https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf First: make sure you sign into Padlet with your Google login (otherwise it will not grab your name; you will not get points). Second: click the "plus" sign in the lower right to start a post. For the title, list the title of one, current YA novel promoting social change (include the author's name). In the body of the post, write 2-3 *original* sentences describing the book and indicating the type of change it is promoting. Click the "three dots" (snowman) to attach an image (Google images is usually easiest). Ideally, the image should be of the book cover, though it could be of a related image. en-us 2021-04-02 18:46:10 UTC 2025-11-14 19:22:33 UTC hello@padlet.com dese0 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1421955807 Starr Carter is a sixteen-year-old girl who constantly switches between two extremely different worlds: a poor black neighborhood where she lives and a fancy prep school that she attends. Her two worlds collide when she witnesses her unarmed best friend, Khalil, being shot by a policeman. Starr must find the courage and bravery within herself to stand up for the truth; Khalil, in no way, deserved to die that way -- no one does. The Hate U Give shows the reader about the effects of racism and bias. ]]> 2021-04-15 16:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1421955807 aams8 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1425712301 The authors writes about their interviews with staff, students, and parents at Madison High School, in discussion of immigrants. The book talks about how much of their culture an immigrant has to give up in order to be "Americanized' and therefore accepted.]]> 2021-04-16 14:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1425712301 cehg8 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1426306573 Dear Martin is about Justyce McAllister, a victim of racial profiling in Atlanta. Justyce faces multiple unfair encounters with the police, one in which his best friend is shot, and he copes with all of this by writing letters to Martin Luther King. The story follows different aspects of Justyces' life and how it is affect by unfair racial bias. ]]> 2021-04-16 16:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1426306573 dylanfmitchell https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427242913 A teenage boy goes to the convenience store to get chips when a police officer suspects him for shop lifting. The situation escalated quickly and Quinn watches as the Officer who took him in after the death of his father beats Rashad into the concrete. The scene reaches the news and the Officer is accused of racial brutality as the towns people take sides. 
This book promotes black lives matter and indicates a change in police brutality and racism. ]]> 2021-04-16 21:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427242913 zmgs1 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427316505 Speak(1999) by Laurie Halse Anderson tells the story of a girl who is ostracized by her peers because she ended up busting a party over the summer. She didn't call the cops to bust the party though, it was in reaction to being sexually assaulted but she won't tell anybody about what really happened, in fact she stops speaking almost entirely. The story follows her through the events of the following school year and how she deals with the issues that arise from being ostracized and from her trauma. This book promotes social change through the understanding of the main character's experience.]]> 2021-04-16 22:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427316505 scga2 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427352132 We’ll Fly Away discusses capital punishment in a moving story of two teenage boys who have been best friends since childhood. Both boys suffer abuse and poverty at young ages, and one of the boys ends up on death row. The story is told through a series of letters written between the two best friends and a third-person narrative. ]]> 2021-04-16 22:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427352132 lms42 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427519740 The story is of a boy and his brother being forced to work in a plantation in West Africa. One day, a girl is brought in as another worker but she is constantly trying to escape, until one day she gives up all hope. The trio then decides to work together to attempt one final escape. I think the type of change here is about slavery in the modern world as the workers in the plantation work there against their will. ]]> 2021-04-17 00:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1427519740 adpa9 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1428750023 This story is placed in the year 2054 where there is a gender imbalance in India, and the ratio of boys to girls is 5 to 1. Due to this imbalance, a group of women decide to create their own country where men have to fight for a woman's hand in marriage. 

