Fay's Reading Padlet 5HaB 2020-2021 by Zhifei WANG https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5 Made with love, care, resilience, fun, and books! en-us 2020-08-24 05:33:39 UTC 2025-11-05 21:51:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f368.png The Great Gatsby-F.Scott Fitzgerald wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/693993438 WARNING:NC18
START DATE: 17/8/20
END DATE:   27/10/20
SUMMARY:
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel,The Great Gatsby, follows Jay Gatsby, a man who orders his life around one desire: to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the love he lost five years earlier. Gatsby's quest leads him from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved, but it only takes him to a bottomless cliff.

FAVORITE PART:
I DON'T really like any part in the book.

RATING:  1.5/10
I gave it a 1.5/10 because the ending was REALLY bad, where the main character dies.(TwT)

Recommended to:People who are interested in the American Dream(1920)]]> 2020-08-24 05:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/693993438 The Golden Compass-Philip Pullman wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/696192781 Warning: PG 
START DATE: 16/7/20
END DATE:   17/8/20
SUMMARY:
The story of Lyra Belacqua, a young girl who has been growing up in the care of the professors at Jordan College with her daemon Pantalaimon, a shape-shifting creature that is sort of spirit animal and the represents a person's soul. They learn about 'Dust' and become involved in a plot of Gobblers, The Magisterium, disappearing children, and Roger, her best friend. But Lyra, doesn't know...MUSN'T know, is that her actions  doesn't just have consequences in her world, but in the worlds beyond...

FAVORITE PART:
When they realised, if Dust is bad, the it must be good! for me, this is a HUGE turning point for us, since EVERYONE thought Dust was bad, but might be the balance to the universes!

RATING:  100000/10

Recommended to:People who are interested in Alternate Universes(AU)or Realistic Fantasy(RF)!
]]> 2020-08-25 00:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/696192781 Drawing From Memory-Allen Say wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707975888 START DATE: 31/8/20
END DATE:   31/8/20
SUMMARY:
This is an story about Allen Say's life. When he started his dream, his family denied his dream and said "No". But will he disobey, or obey?

FAVORITE PART:
The last part where, he was free and he burned all his sketchbooks, for a bigger journey to America.

RATING: 6/10
I gave it a 6/10 because it wasn't very interesting,but it was very inspiring!

Recommended to:People who are interested in Biographies.]]> 2020-08-31 04:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707975888 Fantasy wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707977511 2020-08-31 04:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707977511 Biography wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707978866 2020-08-31 04:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707978866 Realistic Fiction wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707980321 2020-08-31 04:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/707980321 Non-Fiction wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/710381847 2020-09-01 00:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/710381847 Hope: Project Middle School wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/723850839 START DATE: 7/9/20
END DATE:   10/9/20
SUMMARY:
Meet Hope Roberts.She's  11 years old, and she's in JFK Middle School with Sam. Hope is optimistic, strong, and cool. But, she's also a girl who is trying to survive middle school. Now, she's in the science club, but when everything goes wrong, what could she do?
 
FAVORITE PART:
The end where they both went on a walk with the dogs, and mended their friendship!

RATING: 6/10
I gave it a 6/10 because it wasn't the best book I've ever read,but it's OK.

Recommended to:People who are interested in Friendship Fiction(FFi)
]]> 2020-09-07 01:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/723850839 Don't tell the enemy-Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/742341109 Warning: PG
START DATE: 7/9/20
END DATE:   10/9/20
SUMMARY:
War is raging in Krystia's country,Ukraine.Her uncle and cousin have already died to the Soviet and the Nazis in the country.Now her Jewish friends face a enormous risk of starvation and the deadly ghetto...Her friends need to get out of there,FAST.But the Nazis and the Soviet are guarding the ghettos well, and most importantly, how does she save her friends while not putting her family in danger?

FAVORITE PART: When she said,"Ukraine is not yet dead", it really made me have a big tide of strong emotions running over me.

RATING:  7/10
I rate this a 7/10 because it was really gripping,but the main character's mom dies and that's what makes me rate it a 7.

Recommended to: People who are interested in World Wars Fiction(WWF)]]> 2020-09-13 23:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/742341109 Flora & Ulysses-Kate Dicamillo wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/746090343 START DATE: 15/9/20
END DATE: 18/9/20
SUMMARY:
Flora is a cynic who hates romance.One day,a squirrel was vacuumed up by the vacuum cleaner,Ulysses 200X. When everyone in her house is a red light for the squirrel, what should she do?

FAVORITE PART:
When her mom,Phyllis Buckman tries kill the squirrel, the squirrel escapes,taking away the shovel.

RATING:  7/10
I rate this 7/10 because it was fun and interesting. The main character's background is also really cool and gripping!

Recommended to:People who are interested in  animal fiction.

]]> 2020-09-14 23:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/746090343 Graphic Novels wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/746111065 2020-09-15 00:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/746111065 Project Unpopular-Kristen Tracy wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/757842188 START DATE: 17/8/20
END DATE:   28/9/20
SUMMARY:Popularity: who has it, who wants it, and who won’t get it is the topic of this story about two middle school friends who are having friendship problems.They're tired of who's right,who's wrong,but they are determined for 1 thing:yearbook.

FAVORITE PART: In the end, where they work together again and were friends.

RATING: 9/10
I gave it a 9/10 because I didn't like the ending,but the rest of the story is really gripping!

