Brennans author study Gordon Korman

I chose Gordan Korman because I read one of his books already and I thought it was really good. He is a fan of "The Great Gatsby" and he wrote a book kind of similar to it but a modern day version of Gatsby. I saw that he has written books on sports which I like especially about football. The way that he writes stories its smart almost like you have to read between the lines at times.

I would like to know his opinion on "The Great Gatsby." He usually involves football in some of his books makes me kind of wonder if he ever truly played because the way he tells his stories in detail. My question I would ask is, "Who was the eyes of god in Jake Reinvented suppose to portray?" Another question I would ask if he would make another book like Jake Reinvented? 

Carley's Author Study on Cassandra Clare

I selected Cassandra Clare for a few reasons. One because I love her stories, they're so exciting to read.  Especially when Clary is first introduced to the world of Shadowhunters.  She's confused about why only she can see them. She's afraid because she just watched them kill the boy who let her into the club. Then she's unsure of herself when she watches the boy turn to dust, how does she explain that? Clary puts on a brave face in the end and when she realizes one of the Shadowhunters is following her a few days later she doesn't hesitate to confront him. I love this part as well because Jace gets introduced and Clary isn't portrayed as a damsel in distress. Most girls go running and look like lunatics screaming about someone no one else can see. Clary goes up to him and demands answers, not even worried that he might just kill her like the boy at the club.


The second reason is because The Mortal Instrument series was supposed to be a trilogy, but she continued to write more. That's the main reason I want to know more about this author. When an Author says it’s going to be a three book series, that's what it is. They don't continue with the same story, usually they start another story or a spinoff of the old one. I want to know why she continued The Mortal Instrument books. Did she feel the story wasn't complete? Did she just love the characters so much she wasn't ready to let it end? Did she think she left a lot of holes in the plot that needed to be filled? I do not know but I hope to find out.

Frank's Author Study

Detective Michael Bennett, he is the main character In Tick Tock by James Patterson.  He is a smart, strong, and brave individual he’ll do anything to protect his family.  He also takes his job serious because in one of the cases he was working on he almost lost his life. He is always determined to solve the case he is in no matter what it is. He has 7 adopted kids because his wife couldn’t have any babies and his wife passed away.  It was hard for him at first but he had to move on and now he is a ladies man and he can’t decide what girl he wants to to date either Emily or Mary.  Other than that he’s a good character to write about than the other in the story because others are the bad guys.

He connects to me because i want to be in Law Enforcement. That’s the only thing i could think of describing him to me, but his significance is important because he is the main character in the story and the story reveals around him.  Without him i don’t know how the story will start out if he wasn’t apart of it.

Justin Cox's Author Study on Martin Dugard and Bill O'Reilly

Justin’s Author Study #2

            I picked John F. Kennedy from my author study book as a character who has caught my attention. This character is in the book called Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot. In this book the authors give a great depiction of how they want President Kennedy to be portrayed. They describe him as a tall, young, handsome man who is a caring family man, and a great leader.  With the election over and Kennedy already sworn in as President of the Unites States, you begin to see another side of JFK. He begins to become more serious around his family. Before John would go out in the lawn and play with his dogs, and his young child. But now as he has started dealing with stress and the political issues in the 1960’s JFK has become a more mature man, rather than the young playful one, he was months before the election.

            This brings JFK to life in this book. You never get inside of his head and know what he is thinking. Which I believe is a good thing. Not knowing his personal thoughts give him another distinction as a character. I believe it makes him more significant to the storyline and how the events happened in real life. It makes you feel as if you are there in the oval office with President Kennedy listing to the conversations he is having with his cabinet members. In the end Martin Dugard and Bill O’Reilly give a great depiction of who and what John F. Kennedy is.

Tyrus Rankin Author Study on Rick Riordan

Tyrus Rankin


The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan


The character that really caught my attention in this book is a boy named Carter. His physical traits are that he is an African American male and I picture him as a kind of skinny kid from how he acts and all of the things that I read. Some other personality traits that he has are that he is shy and really timid. He doesn't like to be outgoing and do different things. He likes to just follow all rules that are set for him and keep that routine.


