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                                                                     Shakespeare

                                                              By Emily G.

Shakespeare wrote many books, plays, and poems and is a fantastic writer. He is most known for his Play Romeo and Juliet a tragic play.  He wrote the famous "Romeo and Juliet." Shakespeare also wrote the play "Hamlet" He has acted in a lot of his own plays. William wrote a lot of famous and interesting plays. also wrote 17 comedies including  "A Midsummer Night's Dream."  It is also believed that he is not an actual person. Nobody knows what Shakespeare did between 1585 and 1592. People believed that Shakespeare disappeared in between that time. Even early in his career, Shakespeare was spinning tales that displayed in-depth knowledge of international affairs, European capitals and history, as well as familiarity with the royal court and high society. For this reason, some theorists have suggested that one or several authors wishing to conceal their true identity used the person of William Shakespeare as a front. I recommend this book to anyone who would like to know about Shakespeare and all the troubles of his life.    

The struggle is real

By Will L.

Well if you have read the Hobbit books or have seen the movies that will help. So like any movie book or anything its starts in a small little place Hobbitarian. Then in the hobbit bilbo finds a ring that then later turns into something he might regret. A couple years later Gandalf (a wizard from the Hobbit books) tells Frodo (Bilbos assistant witch then later got adopted by Bilbo) that the ring is something bigger than it appears, its one of the ring forged by Sauron (the dark lord, has been around for more than  1000 years).

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By Cyrus F.

Robert Lawrence Stine also known as R.L Stine is a writer of his own kind. He is called the "Stephen King" of children's literature and is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Fear street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, and The Nightmare Room series.

So this is why we write

By Jasmine S.

The Way We Write is a book on different writing techniques. In this book there are several categories and several authors. This book is to give advice for upcoming writers. The Way We Write gives excellent advice for different writing techniques and styles. 

A Very Evil Piece of Machinery

                 A Very Evil Piece of Machinery 
                       By: John Whalen

     A nerd named Arnold Cunningham they call him Arnie finds finds an old red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury. A man sells the car to Arnie for $250
and tells him the car is called Christine. 

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By Austin C.

The book "How Angel Peterson Got His Name" by Gary Paulsen is a biography about Gary and his friends telling stories about their ridiculous youth of doing crazy stunts and generally stupid things to gain fame and to impress girls. the book begins with the author looking back on his youth beginning with the story that the title implies "How Angel Peterson Got His Name". 

I am Book Report Number Three

By Kimberley M.

I am Number Four is a popular young adult novel. It was written by James Frey and Jobie Hughes under the pen name Pittacus Lore. It was number one on the New York Best Sellers List for seven weeks.

In Love with this Book

By Upasana I.

Volume III: Princess in Love by Meg Cabot is the third book in the Princess Diaries series and is one of the best I've read. The plotline was original to start with and this book brings in a romantic angle, giving the book's protagonist a chance at true love. The next few books in this series include Volume IV: Princess in Waiting and Volume V: Princess in Pink.

Zen in The Art of Writing

Zen in The Art of Writing

By Nick I.

In this essay i will be reviewing the book Zen in The Art of Writing by one of the most creative, talented writers Ray Bradbury. Ray has also written some of the most famous books like The Martian Chronicles or The Illustrated Men. These are two of the best books i have ever read. In this novel, he shares his love and dedication to the art of writing, all packed into one great story. I picked this book out hoping to learn new rules and structures to help me with my writing. Not knowing it was more of a memoir of how his writing has developed over the years and what he has done to help himself in the long run.

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By: Shannon F.

Stephen King is mainly a horror writer. In the biography about him by Amy Keyishian and Marjorie Keyishian they talk about each of kings books individually and explain what he was thinking while he was writing them and what each book or story means to him in his life. This is a well written biography and it gives a lot of detail about his life and his books. It makes you understand King better and also helps with the understanding of the stories. Although  most are creepy and frightening in this biography you understand how each of his books have a meaning to him and most are taken from his life experiences.this book is very helpful in getting into the life of Stephen King and shows how he reasons all of his books. I would recommend this biography to anyone who is interested in Stephen King and want to better understand his reasoning for .  

