Blog #7 - Book Club Response #1 (Introduce Your Text)
BOOK CLUB Blog #1: Comment
Part 1: What/Who is the title/author of your book?
Part 2: What can you (briefly) find out about the author?Part 3: Write a short paragraph explaining WHY you have chosen this book?
Genre? Author? Reputation?
The title of my of my book is called the day Tajon got shot. the Authors of my book is teens of the beacon house. what I found out about my authors are that they wrote this book for a protest against cops shooting black people/ innocent people. The kids that wrote the book are friends with Tajon and were sad and angry when he died. I choose this book because it sounded cool that kids decided to write a book about their friend after he died. The Genre is young adult fiction.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch. The author graduated from the University of Californi, San Diego, with an MFA in Dramatic Writing, the Eleventh Plague is his debut novel. I chose this book because it is a survival, action and I like those types of books.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Tears of a tiger by Sharon Draper. My Author Sharon has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards, and is a New York Times bestselling author, with the book Out of my Mind staying on the list for almost two years. Also She has been honored at the White House six times, and was chosen as one of only four authors in the country to speak at the National Book Festival Gala in Washington, D.C, and to represent the United States in Moscow at their Book Festival. Her book Copper Sun has been selected by the US State Department and the International Reading Association as the United States novel for the international reading project called Reading Across Continents. I chose this book because it has an interesting story relating tragedy within the high school setting, And that could be something that high schooler's could relate too
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DeleteThe title of my book is “Night” by Elie Wiesel. I found out that this is a story of the authors experiences in the Holocaust as a Jew. He was born in Sighet, Transylvania. In 1944 (as a teenager) he was taken to a concentration camp. I chose this book because I love history and it has a good reputation.
ReplyDeleteThe author of my book is Diana Renn, and this appears to be her first book written for ‘young adults’. She has published other books as well, including Latitude Zero, False Idols, and Blue Voyage. I chose this book because of the interesting message on the front, a very brief summary of what this book is about, “A missing van Gogh painting, the Japanese mafia, and an unexplained death… it’s the mystery of a lifetime!” This got my attention when I looked at this book, so I decided to chose it for my book club.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Looking for Alaska by John Green. John Green is a New York Times bestselling author who has received numerous awards, including both the Printz Medal and a Printz Honor. The reason I choose this book was because its a really popular book so, I i decided to see what the fuzz is about; so now im about to read it.
ReplyDeleteThe book I chose was The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. H.G. Wells is often regarded as "the father of science fiction". His works often are focused on themes that revolve around some sort of other worldly theme. These can include: Aliens, time travel, invisibility, etc. I chose this book because of the reputation H.G. Wells has. I know him as the author of War of The Worlds which is one of the most celebrated Science Fiction books of all time. Also, I wanted to find out what his writing style was like.
ReplyDeleteMy book is Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein. She is a 54 year old Yale graduate who has won many awards including best young adult fiction writer of the year.
ReplyDeleteI chose this book because I missed the original date of picking our books. I shuffled through the left overs and this book peaked my interest. I am interested in wars and history and this is a pinnacle of recent history. Living life through a concentration camp. It gives you incite on the authentic perspective of having been through the scenario rather than hearing random facts and trying to understand even a sliver of what they endured. The author seems to know how to interpret the story into a way young readers would be able to wrap their heads around this gruesome topic much easier.
The title of the book is Everything Everything. The author is Nicola Yoon. Yoon has writing two best selling books that were both turned into movies. I chose this book because I’ve seen the trailer for Everything Everything and the story line looked very interesting to me. I have also heard a lot of good things about Nicola Yoon and her books.
