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Conor Glynn’s Letter-Essay #3: Piano

You should read the 280 page book Piano by James Barron! Piano, is the fascinating tale of a Steinway concert grand piano starting when the wood is harvested, to when the piano is rolled into the showroom. Piano is a unique book, instead of having a human main character the K082 (name of the piano) … Continue reading Conor Glynn’s Letter-Essay #3: Piano

Sophia’s Letter-Essay #7 – Stolen: A Letter to My Captor

I recently read Stolen: A Letter to My Captor, a 300 paged young adult thriller by camel-loving, South Africa-traveler, Lucy Christopher.   Stolen: A Letter to My Captor was published on May 4, 2009 and has since then has been awarded with the title of Printz Honor Book along with being translated into French, Dutch, … Continue reading Sophia’s Letter-Essay #7 – Stolen: A Letter to My Captor

Gabi’s Letter-Essay #9: “Looking for Alaska”

    April 3, 2015 Dear class (or blog viewer), I recently finished reading John Green’s Looking for Alaska, a 221 paged realistic fiction book. I chose this book because people are always telling me I don’t read enough John Green, my mom, my friends, etc.  Before this book I’d only read The Fault in Our … Continue reading Gabi’s Letter-Essay #9: “Looking for Alaska”