The Rhythm of Storytelling

By Philip M.

Bill Wegner, in his book Dare to be Holy, tells his story of his conversion.  This is not a conversion from one faith to another or one political party to another; it is his conversion from one destructive unfulfilled personality to a faithful, godly, and righteous personality.  This biographical book tells a great story of a regular man daring to be holy.

Take a Trip to Our Town

Take a Trip to Our Town

By Andrea D.

Our Town, a well-known playwright set in the state of New Hampshire, was written by the three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Thornton Wilder. Written in 1938, Our Town follows the lives of several ordinary people in the early 1900's.  Wilder's unique style as a playwright shines throughout this play.

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By Pat U.

When Ellen Hopkins wrote Cranked I do not think that she was expecting the results that she got. Many people were offended and challenged the book due to its contents. I disagree with there problems with the book but we will talk about that later. I think that the author did a good job of telling a believable story about teenagers and drugs without sugar coating it for readers, which happens with many books written these days. The story had good character development and wasn’t boring it made me want to continue to read.

Writing a Catchy Essay!

By: Khevna J.

The book that I am reviewing is called Fearless Writing: Essay Guide, written by Danielle Denega, who has written other educational books, such as Reading for the Gifted Student: Grade 6. It is a writing guide, and it specifically gives guidance for success on writing various types of essays. The six topics cover how to write any essay, how to write a descriptive essay, how to write a cause-and-effect essay, how to write a narrative essay, how to write a persuasive essay, how to research, and how to edit an essay.

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Touching Racial Discrimination

By Nelson K.

            To kill a mockingbird is a book written by harper lee. Harper lee is a well-known writer who has only written one book (that is to kill a mockingbird). She only wrote this one book because of the things that she had seen happening around her as she was growing up. She has written this book thrice in order to perfect it. At first, It was called Atticus but the she changed  it to  'to kill a mockingbird'.

Would you risk your life for prison?

Hole in My Life

Would you risk your life for prison?

By Jacob G.

                The book I chose for my final and last book review had to be on writing, so I chose this book. The name of this book is called Hole in my Life by Jack Gantos. This book is about this guy or kid named jack Gantos whose has had a good year in high school and hopefully going to college. All this is about the end when one of his friends asks him sail a sixty-foot yacht loaded with hashish which is a type of drug. They sail from Virginia islands to New York City. He and his buddy sold the drug until federal agents catch up with them in New York City and he has to serve up to six years in prison.

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 By; Patrick H.

In this review I will review the Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This book was written by John Boyne. John Boyne has wrote 29 books such as, "This House is Haunted", "The Thief of Time", "Crippen", "The Dare", "The Second Child", and more. This book falls under the Realistic Fiction category. It is about a German boy who becomes friends with a Jewish boy who is trapped in a Concentration camp.

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By Roseann K.

Scout and Jem Finch are the children of Atticus Finch a lawyer in the Great Depression. The Finch family lives in Alabama in the town of Maycomb. Everyone in Maycomb is prejudice and doesn't except people for who they are. Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white women, Atticus takes the case to defend him because he believes that if he doesn't take the case he will not be able to hold his head up in town. One summer, Scout and Jem befriend a boy named Dill, who has come to live in their neighborhood for the summer with is aunt.  In the neighborhood there is a spooky house, eventually, Dill becomes infatuated with the spooky house on their street. The house is owned by Mr. Nathan Radley, whose brother, Arthur nicknamed Boo, has lived there for years without going outside. When Boo was younger he stabbed his father with scissors in the leg. Boo's father refused to send his son to an insane asylum and Boo needed to stay in his home until and was mentally stable to leave his home, that's why his name is Boo.

