We have all been thinking it and living it 2020 the worst year ever, if I could I would give up the memories I made throughout the last 8 or so months to go back to normal. But would I? That’s the question I have been trying to answer for the last 3 or 4 … Continue reading Free write – 2020 The year of craziness Griffin
Nowadays you hear about dictators all over the news and you know their names Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping. We even learn about them in school, from a young age we are taught to hate people like Hitler and Stalin and everything associated with them including the word dictator. You know and were … Continue reading What is a Dictator? – Editoral
Recently I have completed the novel, “The Davinci Code” this novel shows a lot of backstabbing. But in most cases that is common or a common theme in some series or novels. “The Da vinci Code” is by Dan Brown, the bestselling author of “Digital Fortress”, “Angels & Demons”, “Deception Point”, “The Last Symbol” … Continue reading Letter Essay #6 — The Da Vinci Code — By: Elisabeth Berg
Running On Ice He fell to the ground with a thud. I was still speeding up behind him when I couldn’t stop. My feet wouldn’t work. I closed my eyes as I got closer to him, only seconds after I saw him fall. My skates went right toward his face. . . This morning … Continue reading Running On Ice
Dear Blog Readers, Recently I had finished a book called Slider by Pete Hautman who was born in 1952 in Berkeley, California. He attended college, first at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, then at the University of Minnesota. He now has settled down with his wife and novelist in Minnesota and loves to … Continue reading Letter Essay #3 Aidan: Slider by Pete Hartman
Dear Blog Readers, Recently, we read a 286-page dystopian novel titled Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The author attended Oxford University and his book Lord of the Flies was published in 1954 in London, England. It has sold millions of copies worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages.The author also received … Continue reading Collaborative Letter Essay #9- Lord of the Flies
Recently, we have finished reading The Hunger Games, a dystopian book the New York Times bestselling author, Suzanne Collins, published on September 14, 2008. More than 23 million copies of The Hunger Games have been sold. We read The Hunger Games because our teacher, Mr. Jockers, assigned us this book in our book club. The … Continue reading Collaborative Letter Essay #9: The Hunger Games
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
10/27/16 I am currently reading The Bone Witch, written by Rin Chupeco, the same author as The Girl From The Well, a novel that I have never read but am assuming that it is nicely written considering the fact that it has gotten four stars on goodreads.com. I chose to read this 408 paged fantasy … Continue reading Kristen’s Letter Essay #2: The Bone Witch
Recently, I finished reading A Work In Progress, a 212-page memoir book by a 24 year old Youtube sensation, Connor Franta. A Work In Progress is Connor Franta’s memoir. He tells stories about when he was just a “small town kid” in Wisconsin. The book was originally published on April 21, 2015. It has received … Continue reading Adrianna’s Letter Essay #2: A Work In Progress
Greetings Everyone, For my final novel of the year, I chose The Lemonade War, containing 192 pages and a comedic and humorous genre. It was written by Jacqueline Davies who born in 1962 and at the start of the 21st century wrote several great books. The Lemonade War was published in 2007. I read it because … Continue reading Raymond’s Letter Essay #9: The Lemonade War
Dear Reader, I have recently completed reading a 305 page fictionalized fantasy piece of literature. Said book is named The Lost Track of Time and was dreamed up by Paige Britt with the drawings every now and again so amazingly illustrated by Lee White. Britt has only written a few books as she is a … Continue reading Harrison’s Letter Essay #9: The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt
Greetings Mr. Jockers, For my 8th Letter Essay I picked George Orwell’s 1945 novel, Animal Farm! Animal Farm was dystopian novel which contained 141 pages. George Orwell’s real name was Eric Blair. George Orwell was just a pen name. George Orwell was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, India. He grew up in England … Continue reading Letter Essay #8: Animal Farm
I just finished reading “The Death Cure” by James Dashner. This is a 323 page science fiction novel. It is the 3rd book in “The maze runner” series. I have read the two before it, “The Maze Runner” and “The Scorch Trials”. I enjoyed both of them and I also enjoyed this one. This is … Continue reading Brett’s Letter Essay #8; The Death Cure
Dear Mr. Jockers, My 7th Letter Essay is about my 2nd Dystopian Novel, the Maze Runner which contain 375 pages and was written by James Dashner. James Dashner was born on November 26, 1972 in the town of Austell, Georgia. He graduated from Duluth High School and Brigham Young University and is currently living in Utah … Continue reading Letter Essay #7 – Raymond Martin III
4/1/16 Dear Reader, I finished reading Loot by Jude Watson. It is a 266 page adventure and realistic fiction book. Even if you know you can’t judge a book by it’s cover I chose this by its cover. What really stood out to me was “How to steal a fortune” on the cover which made … Continue reading Jake M’s Letter Essay #7 – Loot by Jude Watson
Dear Reader, I have recently finished reading a 487-paged, realistic fiction, dystopian book named Divergent by Veronica Roth. Veronica is now a world-wide known author for her amazing stories that she continues to write to this day. She got the idea for this series when she was in college and it was a hit. It … Continue reading Harrison’s Letter Essay #7: Divergent
April 1st, 2016 Dear Classmates, I have recently finished the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. It is 406 pages and is a dystopian fiction novel. Scott Westerfeld is 52 years old and wrote Uglies in 2005. He writes young adult fiction including the Uglies Quartet and Afterworlds. Uglies is part of a New York Times … Continue reading Samantha’s Letter Essay #7-Uglies
Greetings Everyone! I have decided to take a break from reading the 39 Clues Series and write my next letter essay on the novel, Divergent, a 487-page long, dystopian fiction novel written by Veronica Roth. Veronica Roth was born on August 19, 1988 in New York City, and was raised in Barrington, Illinois. Her mother, Barbara … Continue reading Raymond’s Letter Essay #6: Divergent