Mika Shinoda's Book Log by Mika Shinoda https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog Books I've Read in 2016-2018 en-us 2016-08-29 17:52:54 UTC 2018-03-06 22:56:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecookie.png Mockingjay (Warning: Violence) mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/120965365 The book Mockingjay is the 3rd book in the Hunger Games series. I loved the first book so, I decided to read the rest of the books in that series too. The entire idea of these books was very interesting. I liked the idea of districts, the games them self and, the advanced technology.  Some parts in the book are a little bit sad or scary but it's still a good book. Although I liked this book I do like the first book the most and would recommend the entire series to anyone who likes these types of books.]]> 2016-08-31 21:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/120965365 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Diary mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121501516 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is a short read that I decided to read in my free time over the summer. It gives you inside information that most books and movies don't tell people. I liked learning about how people make movies and how they made specific scenes in movies. One example was how to film a rainy day when it is actually sunny outside. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Diary was a fun, interesting, and an informative book to read.]]> 2016-09-04 20:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121501516 Hold Fast mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121502401 This was the book I chose for the mystery project I had to do in class. I had heard from other people that it was a good mystery book, so I decided to read it myself. It turns out it was a good book about a girl who's father disappears and gets trapped in the middle of a criminal act. Then she decides to figure out clues and rhythms herself to find out what happened to her dad while facing many challenges along the way. ]]> 2016-09-04 21:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121502401 Twilight (Warning: romance and mystical creatures)     mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121503855 Another book I read this summer was Twilight. Some people recommended this book to me and I so I got it and started reading. Twilight is a very interesting book with a different idea around it. Its about vampires and other creatures secretly in the human world and how they manage living together. Although it was a very long book I did like it and am definitely going to read the rest of the books in this series. ]]> 2016-09-04 21:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121503855 New Moon (Warning: romance, mystical creatures, and violence/cannibalism) mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121506790 After reading the book Twilight I decided I wanted to read the sequel to the book which is New Moon. It continued with the same concept as the first book but with a few more creatures. Also like Twilight, New Moon was a very good book. I would totally recommend this book to anyone who likes to read books about mythical creatures and how it conflicts with the rest of the world. ]]> 2016-09-04 22:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/121506790 Eclipse: (Warning: romance, mystical creatures, and violence/cannibalism) mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/133110803 Eclipse, the third book of the Twilight series, is another good book I read. Although I liked the first book more than this one. The main problem in the story is during a vampire fight, when the main character Bella, has to choose who she would rather be with: her boyfriend, Edward or her best friend, Jacob. This was another book I would recommend and I'm excited to get Breaking Dawn and read that next. ]]> 2016-10-25 17:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/133110803 When my Name was Keoko mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/139950143 In Social Studies class this year we had to create a book project on a book about the topic we were learning which happened to be Rome of Eastern Asia. Therefore I chose this book which had an interesting summary to me. I liked this book very much and thought it was fun because the author made it in two different people's perspective so we could tell what each person was thinking. The main story in this book was how the Japanese controlled all Koreans during World War II. In my opinion it was a very interesting topic because my dad came from Japan and I liked learning more about WWII. ]]> 2016-11-26 03:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/139950143 The Outsiders mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/144371516 The Outsiders was a great class book I finished before the class was supposed to finish it because it was really good. It gave you an idea of how life would be in the 1900's as a greaser which was very interesting. Also there was action right from the start when Ponyboy gets jumped be the Socs. Therefore if you like that type of reading The Outsiders is definitely for you.]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/144371516 American Born Chinese mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/144990736 This book was a very fast read for me. It probably took me about two hours for me to finish it but that's probably because it is a graphic novel. It tells a story about three different people who in the end reveal their true identities to help each other. I liked it, but towards the end I got confused so I had to reread a couple of parts to really understand what was going on. Still I think this was a great book and definitely deserves the award it got below.]]