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By Julissa Q.

  In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. And Electra Brown learns a lot about life in the book "Life at the Shallow End" by Helen bailey. I think think that this book is more for like 13 and 14 year olds, it's a young adult fiction. It's all about Electra Brown.

The Eye Opening, Before I Fall

By Kaila T.

            The book Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver is extremely eye opening for the reader. In the story there is four friends named Samantha, Ally, Lindsey, and Elody. Samantha spent most of her school years being average, and often not noticed. Samantha's life changes drastically during seventh grade when she was finally noticed. The "it" girl Lindsey had taken interest in Samantha and took her under her wing. Lindsey was one of the most popular girls in the school, and was someone who did whatever they pleased. The whole story takes place in one day which is extremely important to the girls. The day is Cupids Day which is when the school celebrates Valentine's Day, and roses are handed out to the most popular students. When the roses are handed out a written note is attached to the rose. Since the four friends are extremely popular there is no doubt they will be receiving roses, but it's not so easy for the less popular students. A key character in the story is Lindsey's ex childhood friend Juliet Syke's. Juliet holds a secret of Lindsey's past which makes her Lindsey's number one target. Throughout the book you see how the characters develop and how they realize their wrong doings. As the characters grow, you will find yourself growing with them.

“Show me a hero, and I’ll write you a tragedy.”

By Makayla F.

The many famous words "novels are not written, or at least begun with the idea of making and ultimate philosophical system," we're spoken by Escott Fitzgerald, the author of the popular novel, The Great Gatsby. In the biography by Rose Adrienne Gallo she informs readers how Fitzgerald became successful. He was born in 1896 and to this day he is known as one of the greatest writers.

Life of Intrigue

By Pranav P.

Life of Pi is a novel told in the first person point of view by the main character, Piscine "Pi" Patel.  The book is written by Yann Martel.  The fantasy novel is about the story Pi (many years after the incident)  recalls about his childhood of when Pi and his family have to move their zoo from their home in Pondicherry, India, to North America.  Their journey by boat got interrupted by a storm at sea that caused the boat to capsize.  Pi, an orangutang, an injured zebra, and a hyena and a tiger who was named Richard Parker, were lost at sea on a small life boat.  The story is about his struggles to get food, water, and live with these animals on such a small boat. After Pi drifts to mexico, he is questioned by two people from the Japanese Ministry of Transport (The ship was Japanese)  about the shipwreck.  The officials did not believe his story, so he tells them an alternate story where the animals were replaced with people, to make the story more believable.  It is then left to the reader of the story to imagine which story they think is real.

Leaping Poetry

By Cam B.

The book, "Leaping Poetry" is a thoughtful evaluation by Robert Bly of this 

country's sharpest poets. This nonfiction treasure was the best book I have ever read in

my life. 

The Book Where the Reader Overthinks Everything

by Amanda M.

The Fault in Our Stars, written by John Green,  tells a tragic tale of two ill-fated lovers. Hazel, a young cancer patient, tells this love story from her point of view. She falls in love with a young man, Augustus, who also battled cancer. This story leaves you rooting for the two, but waiting for the other foot to drop; for the heart-wrenching event that we know is going to happen to take place.

An insight into the mind of a brilliant author

By Partha P.

Inside George Orwell is a biography on the famous author, George Orwell. It shed some light on Orwell's personal life and childhood.  The author of the biography, Gordon Bowker, did an excellent job writing this book. It takes you through the life of a brilliant, yet flawed man. With information from his sex life to his dealings with odder things life black magic. You learn about his first marriage, and then his second to a woman who is fifteen years younger than him. His actual name is Eric Arthur Blair, and although he published minor articles under the name E.A. Blair, his famous pen name is George Orwell. He was born 25 June 1903, but George Orwell was born January 1933. Orwell, like authors similar to Charles Dickens, used fiction for what he considered social injustice. Interestingly, he was not born in Britain, but instead in Motihari, India. He died at the young age of 46, on 21 January 1950. He was a brilliant author whose works always question the world around you.  

