Twerp by: Mark Goldberg

Presented by: Nick Lamb

R: I did a letter to the author.Friday January 24, 2014

Dear Mr. Goldblatt,

My name is Nicholas Lamb and I am in the 6th grade at Birmingham Covington School in Birmingham, MI. I just finished your book Twerp and I

really enjoyed your story. I thought your story had a lot of rising action, which I learned about in my Language Arts class. The book had a lot of

dramatic dialogue, which was very vivid. I am learning to write stories with dialogue, so it was helpful for me to read your dialogue. Through Julian’s

experience, I learned that when god talked about forgiving he did not only say to forgive each other, he also said to forgive yourself. The story taught

me that with time and desire, people can overcome their mistakes. Forgiveness is an important part of life. I try to forgive people in my own life, like

my two brothers and sister, when you do something to me that I do not like. I really liked the intensity of the storyline. It really kept my interest

throughout the story.

Will you be writing a sequel to Twerp? Is your character Julian based on anyone that you know? Did you know in 6 th grade that you would

become a writer? Did you always love writing stories?

Your book showed me a lot about writing dialogue. I really enjoyed your story and hope to read more of your stories for my Response and

Exploration projects (for books read).

Sincerely,

 

Nicholas Lamb

E: I did research on Shakespeare

Born: Unknown, but historians believe April 23, 1564 Died: April 23, 1616 Parents: John and Mary Shakespeare First published play: Henry VI, Part Two, which

appeared in 1594 Total number of plays: 37