> 2017-01-02 17:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/144990736 Breaking Dawn (Warning: romance, mystical creatures, and violence) mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/147986889 After at least one month I finally finished the fourth book of the twilight saga; Breaking Dawn. I have to say it was a very long book and was not that exciting for the most part. There were some parts of the book I thought were very creative but other chapters were just boring to me. One thing I did like was that it was in two people's perspective(Bella and Jacob) unlike Stephenie Meyer's other books. It might have taken me longer to read it however I had to get it done because I wanted to see what happened to Bella and the rest of her vampire family in the end. Then I can read my next book.]]> 2017-01-19 02:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/147986889 Out of My Mind mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/150995772 This book was a very interesting, well-written book about an 11-year-old girl named Melody Brooks who has to deal with the hardships of cerebral palsy. Everyday she lives without being able to talk, walk, or write and all of her teachers, doctors, classmates, etc. think that she is dumb and doesn't know anything.... The thing is that she knows practically everything. So, if you are in need of a new book then this should definitely be on your list.]]> 2017-02-01 21:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/150995772 Booked mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/150995844 This book written by Kwame Alexander is a book I wanted to read for our Literature Circles because it seemed like a topic that I would enjoy; soccer. It is about a boy named Nicholas who's life seems like a smooth, straight road until he comes to a bump and everything goes out of its place. Anyone who likes soccer should definitely consider reading this book.]]> 2017-02-01 21:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/150995844 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/150995969 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a short yet meaningful book based on a true story about a young girl named Sadako who lived in Japan during World War II. It describes the events during her life just before she became ill with Leukemia, which they called "the atom bomb disease" It showed the life of this courageous girl who later came to be a heroine for everyone across the world. ]]> 2017-02-01 21:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/150995969 Butter (Warning: mature language, suicidal thoughts, violence) mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/156886917 Butter is a book that I read recently because it was one of those books wrapped in paper so you don't know what the book is. I didn't want to return it without reading it so I decided to read it even though it didn't sound that interesting to me. It's about an obese teen who's life is so bad that he wants to eat to death. In my opinion, it sounds like an interesting idea but it is kind of random and not actually that good of a book, so I wouldn't recommend it.]]> 2017-02-28 22:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/156886917 The Red Pyramid mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/162963937 The Red Pyramid was a book that was recommended to me from my friend Julianna last year, but I never read it until now. But I'm very glad that I read it anyway because it was a very good book. It kept me on my toes and was interesting because it included aspects of ancient Egypt in it.]]> 2017-03-27 21:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/162963937 The Throne of Fire mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/167591690 The Throne of Fire is the second book from the Red Pyramid series and I think it is just as good as the first book because it was fast paced and always kept me on my toes. However, it was a bit more confusing than the last one because it included more stuff about being in the duat which is the world between our world and the magic world. I can't wait to read the next book in this series!]]> 2017-04-21 21:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/167591690 The Serpent's Shadow mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/175118549 The Serpent's Shadow is the third and final book of the Kane Chronicles which are also known as the Red Pyramid Series. It is written very well by the great author Rick Riordan. It all starts in the 51st Nome, Dallas Texas, where Apophis destroyed the last possible way that the siblings, Sadie and Carter, could’ve used to defeat Apophis himself. This means that chaos is starting to take over the world piece by piece. Sadie and Carter then decided to split up to work together and take clues to the next level to defeat Apophis. The task that Sadie and Walt took on, was to find their friend Bes’ shadow to bring his soul back to life. Together they had to survive the challenge that the hunting goddess Neith faced them with.
On the other hand, Carter and Zia worked with the ghost named Setne to capture Apophis’ shadow. They took a long journey to the Duat and went to the Land of Demons to get the last thing that could excrete Apophis from existence. Then the two pairs had to join forces with the gods to defeat the main enemy: Apophis. 
Overall I think Rick Riordan did a great job with this series and especially The Serpent’s Shadow because it combined romance and action while incorporating bits Egypt, all creating one final ending for this great series, (which you should totally read).

