Mr. Jockers was emailing me back about my “Chess Match Think-Aloud” and used the wrong form of “your.” He should have said “you’re” which is also saying “you are.”

Recently, I finished the novel, The Compound. It is a 256 page science-fiction adventure book. The author S.A. Bodeen is from a farm in Wisconsin. She recently came to our school to talk about writing and her story on becoming a writer. It is not an easy job. This book was published on April 29, … Continue reading John L.’s Letter Essay #2: The Compound →

I Recently finished Rainbow Rowell’s novel, Eleanor & Park. Rainbow Rowell wrote fan fiction before she became an author, and listens to sad music when she writes. This book received many awards and landed on lots of year-end lists. I first read it last year, and I assumed that I wouldn’t like it. It was … Continue reading Rene’s Letter Essay #2: Eleanor & Park →

Recently I have read The Compound is a 341 page science fiction book published in 2008 by S.A. Bodeen, an interesting book, about a boy named Eli, who during the story has been locked underground in a Compound by his father, during nuclear war. Once inside they need to survive for 15 years, but food … Continue reading Matthew’s Letter Essay #2: The Compound →

Recently, I finished Now is the Time for Running, a 230 page novel by Michael Williams. Michael Williams is a recognized author. He is a writer of plays, musicals, operas, and novels and the Managing Director of Cape Town Opera in South Africa. He began writing “radio plays” while studying at University of Cape Town … Continue reading Max B’s Letter Essay #2: Now Is the Time for Running →

October 27, 2016 I recently finished reading the book The Raft written by S.A. Bodeen. This 231 page suspenseful novel has earned a lot of recognition by various authors and journals. Published in 2012, Bodeen acquired the inspiration to write this book from her past experience of flying over a small island by the name … Continue reading Alexandra’s Letter Essay #2: The Raft →

10/27/16 I am currently reading The Bone Witch, written by Rin Chupeco, the same author as The Girl From The Well, a novel that I have never read but am assuming that it is nicely written considering the fact that it has gotten four stars on goodreads.com. I chose to read this 408 paged fantasy … Continue reading Kristen’s Letter Essay #2: The Bone Witch →

Dear Classmates, Recently, I finished reading Girl Online, a 344-page realistic fiction book by Zoe Sugg, an English vlogger and Internet personality, also known as Zoella on YouTube. Girl Online is the first book that Zoe Sugg has written, and it is accompanied by two other books in the series. The novel is a Young … Continue reading Addisen’s Letter Essay #2: Girl Online →