As of now, I am about 250 pages into the book The Hunger Games, a 374 page, dystopian novel by Suzanne Collins. Collins was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1962. This book was published 10 years ago, in 2008. The author, Suzanne Collins, said that the book was based off of the Greek myth, Theseus … Continue reading Paul Flaherty – Letter Essay #6 – The Hunger Games
I gazed down the mountain and all I saw was white. Pure white. This is when the nerves really started to kick in. Knees buckling, voice shaking. I was ready. I Think. It was around January and there was a lot of snow on the ground, making good conditions for skiing. I was on … Continue reading Falling for Skiing
Recently, I finished reading Shiloh, a 144 page realistic fiction book by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, a John Newbery Medal winning author. She is also well known for a popular series for younger children known as the “Alice” series, containing 12 different books, all with the name “Alice” in the title. The first book from this … Continue reading Paul Flaherty’s Letter Essay #3: Shiloh
Paul Profound, Humble, Generous Outgoing Son of Tommy and Lee, brother of Alli and Lexi Lover of soccer, his friends, and summer vacation Who feels thankful for his good health, his loving parents, and medium rare cheese burgers Who finds happiness when out on the soccer field on a cool Sunday morning, in his two … Continue reading Bio-Poem: Paul