Edjwena J's Author Study of Sharon J. Flake

 The reason why I chose Sharon G. Flake for my author study is because when I moved here to Pennsylvania, my ESL teacher Mrs. Irwin recommended the book to me and the first book I read was called Money Hungry and I loved it the way the book was written it was the perfect writing for me to stay interested. The book was about this young girl who lived in a very harsh environment, and although her life was not so perfect she figured things out helped her mom out and did the best she could possibly do to help out.

I’m not into classic novel and Shakespeare’s writing I like realistic things, stories that are based for real events and makes sense, like for example I love “Diary of a Wimpy kid” but , since I’m a senior I have to read a higher level book so when I found her ,life had meaning, and I found a book that I was interested in.

Alex's Author Study on Jim DeFelic

I picked Jim DeFelic because he wrote the book on Chris Kyle. The book is called American Sniper. I went to the movies to see the movie American Sniper and fell in love with the movie. After the movies I found out there was a book and people always say that books are always better than movies. That is why I picked Jim DeFelic.

Drew Gibbel: Author Study on Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer writes about a story that happened to himself in the nonfiction story Into Thin Air.  He is the character I'm writing about because of his bravery and strong willed behaviors. The story Into Thin Air is about his adventures up Mt. Everest as he conquers the tallest mountain peak on the planet.  He used to be a climber and had ventured up numerous mountains in his life.  Never had he attempted a climb like this, especially because he is 50 years old.
Being that the story is told from Jon's prospective, you can clearly see his character traits and everything that makes him a full minded individual.  He is a strong man, mentally and physically.  I would say that most of his strength comes in the mental form.  He, after all, is an older gentle man.  Fifty years old is not that old for a man, but for a mountain climber, it is pretty old.

Daniella Angelo: Author Study Character

The character I chose from Someone Like You is Macon Faulkner. This character had a really sketchy personality which is why I chose him. He keeps his life excluded from everyone, but is very extroverted. His parents are divorced so he's supposed to be living with his mom, but he lives with his other friends instead but he never said who. He always goes to party's, does drugs, many have anger problems or issues that he hasn't worked out, and keeps his life very hidden from his girlfriend. They never exactly said why he keeps his personal life secluded, but I think it may be because it seems like he had a messed up childhood and his mom may be a drug addict/alcoholic. His character caught my attention because not everyone is the person they may seem. In school, he leads a very different life: popular, outgoing, loved by many. But when he's outside of school, he is a whole different person. He is significant in the story line because he is dating the main character and he somewhat changes her as well.

Marina E's Author Study on Sarah Dessen

I selected this author because I've heard a lot of good things about her writing, and books. I am highly interested to know if Sarah Dessen's writing has to do with events that have happened in her actual life? because her books are mainly about love and other things like death. Or why she writes about emotional aspects of life? it makes me think about what i would do if i were to be in some type of situation like that

Dillon Kramer Author Study on Ellen Hopkins

I chose to read works by Ellen Hopkins for multiple reasons. I began to read her first book Crank after she came to visit our school two years ago. She visited and I filmed her visit for TV Productions. I got the chance to interview her and ask some questions about the true story behind her book. At that time, I haven't read any of her books. After I filmed her visit I really wanted to read some of her works. I began to read her first book last year and loved it. It was one of my favorite reads in a while. After I finished Crank I went on to read other authors. I thought that Ellen didn't write a sequel to Crank but as we were looking for author study books I found the sequel and knew that I would love it. I am almost finished with the second book, Glass which is part of a trilogy. Once I am finished with it I am going to read the third and final book, Fallout.

Claudio M: author study on Michael Grant

I have never read a book from Michael Grant so that is part of the reason as to why I picked him. Another reason I picked him is because when I walked passed the book, the cover caught my attention right away and I liked the summary of what the book is about. I would like to know if all of his books are about good vs evil. I would like to know if there is always violence in his books. Later on in the book I would like to find out if there is a reason he does good vs evil or how different he uses good vs evil.

Anthony Castellon: a Author study on Ellen Hopkins

The reason I chose to do my author study on Ellen Hopkins is because I heard good feedback that Ellen Hopkins is a great writer. She also came to visit our school and I didn't get to meet her, which makes me wish she could come back so that I could ask her a few questions. As I read this book I get curious on why she wrote this book. I would like to know the reason why she wrote it. In other words, what inspired her to write this book called "Crank"? In my opinion, to write a book like this that's so descriptive, she would have had experienced this. In the book she wrote, " Robyn produced a V of crusty foil in the last crumbs of powder." I have no idea what this means. Like I've said, only someone who had experienced this would write this book, and I would like to know what was her purpose in writing it. I really hope the girl in this story does not die of over dosing on drugs. You feel a great connection with the character when we're both completely opposite people. I hope the ending changes with her actually going to rehab or getting help so that this addiction can stop. If there's a series of this book, I bette those to be reading about Kristina and Bree.

Kevin Phillips: Author Study on Stephen King

I choose to read and write about Stephen King.  He is one of the greatest horror writers of all-time, even being able to have written books that would eventually become movies, like Christine and Cujo.  I enjoy reading a scary book; they lead to great mysteries and lots of action.

For the most recent book I read, Christine, I have a couple questions:
1) How did the 1958 Plymouth become a evil, murderous death trap?
2) Why did Arnie, one of the main protagonists, become attracted to the car?

A few questions about Stephen King:
1) Why do most of his stories take place in his home-state of Maine?
2) Did anything in his childhood attract him to scary thoughts and ideas that appear regularly in his writing?