ReplyDeleteMy book is called Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick. It is a sequel to Hush, Hush and part of a 4 book series. Becca was born and raised in North Platte, Nebraska. She graduated from Brigham university and went to work as a teacher and secretary. She started writing on her 24th birthday when her husband signed her up for writing classes. Becca is most famous for her book, Hush, Hush, which was a bestseller in 2009 and has since then become a 4 book series. I chose this book because it is a fantasy genre book and I love fantasy books. I think it sounds interesting and will enjoy reading it. I have read Hush, Hush before and enjoyed it and want to finish the series.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson. My author is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. I chose this book because it sounded interesting when I read the back of the book.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario. Sonia Nazario is an award winning journalist whose stories have tackled some of this country’s most intractable problems — hunger, drug addiction, immigration and have won some of the most prestigious journalism and book awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes. She was also a finalist for a third Pulitzer, in Public Service. I chose this book because when I read the back of the book it was really interesting and it is also based on a true story.
ReplyDeleteBooks based on a true story or actual events are the most intriguing in my opinion.
DeleteThe title of my book is W.A.R.P, The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer. He is an Irish author. Born in Wexford, Ireland May 14th of 1965. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series. I chose this book because when I read the description of the book, I found that it was interesting and I figured that I would enjoy this book.
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ReplyDeleteMy book Phineas Gage by John Fleischman he is a good author
I picked this book because i have heard it was a very good book it is about someone getting a metal rod through his head when doing construction on the railroad and lived through this book tells us how his life was affected by it. it is a Biography
The book that I will be reading is called Knockout by K.A. HOLT Kari Anne Holt is the award winning author of many middle grade novels in verse including the Redwood and Ponytail Knockout, House Arrest, and Rhyme Schemer. She is also the author of From You to Me, Gnome-a-geddon, Red Moon Rising, Brains for Lunch: a zombie novel in haiku, and Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel. The reason I choose this book is because is about boxing and I really like boxing so I thought it would be a good book for me to read. I also heard of the author before from the book House Arrest and I heard that that was a good book so I thought if that was a good book this might be too so I decided to read it.
ReplyDeleteJames Patterson is the author of my book, and the title is Witch and Wizard: The Gift. I can briefly tell you that I enjoy his writing and the previous book in the series. That book was The fire.
ReplyDeleteI chose this book because the first one hooked me and I liked it so much that I just had to read the second one, I have a very busy schedule so I haven't got around to it yet. The way he reaches out and sucks you into the book is magnificent. He mainly writes non-fiction books but he does have a few romance books too.
The title of my book is Sisters of Blood and Spirit written by Kate Locke.
ReplyDeleteSome things to know about Kate, she is a Canadian author, was born in 1971, and changes her name depending on which genre she is writing; Kate Locke, Kate Cross, Kady Cross, Kathrin Smith, Kate Kessler and Kate McLaughlin.
I chose this book because I love fiction, it opens up your minds to infinite possibilities and opportunities. In this book specifically it is about twin sisters, one living and one dead. Even though one of the twins is dead she is still living, as a ghost. Her and her sister had grown up together. I find this very interesting how even in death a sisterly bond cannot and will not be broken.
The title of the book that I am reading is called "Katie.com" by Katherine Tarbox. In this book, Tarbox tells the time that she became the victim of a so-called "internet friend" called "Mark" after meeting each other on an "online chat room", and eventually became the first "unnamed minor" to test a federal law enacted to protect kids from online sexual predators. The reason why I have chosen this book is due to my eagerness to learn more about sexual predators, and what harm is placed on the victim under the use of sexual abuse.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. Jeff Lindsay is best known for his Dexter series, and he also wrote a couple other books. Early on he would also co-write books with his wife. I chose this book because I first watched the series and instantly started to like the series. I’ve watched most of the seasons of the TV show and liked everyone of them, so I thought I would try to read the book to see how it compares to the TV show.
ReplyDeleteMy book is Gone by Michael Grant,
ReplyDeletehe is a 64 year old author in Los Angeles, He has written over 160 books and some of them he is the Co-Author with his wife. His genre is young adult, Supernatural, Science fiction and Horror.
I chose this book because I liked some of his other books before like Front Lines. I also chose it because it seemed very interesting. Also to think if this were to happen in real life would be weird.
The title of my book is The Death Cure by James Dashner. My author James Dashner writes primarily series for children and young adults. He has been awarded the Whitney Award for Best Youth Fiction, and he is a New York Times bestselling series author. I chose this book because I’ve read the other two books in the series and enjoyed them. I also chose this book because I like the genre, and I liked the movies as well.
