6/2/16 Letter Essay #9: Of Mice and Men I have recently finished reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This realistic fiction book is 107 pages long, and was originally published in 1937. Steinbeck studied marine biology at Stanford University, and he had already published 5 books before writing Of Mice and Men. … Continue reading Margaret’s Letter Essay #9: Of Mice and Men
I have been recently reading The Compound, a 256 paged book that takes the genre of fiction. The book was published by SA Bodeen. SA has written other books such as The Raft and The Garden. The Compound is #1 of a multi-book series. The novel was originally published in 2008. Eli Yanakakis is not … Continue reading Michael’s Letter Essay #8: The Compound
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 recently finished reading a 392 page book called “I Will Always Write Back”. The book was published on April 8, 2015. This touching novel is an autobiography/memoir by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda, with Liz Welch, an award winning journalist and memoirist; her stories have appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, Life, and … Continue reading Jenna’s Letter Essay #8; I Will Always Write Back
Phily Giorgianni Period 1 ILA Mr. Jockers Hunger Games Catching Fire Dear Mr.Jockers, I have recently finished part of the Hunger Games series, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, which is a 391 paged book and is in the dystopian literature genre. Catching Fire was published in 2009 by Scholastic Press. This book … Continue reading Phily Giorgianni Letter Essay 7
Phily Giorgianni Period 1 ILA Mr. Jockers Hunger Games Catching Fire Dear Mr.Jockers, I have recently finished part of the Hunger Games series, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, which is a 391 paged book and is in the dystopian literature genre. Catching Fire was published in 2009 by Scholastic Press. This book … Continue reading Letter Essay 7 Phily
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
I recently finished reading the book “Matched”, a 366 page dystopian/science fiction novel by Ally Condie; who lives in outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and four children. The book was published on November 30, 2010 and is the first book in the “Matched Trilogy”; the two other books being “Crossed” and … Continue reading Jenna’s Letter Essay #7: Matched
I have recently completed reading The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is a 375, dystopian fiction novel. The Maze Runner is about a teenage boy named Thomas, he wakes up in a box traveling upwards to a place that he has no recollection or knowledge of. This place is called The Glade, … Continue reading Andrew’s Letter Essay #7-The Maze Runner
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
2/23/16 Recently we did book clubs in ILA and i choose the 374 page book the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. A lot of people have read it and said it was amazing and it even got a movie that I heard was great. I never saw the movie or read the book … Continue reading George Letter Essay #6
2/26/16 Letter Essay #6 Dear Classmates, I read the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This book is 406 pages long and was published February 8, 2005. This book is apart of a series and is the first book in the series. There is also the second book called Pretties the third book is called … Continue reading Lauren’s Letter Essay #6: Uglies
Dear Fellow Classmates, Not so recently I finished my book club book, The City of Ember, a 270 page Dystopian book by a Californian writer named Jeanne DuPrau. She is the bestselling author of this book, The People of Sparks, The Prophet of Yonwood, and The Diamond of Darkhold which are the next books in … Continue reading Madigan’s Letter Essay #6 “The City of Ember”
Hello everyone, this is my review of the book, The 39 Clues: Beyond the Grave, which is the 4th novel in the series. This novel in the series was written by Jude Watson. It turns out the books stopped getting shorter because in Book 3, it was about 150 pages long, but in Book 4, … Continue reading Letter Essay #5: The 39 Clues: Beyond the Grave
I recently finished read the realistic fiction book “I have a bad feeling about this”, a 242 page novel by Jeff Strand, who lives in Tampa, Florida (about an hour from Disney world). It was published March 1, 2014. I chose to read this book because I had nothing else to read and the cover … Continue reading Jenna’s Letter Essay #5: I Have A Bad Feeling About This
I have completed reading Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb, it is a 256 page nonfiction novel. I read this book because I am extremely interested in World War 2, because there are so many different aspects to study. I also read this book because last year, I read Bomb by Steve Sheinkin. It was related … Continue reading Andrew’s Letter Essay #5: Nazi Hunters
My 4th option for the letter essays is Book 3 of the 39 Clues Series, the 39 Clues: the Sword Thief! I’ve decided to continue to review the 39 Clues Series. Want to see the first two reviews so this one makes sense? Click the links below! Book 1: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v6on8nQ8BkxB8MwFRsg1LOh2hfJkFAzB6f3vWfQ25GM/edit Book 2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MsTEWkihrE9jeA0RRcC914ZjWQkSI–vqSDGXO_5ors/edit Amy … Continue reading Raymond’s Letter Essay #4: The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief
I have finished the first half of the book Uglies a 425 page dystopian fiction novel by Scott Westerfeld. This book was published in 2006, and is the first book in the trilogy, the author Scott Westerfeld is the author of 18 books, was born in Texas and spends most of his time either in … Continue reading Kiki’s Letter Essay #4: Uglies