Yesterday Ms. Deckard handed out two little pieces of paper with the covers of two book on them. A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of those books. She chose this book because the character of Edgar Mint, and the character of Owen Meany are very similar. So, if you liked The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, you will probably like A Prayer for Owen Meany. I actually read it sophomore year, and I really enjoyed it. It is a very easy read and it is a very good book.
P.S. Since we do not have summer reading this summer, I suggest you read this book for your pleasure. There will not be a test on it!
http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/10212.html
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I looked up the author, John Irving, and he's written a lot novels that were made into movies. A Prayer for Owen Meany is the bases of the movie Simon Birch. He also wrote Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp (which is a pretty good movie that I didn't realize was a novel),which were bth made into movies.
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