ReplyDeleteThe book i'm going to read is called Heroes of Olympus The House of Hades by Rick Riordan who also wrote The Kane Chronicles and The Percy Jackson books that I really like to read.
ReplyDeleteRick Riordan really likes to write books about all of the gods and goddesses in his books because he is a fiction writer. Rick is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels for young readers, including the Percy Jackson series, the Kane Chronicles, the Magnus Chase series and the Trials of Apollo.
I've chosen this book because I really like fiction books about different mythologies like in The Heroes of Olympus series. I also really like Rick Riordan's books because they are so interesting to read. The books by Rick Riordan have to be pretty good if all the books he wrote where #1 New York Times Bestselling author right so I think he has a really good reputation.
The name of my book is Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott. Elizabeth Scott grew up in a town that didn't post office. Now she lives just outside Washington, DC, with her husband, and believes you can never own too many books. I chose this book because it’s kind of a scary book, and also something that could really happen, and has happend.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is "Juve" by Steve Watkins. What I learned from the back part of the book about Steve is that he writes 3 other books and also has a non fiction collection for his older readers. He is now retired from being a professor and spends his days doing yoga. These isn't a big reason on why I choose this book other then it interested me. I think it would be very cool to look inside a life of a kid in juve.
ReplyDeleteThe book that I will be reading is Wonder. The author of this book is R.J. Palacio. Some interesting background about her is that she never had the right time to write a book. She was not always an author either, way before she became an author she was an art director. She wrote this book after a real life incident that happened. She also promotes the Choose Kind Campaign. I have chosen this book because I want to find out how society treats a 10 year old boy that has had many surgeries in his face and how he fights the attention he gets from society. I am very interested in this book because of its reputation because all I have heard was very good stuff about this book. R.J. Palacio is a very well known author and I just have a very good feeling about this book.
ReplyDeleteThe book that I am going to be reading is Matched by Ally Condie. Ally Condie writes young adults and middle school fiction books. Matched was a #1 New York Times bestseller and international bestseller. I picked this book because I heard from my friends that it was a good book and when I read the back it sounded interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am reading is The Witch and The Wizard by James Paterson. Patterson is a 6 time Emmy awarded author who is well known for his contribution back to the community. He has given millions to fund school library's, his and his wives alma maters and over 7 million dollars in college scholarships.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I picked this book was mainly because most of the books I was looking at that seemed interesting I have already read. I do not have experience with Patterson's work, but I will get to see if I like a new author. I previously have read books like The Hobbit and the Percy Jackson which are based on fantasy which I enjoy. This book being of that same genre made me believe I would also enjoy this book aswell.
My author is Matt De La Pena and he wrote the book The Hunted. I can briefly find out that Pena writes novels for young adults and he's somewhat of a younger guy. He's an american writer and seems to be a popular choice. I've chosen this book because it is fiction, and the wasteland theme looked interesting. In the past I have enjoyed fiction books, so I tend to read more of them. Also the lady helping us look for books recommended it so, I decided on this book.
ReplyDelete"in the past i have enjoyed fiction books" you never read a day in yo life
DeleteEven though that isn't true, I appreciate your feedback.
DeleteThe title of my book is called "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone. Stone is a 33 year old African American author who obviously feels very strongly about the social injustices within the black community. I chose this book because it has a similar story line to The hate you give. The book follows a young african american teen who is the top of his class and an excelling student. Despite leaving his rough neighbor hood he can't seem to escape the stigma on his back as a black teenage boy. He looks to the teachings of Martin Luther King to guide him through his troubles. Eventually there is an incident with the cops that leads to a media fallout where 17 year old Justyce McAllister is under fire. I also chose this book because although the novel is fiction there are real life issues like the one posed in the story going on in the real world and it needs to be addressed.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is called "Witch & Wizard" by James Patterson. James Patterson is 69 years. His first book he ever published was published in 1976, it won and Edgar award. The reason why I picked this book is because I have read previous books by Patterson and I personally like the way he writes his books. He makes things come to life and puts plenty of detail into his stories. The main reason why I picked this book though was because of the genre and the author he writes amazing books and he is a experienced writer so he knows what he is doing.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am reading is called "Warp" by Eoin Colfer. He is 53 year old Irish man who also wrote Artemis Fowl. I chose this book because the story of time assassins reminded me of Umbrella Academy which I watched to the end. I also chose this book because I really enjoyed Artemis Fowl so I am hoping that this book will be equally as good.
