Last week was our first Book Talk Tuesday. Mrs. Larson shared her book, ORPHAN TRAIN by Christina Baker Kline. Thank you Mrs. Larson!
Today we have a new Book Talk featuring Mr. Croonquist. He is reading THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Currently,
I am reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I am reading this book because my son, Brody,
has to read this for his 10th grade advanced English class, and I
have always heard interesting things about this book. I am also reading this because the author was
born and raised in Saint Paul and is one of the most famous of all Minnesota
writers.
The
story is set in New York in 1922 and follows the life of Nick Carraway, the narrator,
and Jay Gatsby, his extremely rich and lonely neighbor. Mr. Gatsby throws huge and lavish parties in
his mansion, yet doesn’t ever seem to work and no one knows from where he gets
his money. He also has many other
secrets, which unfold as the book progresses.
Maybe I will let you know more as I continue reading.
I
like this book because it is historical fiction, which is a favorite genre of
mine, and has very absorbing dialogue.
Maybe you too will read it once you get to high school!
Mr.
Croonquist
Be good. Be nice. Behave.
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