https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity en-us 2023-05-02 16:45:50 UTC 2023-05-19 13:58:12 UTC hello@padlet.com womackj1 https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575494280 Jacob Womack.
Aurora Bestudik.
Kate Eastvol.]]> 2023-05-02 16:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575494280 womackj1 https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575503919 (Jacob Womack)

My favorite part of the book would be the poem "Suffering" on pg. 39. Ruben talks about it's showing that he is struggling with his life already and there are some obstacles already getting in his way. He talks about his uncles drinking all the time. Hes also worried that they might even lead to horrible crimes like "severed hands". ]]> 2023-05-02 17:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575503919 womackj1 https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575516144 The book itself was already really small, so there wasn't really a lot to get from the book in the first place. The whole story about a kid wanting to go out and explore so he can write a couple of poems is kinda boring. I didn't really like the plot the story had, if there even was one. The characters were really boring too, Ruben didn't change at all in the book and hes the only one we really get to see. In general I didn't like or enjoy this book. (jacob)]]> 2023-05-02 17:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575516144 womackj1 https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575529294 I would say the theme of this book would either be something like, "keep on pushing no matter what." Or something like "dont let anything happen to your dreams." Because Ruben goes through a lot during the story like being abandoned for example. But he never stopped writing poems. You could tell that he loved to write poems either as a hobby or just kind of for therapy. He wrote threw out the whole book, each page was its own poem pretty much.(jacob)]]> 2023-05-02 17:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2575529294 bestudia https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578598401 (Aurora Bestudik)

My favorite part of the book with a star in my hand is the ending. The last two poems of the book are very beautiful and although I found most of the book very boring the last two poems were very clear to read and understand what he is talking about. The poem "A life time of rebellious rhythms and rhymes" was my overall favorite though, it was the second to last poem and I just though that his wording was very nice and I enjoyed how it was kind of a recap on his life.]]> 2023-05-04 17:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578598401 womackj1 https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578600656 The whole book is filled up with small poems. Each and every page is it's own poem, they are all written by Ruben himself and each poem is either how he is feeling, what's going on, or where he is at. The only main page that really isn't a poem that's one page is the very end poem. It's a couple pages long and it shows a lot more character than the other one. It makes the whole book feel like it's like a series of poems from a certain writer/author. (Jacob)]]> 2023-05-04 17:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578600656 bestudia https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578605285 The book title "With a Star in My Hand" is not very specific in a way that is related to the story however I feel like throughout the story Ruben had many dreams and always wanted to make something of himself, and since people make wishes on stars I feel like the connection could be that while making his way through his journey and life he never let go of the idea of his dreams. This would mean that with and star in my hand means keeping his dream in mind.
(Aurora Bestudik)]]> 2023-05-04 17:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578605285 bestudia https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578615809 In the book With a Star in my hand the characters, specifically Ruben, teach us that although situations can get hard and life can definitely not go the way you wanted to you can never give up, especially on your dreams. In the book, Ruben is forced to move and he has to completely restart on life although he did go through a rough patch he ended up picking himself up and remembered his dreams and what he has always wanted to do with his life. The characters teach us that the world can throw things your way that can be dangerous, sad, bad, or even good, and through all of that you have to stay true to yourself.
(Aurora Bestudik)]]> 2023-05-04 17:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2578615809 womackj1 https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2579005963 With a Star in my hand is a story about a young boy names Ruben who have adventured all across central and South America looking for connection. This boy loves to write his poems, he writes them all the time, all threw out the book. He loved to listen to his great uncle and looked up to him a lot. At the age of only 21, Ruben writes his very first book. (Jacob)]]> 2023-05-05 02:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2579005963 rkoen https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2597649121 This is missing a lot, including direct support required for multiple sections. ]]> 2023-05-19 13:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/womackj1/1a8qlz8yx7tqity/wish/2597649121