Dear Reader, I just finished reading a 400 page, fiction, dystopian book called The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The Maze Runner was published in 2009 by Random House Children’s Books. It’s book one to its series, I read this book because it was recommended to me by so many of my friends and they … Continue reading Erin’s Letter Essay 9: The Maze Runner
6/2/16 The year one of the books I read was, The Lions of Little Rock. This is a 298 page realistic fiction book written by Kristin Levine and published in 2012. This year I did not meet my goal of 40 books, I only read about 25 books. I was really proud that last … Continue reading Maddy’s Letter Essay #9 The Lions of Little Rock
Hi classmates, over the past couple weeks I have read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This is the fourth installment of the Harry Potter line. The series is still written by J.K Rowling and even has it’s own movie adaptation. In the Harry Potter books, you are able to see many similarities between … Continue reading Letter Essay Number 9 Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
Recently I have read Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Now this story was incredibly hard to follow since so many things went on all at once, like talking fires, moving castles, blob men, wizards, witches, and doors that can take you to four different places. The book was never all that famous until … Continue reading Kieran’s Letter Essay #9
Dear Class, My reading has come along way since the beginning of the year. Though i did not reach the forty book challenge, I definitely gain a new appreciation for reading. This year I really discovered what genre that I like most. I read the book The One and Only Ivan which contains 307 pages. … Continue reading Carl’s Letter Essay #9
Recently, I finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by the world famous New York Times Bestselling author J.K. Rowling. It was published in 1997. The Sorcerer’s Stone is the first installment of the seven books in the Harry Potter Series. When I was in 3rd Grade, I found out about … Continue reading Grant’s Letter Essay #9; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
6/2/16 Letter Essay #9: Of Mice and Men I have recently finished reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This realistic fiction book is 107 pages long, and was originally published in 1937. Steinbeck studied marine biology at Stanford University, and he had already published 5 books before writing Of Mice and Men. … Continue reading Margaret’s Letter Essay #9: Of Mice and Men
A couple days ago I was able to finish reading a 448-paged novel Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. This is the first book in the “Infernal Devices” series and it was published on August 31st, 2010. Cassandra Clare has been a lover of books since she was young and always had one on her because … Continue reading Letter Essay #9 – Clockwork Angel
I have recently finished reading “Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1 by Alexander Gordon Smith. He is a young author having written 11 books in his career. Lockdown, is the first book of Alexander’s Furnace series. Having only read one other science fiction book this year I decided to try Lockdown and see if I liked … Continue reading James B’s Letter Essay #9: Lockdown
Dear Blog, I have just finished reading the 376 page science fiction book written by Michael Buckley. This book was published on may 5, 2015. I decided this read this book because I was looking through the library in one of my teachers classrooms and found this book. I planned on only reading it for … Continue reading Jake Fones’ Letter Essay #9
Dear Reader, I have recently completed reading a 305 page fictionalized fantasy piece of literature. Said book is named The Lost Track of Time and was dreamed up by Paige Britt with the drawings every now and again so amazingly illustrated by Lee White. Britt has only written a few books as she is a … Continue reading Harrison’s Letter Essay #9: The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt
Dear Classmates, I have recently finished the book, Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus. It is a 261 page realistic fiction book. The author, Margi Preus was the runner up for the 2011 nobel peace prize. She is currently a college teacher and lives in Minnesota. Margi Prues has written many other books like … Continue reading Zachary’s Letter Essay #9
I have just finished reading a hilariously crazy classic called “Catch-22,” by one Joseph Heller. Heller, besides his distinguished writing career in which he wrote a variety of books including “Closing Time,” fought as a bombardier in World War II. He flew an incredible 60 combat missions, inspiring him to write “Catch-22.” Joseph Heller’s novel … Continue reading Luke W’s Letter Essay #9
Imagery (1:52): It’s funny I remember back one year when daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up And stuck ’em under the tree and said some of ’em were from me ‘Cause daddy couldn’t buy ’em I’ll never forget that Christmas I sat up the whole night crying At 1:52 Eminem is … Continue reading Music Appreciation: Imagery: Mockingbird by Eminem
Woke before the morning sun I found it tucked beneath the hills I sat and watched it rise It hit the sky and burst to flames The lotus flower’s Got me thinkin’ ’bout the way that we live I’ve got this feelin’ It’s gonna stop Driven by religion Running backwards down a one way road … Continue reading Music Appreciation: Storytelling: “Lotus,” by Cage the Elephant
I finished the book Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige. It has 452 pages in it. I read it because I found online recommends and someone working for the Easton Public Library recommended it. Danielle Paige has written a couple of other books, mostly centering around Dorothy Must Die like Heart of Tin. Heart of … Continue reading Victoria’s Letter Essay #8 – Dorothy Must Die
Dear Edublogs, In the book Diary of A Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules written by Jeff Kinney there are 217 pages and it is a comedy style book. The book is about a middle school boy who obvious by the title, not so cool. He only has a one good friend in his school, his name is Rowley … Continue reading Robbie’s Letter Essay Number 8 Diary of A Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules
In this Blink 182 song he is talking about a girl that he meet at a concert and what they did together, and he tells the story of her in this song. Hanging out behind the club on the weekend Acting stupid, getting drunk with my best friends I couldn’t wait for the summer and … Continue reading Music Appreciation: Story Telling ( Blink 182- The Rock Show)
6/3/16 I recently finished reading Big Papi. It’s my 38th book read this year, out of 40, and the book is a 288 page informational, sports, or biography. I have completed my personal goal to read 40 books, although I will complete this challenge Wednesday, June 8th. This means I will have also completed the … Continue reading Matt’s Letter Essay #9: Big Papi