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Narrator Questions

  1. Who is your favorite narrator? What is your favorite narration? My favorite narrator is Holden Caufield  from The Catcher in the Rye .  2. Tell readers about the novel and the narration. The story details the young Holden Caufield across two days after he was kicked out of prep-school. The novel then describes his adventures and interactions in the city. All as he fights the phoniness  of the world.  3. Why is this your favorite? Why might others appreciate it as well? Holden has a unique perspective compared to the rest of characters in the novel, being more cynical   and nihilistic. This is a nice contrast compared to many young hopeful protagonists. 

Penumbra Book Review

  ** spoiler alert ** Mr . Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan follows t he character Clay Jannon in his experience working at the titular character’s literature market . Clay is newly hired at Mr. Penumbra’s shop after seeing a wanted poster. Clay gets the job but mostly spends time sitting on his laptop designing a 3D model of the store and creating online advertisements for the st ore. They are largely unsuccessful but attract a girl named Kat Potente who doesn’t buy anything but becomes close with Clay. Through the few people that come into the store , he becomes aware of this tall bookshelf in the back of the store, he dubs the Wayback list . Clay’s intrigue gets the better of him and decides to take one of the logbooks and make a replica of it so he can get it scanned. With the help of his roommate and craftsman , Mat, he acquires the book and gets it scanned. Doing this, he accidentally solved the “Founders Puzzle” and when he goes to show Mr. Penumbra, he is ...

Literacy Project Reflection

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 Project:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I chose to do a social media campaign that gave reading suggestions from people around the High. This is becaus...