Books to share!! by Madeline Lynch https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk Post a pic and description of any books you have in print for others to enjoy! en-us 2020-04-13 08:10:56 UTC 2024-12-05 12:52:55 UTC hello@padlet.com http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zNfGB8O6WYo/U3M3cehl_nI/AAAAAAAABuM/z0ygCWDp_6I/s1600/Robert-Wagt-reading-hammock-illustration.jpg Beekeeper of Aleppo mlynchG2 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571541464 A love story on the Syrian refugee trail to Europe. Haven’t read it yet!]]> 2020-05-14 01:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571541464 Kohinoor staylor126 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571564005 The story of the world's most infamous diamond.
This book is a historical account of India's precious gems. Specifically the largest cut diamond in the world and how the British empire came to it's possession. It sits on the crown today.]]> 2020-05-14 02:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571564005 Wicked staylor126 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571569541 The life and times of the Wicked Witch of the west
This book takes you to the land of Oz before Dorothy gets there. The story centers around Elphaba (Ellie) who is misunderstood and how she becomes the wicked witch of the west. I love musicals so this for me is one of my all time favourites.]]> 2020-05-14 02:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571569541 Lilli- Wabi Sabi https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571577975 This books gives insight into the meaning of Wabi Sabi. It is a great book to dip in and out of. It has sections on connecting to nature, reframing failure and enjoying moments in life. You also learn more about Japanese Culture. ]]> 2020-05-14 02:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571577975 [YA] To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han dtracy4 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571584743 What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?
Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.]]> 2020-05-14 02:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571584743 Why We Sleep mlynchG2 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571629627 Not usually a nonfiction lover but a captivating read behind the science of sleep. Tim initially bought it to convince his high schoolers that sleep is the most important thing... and this book could not state that more clearly. ]]> 2020-05-14 03:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571629627 [Historical Fiction] The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah dtracy4 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571630627 A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France―a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

]]> 2020-05-14 03:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571630627 The Pilot’s Wife mlynchG2 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571630981 A page turner from an author I enjoy... the story of a pilot’s wife who uncovers secrets of her husband's life. A book that unravels one page at a time.]]> 2020-05-14 03:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571630981 [YA] The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay dtracy4 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571632216 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2013
An ALA/YALSA Alex Award Winner

I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.

Two and a half years after an unspeakable tragedy left her a shadow of the girl she once was, Nastya Kashnikov moves to a new town determined to keep her dark past hidden and hold everyone at a distance. But her plans only last so long before she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the one person as isolated as herself: Josh Bennett.

Josh’s story is no secret. Every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. When your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space. Everyone except Nastya who won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But as the undeniable pull between them intensifies, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.

The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the mira­cle of second chances.]]> 2020-05-14 03:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571632216 The American Marriage mlynchG2 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571632914 Set in the South of the US. Newlyweds settling into their life are suddenly ripped apart when the husband is arrested and sentenced to prison for crimes he knows he didn’t commit. Mostly about their relationship during and after that time.]]> 2020-05-14 03:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571632914 [YA] A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole dtracy4 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571634546 One kiss lasts a moment.
But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime.

One boy.
One girl.
A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade.
A bond that neither time nor distance can break.
A bond that will last forever.
Or so they believe.

When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation?

Rune’s heart was broken two years ago when Poppy fell silent. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come.

Standalone Young Adult Tearjerker Romance.
For ages 14 and up.]]> 2020-05-14 03:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571634546 [Fantasy - BU] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: The Notes 1 dtracy4 https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571639828 The memory pieces of the feelings of being lost, absence, suffering and insecurity, of the boys facing their fate.
"Would I be able to straighten out the errors and mistakes and save all of us? I didn't grasp the depth and weight of this question. It was true that I desperately wanted to save all of us. No one deserves to die, to despair, to be suppressed, and to be despised. On top of that, they were my friends. We might've had our flaws and scars and have been twisted up and distorted. We might've been nobodies. But we were alive. We had days to live, plans to follow, and dreams to fulfill. At first, I didn't think much of it. I thought it'd all depend on how much effort I put in after I figured out who I needed to save and from what. That was what I'd thought. I believed I could solve it all by persuading them and changing things. I was that simple and naïve. But it was no more than an attempt to save my own skin. After a series of trials and errors, I had a realization. It wasn't so simple to save the others." Seokjin – 2 May Year 22

]]> 2020-05-14 03:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571639828 The Testaments srutter https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571659825 (This is the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale - you'd have to read that one first for this one to make any sense!)

Set in a dystopian United States, now called Gilead, the story follows three women all of whom are in different stations within their society. Their stories eventually intertwine as they struggle against the corrupt and tyrannical government.]]> 2020-05-14 03:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571659825 Where the Crawdads Sing srutter https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571662388 This story follows Kya, a girl who grows up in a marsh in the southern United States. Eventually left to raise herself, we watch as Kya comes of age and discovers who she is, while wrestling with loss, love and an eventual murder that plagues the people of the town nearby.

A gripping story with an awesome ending! (No spoilers)]]> 2020-05-14 04:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mlynchG2/7j8kwhq22rm1hqdk/wish/571662388