Paul Brickhill

Paul Brickhill was born on Dec, 20 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an Australian writer who writes World War 2 books. The books were turned to movies.

He joined the Royal Australian Air Force and became a Pilot in Canada and United Kingdom When he was in the war he started to write about the book The Great Escape.

The book was The Great Escape. The main characters were bartlett,MacDonald, Hendley and Blythe. They have not changed. The setting took place in Stalag Luft III at a German Prison Camp. The reason why he chose this place was the prisoners (mostly British and Americans) were trying to escape during WWII. The prisoners were trying to make a distraction to the Germans and try and get them to look for them across the country.

1. Does the novel interest you, irritate you or both? Explain The novel intrests me because it's history and i want to see how the prisoners escaped.

2.Would you like to read more books from the same author? Why? Yes i would he writes historical books about WWII and he would be my favorite historical author.

3.Can you imagine yourself reading the novel again in 10 years? Would you suggest it to a friend? Yes i would. I would suggest it to a friend if they're interested in WWII.

4.What are the scenes, incidents or moments which you remember most vividly? It reminded me of some videos or pictures that i learned in History class.

Did you learn anything from the story that you did not know before? Explain (this could be facts or simply seeing something from a different perspective?) I learned what the German helmets names were.

Lisa Leslie Chapter 10

Lisa was at the Olympics on July 21 1996 Lisa watched Muhammed Ali lit the olympic torch. Doring the tour she relized she has a larger role an basketball. They went up against cuba and won. Bill Clinton's daughter was in the stands, andNBA stars Magic Johnson and Scottie Pipen. The team was nervous. The US- won, 101-84.