My Book of the Month

My book of the month is Peak. The book Peak was written by Roland Smith. This book will peak your attention because it is very exciting and suspensful. The main point of my book is that the main character, Peak Marcello, is trying to become the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest. I am reading this book because every event in it has grabbed my attention with a little comedy mixed in, making it the ideal book that I want to read. I would give this book a 9 out of 10 because all of the scenes in the book are very interesting and the author gives this book a little twist instead of the normal book, making it a must-read. This book is also appropraite for all ages because there is no violence and all the events would hook any reader of any age.

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O Henry's Life

Facts About his Life

• O Henry was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on September 11, 1862.
• William Sydney Porter is his real name. O Henry is his pen name.
• O Henry's mother died when he was three, so he was raised by one of his grandmothers and an aunt.
• O Henry loved to read in his free time.
• O Henry worked for the Houston Post starting in 1884 but in 1897, he was convicted of embezzling money, so he was sentenced to prison for five years.
• O Henry made a huge comeback after he was released from prison, writing over 300 short stories while becoming world renown
• O Henry wrote his stories with a lot of detail and realistically while still being creative based on his first hand experiences in New York City
• O Henry used a pen name to make sure his readers didn't know he was in jail
• O Henry died on June 5, 1910 in New York City
• O Henry was also an alcoholic where he died wihtout knowing it

Sources for Information- http://www.lsjunction.com/people/porter.htm and http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/

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