This book talks about the roles of women and men in society.]]> 2021-04-17 20:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1428750023 iaj0 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1428774429 The main character is periodically abducted by aliens and has the choice to save the world by simply pushing a button. The problem is that his life is rather sad, so he is trying to figure out if the world is worth saving. The social change this is promoting is most likely related to the mental health of kids who struggle to find motivation or purpose in whatever they are doing.]]> 2021-04-17 20:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1428774429 cjwz2 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1428881394 Internment is a young adult book that describes a possibility for the future of Muslims in America. This book is set in the near-future and shows what could happen to Muslims in America if our country continues down a dark path, where Muslims are seen as a threat to the country. This book sparks serious discussions and debates, as some people believe that this could never happen in America.]]> 2021-04-17 22:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1428881394 crmw5 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430085872 Chains promotes social change of long standing suffering by oppression because it teaches us about the history of slavery through the perspective of a young slave. The novel describes one girl's struggle for freedom from slavery. Isabel's former slave owner taught her to read, helping her significantly in her plot to escape that lifestyle. Not only does it show oppression, but the value of education to children, as they had been suppressed of this right for so long.]]> 2021-04-18 15:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430085872 amso0 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430505704 In this book, the authors tell a story of a hardworking student, named Marin who becomes a victim of sexual assault when her teacher makes advances towards her. Throughout the book, Marin tries to make her voice heard and bring about justice but the school administration doesn't believe her, so she takes matters into her own hands. This book highlights the enormous issue of sexual assault and how many cases get dismissed, bringing no social change or justice for the victims.]]> 2021-04-18 19:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430505704 mahv3 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430629587 The book "The Marrow Thieves" is a story about how development on indigenous land in Canada affects the indigenous people. The book promotes the preservation of indigenous culture and brings light to the struggle of those people as a result of their culture being taken away from development.]]> 2021-04-18 21:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430629587 ccdz2 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430815293 In this novel, Bodger promotes the reversal of gender roles as well as reflects on important issues in certain cultures today. The setting takes place in India where the women are considered limited because of the male to female ratio. The females did not like the system or the way they were treated in this society, so they created Koyanagar which was a country where the females would be able to pick their spouse. ]]> 2021-04-18 23:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1430815293 adss9 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1431023050 This book talks about racism from multiple points of view. The reader gets a glimpse into the thought processes and internal justifications of segregationists and the contrasting thoughts of assimilationists. ]]> 2021-04-19 01:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1431023050 vejm3 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433328677 This story outlines the four years of high school from the perspective a girl who survived being raped at 14 years old by her brothers best friend. It spreads awareness for the physical and mental tramas experienced by victims of 🤬 and how it will effect their future life and relationships. ]]> 2021-04-19 14:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433328677 petw3 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433363033 How power works in our hyperconnected world? How to make it work for you? 
New power, it's about values and more importantly, how those values are structured and realized. New power focuses on collaboration and participation and transparency. In this book Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms confront the biggest stories of our time, the rise of mega-platforms like Facebook and Uber: the out of nowhere victories of Obama; the unexpected emergence of movements like #MeToo. The reveal whats' really behind them: the rise of "new power." It shines fresh light on the cultural phenomena of our day, from #BlackLivesMatter to the Ice Bucket challenge to Airbnb, uncovering the new power forces that made them huge. ]]> 2021-04-19 14:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433363033 kmcy2 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433816824 March is the first book in a trilogy, introducing the life of John Lewis and his fight for civil and human rights. John Lewis writes the book with the focus being on him and his struggles, but also introduces Martin Luther King Jr. and how he started his journey to becoming one of the most prolific figures in the civil rights movement.]]> 2021-04-19 16:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433816824 mmli0 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433976063 The book "How it Went Down" is a story about a sixteen-year old boy who is shot and killed. The boy who was killed is black and his shooter is white. You can imagine the uproar this caused in that community. Everyone has their own story and opinion to say about it.


