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
Recently I have finished the 460 page science fiction The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey novel recently. I really enjoyed this book because of the unique idea. The main character is a girl named Cassie (Cassiopeia) Sullivan, even though the perspectives change each part, all the other perspectives are very closely related to her and … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay #5: The Fifth Wave
I lie on my bed and sigh in boredom. I look over at the silver analog clock and its 7:49. Still no call. 8 o’clock. Nothing. 8:30. Still not here. My heart beats fast in my chest and I walk down the hall to the room that holds my grandma. Her face is heavy with … Continue reading In a Heartbeat, Everything Changed
Recently I finished a book called Eat, Drink, and Be Merry. It was written by multiple authors and is a poetry book. It is a book filled with poems about food and drink. I have had it since I was little when I found it at a yard sale and thought it was cute because … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay #3: “Eat, Drink and Be Merry”
I’m from every Sunday morning, waking up to my father cooking breakfast and fighting with my brother and sister over whether he should make pancakes or waffles. I always fought for waffles. And always won because waffles are delicious I’m from starting every single day to music. I wake up to a new genre every … Continue reading Melissa, Where Are You From?
By: Melissa C. Azalea is a princess in a crumbling kingdom, and when her mother passed away she was left to care for her 11 younger sisters in their time of grieving. Their father, the king is work obsessed and consistently uses his wife’s death as an excuse to be working. He also requires the … Continue reading Book Trailer: Entwined
Dear Reader, For my tenth letter essay i read the book Tales of Beedle and Bard. Though a mere 111 pages, i truly loved it. It is a fantasy genre by the world renowned author, J.K. Rowling. If you didn’t infer from the seemingly magical title, it is a sort of sequel to the book … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay #10: Tales of Beedle the Bard
I have finished re-reading the book Fever 1793. It is by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is Historical fiction and is a real life depiction of the yellow fever in Philadelphia. It is 243 pages long. The book is about Mattie Cook, a teenager in 1793 living above her family owned coffeehouse in Philadelphia. When the … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay 9: “Fever, 1793”
This trimester i approximate (but not 100% sure) that i read 42 books. Yes, that may seem like a lot, but as reading is my only hobby it makes sense… The most challenging book i read this trimester and possibly ever was the Anne Frank Holocaust Diary. It was very depressing but the worst part … Continue reading Melissa’s Reading Reflection