ReplyDeleteThe book that I am reading is called, "A Song of Ice and Fire." by George R.R Martin. He is 70 years old, and writes a variety of different types of stories, like fantasy horror, and science fictions.
ReplyDeleteI chose this book because I started listening to the audio books about a few months ago.
The book that I am reading is called, "A Song of Ice and Fire." by George R.R Martin. He is 70 years old, and writes a variety of different types of stories, like fantasy horror, and science fictions.
ReplyDeleteI chose this book because I started listening to the audio books about a few months ago.
The title of my book is Invincible, written by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Kenyon is a U.S bestselling author and is most famous for her Dark Hunter series. I chose the book mainly because of the edgy fantasy genre of it. What really appealed to me though was the cover of book, it reminds me of the movie Karate Kid. Honestly if the cover didn’t appeal to me the way it did I probably wouldn’t have chosen this book.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is The Probability of Miracles. The author of my book is Wendy Wunder, she has only written two books and the one that I am reading was published in 2011 and this was her first book that she written. When she is not writing or spending time with her family she is teaching yoga in Boston. I picked this book because when I read the summary on the back of the book it really caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon. Kekla Magoon is the author of five novels. She also writes non-fiction on historical topics. She was raised in a biracial family in the Midwest, Kekla now teaches writing in New York City, conducts school and library visits nationwide, and serves on the Writers' Council for the National Writing Project. I chose this book because it was recommended to me and its name holds high in literature.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is "THEM." It was written by William W. Johnstone. William is an author that writes horror novels. He has written my books before "THEM" including book series such as the Mountain Man series and the Blood Bond series. Some hobbies of his included target shooting, listening to classical music, and reading. he died at the age of 65 in 2004 with the cause not being released to the public. His stories still continue to be made by his niece under the alias J. A. Johnstone. I chose this book because the summary of the book on the back interested me. It portrayed itself as a revenge story and it interested me. I also liked how the cover looked.
ReplyDeleteMy book is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. She was born August 10th, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. She is the youngest of 4 children. I chose this book because it was a huge hit that I had never had the oppurtunity to read.
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DeleteThe title of my book is "A Lano Of Permanent Goodbyes" by Atia Abawi. Atia Abawi is a foreign new correspondent and award winning author. She was raised in the United States and has 2 books out. Her first book for teen was the critically acclaimed and award-winning The Secret Sky. The reason I picked this book was because i liked the summary in the back of the book and it was very interesting to me.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Pure Sin by Kate Brian. Kate Brian is the author of the NY Times and USA Today best-selling Private series and its spin-off series, Privilege. She has also written many other books for teens as well. The reason why I chose this book was because it seemed interesting to me and it’s part of the private series where it enhances the idea of a dark world of wealth, secrets and privilege. The genre of the book is young adult fiction that sets an example of how popularity can turn into a disaster.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Oblivion and its by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
ReplyDeleteJennifer wanted to be an author since she was in school in algebra class. She would just write in class instead of doing math.
I choose this book because it sounded really interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Thanks A Thousand by A.J Jacobs. This book is about a gratitude journey and thanking people. The author A.J Jacobs was awarded the best selling author for a book that he had previously written. I chose to read this book because you don't really see people talking about gratitude and thanking people for small things and transforming your perspective on things.
The title of book is The Wonder of Us by Kim Culbertson. The author lives lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter. I chose this book because it seems interesting that they are going to try to go in an adventure when they haven't talked in weeks.
