https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid Please share the books you read with our classroom community. The best resource for finding books of interest is each other. When you post your book recommendation, please include your name, the book title, author, genre, a short blurb to hook readers, and a 5 star rating. en-us 2016-10-19 15:43:00 UTC 2017-05-25 23:46:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/6473627/80b9e9b0390a5c407dfe08dd736355fd/Julieschool.jpg reuterj https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/134310687 The book I read was The Girl Who Owned a City by O. T. Nelson.  The genre is science fiction/dystopian.  This book is set in a time where only children, 12 and under, are still alive. Read the book to follow the children of Grand Avenue as they discover ways to survive at all cost.  I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. ]]> 2016-10-31 17:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/134310687 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139155661 I read The Land Of Stories: A Grimm Warning, by Chris Colfer. The genre of this book is fantasy. (This book is a series.) The Bailey twins discovered a secret dimension known as the fairy-tale world. They have come across many adventurous outcomes, but there is another. An army from over 200 years ago, has come to rule all worlds. Read the book to find, will the Bailey twins defeat this army? I give this book 4 out of 5 stars, becuase of it's adventurous actions.]]> 2016-11-21 17:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139155661 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139155881 I read the book Cupcake Queen. I really enjoyed that book and would give it 5 stars. To me it is a quick read. It hooks you a lot, and you won't be able to put it down. It is a realistic fiction book. The author is Heather Helper!]]> 2016-11-21 17:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139155881 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139156665 I also read the book Trudy. That is a great book. I give it 4 out of 5 stars. It just has a confusing part for me. But if you reread it you will understand it. The author is Jessica Anderson.]]> 2016-11-21 17:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139156665 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139157473 I read the book Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. Hoot is Realistic Fiction. I enjoyed this book, and its message of "You need to persevere, to get someting you really want." Roy, and his friends are trying to save the owls, that are about to go endangered because of a pancake house being built. Many problems come across throughout their mission. Will Roy and his friends defeat the pancake house company? Read Hoot to find out! I rate this book 3.5 out of 5 stars.
 ]]> 2016-11-21 17:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/139157473 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/140690884 I read the book The Land of Stories the Wishing Spell by: Chris Colfer. This book is fantasy and I would give this book 5 of 5 stars. It is a funny and action filled book perfect for anyone to read.This book is about the Bailey twins in fifth grade who travel into a world full of modern fairy tale characters like Cinderella, Snow White, Jack (Jack and the Beanstalk), Red Riding Hood, and so many more new people! They need to collect some items to find their way out of this world though. Follow Alex and Conner through a crazy, adventurous, new world to see what happens. ]]> 2016-11-30 00:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/140690884 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/140983601 I read the book Keeper Of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger. The book is fantasy and I think a little bit of a mystery. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. It is an amazing book. Sophie Foster is technically an elf with elven powers. Read with her and spiral through all of her encounters with Neverseen. Join her and her friends as she learns more about her world. Good and bad.]]> 2016-11-30 22:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/140983601 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/141211327 I read the I read the book Keeper Of the Lost Cities Exile by Shannon Messanger. It is mostly a fantasy book. 5 out of 5 stars. Awesome book! Sophie Foster is technically an elf with elven powers. Read with her and spiral through all of her encounters with Neverseen. Join her and her friends as she learns more about her world. Good and bad.]]> 2016-12-01 18:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/141211327 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/141389939 I read the book Chomp by Carl Hiaasen. It is a book about a son ( Wahoo Cray) and father ( Mickey Cray). This book is a realistic fiction story. They have lots of exotic animals in their backyard and some snooty Hollywood people want to use them for some fake wilderness scenes. Follow this funny book as Wahoo and Mickey have to deal with bites and a crazy Hollywood crew to see what happens. I would give this book 4 of 5 stars.]]> 2016-12-02 14:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/141389939 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/153904494 I recommend the book The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell.  I recommend this book because it is so detailed, I feel like it's a one of a kind. This is a fantasy book by Chris Colfer. This book is about two twins named Alex and Conner who dive into a fantasy book full of fairy tales. They get to experience the fairy tales in person. While they enjoy the fantasy world, they also have to find a way home. They cross some problems that may affect their adventure to home. By following someone's journal, will they get home? Find out and read the book, The Wishing Spell. I would give this book a 5 out of 5. It is like no other. ]]> 2017-02-15 01:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/153904494 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156071773 I recommend the book The Land of Stories The Author's Odessey. This book is a fanstasy adventure in the series the Land of Stories by Chris Colfer. Follow Alex and Conner travel into Stories Conner wrote to recruit characters for an army that may be able to defeat their uncles literary army. I would give this book 4.5 stars because it is funny and adventurous. However, the other books in the series have more adventures so that is why it wouldn't be 5 stars. ]]> 2017-02-24 16:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156071773 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156077853 I would recommend the book May B. a Novel by Caroline Rose. Follow May through lonely times when she is abandoned while working for somebody. Her parents tell her that she'll be back by Christmas but she doesn't know if that will happen due to being abandoned at a place she doesn't know anything about. I would give this book 3.5 stars because it is very interesting but not the most adventurous. ]]> 2017-02-24 16:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156077853 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156079157 I would recommend the fantasy book Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger. Follow Sophie Foster through finding out who she really is and why she always seemed different from everyone else. I would give this book 4 of 5 stars because even though it is a series and more questions could be answered later I wish some were answered right then and there. ]]> 2017-02-24 16:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156079157 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156587424 I recomend the series The Land Of Stories. In this book you fllow Alex and Conner through the fairy tale world. This book is for boys and girls. It has all the things that kids like. I would give this series 5 stars because it is a really fun series that has a lot of mystery and adventure. If you have more questions come and ask me. (P.S. This is a five book series, but there is more coming out.)]]> 2017-02-27 22:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156587424 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156590163 I would recomend Keeper Of The Lost Cities By Shannon Messenger. This is an action packed fansty series. I would give this series a 4 out of 5 stars. Follow Sophie Foster through the elvin wold. Sophie is a girl who never really belonged, but soon she finds out that she isn't human but is elvin. Sophie's whole world changes after she finds out she is elvin. ]]> 2017-02-27 23:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/156590163 https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/173915762 I would recommend the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling. This is a plot-twisting adventurous story about Harry Potter at another year of Hogwarts.This year an old trend is coming back as a new thing. The Triwizard Tournament. It is where the best of the best from 3 different wizarding schools battle it out in dangerous challenges. It was taken away because too many students ended dead. However, with added safety precautions the Tournament is back! Someone entered Harry into the Goblet of Fire ( the thing that chooses the best student) and Harry was chosen. The person who did this shows a message that they want Harry dead, but who would want that? Follow Harry throughout his tasks in the tournament and find out who is coming for him. I would give this book. 4.5 stars.]]> 2017-05-25 23:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/49uva5idezid/wish/173915762