I recently finished reading The Bronze Key, a 256 page book written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband Theo, and son Sebastian, in a house with a secret library. Holly Black is the main author of the book and has wrote 33 books. She also has a movie … Continue reading Mitchell’s Letter Essay #3: The Bronze Key
Dear Class, Recently I have finished reading After Ever After a 272 page realistic fiction book about a boy who had cancer and his life after. This book is by Jordan Sonnenblick. It is a sequel to a very good book called Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie. I loved the first book so much that … Continue reading Charlie’s Letter Essay #3: After Ever After
Recently, I finished reading the novel The Detour, a 215 page realistic fiction novel by S.A Bodeen, published in 2015. The author S.A Bodeen has written a number of other thrilling novels such as The Raft, The Gardener, The Compound, and The Fallout. I was inspired to read this book after recently completing one of … Continue reading Emily W.’s Letter Essay #3: The Detour
Dear Blog Reading Audience I recently finished reading the book Si-cology by Si Robertson. The genre of this book is autobiography about the life and childhood of one of the stars of A&E’s Duck Dynasty. Robertson has hunted for ducks since retiring from the United States army in 1992. Si lives in Louisiana with his … Continue reading Casey’s Letter Essay # 3: [Book Title]
11/20/16 I recently finished reading The Twenty-One Balloons, a 180 page book written by William Péne du Bois. When he was seventeen, this book became his first publication. Péne du Bois has written many well-known childrens’ books including Bear in Mind, Otto and the Magic Potatoes, and Peter Graves. The Twenty-One Balloons was called, “An … Continue reading Meghan’s Letter Essay #3: The Twenty-One Balloons
Recently, I finished reading Okay For Now, a 368 page book by Gary D. Schmidt. Gary Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and a Newbery Honor for The Wednesday Wars. … Continue reading Brendan’s Letter Essay #3: [Book Title]
11/20/16 Recently, I finished reading Saint Anything, a 417-page realistic book, by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Sarah Dessen. Sarah Dessen is also the author of eleven other novels written prior to the publishing of this book in 2015. Her most popular books, That Summer and Someone Like You, were actually made into a movie titled How to Deal. According to the inside … Continue reading Amelia B.’s Letter Essay #3: Saint Anything
The most recent book I finished reading is “This Is Where It Ends” by Marieke Nijkamp. The novel follows four students, Autumn, Sylvia, Tomás, and Claire perspectives as they experience every student’s worst fear. A school shooting. What seems like a normal day at Opportunity High School, is turned into a living nightmare. … Continue reading Ashley’s Letter Essay #3 – This Is Where It Ends
Sydney’s Letter Essay #3: Made You Up November 20, 2016 Recently, I finished Francesca Zappia’s debut novel, Made You Up. The author, Zappia, currently residing in Indiana, majors in computer science at the University of Indianapolis. I decided to read this 448-paged realistic fiction novel because of a friend’s recommendation. I was informed that this … Continue reading Sydney’s Letter Essay #3: Made You Up
I recently finished reading an 86 page mystery novel titled A Study in Scarlet, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is most famously known as the author of the Sherlock Holmes series, including this novel, his first in the series of many. He was a Scottish writer, but he earned a … Continue reading Emily L.’s Letter Essay #3 A Study in Scarlet
Dear classmates, Recently I finished Wonder, a 315 page realistic fiction book by R.J. Palacio. Palacio originally came up with the idea for Wonder when she took her son to get ice cream. At the ice cream stand, she noticed a boy with a facial deformation and walked away with her son so her son … Continue reading Jack’s Letter Essay #3: Wonder
Recently, I finished reading Tone Deaf, a 276 page realistic fiction book, written by Olivia Rivers. Olivia Rivers is an author of YA fiction, yet also a college student attending school in Northern California. Along with Tone Deaf, she’s written two other fantasy books: Frost Fire and Counting Shadows. I decided to read Tone Deaf … Continue reading Maya’s Letter Essay #3: Tone Deaf
Dear Classmates, Currently I am half through a book called the compound written by S.A. Bodeen. Bodeen grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. She graduated from UW-River Falls with a degree in Secondary Ed., then joined the Peace Corps with her husband and went to Tanzania, East Africa. Bodeen came up with the … Continue reading Troy’s Letter Essay #3: [Book Title]
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Name: Emma Corazzelli Book: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green Recently I finished the book Looking For Alaska, a 221 page realistic fiction novel by John Green. Green has written two other books, Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars. He has won the Printz award for Looking for Alaska and was number one … Continue reading Emma’s Letter Essay #3: [Book Title]
Dear Classmates, Recently, I finished reading Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper. This book is 295 pages and realistic fiction. Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and her novel Out of My Mind is a very well known book. Out of My Mind is now available in 20 different … Continue reading Katharine’s Letter Essay #3: Out of My Mind
Dear Classmates, Recently, I have finished the book North of Beautiful, a 373 page novel by Justina Chen Headley. This book is about a girl named Terra Cooper finding her true path to beauty. Whenever somebody looks at her the only thing they notice is her scar that’s across her cheek . Terra Cooper wants … Continue reading Callie’s Letter Essay #3: [Book Title]
Recently I finished reading The Borrowers, a 192 page fantasy book written by Mary Norton. Mary Norton is an English writer most popular for writing her series The Borrowers, Norton was educated in London, but was raised in Bedfordshire, which was the setting for The Borrowers. The Borrowers is a classic book originally published in … Continue reading Isabel’s Letter Essay #3: The Borrowers
I have recently completed the novel, Scorpions, a 216 page realistic fiction book by Walter Dean Myers. Walter Dean Myers is has written over 100 books in his career, mostly young adult literature. He has won the Coretta Scott King Award for African-American authors five times and he was the third U.S. National Ambassador for … Continue reading Trevor’s Letter-Essay #3: [Book Title]
Dear Readers of the blog, Recently I finished reading, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. This book is written by Wendy Mass and contains 289 pages! This book is realistic fiction. Wendy Mass is an author of young-adult novels and children’s books. Her most successful book was A Mango-Shaped Space which won the American … Continue reading Lucy’s Letter Essay #3: [Book Title]