ReplyDeleteThe book I choose was Supermarket by Sir Robert Bryson Hall ll also known as Logic the rapper. The book is a mystery adventure book about a guy who likes writing stories but is lonely and poor who later works at a supermarket as his first job still striving for his dream to be a author of a best seller. One day things get really juicy in his life and he writes a story about his adventure. Logic is a rapper in real life who is striving to have a best selling book written by him and a #1 grossing movie in theaters made by a rapper. He achieved one of those which was this book being a number one best seller for awhile. He's also got platinum songs and albums and overall a hard working man. I choose to read this book because I wanted to see what was in store for his writing in storytelling in a book. He had some storytelling in his music through his albums skits, but never wrote a book. The storytelling in his albums were out of this world and very sci fi and spacey and just really cool. I don't read books a lot either so I saw it as a challenge to get that book and read it. So I saw him making this book a motivator to maybe get into reading books.
ReplyDeleteThe book is titled Harlem Hustle by Janet McDonald. The author was born and and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She wrote multiple books including a memoir. She currently lives in Paris, France. I chose this book because when I read the description the main character sounded like me when I was growing up. It is young adult fiction.
ReplyDeleteMy book is called That Summer by Sarah Dessen and this book is a romance. Sarah Dessen is a New York Times bestselling author of ten novel, which have sold more than four million copies and have received rave reviews as well as numerous awards. I chose this book because I have read some other books by Sarah and I really like the way she rights.
ReplyDeleteThe book I picked up is "You in Five Acts" by Una LaMarche. She's an award-winning journalist and blogger, and apparently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.
ReplyDeleteIt's a multi-point of view book, five character's perspectives separated in 'acts'.
This particular book caught my eye because of the style of the cover. After reading the back and the first couple of pages, I realized it was about the stage. Granted, it was focused around ballet, but it was a stage all the same. Acting is a passion of mine, so it made sense to read something I could relate to. From research, I gathered something interesting about it's style of writing as well. In each chapter, the person narrating is in first person, and a different friend each act becomes the second person POV, being called "You" by the first-person narrator. This might be a little weird to get used to, but I think it'll be interesting style-wise.
The title of my book is “the dead & the gone” and it's a novel. The authors name is Susan Beth Pfeffer. The author of this book is a retired American author best known for young adult science fiction. Some books that she wrote are “Life As We Knew It” and “This World We Live in”. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels. This book is one of that series. I choose this book not just because it looks good, but because I like science fiction books. Also because the title caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is called “Ditched” by Robin Mellom. She was born in Atlanta but recently she is living in the Central Coast of California with her husband and son. She started writing books since 2012 and her first book she ever wrote is
ReplyDeletecalled “Ditched”. Also she has taught grades 5-8 and has a master’s degree in education. I chose this book because when I read the description in the back of the book it sounded interesting and when I started reading it I started to like it so far.
The title of my book is the hunger games by Suzanne Collins. She is known as the author of The New York Times best-selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy. I choose this book because it sounded interesting and i saw the movie along time ago and enjoyed it very much.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Coming Back Stronger by Drew Brees. Drew is a NFL professional football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints who has won a championship in his career Super Bowl 44. Brees refers to hurricane Katrina that tore through the gulf coast in 2005, affecting the residents of New Orleans and they desperately needed support, anything to believe in. After Drew was told about the possibility of never playing football again due to a horrific shoulder tear he believed in and new he could still play football. Drew has become a inspiration to the city and is brought back hope to everyone who has been knocked onto the ground and isn’t able to get back up. I picked this book because of the author who wrote it Drew Brees and because of the summary on the back of the book it sounded very intriguing to me.
ReplyDeleteMy book is 'I Hunt Killers' by Barry Lyga. He majored in english at yale, and was a comic book distributor for 10 years before writing books, for some reason 2 about Goth girls, (we can see his taste i guess) and is still in commision. I chose this book because its got murders and mystery, two of my favorite things. hopefully its good.
ReplyDeleteI am Reading the "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel. He is a Spanish-born Canadian author who has won the Booker Prize for his book. He has written other books but never got as big or popular as "Life of PI." I choose this book because I have heard very good things of both this novel and the movie but haven't seen or read them. For this reason is the main reason I choose it and the mystery of what will happen in the story.
ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is “Shutter” and is was written by Laurie Faria Stolarz. What I was able to find about her was that the author is an American author of young adult fiction novels, best known for her Blue is for Nightmares series. Her works, which feature teenage protagonists, blend elements found in mystery and romance novels. Why I chose to read this book is because when I read a short snippet of it i thought it sounded pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteMy book is The Giver, by Lowis Lowry. I chose this book because I started to read it before but I lost interest. It wasn't until I saw the movie that I got interested in i t. Now by all means, I know that the movie and the book are never the same, but it just gave me the want to try and read this book again. The story is about a boy, who is born with the gift to become the giver. The giver is the person who takes all the memories of pain from everyone, and because of this their population lives a blissful life.
ReplyDeleteThe author of my book Black Top Justin is LJ Alonge. He is currently working on the third book in the Blacktop series. Frank Torres is the narrator. He’s a playboy who’s always got his hands in some money making scheme, but for the first time in his life he’s heartbroken. Plus, he gets hustled by someone close to him and doesn’t see a way out. Everything he thinks he knows about girls, basketball and life no longer makes sense. This book is about him trying to figure out what to do. I chose this book because It grabbed my attention with the back cover summary. It seems to be a reputable book from the ratings and comments online. People also really enjoy the author's style and message. The genre of the book is fiction.
ReplyDeleteMy book is by stephen king and is a memoir of the craft on writing. You can find out that he is writing about things that happened in his childhood and was writing his first novel in college. I choose this book because i have read a lot of his books in the past and they where interesting and this one is different. The reputation for his books are really good so I like reading any of is books.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am going to be reading is Vietnam War Diary by Fred Leo Brown, and it's personal narrative on his travels and stories while he was in Vietnam. The author, Fred Leo Brown, was a war veteran from the Vietnam War, and he worked as a radio operator for his company, one of the deadliest positions during the Vietnam War. I chose this book because it stuck my interests and it put's the Vietnam War into the perspective of the soldier and their thoughts on the war. I've had family members read this book and they've enjoyed it greatly, so I'd thought I would pick it up.
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ReplyDeleteI am gonna read the book Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert. Kelly is a caring person who cares deeply in the power of stories to illuminate a shared humanity.I chose this book because it has two themes that i am interested in such as baseball, and murder.
The title of my book is CONFESSIONS OF A MURDER SUSPECT by James Patterson. What i already knew was that he wrote I Funny, which I read in middle school. It was pretty funny and interesting which lead me to deciding to choose this book. I was more drawn to the interesting part of him and I like books with mystery and some gore.
ReplyDeleteI'll be reading Dragon Champion by E. E. Knight. E. E. Knight is a science fiction and fantasy writer, born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He now resides in Oak Park, Illinois with his wife, and also teaches genre fiction writing at Harper College. He also has a national bestselling series called Valentine's Rising. The series how has more than 10 volumes. But the book I'm reading has 6 volumes and a 7th on the way later this year.
ReplyDeleteI choose this book because I love fiction books especially ones with mythical creatures like dragons, powerful, giant winged lizards that have a keen sense of combat and survival. Sense I was little I've always adored dragons and the legend that follow them.
I'm reading the book Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson. She was born in NY. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature. She was first recognized for her novel Speak, published in 1999. I chose this book because it seemed pretty interesting by the cover and then I read the back and now it seems even more interesting and i'm really looking forward to reading this book. This book is also realistic fiction and I really like those kinds of books, that's another reason why I chose it.
ReplyDeleteThe author of my book John Flanagan, and the title of the book is the Rangers Apprentice book one The Ruins of Gorlan.
ReplyDeleteJohn Flanagan is an australian fiction writer, he has two main series the Rangers Apprentice and the sister series The Brotherband Chronicles. He mainly writes medieval style fiction because its always been one of his passions.
I picked the book because i've always wanted to read it and it is my style, I mainly read fiction and medieval style books and this one fits both categories. I’ve also read some of his other work and his work just speaks to me in the way he writes and tells the story.
