Name: Ian Houlihan Teacher: Jockers Class: Period 6 Date: 3/21/19 Don’t Listen to Democratic Leaders Many of you have heard of the names Alexandra Ocasio Cortez and Bernie Sanders. They are trying to forge a new government, a new form of communism, democratic communism. Communism means, “Property is publicly owned and each person … Continue reading Don’t Listen to Democratic Leaders
4/10/19 Dear Sarah, I recently finished the book called Because of Winn Dixie. This book consists of 182 deeply thought out pages, and is written by Kate Dicamillo. I decided to read this book because lots of my family members were telling me how great this book was, and I needed a book that I … Continue reading Letter Essay #4
March 30, 2019 Recently, I finished the book The Boy From The Basement, a 198-page novel by Susan Shaw, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and enjoyed playing with her cats and dogs, siblings, took music lessons, and played with the neighborhood kids. She graduated from Temple University with a degree in music. The Boy … Continue reading Letter Essay #4 – Avelina Bellulovich
I recently read the 342 page novel Mosquitoland by David Arnold. Published in 2015, this humorous novel was “one of the most talked-about books of the year,” said Teen Vogue. Arnold is a goodreads choice awards winner of Best Young Adult Fiction, as well as author of Kids of Appetite and The Strange Fascinations of … Continue reading Letter Essay #4 – Gutowski
I have just finished the auto-biography 184 paged book, titled “A Child Called It.” This book was written by Dave Pelzer who is known to be the survivor of one of the most severe cases of child abuse in California History. Dave was born in San Francisco, California and now lives in Daly City, … Continue reading Letter Essay #4-Malik
Recently I finished the dystopian novel, Catching Fire. This story was written by Suzanne Collins. There are more books in this series, Catching Fire is the second book in the series. The first book: The Hunger Games, the third book: Mockingjay. All these dystopian novels take place directly after one another. Catching Fire was published … Continue reading Letter Essay #7-Jayden Candee
Recently, I finished reading a 664 pg. Fantasy story called Tower of Dawn by New York Times and USA Today bestselling American fantasy author, Sarah J. Maas. Tower of Dawn is a compelling story that’s just begging for you to read, but you must read the previous 6 books in order to read this one. … Continue reading Letter-Essay #7 – Renee Kwok
Recently over the past week I have finished reading Paper Towns, which consist of 305 pages. This book was written by John Green. John Green is an author, actor, vlogger, producer, and educator he does it all. One reason I chose to read this book is because John Green is one of my favorite authors … Continue reading Paper Towns (Letter essay) -Giorgianni
Today I have decided to do something different than my usual “letter-essay routine,” yet is nonetheless very important to me. So, instead of writing about a recent, realistic fiction book that I’ve read, I’m here to write about one of my favorite albums of all time. Twenty One Pilots by Twenty One Pilots, also known … Continue reading Letter Essay #7 – Tessa Pavia
To the readers of the blog, Recently, I just finished reading the book Lost Boy by Tim Green. The genre of this book is fiction. It is 299 pages long. The book is written by New York Times bestselling author Tim Green. Tim Green had two dreams when he was little and they both came … Continue reading Letter Essay #7 By Kendall Ross
I recently finished reading a 225-page book by Lois Lowry called The Giver. Lois Lowry has written many books and won Newbery medals for two of her novels, Number The Stars and The Giver. The Giver is the first book in a four-book series. The other three book in this series is called Gathering Blue, … Continue reading Letter Essay 7-Nicole Taylor-The Giver
Katie Sheehan Mr.Jockers Period 2 ILA Due April 23 13 Reasons Why Recently I reread the book 13 Reasons Why a 288 page, 2007 New York Times best-selling young-adult fiction novel published by a company called Razorbill. The author of this book, Jay Asher, was born in Arcadia, California September 30, 1975. Jay’s inspiration for … Continue reading Letter Essay #7 13 Reasons Why – Katherine Sheehan
Recently I finished reading What Waits in The Woods, a 273-page mystery book, by Kieran Scott. Kieran Scott is a young adult author, born in New Jersey. I decided to read this book because I’m really into reading mysteries. I find them really entertaining. While I’m reading them, it’s like I’m picturing a small movie … Continue reading Letter Essay #7- Madeline Longo
I have lately read a 394-page book. The book is Blind, by Rachel DeWoskin. Rachel DeWoskin spent her twenties in China as a nighttime soap opera. She has also written 2 other books. Big Girl Small (one of the other books) received the American Library Association´s Alex Award. Throughout writing Blind, she learned Braille at … Continue reading Letter Essay #7- Mia Larkin
Full Cicada Moon Currently, I am reading Full Cicada Moon, by Marilyn Hilton. I have read 328 pages of this 384 page, historical fiction, and Nutmeg Nominee. Hilton, the author of many other award-winning books, spends much of her time also as a teacher of the Japanese language in middle school enrichment programs, and has … Continue reading Letter Essay #7 – Ashley Salvatore
April 21, 2018 Aeneas and his family running away from Ilium/Troy. I hated the Aeneid. I recently read it, and after reading Homer, this 442 page long classic (written in the style of poetry) by Virgil, is extremely boring. Robert Fitzgerald’s translation was published in 1983 and is very, very bland. If books were … Continue reading Letter Essay #7: The Aenied
Letter Essay #7: Throne of Glass About a week and a half ago, I finished reading Throne of Glass. Throne of Glass is a 433- page fantasy book by the popular author, Sarah J. Maas, New York Times Bestselling Author. Throne of Glass was produced in August of 2012, and every year from 2012 to … Continue reading Letter Essay Number 7: Throne of Glass
Recently I finished the 272 page novel Rivals by Tim Green. Tim Green is a former American football player, a radio and television personality, and currently a best-selling author. Green is also famous for his novel Unstoppable. After enjoying Greens work through Unstoppable, I was compelled to read rivals. Tim Green has captured millions of … Continue reading Letter Essay #6 – Jackson Caylor
Dear Readers of the Blog, 3/19/18 I read the nonfiction book, A Whole New Ball Game. The genre of this book is Realistic fiction. In the novel A Whole New Ball Game, the main character and narrator, Rip, loves to play basketball. He tells us, as the readers, about many different aspects of his … Continue reading Letter essay 6 by Brian Forde
Dear Blog, I have currently finish reading the book “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio which is also a New York Times bestseller. The book “Wonder had a movie about it that came out in 2017 which was directed by Stephen Chbosky that I watched with my father and sister. The genre of the book is … Continue reading Letter Essay #6 – Gabriel Parrales