If The Authors Had Thought Up A Better Title

By  Jean C.

If The Allies Had Fallen, edited by Dennis Showalter and Harold Deutsch, is a collection of essays exploring various ways that World War Two could have differed from how history actually played out. The book reads like a history text book; dull at some points, page turning the next. Don't mistake this change in pace for an offsetter. Rather, the book's variance allows the reader to take their time, stopping to read other books or simply manage their daily life.

Living With The Not So Allegiant

By Ashley B.

Imagine living in a world of people claiming to be allies, even though secretly they're all trying to get one another killed? That's the confusing and twisted story Veronica Roth has written in the final book of the Divergent series, Allegiant.

In the minefields of Mai Lai

     By Branden A. 

The book I'm reading is "If I Die in the Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home," and it's written by Tim O'Brian.

The Man of Literature

By Chris G.

"The Singular: Mark Twain" by Fred Kaplan is a biography of writer Samuel Clemens, or popularly known as Mark Twain's life. In this biography, Kaplan brings back to memory the life of arguably one of the America's best story writers.

AnAwesome Survival Story

By Kevin H.

This is a young adult survival story and it is a Newbery winning story. It is a story about a young man that goes to see his family and the plane he was in crashed on an island and all he has is a hatchet that his mom gave him as a gift.

Write About Yourself!

By: Sanam P.

Your Autobiography is an writing book by Ray Mungo. This book is to guide you and help you to write a personal story about yourself. There are 16 chapters that talk about how to write your story and what the process is like. It talks about what you need in your autobiography and how you put that information into your personal story. Your friends and family can find out what type of person you were. Some subjects the author, Ray Mungo, talks about are birth, childhood, school, and children.

Celebrity Writer or Modern Master?

By Ben M.

After reading some of the "Readings on Stephen King" by The Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to Contemporary Authors. I now know the importance and significance of Stephen King.

Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, ME, on September 21, 1947. King got his writing start when he found a cache of his Dads old books. Kings Dad had himself been a failed writer.

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Dark Dreams

By James M.

            The book Dark Dreams is the story of critically acclaimed author Stephen King. The book basically describes the entire life of king from birth to present day. The book talks about family, writing, friends, life challenges and much more.  The book emphasis on how many books king has written and how the majority of them are horror or thriller.

Empower Your Writing.

By Brianna D.

    The book that I read this month was Keys to Great Writing by Stephen Wilbers. It is a non fiction novel that revolves around bettering your writing by using different techniques. This is only one of two writing novels that Wilbers has written with the newest one being under the name Mastering the craft of writing. He has also, written two novels focusing on boundary waters named A Boundary Waters History: Canoeing Across Time and the other Canoeing the Boundary: Waters Wilderness. During Keys to Great Writing Wilbers first touches on the two styles that one can write by, surface style and deep style. Surface style is writing with technique which may be perfected by  research and practice. Deep style on the other hand has to do with yourself only and is perfected over time. Wilbers also, discuss the five elements of writing which are economy, precision, action, music, and personality. Then, focuses on the five elements of composition which include purpose, point of view, organization, support, and coherence. Then lastly, touches on the writing process and how to create checklists for when revising and making drafts.

A Sweet Review

by Savannah S.

The Candymakers by Wendy Mass is a novel about four young teenagers who get selected to tour a candy factory and invent their own candy for a competition. The characters Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Phillip who are all very different from each other but they all however have ties together even though they don't know it yet. Each teenager has their own secret which they each try to keep hidden from the three other peers at the candy factory. As they tour the factory, they all become friends and they figure out each others secrets. Soon, they learn that someone is trying to steal the factory's secret formula and the four kids must work together to save the candy factory. But that's not all, they also have to win the candy competition! Then they must work together to come up with the greatest candy ever invented.