I think he is significant and really connects to me because he gets my attention the most. He is supposed to be one of the main characters who is saving the world and he seems shy and weak to me. How is he supposed to save the world like that? He is starting to go through some changes now that he has to save the world and his Dad like he is being a lot more adventurous than normal. He is also changing because he is starting to become more of a risk taker.

Taylor Colton's author study


I picked Dan Brown because I have read some of his books before and they really pull me into the story. I hardly ever read any books but when I skimmed the first couple pages of Angels and Demons I was pulled in right away. I am interested in finding out why Dan Brown wrights what he wrights. If he is especially interested in the genre of mystery and suspense or if it is related to something either himself or someone he knows experienced. I am also interested in what goes through his mind when he wrights.

Ryan Tilneys Author study blog

I chose the author James Patterson. I chose this author because his books can really draw me in. I have a hard time getting into what I'm reading, but this style of writing draws me in.  Also I like what he writes about, it's very action suspense.


I'm interested in knowing how James knows so much about the police force. If he was ever a member of the force or has family on the force. I also wonder how long it takes to find out the information on his topics, in this case kid napping's.  I also ponder the fact the he could pull some of  his story ideas from the media, and other times I wonder if his sick mind flows on the page with a darkness darker then the ink itself in which he writes.

Hannah May's Author Study on John Green

Last year Mrs. Boor and several of my friends recommended The Fault in Our Stars for me to read. I knew how popular of a book it was and how many of my friends loved it, but I didn't really think it would be a book for me. I'm very picky in finding books that I like, but I have loved John Green ever since I picked up The Fault in Our Stars last year. Even though it was an emotional story, it was one that many people can relate to. Everyone will fall in love one day and everyone will lose someone they love at one point or another in their life. These are things that can't be controlled. They're just a part of life. In reading The Fault in Our Stars and beginning Looking for Alaska, I believe that Green tries to relate his characters in books to real life people and things that happen in life.

I've noticed so far that I believe his main focus is to have a teen audience. In both books, his main characters are teenagers faced with the everyday struggles of the average high school student. I would like to know why his main focus is teenagers. And more specifically, teenage girls. So far, Looking for Alaska seems to focus on the struggles of a teenage boy who is faced with trying to fit in at a new school where he chose to go because he wanted to be away from his parents. Like most teenagers, he is faced with peer pressure to do things like smoke, drink and have sex. All of these are things that teenagers either have done or been pressured into doing at some point. Green's books are easy to relate to and fun to read.

I didn't pick the book because the author I was not very familiar with the author but the title of the book caught my attention. I thought of a few questions I would like to ask this author. One of the questions is does this book reflect her life its a very interesting story so I would be very interested in seeing if parts of this reflect her life. Another question would be why did things happen exactly the way they did in the story what made her make these things happen. Lastly where did the topic come from was it just a thought that came to mind were some of the events things that really happened? I am curious to find out if the book reflect her life.

Max Shyda author study on Veronica Roth

I originally decided to read Veronica Roth’s ‘Divergent’ because I had heard other students had enjoyed the book and I thought I would as well. Before beginning the book I had also enjoyed seeing the movie. The book holds my attention really well with constant conflict and action to keep it exciting. What also keeps the book interesting is that much of the social conflict is relatable which keeps me engaged. Once I finished the first book in the trilogy I completed the second book in two days and I am on to the third.

I do not have many curiosities about the author. I do however think that the struggles that are battled in the books may relate to her life. She uses a lot of descriptive detail when describing negative feelings and there is always a heavy presence of this in the text.

I picked Nicholas Sparks because I've seen many of his movies and they were all very good and I wanted to see if his books were like the movies. I want to know more about Nicholas Sparks. A lot of his books and movies were based off of love scenes and I always wondered if they were based off his past or if he just liked writing about love stories. He's a really good author and the way he writes and makes his movies makes me wonder where he gets all these ideas from. The way Nicholas Sparks writes really keeps my attention because he is so detailed with everything. I want to continue to read more of his books and see if the writes the same as he did in the ones I've read so far.