https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9 en-us 2018-05-21 19:16:35 UTC 2018-06-01 18:54:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263138102 2018-05-23 18:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263138102 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263138710 2018-05-23 18:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263138710 19linkb https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263138713 Jasmine de los Santos has been studying hard to get the full college scholarship she is in dire need of. She is attempting to make her Filipino immigrant parents proud. Suddenly she hears the news that their visas expired years ago and that the entire family is residing illegally. Which then means that she does not get the scholarship she wants and risks a threat of deportation. She then has her life turned upside down after meeting Royce Blakely, the son of a conservative high-ranking congressman.]]> 2018-05-23 18:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263138713 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263634033 Love Simon is about a closeted (Meaning the person has not come out) 17 year old boy named Simon. He is gay and he has never told anyone in his life because he is afraid that he will be rejected from his friends and family. ]]> 2018-05-25 13:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263634033 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263676645 Highly Illogical Behavior is about a teenage boy with agoraphobia who hasn't left his house in over three years. Suddenly a girl he went to middle school with contacts him in an attempt to become his friend, and get him out of his house.]]> 2018-05-25 16:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263676645 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263677501                                                            Realistic Humor is a story that could have actually happened to someone and is believable to someones life story with some humor. Hence the name Humor/Realistic Fiction. ]]> 2018-05-25 16:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263677501 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263677932 1. Characters are engaging and believable 
2. Characters are often ordinary people 
3. Characters usually change as a result of a problem and must be able to resolve it 

]]> 2018-05-25 16:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263677932 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263678058 1. Present day
2. Interpersonal conflicts
3. Events could really happen
4. Conflicts based on real and current social justice issues]]> 2018-05-25 16:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263678058 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263678173 1. The setting is a real place, a common setting is at a school
2. There are minimal settings
3. Multiple narrators]]> 2018-05-25 16:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263678173 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263724912 2018-05-25 19:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263724912 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263725665 This book really changes the way you think about people in the community. People like Simon are in pain. They are hurting because the fear of their parents not accepting them makes them go crazy. This book opens up your mind and helps you understand others backgrounds as well.]]> 2018-05-25 19:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263725665 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263725879 Book Cover]]> 2018-05-25 19:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/263725879 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264246437 2018-05-29 13:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264246437 19linkb https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264353929 2018-05-29 19:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264353929 19linkb https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264354886 2018-05-29 19:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264354886 19osmanf https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264426648 2018-05-30 04:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264426648 19osmanf https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264427096 Every Day is about a person who wakes up every day with a different body and with a different life. The person is called 'A' and is  in love with a girl that he knows. If you like mysteries stories, then you will definitely find this interesting. ]]> 2018-05-30 04:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264427096 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264515910 2018-05-30 13:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264515910 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264523923 2018-05-30 13:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264523923 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264525264 2018-05-30 13:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264525264 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264528530 2018-05-30 13:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264528530 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264529023 Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda is a book that truly is one of a kind. There may be some stories that are similar to it, but none of them could top how Albertalli  makes the characters relatable and feel like they are actually real. Albertalli used the real social issue of gay discrimination to bring Simon through his journey of self-acceptance. 
The author says that challenging the norm in society was the "the idea kind of developed as I wrote the book." (Albertalli, 1) She showed this theme with the most iconic line of the book, "Why is straight the default?" (Albertalli, 146)]]> 2018-05-30 13:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264529023 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264539258 2018-05-30 14:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264539258 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264571494 Albertalli, Becky. "Becky Albertalli". Goodreads.Com, 2018, https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7579036.Becky_Albertalli. Accessed 30 May 2018.

Chavez, Lyena. "Libguides: Realistic Fiction: Home". Libguides.Merrimack.Edu, 2018, http://libguides.merrimack.edu/RealisticFiction. Accessed 30 May 2018.

“David Levithan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 May 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Levithan.

"Every Day (2018) Movie: Dec. 31, 2017 - Changed The Status Of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) To Former - Movie Insider". Movie Insider, 2018, https://www.movieinsider.com/m15533/every-day. Accessed 30 May 2018.

"Every Day (Every Day, #1)". Goodreads.Com, 2018, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13262783-every-day. Accessed 30 May 2018.

"Highly Illogical Behavior Paperback". Amazon.Com, 2018, https://www.amazon.com/Highly-Illogical-Behavior-Corey-Whaley/dp/0147515203. Accessed 30 May 2018.

"Lets Get Real Gifs - Get The Best GIF On GIPHY". GIPHY, 2018, https://giphy.com/explore/lets-get-real. Accessed 30 May 2018.

"Love Simon Movie Poster 18 X 28 Inches". Amazon.Com, 2018, https://www.amazon.com/Love-Simon-Movie-Poster-Inches/dp/B079Y7B8TM. Accessed 30 May 2018.

"Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1)". Goodreads.Com, 2018, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19547856-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda. Accessed 30 May 2018.

"Something In Between (Harlequin Teen) Paperback". Amazon.Com, 2018, https://www.amazon.com/Something-Between-Harlequin-Teen-Melissa/dp/0373212453. Accessed 30 May 2018.

