Nene Hopefuls by Miko Sanico https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok These books have been nominated for the prestigious 2018 Nene Award. Which one are you hoping will win? Please tell us why. en-us 2017-09-23 22:02:07 UTC 2023-02-10 13:46:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 30 Books to choose from. Which did you read? What did you like about it? Tell us, please! https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190841366 2017-09-25 14:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190841366 Just a Drop of Water msanico https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190877697 Don't mess with my friend! When the bully is targeting your best friend, what are you gonna do? After 9/11, racial tension and suspicion begin to infect Jake and Sam's friendship. "Everyone says not to fight, but no one wants to tell me how to win..." Read about Jake's struggle to keep his friendship after the 9/11 attacks and protests following it. Triumphant heroes in this tale!
~ Mrs. Sanico
]]> 2017-09-25 15:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190877697 Kamehameha Rise of a King msanico https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190878041 Loved, loved, loved this! Step back into time to the time when Kamehameha was born to when he walked this land and how he came to rule Hawai'i. Chicken skin reader about life, customs, rules; just EVERYTHING about the olden days in Hawai'i. Awesome, heart-wrenching, powerful historical fiction.
~ Mrs. Sanico 
]]> 2017-09-25 15:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190878041 El Deafo msanico https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190878466 We are all different. But, different is not bad. We are actually the same. This wonderful, and I mean - wonderful - GRAPHIC NOVEL is all about finding different and true friends. What kind of friend are you? It's an amazing story, a passage of time and journey of friends and frenemies that come and go.
~Mrs. Sanico

]]> 2017-09-25 15:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190878466 Eleven msanico https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190879175 It's Josh's 11th birthday and it's 9/11.  Teacher says to grab their stuff and leave.  What about the cupcakes?  Read this amazing story told from Josh's point of view. A boy, a dog, and pizza.
~ Mrs. Sanico
]]> 2017-09-25 15:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190879175 Neptune Project msanico https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190879591 "You think we can actually live in the sea?  We'd probably get eaten in the first 24 hours." Join Nere and her companions as they attempt to escape from famine, wars, and harsh laws to build a better future under the sea. Can genetically altered kids survive in the ocean? Read this thriller-adventure-scifi novel to find out!
~Mrs. Sanico]]> 2017-09-25 15:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/msanico/69l72rqsshok/wish/190879591