It started one seemingly ordinary afternoon at my grandmother’s house. As usual we (my sister, father, grandmother, uncle and I) were all gathered around the television, flipping through the channels while holding casual conversation about how my sister and were doing in school, what was…

The old Greek testament and Eton Latin Grammar are both old writing, which suggests that Talboys has an affinity for just that, old literature. Lord Byron is a satirical poet, was known mainly for long narrative poems. He was also a pioneer to the Romantic…

  Recap of class on Thursday, October 2nd By Kevin Mallon To begin class on Thursday, we discussed and analyzed the first chapter of Lady Audley’s secret. We first analyzed the first paragraph, during which one student pointed out that the very first sentence ends…

I read an article discussing the lack of positive energy and themes in young adult literature, an article which complained that “Readers are left with pictures of troubled teens living in a negative adult world and stories that end with little hope” (Dick Abrahamson and…

How does the book trailer drum up interest in TFIOS? What can you glean about the book from the trailer? Find another book trailer online to widen your frame of reference. What kinds of books get to have book trailers? The book trailer begins creating interest…