1. Attempt to Abandon a Book –Official Form (required!)
(Feel free to ask for more paper as you fill out this form. It requires a lot of writing and you
will probably need it.)
1.  The title of the book you are abandoning:
2.  The author of this poor book that you have decided not to finish:
3.  The date the book was published:
4.  The number of pages in this poor book:
5.  The page number you are on in this book that will now have to go sit on the shelf by
itself with no one to read it:
6.  What is the genre of this book?
7.  Is book fiction or non-fiction? (Please prove it with a 3-5 sentence explanation. The
book deserves at least that much.)

2. (If your book is non-fiction, you may skip questions 8 and 9)
8.  Who are all the characters in the book on which you are giving up?
9.  What is the setting of this book?
10.  You must write a one paragraph summary of this book so far. (one paragraph
means 5-7 sentences. I think the author who wrote a whole book deserves at least
that!)

3. 11.  Please write another paragraph that convinces me to let you abandon this book.
(I’ll give you a hint – you better be very persuasive! And it must be 5-7 sentences
long.)

4. 12.  Why did you choose this book in the first place?
13.  What is the title and the author of the book you are going to read instead?
14.  Why do you think you will like this new book more? (One paragraph, 5-7 sentences
please)
15.  How do you feel if someone didn’t take the time to get to know you? What
would they be missing? (One paragraph, 5-7 sentences please)