![]() ![]() Excuses result in an automatic D to F, and makeup work is not accepted. Griffin is extremely strict, not accepting excuses for not handing in an assignment - because of a basketball game the night before, or the fact that the strong wind blew away most of a student's homework. ![]() Brian Griffin, a graduate of Stanford University, was a college professor who decided to teach high school in order to inspire students to work to their potential and beyond, and reduce the high school drop-out rate. Susan is a grade A student although a junior, she is in the English Literature & Composition class with seniors. Susan often dreams and voices somedays, as in ' someday I'm going to live in a cabin on the shore of a lake where everything is peaceful and green and the only sound is lapping water'. Susan's family includes three siblings, a loving mother and father, and plenty of noise at breakfast. Central cast members are: junior Susan McConnell and seniors David Ruggles, Betsy Cline, Mark Kinney, and Jeff Garrett. ![]() There are dust storms and tumbleweeds on this particular day as students enter Del Norte High School. ![]() The setting is Albuquerque, New Mexico near the Sandia Mountains. Griffin the well-known author achieves cover-to-cover suspense that does not disappoint! Multi-award winning author Lois Duncan is a favorite with young readers and teens (and with me too!) Readers who love her books recognize that some went from book-to-movie, such as the blockbuster I Know What You Did Last Summer. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |