Letter to the author

Topic: Post #1 (at least 200 words)- Look back over what you have read in your independent reading book this week. You should be almost finished reading it. Write a letter to the author that expresses your thoughts and feelings about the book. Also, ask him/her any questions you have that remain unanswered or about things that don't really make sense to you in the book. Then, go and read at least 3 other people's letters (you can link to classmates' blogs via my blog, click below). Submit your comments on their letters (what you thought, what they did well, any questions YOU have about their books)

Dear Mr. Duncan,

I have finished reading one of your famous books which is "I know what you did last summer." The book is full of suspenses that capture all of my attention and make it hard to put the book down once I started it. I really like that idea that Bub is the same person as Collin and he is the one behind all the messages and the shooting. Somehow, one of the sentences in the book stays in my head even after I have finished it. It is "one short sentence is enough to shatter their life." This short sentence not only shows me the power of words but also reminds me of a time when I hurted someone I care about with just a sentence. After I finish the book, there is a question of what will happen to Helen, Cox, Julie, and Ray. Will they be sent to jail because they hit-and-run and end up killing a small boys? Their irresponsibility not only killed a boy but also destroy a family that was once full with happiness and laughter. I think that Collin is not to be blamed because after all he is one of the victims of Cox's reckless driving.

With Blessing

One of your reader