https://padlet.com/smeads2/4yc01xw3y2l8 Read each summary and watch the trailer attached. Write on the index card which book you prefer. en-us 2016-09-22 22:59:44 UTC 2026-02-10 00:45:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png smeads2 https://padlet.com/smeads2/4yc01xw3y2l8/wish/125886425 by Linda Sue Park (Mrs. Meads Review)

Two voices...one from the past, one from the present, explain the horror that happens in a world that American children can't understand. Their stories collide. This book is short, told from 2 voices, but it is so important. Every American child should read it. Salva brings his story to us, with all the tragedy, but with an amazing gift at the end.  
***** Five Stars]]> 2016-09-22 23:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/smeads2/4yc01xw3y2l8/wish/125886425 smeads2 https://padlet.com/smeads2/4yc01xw3y2l8/wish/308621572 by Gary Paulsen 

Imagine being beaten for learning to read, shackled and whipped for learning a few letters of the alphabet. Now, imagine a man brave enough to risk torture in order to teach others how to read; his name is Nightjohn, and he sneaks into the slave camps at night to teach other slaves how to read and write.]]> 2018-11-28 03:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smeads2/4yc01xw3y2l8/wish/308621572 smeads2 https://padlet.com/smeads2/4yc01xw3y2l8/wish/308622585 by Sharon Flake

Maleeka is in middle school, and dealing with all of the pressures known to teens her age - racism, bullying, fear, loneliness, and embarrassment. Her mother tries to raise her right, but will Maleeka respect right from wrong?]]> 2018-11-28 03:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/smeads2/4yc01xw3y2l8/wish/308622585