https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q Made with literary wonder en-us 2021-08-30 23:26:04 UTC 2025-10-19 14:32:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png johnsone125 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1705506886 Native teen protagonist- mature content, rave reviews!]]> 2021-08-30 23:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1705506886 eichnerk1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707001142 Heist + fantasy! ]]> 2021-08-31 12:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707001142 summersj7 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707002457 Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss]]> 2021-08-31 12:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707002457 connora27 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707002689 2021-08-31 12:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707002689 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707004489 Amazing graphic novel that takes place in " an alternate matriarchal 1900s Asia, with an art deco-infused steampunk aesthetic that's brimming with arcane dangers." Has a teen protagonist, but definitely a more mature book.]]> 2021-08-31 12:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707004489 grahamch1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707004521 A great entry into sci-fi! (but don't watch the movie).]]> 2021-08-31 12:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707004521 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707005310 2021-08-31 12:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707005310 mullenl14 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707005534 2021-08-31 12:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707005534 cohens39 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707005957 Great allegory or race that is funny, heartwarming, real and totally fantastical (I really just recommend all Jasper Fforde)]]> 2021-08-31 12:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707005957 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707006104 2021-08-31 12:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707006104 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707006262 2021-08-31 12:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707006262 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707006412 Beautiful teenage feeling book in verse! 8th grade.]]> 2021-08-31 12:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707006412 smithn100 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707007332 2021-08-31 12:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707007332 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707007551 2021-08-31 12:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707007551 AJCrowe https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707008347 Short drama for reluctant readers that has an engaging plot.]]> 2021-08-31 12:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707008347 eichnerk1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707008686 really beautiful audiobook as well]]> 2021-08-31 12:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707008686 tangc14_2 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707009558 2021-08-31 12:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707009558 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707009954 A novel about plagues! Too soon? This book offers the story of Hamnet's death through the eyes of Shakespeare's wife, Agnes. ]]> 2021-08-31 12:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707009954 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707010488 Beautiful Native American way of looking at nature and life. Upstate NY connections!]]> 2021-08-31 12:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707010488 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707011623 2021-08-31 12:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707011623 connora27 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707012631 2021-08-31 12:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707012631 AJCrowe https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707018198 Fictional, action-packed 3 narrator look at the immigrant/refugee experience.]]> 2021-08-31 13:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707018198 eichnerk1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707028876 Dystopia with baseball & tech & race]]> 2021-08-31 13:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1707028876 taic5 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814545242 2021-10-13 16:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814545242 grahamch1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814547476 An intriguing story told in three perspectives: a woman in the 1780s who sells poisons for women to murder their husbands, her young apprentice, and a modern-day woman seeking an adventure in London after discovering her husband's infidelity. It really kept me interested throughout and was a nice change from my typical fantasy reads! ]]> 2021-10-13 16:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814547476 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814551027 Lyrical, scientific, and socially justice minded. I found myself feeling, "Hallelujah" on almost every page.]]> 2021-10-13 16:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814551027 campbellb34 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814551596 2021-10-13 16:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814551596 stanmyera1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814552048 I read this as a kid, I think, and just reread it this year. It's weird and great and beautifully written. 

Goodreads blurb: Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel...]]> 2021-10-13 16:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814552048 harveyp4 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814553269 2021-10-13 16:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814553269 connora27 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814553966 2021-10-13 16:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814553966 mullenl14 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814554319 2021-10-13 16:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814554319 eichnerk1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814569504 2021-10-13 16:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1814569504 taic5 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1817650652 2021-10-14 16:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/1817650652 bergese2 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074052906 2022-03-02 17:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074052906 mullenl14 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074054218 2022-03-02 17:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074054218 grahamch1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074057215 I binged this entire book on the February snow day. It was moving, funny, and has so many important messages about all different kinds of love (family, self, & others). A must for your classroom!]]> 2022-03-02 17:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074057215 bergese2 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074057491 2022-03-02 17:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074057491 mullenl14 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074058590 2022-03-02 17:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074058590 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074060106 2022-03-02 17:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074060106 taic5 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074060969 Novel in verse ]]> 2022-03-02 17:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074060969 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074063577 2022-03-02 17:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074063577 grahamch1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074064062 Shamelessly plugging this app! Unlike GoodReads, it includes "middle grade" and "lgbtq+" as reading categories. Plus, who doesn't love some nice visuals of the books you've read?! ]]> 2022-03-02 17:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074064062 campbellb34 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074065103 Not typically my thing, but it's a vampire novel...and it's pretty good. Only about 40 in, but it's keeping my attention for sure.]]> 2022-03-02 17:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074065103 grahamch1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074067312 I didn't think I'd be so obsessed about a book about dust, but here we are. ]]> 2022-03-02 17:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074067312 stanmyera1 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074068463 A mysterious and fun mystery romp. A book featuring and written by a person of color, but it's not about race. It's a quick read. I didn't love the climax and ending, but Smith leaves the door wide open for a sequel.]]> 2022-03-02 17:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074068463 acetil2 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074068796 Liz Aceti]]> 2022-03-02 17:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074068796 cohens39 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074069386 2022-03-02 17:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074069386 harveyp4 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074069758 An interesting memoir about a girl's struggles growing up with nomadic parents. I laughed out loud at points. Also felt super bad for the author at times. Loved it.]]> 2022-03-02 17:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074069758 connora27 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074070385 2022-03-02 17:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074070385 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074070815 The Island of Sea Women]]> 2022-03-02 17:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074070815 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074071746 2022-03-02 17:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074071746 acetil2 https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074849929 2022-03-03 02:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsone125/6m7izx3wpmo3ls9q/wish/2074849929