The title of my book is Who Killed Christopher Goodman by Allan Wolf. Wolf is a two time winner of the North Carolina Young Adult Book Award, as well as Bankstreet College’s prestigious Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry. His book The Watch That Ends the Night, got awarded as one of “The 50 Best Young Adult Books of All Time.” Before becoming an author Wolf was an English teacher at Virginia Technical College.
ReplyDeleteI chose this book because one of my favorite, if not, my favorite genre of book is crime. I've also seen Allan Wolf’s name on other books and am curious to see what his style of writing is like. Also, the words “based on a true crime” always catches my eye and makes me want to read it more. I can also relate to this story in a way because I am also in high school.
The title of the Book I am reading is Boy 21 By Matthew Quick. Matthew Quick received a PEN/Hemingway award Honorable Mention and LA Book Prize Finalist. a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a #1 bestseller in Brazil, and etc.
ReplyDeleteI chose this book Because I'm interested into sports books and it caught my attention because Hes a white boy who lives in a town covered in Irish Mobs and violence and drugs, and he's the only white kid on his varsity theirs a new kid that come into his neighborhood and he tries to help him out, but it also mean he might have to sacrifice his spot on his Varsity team to help this kid out. This caught my eye because it could be a good decision or bad decision.
The Doll-Master and Other Tales Of Terror by Joyce Carol Oates, she is known for making short stories, novels, poetry, and nonfiction books. I chose this book because I didn’t want to break off from our horror topic and I found it interesting. This book has three stories to it and right now it’s not catching my attention yet but I will wait to see what happens in the first story.
ReplyDeleteI switched my book. I read a little of the stories didn't interest me to much so I've now chosen the first book of a six part series called HeartSick by Chelsea Cain, it's a mystery thriller novel. Cain is a novelist and a columnist. I chose this book because I had the 5th book borrowed from the library but didn't know that it was part of a 6 book series so I looked up the first book because it interested me and I wanted to know more about some characters that were mentioned. I also like the thriller mystery side of it.
DeleteThe title of my book is Replica, and the author is Jenna Black. One thing I can tell from the author is that she has a type of writing that lots of her books have in common, which is fantasy. Most of her books consist of some sort of fantasy, such as Urban Fantasy and Young Adult Fantasy. The main reason that I have chosen this book is because I have read it before so it will easier to read, and I would be able to read it faster. I don't remember a how lot of what the book consist of just that I liked it, and it it one of my favorite books.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am currently reading is called Shackled and the author is Tom Leveen. Leveen is not only an author, he is also an actor and a director as well. He has been the Artistic Director for two different awards so far. Leveen writes young adult, horror and comic books and has a total of 9 written novels so far. The reason I choose this book is because mostly because its genre, Young adult books are my favorite. Also, I read a short summary of this book and it really interested me.
ReplyDeleteThe book I’m reading is I am Number Four by James Frey who also goes by the pseudonym Pittacus Lore. He was raised in Ohio and his first 2 books were bestseller memoirs. Information later came out that much of it was exaggerated. I chose I am Number Four because I had watched the movie and enjoyed it. I had also liked one of James Freys other books, A Million Little Pieces.
ReplyDeleteNoah Koehler: My book is Spanish Dagger by Susan Witting Albert. She was born in Indiana and she is 79 years old. I choose this book because it sounded very interesting on how it is a very small town and pretty much everyone has their own little shop. I like how everyone in the town help out with each other no matter what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteI am not reading the same book , the new book that I am reading is called The Giver by Lois Lowry. I chose to read this because I never had the chance to read it when it was popular. This book won the John Newbery medal.
ReplyDeleteThe book i chose to read is All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill.
ReplyDeleteI can tell you that Cristin Terrill has a bachelor of arts degree in drama from Vassar College and a master of arts degree in Shakespeare Studies from the Shakespeare Institute in Statford-on-Avon, UK.
I chose this book because it is a fiction book, I like action and/or fiction books because they always keep me wondering what’s going to happen next. The author really interests me because first of all she has a bachelor's degree and a master’s degree, and second of all she is from the UK which is really cool.