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The Weight of Water–Letter Essay #6 Bianca Jortner

Recently, I read the book The Weight of Water, a 210-page poetry book by Sarah Crossan, an Irish author. The Weight of Water was published in 2011 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. This book is unique because of its poetic-style throughout the whole book while telling a meaningful story. “The Weight of Water” … Continue reading The Weight of Water–Letter Essay #6 Bianca Jortner

Harrison’s Letter Essay #9: The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt

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

Harrison’s Letter Essay #7: Divergent

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

Julia’s Letter Essay #7: Catching Fire

Catching Fire   For the past two weeks with my reading group I have been reading Catching Fire. This novel is a sequel for the Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins. There are 391 pages in this novel and it is a very suspenseful book. This book is a fiction novel about a society were … Continue reading Julia’s Letter Essay #7: Catching Fire

Johanna’s Letter Essay #5: Liar and Spy

I have just finished reading the book Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead. This was a 200 hundred page realistic fiction book. Rebecca Stead has many books out such as When You Reach Me, Goodbye Stranger, and First Light. Her book, When You Reach Me, got a Newberry Medal in 2010. Liar and Spy was … Continue reading Johanna’s Letter Essay #5: Liar and Spy

Grant’s Letter Essay #5: Kid Owner

Recently, I finished reading Kid Owner, a 336 page Sports Fiction book by the author Tim Green, a former NFL Defensive Tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, Attorney, and award winning author of many Sports Fiction Young Adult Books and some Adult Books including Baseball Great and Football Genius.   I found out about this book … Continue reading Grant’s Letter Essay #5: Kid Owner

Melissa’s Letter Essay #3: “Eat, Drink and Be Merry”

Recently I finished a book called Eat, Drink, and Be Merry. It was written by multiple authors and is a poetry book. It is a book filled with poems about food and drink. I have had it since I was little when I found it at a yard sale and thought it was cute because … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay #3: “Eat, Drink and Be Merry”

Alex, Where Are You From?

Alex, where are you from? Where are you from, Alex? I’m from waking up at 10:30 in the morning with unreal fantasies about chocolate houses and licorice palaces dancing in my head, forcing my eyes to adjust to the bright sun coming through the open window, and to a father who tells me “The day … Continue reading Alex, Where Are You From?

Melissa’s Letter Essay #10: Tales of Beedle the Bard

Dear Reader, For my tenth letter essay i read the book Tales of Beedle and Bard. Though a mere 111 pages, i truly loved it. It is a fantasy genre by the world renowned author, J.K. Rowling. If you didn’t infer from the seemingly  magical title, it is a sort of sequel to the book … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay #10: Tales of Beedle the Bard

Jake M.’s Letter Essay #10: Planet Tad

I have just finished reading Planet Tad by Tim Carvell. The novel was 239 pages long. This book is a quick read. This book is about a boy name Tad and he started a blog to start off the new year. His blog will show his mood and most interesting part of that day. His … Continue reading Jake M.’s Letter Essay #10: Planet Tad

Jackson’s Letter-Essay #9:”Stormbreaker”

I have  just finished the book “Stormbreaker” by  Anthony Horowitz. I wanted to read the whole series of book Stormbreaker about all  of the Alex rider’s-Main Character- missions. Alex wasn’t always a spy though. He has recently been living with his uncle Ian Rider ever since his parents died- in a plane accident- and then … Continue reading Jackson’s Letter-Essay #9:”Stormbreaker”

Jake’s Letter Essay #9: Sasquatch

4/3/15 I have just finished reading Sasquatch by Roland Smith. This Fantasy book is 190 pages and is about a boy named Dylan Hickok. One day after Dylan and his dad drop his mom off at the airport, Dylans dad took him by his real Estate office to pick up some papers. Dylan’s father told him to stay in the car … Continue reading Jake’s Letter Essay #9: Sasquatch

Sumer’s Letter-Essay #9: “Flipped”

The book I’ve just finished reading was “Flipped” by Wendelin Van Draanen. The genre is realistic fiction and it was overall a great book to read. Bryce, a 7 year old boy, moves into a new neighborhood to be greeted by Julianna, a 7 year old girl. Juli automatically has a crush on Bryce… and … Continue reading Sumer’s Letter-Essay #9: “Flipped”

Nick’s Letter-Essay #9: “My Life as a Cartoonist”

I have just finished reading “My Life as a Cartoonist,” by Janet Tashjian. This book is a medium sized (258) page book. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. It is about a 12 year old boy named Derek who was having a good time at school with no problems at all, but suddenly … Continue reading Nick’s Letter-Essay #9: “My Life as a Cartoonist”

Jake M’s Reading Reflection and Goals

I have read 10 books this trimester. I read books that I enjoyed and had much interest in. I did read more non-fiction books this trimester.  My favorite book I read was Navy Seal Dogs by: Mike Ritland . It was my favorite book because it was the book that really grabbed my interest. Also … Continue reading Jake M’s Reading Reflection and Goals

Melissa’s Reading Reflection

This trimester i approximate (but not 100% sure) that i read 42 books.  Yes, that may seem like a lot, but as reading is my only hobby it makes sense… The most challenging book i read this trimester and possibly ever was the Anne Frank  Holocaust Diary.  It was very depressing but the worst part … Continue reading Melissa’s Reading Reflection

Hanna’s Reading Reflection

In the second trimester my goal was to read thirteen books I met the goal. Another  goal of mine was to read books that challenged me I did not meet that goal.   One of my favorite books that I read in the second trimester was “Someone else’s  Life ” by: Katie Dale this was one of my favorite books because it was very suspenseful  and kept me wanting more.  One of my favorite authors from this trimester was Sarah  Dessen because I love the way I can connect to all her books. My favorite genre from this  trimester is realistic fiction because, I like reading books I can relate too.  I did not meet all of my goals for the second trimester for example I  did not write a  letter essay about a book I didn’t like and I didn’t read any biographies. I will add the goals  that I didn’t complete to my third trimester goals so I will have another chance at completing  them. My goals this trimester is to write down all the books I read, I would also like to read  more historical fiction and more James Patterson books. Finally I would like to get all check  pluses on all of my letter essays. Someone else’s life book review