]]> 2017-06-04 16:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/175118549 Everything Everything (Warning: Romance) mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/175118630 Recently there has been many trailers for a movie of Everything Everything and I wanted to read the book before I watched the movie. I enjoyed reading Everything Everything because it was about a girl named Maddy who had never been outside because she had a sickness that would probably kill her in the open world. Then she meets a guy that she falls in love with and the rest of the book is about their adventures together, combining romance and drama.]]> 2017-06-04 16:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/175118630 The Selection mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/177227417 This book series was recommended to me by a friend and I can already tell it is going to be great. I think the author did a great job hooking the reader because I was obsessed with it and finished the book in 1 day. The story was about a girl named America who gets chosen to be a contestant in the selection; a contest for the prince to choose a wife out of 35 princesses. For everyone it is the chance of a lifetime but not for America. The Selection was fast paced and always kept me thinking "what's going to happen next?"]]> 2017-06-22 17:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/177227417 The Elite mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/177227428 After Reading The Selection I had to read the second book. It was just as good as the first, but it seemed like the author stretched the book a lot. Since there were fewer princesses in this book I thought it would be less to write about but it was still 336 pages so I guess I was wrong. Still, I liked the book very much and am definitely excited to read the next book in the series. ]]> 2017-06-22 17:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/177227428 The One mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179435842 The One is the middle book of the selection series and it was just as good as the first two books. I will try not to spoil the book for you but, as you can probably guess this is a book where Prince Maxon finally chooses his queen. To me, it was pretty obvious who was going to be queen but the author, Kierra Cass, threw plot twists at me that made me doubt myself sometimes but in the end, I was right and they pretty much lived happily ever after. ]]> 2017-07-25 21:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179435842 The Unwanteds Island of Graves mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179436084 A couple years ago in 5th grade, I read the first book in this seven book series an I was instantly hooked. I read every book but it took the author a couple more years to write the last two books. The Unwanteds is a group of people who are unwanted because they are too creative to live in the boring world of Quill so they are sentenced to death but, when they go to the death place it turns to the magical world of Artime where they live and learn magic. The Unwanteds Island of Graves is about Alex, the leader of Artime, and his friends that save a girl from a jaguar-gorilla filled island. It was very good and I can't wait to finish the series.]]> 2017-07-25 21:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179436084 The Unwanteds Island of Dragons mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179436103 This is the last book in the Unwanteds series and it is about Alex's adventure to the Island of Dragons and meets the ruler of the sea. All seems well at first but then another island attacks them to win the last epic battle between the islands. Therefore Alex must join forces with his evil brother Aaron to triumph and finally be safe forever. ]]> 2017-07-25 21:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179436103 The Uglies mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179436721 The Uglies was a book suggested to me from my librarian so I took her advice and started the series. It is a science fiction book about a girl named Tally. Her world is based on technology. All her life she has been an "ugly" but on her 16th birthday she finally gets the chance of a lifetime to go through an operation she's wanted so badly to make her "pretty." However, just before that, she meets someone who might just change her mind. This book was pretty good overall I think it has an interesting story line but it was a little boring at parts. I can't wait to read the next book in the series The Pretties.]]> 2017-07-25 21:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/179436721 Shooting Kabul mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/188938899 This book was one I read for literature circles. It is a great book about the immigrant/refugee experience that I would highly recommend. The book is about a boy named Fadi and his family who were living in Afghanistan who is seeking protection in the US. His family had to illegally cross the border so they could take a plane to the United States. However, along the way, Fadi loses his sister Mariam and they go to the US without her. Then he has to deal with the struggles of coming to a new country and I don't want to spoil it too much so you should definitely read it for yourself.]]> 2017-09-19 15:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/188938899 Paper Towns mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/207272014 I originally heard about this book from recommendations from several people. However, I never got to read it because I was always in the middle of a different book. Finally, I found a time to read it while I wasn't lost in another book. It is about a boy named Quinn who's next door neighbor, Margo. One day Margo just disappears. She had done this many times in the past but for some reason, Quinn thought that he had to solve the mystery, find Margo, and bring her back. Overall, it was a good book that I really liked because it was fast paced and always made you think on your feet.]]> 2017-11-15 16:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/207272014 City of Bones mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/224061104 City of Bones was a book recommended to me by multiple people. Looking at the cover I didn't really think I would like it, but it turns out, I was wrong. It was very interesting, intense, and different which I really appreciated because I haven't read a really good book for about 3 months. City of Bones was a mix of fantasy and adventure. In it, Clary's life changes in an instant when her mom disappears and she finds out her life was a lie. In conclusion, I would definitely recommend this book and I can't wait to read the rest of the series.]]> 2018-01-24 01:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/224061104 Beauty Queens (Warning: Mature Content) mikas2022 https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/224061136 Beauty Queens is a survival book about a bunch of Miss Teen Dreamers that end up stranded on an island. There, they have to work together with the things they have to survive until they can be rescued. In my opinion, it was not a very good book. I thought that the plot of the story didn't make much sense and there were too many undeveloped characters that just got confusing. Overall, I feel that I was disappointed with this book and wouldn't reccomend it.]]> 2018-01-24 01:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mikas2022/booklog/wish/224061136