, a 102 page satirical classic novel. Animal Farm is written by George Orwell, an award-winning author that has many great works, including 1984. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1945, towards the beginning the second world war. I found out about this novel … Continue reading Grant’s Letter Essay #8; Animal Farm
A while back i finished Specials by Scott Westerfeld. Scott Westerfeld was born in Dallas, Texas. He now lives in New York City and Sydney, Australia. He won The 2015 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his book specials. This book was publish in March 2006 and it is the third novel in a series. This … Continue reading Sarah’s Letter Essay 8# Specials
5/11/16 I recently finished reading the book, Michael Vey The prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans. This 326 page novel is a very intense and satisfying read. Evans a New York Times best selling author is well known for many books such as The Christmas Box and also his five book series in … Continue reading Letter Essay #8 Michael Vey Prisoner of Cell James Porter
Dear Classmates, I just completed See You at Harry’s by Jo Knowles. This 300 page book was so amazing. Jo Knowles first book was Lessons From a Dead Girl and was published in 2006. This is my second time reading this novel and I am so happy that I decided to reread it because … Continue reading Hannah’s Letter Essay #9: See you at Harry’s
For my eighth letter essay of this year, I decide to review the 281 page, realistic, young adult fiction novel, Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen. I chose this novel because I had just finished a very difficult novel and I was looking for an easy, simpler, book. I had already read this book … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay #8 – Someone Like You
I recently finished reading a 392 page book called “I Will Always Write Back”. The book was published on April 8, 2015. This touching novel is an autobiography/memoir by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda, with Liz Welch, an award winning journalist and memoirist; her stories have appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, Life, and … Continue reading Jenna’s Letter Essay #8; I Will Always Write Back
Issabella Merrill Jockers 5/13/15 Letter essay #8 Recently, just finished Once a 150 page Historical fiction novel by Morris Gleitzman, an award winning author who published his first book in 1987. His book Once has sold over one million copies in the last 4 years. I recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense/ … Continue reading Letter Essay #8- Once by Morris Gleitzman
I just finished Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend a 311 page novel by Matthew Dicks. Matthew Dicks has written four books and has been an elementary school teacher since 1999. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was published in August 2012 and was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Fiction. This book was also nominated … Continue reading Hanna’s Letter Essay 8
I just finished reading “The Death Cure” by James Dashner. This is a 323 page science fiction novel. It is the 3rd book in “The maze runner” series. I have read the two before it, “The Maze Runner” and “The Scorch Trials”. I enjoyed both of them and I also enjoyed this one. This is … Continue reading Brett’s Letter Essay #8; The Death Cure
It was 1986 and I was in seventh grade when this song came out: This was one of the Beastie Boys’ first singles (after “Fight for Your Right to Party” and “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”) and many people thought they’d be, like a lot of 80s bands, a One Hit Wonder of sorts. But, for … Continue reading Music Appreciation: Imagery (Teacher Model): Period 6 ILA