"Unimpressed Reading GIF By Spongebob Squarepants - Find & Share On GIPHY". GIPHY, 2018, https://giphy.com/gifs/cartoons-comics-sea-reading-WoWm8YzFQJg5i. Accessed 30 May 2018.

Whaley, John. "John Corey Whaley-Who Is This Guy?". John Corey Whaley, Author & Friend, 2018, http://johncoreywhaley.com/about/. Accessed 30 May 2018.]]> 2018-05-30 16:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264571494 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264573575 Albertalli, Becky. Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. 1st ed., Harpercollins Publishers, 2015.

De la Cruz, Melissa. Something In Between. Harlequin Books, 2016.

Levithan, David. Every Day. 1st ed., Random House, 2012.

Whaley, John Corey. Highly Illogical Behavior. Speak, 2016.]]> 2018-05-30 16:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264573575 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264614409 2018-05-30 18:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264614409 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264615304 When asked about his inspiration for writing this book, Whaley says that he "remember(s) as a teenager it was so easy to be judgmental of things that are different and that are outside the realm of your own experience. It's so easy to write off someone as a mystery you can't solve, so you don't try to" (Whaley 1). Whaley wrote this book in response to his own former ignorance with the things he saw as a teenager, along with the information he knows now. 
Additionally, Whaley also struggles with panic attacks. This is something the main character in his book also experiences.
Whaley also used his life experience as a gay man to write Solomon, a gay character.]]> 2018-05-30 18:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264615304 19osmanf https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264615477 2018-05-30 18:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264615477 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264618034 2018-05-30 19:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264618034 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264618576 Every author has a different interpretation of the Humor/Realistic fiction genre because  every author has a different life story. No one has the exact same background as someone else, so no ones version of realistic is going to be the same. In addition, people have different senses of humor.]]> 2018-05-30 19:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264618576 19linkb https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264620912 Something In Between is able to portray  the struggles of an immigrant family struggling to stay in their homes. As she is Filipina herself, she is able to use her own story to help develop and make her stories relatable to others who have struggled as well.]]> 2018-05-30 19:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264620912 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264636217 Arreola, Cristina. “John Corey Whaley On 'Highly Illogical Behavior'.” Bustle, Bustle, 25 Apr. 2018, www.bustle.com/articles/159629-john-corey-whaley-talks-highly-illogical-behavior-north-carolina-and-writing-superstitions.

Blackwelder, Carson. “Becky Albertalli On Writing 'Simon Vs. The Homo Sapien Agenda,' And How She Feels Seeing Her Work Changing Lives.” A Plus, 28 Mar. 2018, aplus.com/the-aplus-interview/becky-albertalli-a-plus-interview.]]> 2018-05-30 21:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264636217 19osmanf https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264778448 Levithan wrote the book by writing each body point of view in a day and then moving on the next day, with a new body. This kind of story can be seen as utilizing the multiple narrators convention used in many other books of this genre. Through learning of the inner struggles of a new person every day, Levithan shows a theme that you can't judge the soul of someone from outside appearances.]]> 2018-05-31 13:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/264778448 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265040229 2018-06-01 14:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265040229 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265040675 Whaley is very effective at shaping his story. The plot, characters, and theme were all very clear while reading the book. The plot of the book, when compared to the hero's journey, matches up very well. This makes it easy for a reader to understand the emotion of the story as it progresses because the author has set it up so that one can see what Solomon's 'Ordinary World' is like, how he got there, what makes him agree to 'The Call to Adventure,' and why he's so heartbroken when he finally discovers what Lisa has been keeping from him. Because it's realistic fiction, Solomon feels like a real person and the book shows his inner emotions and lets the reader sympathise and relate to him.The switching of narrators from Lisa to Solomon every chapter shows how the outside world views Solomon as crazy or a freak, and then shows why Solomon actually lives the way he does. This shows the main theme of the book which is that it's easy to judge people who are different, but there's more to the story than one might assume. ]]> 2018-06-01 14:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265040675 19torresj https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265052987 Albertalli is super effective showing characters, theme, and the whole story's plot to prove a a very clear message when you read the book. The message is that assumptions made about people are often wrong. The plot sticks to the hero's journey, and the realistic genre lets many readers sympathise with Simon.]]> 2018-06-01 15:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265052987 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265058425 Simon vs. The Homo Sapien's Agenda & Highly Illogical Behavior were the two most effective books. These two both used the hero's journey plot structure to create the clearest themes of the books we read.]]> 2018-06-01 15:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265058425 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265066143 This book is effective because the theme is relatively easy to understand when reading the book. The new body every day concept makes it easy to show that the theme is not to judge by appearances. However, the plot is sometimes hard to understand, especially at the beginning. ]]> 2018-06-01 16:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265066143 19andersonem https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265066184 Something in between was an extremely powerful to me as a whole. The whole immigration process in the book makes the story realistic and the characters very relatable. ]]> 2018-06-01 16:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/19torresj/3iu5967vjwq9/wish/265066184