Red Thread Sisters by Carol Antoinette Peacock by Mika Cain https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f This Padlet will discuss my March SSR book. en-us 2017-04-03 16:38:38 UTC 2025-12-23 01:15:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Red Thread Sisters 3112982 https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164405758 2017-04-03 16:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164405758 Topic and Theme 3112982 https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164408938 The topics in this book consist of hope, strength, and opportunity. I believe the theme of this book is never giving up. ]]> 2017-04-03 16:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164408938 Summary 3112982 https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164413278 Red Thread Sisters is a book about an 11 year old orphan, Zhang Wen, who gets adopted by an American family, but before she leaves the orphanage in China she makes a promise to her best friend, Shu Ling. She told her that she would find a nice family to adopt her too. So, when Wen gets to America she goes door to door passing out flyers trying to get people to adopt Shu Ling even though she has club  foot. Toward the end, Shu Ling gets adopted by a family and comesto summer vacation with Wen and her family. ]]> 2017-04-03 17:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164413278 Theme Explanation 3112982 https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164416378 Zhang Wen never gave up hope on finding Shu Ling a permanent family. She made flyers, search a ton of websites, made web pages, and even went door to door trying to get a family to adopt Shu Ling. Even when times got tough Wen never lost hope to get Shu Ling to America. 
  When Wen was at the computer she refused to stop searching for Shu Ling's name or picture on the "Adoptable Kids of China" list. She searched countless children just to find her friend.
]]> 2017-04-03 17:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164416378 Theme Quote 3112982 https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164416490 ¨Wen turned back to the computer. She pored over each new window, searching for a thin face, standing with one leg behind the other. Wen gripped the mouse tight. Just one more click, she knew, and that would be the click that led to Shu Ling.¨ (Peacock 132)]]> 2017-04-03 17:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164416490 Protagonist 3112982 https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164489448 Zhang Wen is the protagonist of this story. She is an 11 year old, Chinese adopted orphan. Her mother left her at the gate of the orphanage as a baby, but her new adoptive family is loving her unconditionally.
She is the most hopeful child I have ever read about. Her perseverance is also what makes her a very unique character. When times got tough she pushed through to get Shu Ling to America. ]]> 2017-04-03 22:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164489448 What I liked 3112982 https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164491315 The beginning of the book confused me a lot, but when the author explained more about Wen and Shu Ling's lives I understood more. They never gave up on one day being able to see each other. I loved when Wen bonded with the new girl at her new school. Hannah, the girl from school, knew Wen's feelings of missing her friend because her parents divorced, and her father never came back to see her.
I recomend this book to anyone who feels like quitting or giving up. This little girl never lost hope. She is a true inspiration. ]]> 2017-04-03 22:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3112982/4tbov83hy14f/wish/164491315