Recently I finished Everything, Everything, a 310-page realistic fiction book by a New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn. Everything, Everything is a very popular book and was made into a movie in 2017. It has been translated into 25 languages. It’s a must to read this book … Continue reading Letter Essay #7 Keely LiCastri
It was a musty and hot afternoon. All I could hear was chatting and yelling accompanied by a nice breeze. Yet the heat was overpowering the breeze. I was at the annual Ice Breaker Tournament! It was only my fourth or fifth tournament that I’ve ever played in. It was about the second tournament … Continue reading Will Make It?: Keely’s Memoir
Recently, I finished reading Hoot, an 292-page realistic fiction book by Carl Hiaasen who was born in 1953 and raised in Plantation, Florida, then a rural suburb of Fort Lauderdale. He was the first of four children born to Odel and Patricia Hiaasen. He has Norwegian and Irish ancestry. He started writing at age six … Continue reading Keely’s Letter Essay #3: Hoot
Keely Strong, Independent, Humorous, Bubbly Daughter of Kathleen and Philip, Sister of Emmett and Carson Lover of animals, family, music Who feels thankful of having a loving family, two short haired cats, the fat, black, and white one is Gus, the orange, wild one is champ, and a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever named Maisie … Continue reading Bio-Poem: Keely