Sumeet+Kotwal

Plot Summary: My outside reading book is //Killing Mr.Griffin// written by Lois Duncan. This book is young adult fiction about how the best laid plans can go wrong. High school students, David, Betsy, Mark, and Jeff all have a problem with their English teacher, Mr. Griffin. They plan to scare him so that he would grade easier since no one has been able to get an "A" in his challenging course. They kidnap him and take him to a mountain lair where their plan starts out well but ends with a disaster.



Lois Duncan grew up in Sarasota, Florida. She was the Daughter of Internationally known magazine photographers. From a young age, Lois always wanted to be a author. She submitted her first story at age ten and made her fist sale at age 13. Lois had a daughter age 18 who was shot to death by a drive-by shooting. That experience influenced her into writing teen suspense novels involving death such as "//Killing Mr. Griffin//" and "//Who Killed my Daughter//". A few awards Lois has received are: Katherine Drexal Reward and Educational Press Association of America Distinguished Achievement Award.
 * About the Author: **

Other works by Lois Duncan Lois Duncan has written over 47 best selling [|books] throughout her career. Some of her most famous are: //Who killed my daughter//, //Don't look behind you//, //The Twisted Window//, //Locked in Time//, //The Third Eye//, and //Stranger with My Face//.



Social Issue Relevance: The Social issue exemplified in the book in manslaughter, a legal term for killing a human being. About 273 accounts of manslaughter occur each year. A few high school kids make a plan to prank their teacher, but they end up killing him. Another example of this takes place in Louisville, Kentucky. Francois Cunningham was charged with man-slaughter. He shot a couple and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the case is still in trial. For more on this topic, click here[| http://www.fox41.com/Global/story.asp?S=13557981] and [].

Dramatization of the book:

I chose Daneil Craig to play Mark because he is a risk taker like mark.



I chose Harrison Ford to play Mr.Griffin because they both are old, and Harrison Ford can play serious and comical roles.

I chose Tom Cruise to play Jeff because Jeff is athletic and so is Tom Cruise.

I chose Johny Depp to play David because David is serious he was play all types of roles.

I chose Jennifer Garner to play Sue because Sue has glasses and is really smart and so is Jennifer.

About the reader:

I am Sumeet Kotwal. I was born on June 2, 1996 in Mount Carmel East Hospital. I have one brother named Ameya, who is 2 years older than me. I am interested in the mystery genre and the non-fiction genre. The book I read, //Killing my Griffin,// was a combination of mystery and non-fiction.