Tecnologico de Monterrey
Campus Morelia English
Adriana Ruiz Villaverde A01067079
Teacher: Sandra Miranda Leal
September 2017
I INVITE YOU TO READ THIS BOOK
My book is titled: The girl who loved Tom Gordon
This is the link of my video in Flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/ec2940
On the video, I answer the following questions about it
1.What is the title of your book?
“The girl who loved Tom Gordon”
2.Who wrote it?
Stephen King
3.Mention, at least 3 relevant aspects of the author’s background (age/social position/occupation when writing the book, nationality, education, books, prizes, handicaps, etc.).
Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. He graduated from the University of Maine and later worked as a teacher while establishing himself as a writer. Having also published work under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, King's first horror novel, Carrie, was a huge success. Over the years, King has become known for titles that are both commercially successful and sometimes critically acclaimed. His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide and been adapted into numerous successful films.
4.When was the book written?
6 April 1999
5.Do you think the book/topic generated controversy when it was published? Why?
No, because this book isn’t real, it’s fiction and it’s very common the situation in the real life for the families and imagine the actions complemented the story.
6.Who is the main character? Tell everything you know about his/her age, social class, family, occupation, personality, physical appearance, etc.
The book talked about a family has a bad moment because the parents had divorced and the family had to move to another country to change the life, but in the context of the story pass stranger thing, and they have to learn it and try to do something with those situations.
7.What is the story about? / What does the main character want?
Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland strays from the path while she and recently divorced mother and brother take a hike along a branch of the Appalachian Trail. Lost for days, wandering farther and farther astray, Trisha has only her portable radio for comfort. A huge fan of Tom Gordon, a Boston Red Sox relief pitcher, she listens to baseball games and fantasizes that her hero will save her. Nature isn't her only adversary, though - something dangerous may be tracking Trisha through the dark woods.
8.What predictions can you make about the pages you didn’t read?
Maybe the other pages talk about the situation in the family and the story or adventures in the little travel to other country and strange things during the context of the book, and I think all the reading of Stephen King is like a horror story or suspense.
9.Who do you think is the target reader of this novel? Why?Entertain the people and be able to develop more their sense of imagination and the reader have a good time with himself.
10.Your opinion about the book.
I have a little opinion about 15 pages of the book, and it’s very interesting and for me an excellent form to write a fiction story, you can imagine a lot of thing with each word wrote from Stephen King And I want to continue reading the book on the Internet.
References:
Stephen King. (2017). Biography.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017, from https://www.biography.com/people/stephen-king-9365136
Gordon, & King, S. (2017). The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. Goodreads. Retrieved 15 September 2017, from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1