]]> 2021-04-19 16:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1433976063 mfpj5 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434020801 Fight club is about how large corporations control most of the worlds wealth and how the wealth should be more evenly distributed. The change in this book is shifting towards a society where there is no debt and evenly distributed wealth.]]> 2021-04-19 16:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434020801 acmd2 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434148229 This is a story of two Muslim sisters, Sohane and Dejlila, living in France. They are polar opposites of each other, as Sohane is devouted to her religion, while Dejlila does not actively participate in her family's customs. Sohane is forced to challenge her religious morals after her sister is murdered by other Muslims for being agnostic. ]]> 2021-04-19 17:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434148229 jtbg7 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434275134 Dear Martin is about a black teenager, Justcye McAllister, who gets arrested and expiriences modern day police brutality towards people of color. The book continues to talk about the affects on Justyce's social life and mental health. ]]> 2021-04-19 17:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434275134 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434339144 (Sophie Rumsey) The book follows the life of Riley, a high schooler who struggles with their gender-fluid identity. Riley creates a blog that discusses these concerns about gender which leads to many problems, yet also solutions. Riley finds friends who accept them and understand their troubles. The book is a narration about the treatment of questioning teenagers in their gender-identity. I've actually read this book! From what I remember it was pretty good.]]> 2021-04-19 17:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1434339144 jmkr1 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1435993347 This novel by Sharon Flake is about a boy named Mann who's little brother had been caught in a shooting and killed. Through the book the author shows us how everyone in the family is coping. His mother is constantly grieving and he turns to a more reckless life style with drugs, fighting, joyriding etc. His father on the other hand takes this as an opportunity to try and teach Mann to become a man by leaving him and his best friend alone in the woods and have them find their way back to civilization. All the while facing the true hardships of life and grappling with the gravity of his tragic loss. ]]> 2021-04-20 02:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1435993347 vmbq4 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1436071331 This book is about the life of the author Reyna Grande and her siblings early life. She and her siblings were practically abandon by her father and mother at a young age and were forced to live with their grandmothers who abused them and allowed them to be bullied by the other kids in the area. This story spreads awareness about the abusive households kids still have to deal with today and the poverty they are forced to face even though they had no choice in the matter.]]> 2021-04-20 03:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1436071331 wjro0 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1450025962 This book is alternatively narrated through the viewpoints of two classmates Rashad and Quinn. Rashad is wrongfully accused of stealing by a police officer who beats him. Quinn watches the police officer who is the older brother of his best friend beat Rashad. This book examines police brutality towards African Americans through the view of teenagers.]]> 2021-04-23 01:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1450025962 jety8 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1453563831 This book is about a young teenage boy, his younger brother and a girl who are forced to work at a cocoa plant in Ivory Coast. The girl makes multiple escape attempts till the boss has enough of it and breaks her. They all work together to escape one final time. It's showing awareness towards forced labor of young adults and children.]]> 2021-04-23 20:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1453563831 safr0 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1469669341 This book is about three different teenagers and their family's escaping the oppressive or dangerous place they live in. For example, one of the stories is about a girl and her family escaping Cuba around 1994. The book is based off fictional but similar experiences of family's that were refugees in different time periods and what they went through. ]]> 2021-04-28 15:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1469669341 cclz0 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1471620505 This book is about a teenage girl named Shirin who is a Muslim high school student in 2002, one year after 9/11. After moving to her 3rd high school in 2 years and more isolated than ever, Shirin has to remain resilient in the face of the ignorance and hate that surrounds her while feeling the burden of obligation to be a model example when even her teachers show prejudice.]]> 2021-04-29 00:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1471620505 dnhq9 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1494306651 This book is about having hard conversations about systemic racism. Emanuel Acho, a former NFL player, talks about how prevalent racism is in America and how he thinks we can fix it. He says that the only way to fix this issue is by having uncomfortable conversations. Through this book Acho directs social change towards racism and answers people questions, big and small, about what it is like to be a black man. ]]> 2021-05-05 15:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1494306651 jnsl5 https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1594134597 This book talks about police brutality, and how even from a young age, African Americans worry about the world around them. It gives insight on terrifyingly realistic events that happen.]]> 2021-06-08 22:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mstreit2/cdjq5lwfwzstfhyf/wish/1594134597