Recommended to:People who are interested in FFi(Friendship Fiction)


]]> 2020-09-18 04:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/757842188 Emergency Rescue Angel-Cate Whittle wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/869280842 START DATE: 17/8/20
END DATE:   20/10/20
SUMMARY:
Things are hard for Mitch at the moment (not that he would admit it). He’s still trying to figure out what ‘normal’ is after his father drowned and his best friend moved away. He doesn’t care about school anymore, and sometimes he finds it hard to face the day.
And then there's Max. She’s interesting and mysterious. She’s different from anyone Mitch has ever met. And for some strange reason, she always seems to be around — at school, after school, on weekends. She’s even haunting Mitch's dreams. 
Things are weird, and Max keeps tricking Mitch into doing better, trying harder and participating in life, which he has actively been trying to avoid.
And then one night, Mitch sees Max fly into the sky and everything changes.
See, Max is an angel — an emergency rescue angel. She's here to help Mitch re-find his place in the world, and she won’t leave until her job is done.

FAVORITE PART:
the part where Mitch was bullied by older students, and Max actually scare them of in full angel mode.

RATING:  10000000000/10
THE MAIN CHARACTER HAS A LOT OF SIMILARITIES WITH ME IN REAL LIFE and it's really of a lullaby for my trauma.

Recommended to:People who are interested in Realistic Fantasy(RF) and Friendship Fantasy(FFa)
]]> 2020-10-28 12:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/869280842 Death's Door-Betsy Byars wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958216983 START DATE:  27/10/20
END DATE:   1/11/20
SUMMARY:
Herculeah Jones finds herself in the middle of another mystery when her best friend Meat barely escapes a hitman’s bullet. Someone must have mistaken Meat for someone else. But who? Herculeah is determined to solve the mystery, before the assassin comes after her!

FAVORITE PART:
When the assassin was caught, it was really good!
RATING:  9/10

Recommended to:People who are interested in Mystery.

]]> 2020-11-25 00:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958216983 Disappearing Acts -Betsy Byars wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958221540 START DATE:  1/11/20
END DATE:   10/11/20
SUMMARY:
When Herculeah's best friend, Meat, decides to take a comedy class, he just expects to get a few laughs. But then he discovers a dead body in the bathroom, and realizes that there's nothing funny about murder. Things can't get any worse—until the body disappears! Meat needs Herculeah's help to uncover the clues, but she's busy investigating a case of her own . . . one that might just change Meat's life forever!
FAVORITE PART:
when the person who says there's not a body gets caught,It is so satisfying(KARMA)!
RATING:  100/10

Recommended to:People who are interested in Mystery.

]]> 2020-11-25 00:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958221540 The Black Tower -Betsy Byars wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958226982 START DATE:  25/11/20
END DATE:   29/11/20
SUMMARY:
At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes (once for yes, twice for no). Mr. Hunt seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but his gruff nurse won't allow her to ask any questions. What is Mr. Hunt trying to say? Is it related to a murder that took place in the mansion?s black tower years ago? And who is the creepy old lady who lives in the mansion? Herculeah's friend Meat thinks she may be asking for trouble, but Herculeah won't quit until she gets to the bottom of this mystery.
FAVORITE PART:
When there was a fake nurse and HE got arrested!
RATING: 10 /10

Recommended to:People who are interested in Mystery!

]]> 2020-11-25 00:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958226982 Herculeah Jones wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958263898 2020-11-25 00:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958263898 Dead Letter-Betsy Byars wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958264658 START DATE: 1/9/20
END DATE:   5/9/20
SUMMARY:
When Herculeah discovers a mysterious letter inside the lining of a secondhand coat, she suspects it's a desperate cry for help. If so, what happened to the person who wrote it? Herculeah thinks she knows the answer. What she doesn't know is that someone is watching her-someone who will do anything to keep her quiet.

FAVORITE PART:
When Herculeah gets saved by Meat and The murderer is caught,it is a relief from all the suspense!

RATING:  9.5/10
 I rate this 9.5/10 because I love the storyboard and the suspense points!

Recommended to:People who are interested in Mystery.

]]> 2020-11-25 00:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/958264658 Adventure wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1014372585 2020-12-13 23:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1014372585 Treasure Island-Robert Louis Stevenson wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1014372741 START DATE: 7/11/20
END DATE:   //21
SUMMARY:

FAVORITE PART:

RATING:  /10

Recommended to:People who are interested in 

]]> 2020-12-13 23:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1014372741 Sophie's World-Jostein Gaarder wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1205114108 START DATE: 7/2/21
END DATE:   //21
SUMMARY:

FAVORITE PART:

RATING:  /10

Recommended to:People who are interested in 

]]> 2021-02-15 23:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1205114108 Historical Fiction wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1328668101 2021-03-19 05:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1328668101 The Lighthouse Girl wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1328675976 START DATE: 7/11/20
END DATE:  1/12/20
SUMMARY:
At the outbreak of World War I, Fay’s isolated life on Breaksea Island takes a dramatic turn. As a lighthouse keeper’s daughter, Fay knows semaphore and Morse code and responds when the soldiers on the ships signal to her. Soon, the soldiers are semaphoring messages for their loved ones, which Fay then telegraphs on their behalf. Although they never meet, Fay eventually becomes friends with one young soldier who has no family... But will the soldiers come back?
FAVORITE PART:
None :(
RATING:  5/10

Recommended to:People who are interested in WW2 fiction.

]]> 2021-03-19 05:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1328675976 I Survived:The Destruction of Pompeii wang1025211 https://padlet.com/wang1025211/81ufmkwbpduv1hl5/wish/1335546000 START DATE: 2/2/20
END DATE:   7/2/20
SUMMARY:
In Pompeii in AD 79, eleven-year-old slave boy Marcus runs away with his father, who has been sold to become a gladiator, and they escape to Vesuvius, only to return to the city the following morning to warn the inhabitants of the coming eruption.
FAVORITE PART:
When the old beggar said that "This world would burn"
RATING:  /10

Recommended to:People who are interested in 

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