The Heat

                                                         The Impact Sports Can Have

                                                              By: Sumeet S.

            Mike Lupica, the author of The Heat, is one of the many authors that are able to create suspense within a normal plot. The Heat is basically about two boys, Michael and Carlos Arroyo, trying to live their own lives without the presence of their father and their mother. This story also revolves around Michael Arroyo and his amazing skills in baseball.

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By Matt A.

In Eldest, the second book in the Inheritance cycle, by Christopher Paolini, Paolini continues his fantasy story started by his book Eragon. Paolini tells a fantasy story, almost like J.R.R Tolkien's books. Throughout reading Paolini has multiple cliffhangers which keep you interested in knowing what is going to happen next.

Captive Brings a Dead or Alive Experience

By Johnson T.

Captive is a suspenseful nonfiction bibliography story written by Jere Van Dyk, who has also written the In Afghanistan: An American Odyssey. Jere Van Dyk himself tells us his thrilling and terrifying story as the time he was a prisoner of the Taliban.

Geometry has never been so much fun

By Julia L.

Though I am familiar with Brandon Sanderson's adult books, such as Mistborn and The Way of Kings, I have read fewer of his YA books. It was an overall pleasant experience to read the first book in his newest YA Fantasy series, The Rithmatist. This book is about Joel, a boy who attends a top-class school on the island of New Brittania. He is obsessed with Rithmatics, a magic-system based off of chalk drawings and geometry. One in a thousand people are chosen by the Master to be a Rithmatist and fight creatures called wild chalklings in the island of Nebrask.

Ride the Wave of Writing

           By Sarah K.

            Writing the Wave, by Elizabeth Ayres is a very informative book for aspiring writers. The book is filled with helpful tips and guidelines very useful for anyone struggling with putting words together. It is split into three sections, with four chapters to a section. The first part is more general, beginning stuff you need to deal with before writing. Ayres talks about getting over the initial fear of writing and just putting things down on the paper. Then she gives you guides to ways you can create information out of nothing, and control that information to create the main plot for your story. The second part is more structural. She discusses organizing an outline, and how you use that to put together a beginning, middle, and end. The last part of the book is about spicing up the writing. She teaches about putting passion into all parts of it, and how you must use all the senses to make your work seem real. Finally she goes into how you can get inspired for a new project after you have finished one.

Before and After

By Kelsi Piche

Looking for Alaska is a fictional, young adult based novel written by John Green. Many of Green's books are popular among teenagers because of their relatable qualities. John Green is also known for writing An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and The Fault in our Stars which will be released as a movie in the near future. Most of his novels have been successful, resulting in him winning the Michael L. Printz Award for Looking for Alaska in 2006 and the Edgar Award for Paper Towns in 2008. In the captivating novel Looking for Alaska, John Green writes about a Junior in a Boarding High School named Miles Halter, later nicknamed Pudge. Pudge is described as a shy and awkward young man with a lot on his mind. He quickly befriends his new roommate named Chip with a nickname of the Colonel. Colonel is a strong, tough guy with a little bit of an emotional side but is a natural born leader. After befriending Colonel, Pudge then meets one of his friends named Alaska. At first Alaska seems crazy and spontaneous, but when Pudge and her spend a thanksgiving break together he then learns she is more than all the crazy stunts she pulls. Pudge and the reader begin to realize that she is smart, deep and has been through a lot in her life. With his new friends, his first year at Culver Creek will be one he will never forget.

A Writer's Guide to Success

By Marisol M.

What's Your Story? written by American Children's Author, Marion Dane Bauer is a writing book that guides you to writing fiction. Some basic background information about Bauer is that she is an excellent author who can have the exact viewpoint of a child and turn it into creative writing pieces. Some of her most popular novels are; The Blue Ghost, Runt, A Taste of Smoke, and On My Honor. From What's Your Story, I can definitely tell that Marion is a very good writer.