https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t Sample readings from some of Mrs. Mannon's favorite books en-us 2020-05-20 18:56:38 UTC 2024-03-31 19:43:51 UTC hello@padlet.com mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/586851898 Hear an excerpt about the tenacious Francie, who faces life bravely and struggles to win a Christmas tree for her poor 
family.]]> 2020-05-21 12:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/586851898 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/586895886 Hear how mass murderer, Dr. H.H. Holmes created a setting for his crimes during the 1890s Chicago World's Fair.]]> 2020-05-21 13:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/586895886 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/586926200 Meet Sherman the donkey who was raised in horrific conditions, but became a beloved running partner and friend.]]> 2020-05-21 13:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/586926200 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/588932093 Meet Young Piper who has a special ability that she needs to hide from the neighbors.]]> 2020-05-22 13:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/588932093 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/588969685 Young Bod slithers away into the foggy night to live among ghosts in the graveyard before he suffers the same fate as his murdered family.]]> 2020-05-22 13:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/588969685 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/594635657 An agoraphobic woman, trapped in her house due to PTSD, believes she has witnessed a murder. Everyone thinks she is imagining things or making up stories.]]> 2020-05-26 12:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/594635657 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/597296504 This classic story is about Becky Sharp, who wants to be pampered and believes her cleverness will help her climb the social ladder. ]]> 2020-05-27 16:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/597296504 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/599656546 An American classic about a mischievous boy and his adventures.]]> 2020-05-28 17:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/599656546 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/601730982 This is a classic young adult book about Charlie, a boy who is born severely intellectually challenged. Through an experiment, scientists are able to increase his intelligence, but this does not decrease Charlie's problems.]]> 2020-05-29 18:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/601730982 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/605518227 Travel back through time to meet the children cared for by Miss Peregrine. They never grow up, are always in danger, and must use their special skills to save themselves from those who wish to take their powers.]]> 2020-06-01 19:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/605518227 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/605597522 This is the fictional story of a young African-American slave in the early 19th century. Full of determination, she values self-reliance, education, and good fortune to lift her and propel her toward freedom. ]]> 2020-06-01 20:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/605597522 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/605639827 This is a wonderfully creative book about a talented boy living in a subway who winds clocks and seeks to finish the invention his father could not complete. This "snippet" is not a snippet at all, but instead shares author Brian Selznick's thoughts  about making a novel that carefully balances pictures and text.]]> 2020-06-01 20:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/605639827 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/738471283 "In Catawissa, sometimes the dead don't stay where you put them."]]> 2020-09-11 13:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/738471283 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/759054504 What would it be like to wake up as a beetle?]]> 2020-09-18 15:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/759054504 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/779311015 In the summer after her senior year of high school, Marin experiences a tragedy that changes her life.]]> 2020-09-25 14:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/779311015 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/797257718 This is the short story of a  woman whose sense of purpose is removed by the men in her life.   Her mental condition -- likely postpartum depression -- leads her to begin to see things in her wallpaper. To read the story see https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1952/1952-h/1952-h.htm]]> 2020-10-02 11:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/797257718 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/816606062 A boy witnesses the death of his brother and vows revenge in this award winning novel in verses.]]> 2020-10-09 13:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/816606062 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/835471722 The classic story about a young woman who marries into wealth and must grapple with the ghost of her husband's late wife.]]> 2020-10-16 13:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/835471722 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/855898000 Diverse characters are entwined together in a story of mystery and intrigue. Follow the Malayan servant Ren as he seeks to reunite his deceased master with his lost finger to ensure a peaceful afterlife. Rich in Asian culture, this book is a wonderful adventure of fantasy of history.]]> 2020-10-23 14:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/855898000 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/876076259 Memoirs help us better understand other cultures in a very profound way. Graphic memoirs allow us to see other people as they see themselves - to truly view the world through another person's eyes. This straightforward graphic memoir is filled with raw emotion and love as author Robin Ha shows us the compounded struggles of adolescence as an immigrant.]]> 2020-10-30 12:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/876076259 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/881730984 More than a Snippet... Listen to my podcast with Goffstown Public Library Teen Services Assistant Stacey Desrosiers discussing the book. Special thank you to GHS senior Maddy Charette for allowing me to interview her about her cousin and Deaf culture.]]> 2020-11-02 09:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/881730984 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/898093177 In a future when few people remain on the planet, a family is visited by a stranger who steals their dog. ""...but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after you. If we're not loyal to the things we love, what's the point?"]]> 2020-11-06 16:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/898093177 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/921493659 This is a ground breaking classic that launched the environmental movement]]> 2020-11-13 19:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/921493659 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1009719588 The classic story of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Growing up in poverty in the 19th century was not an easy life, but the girls had dreams, family love, and friendship to guide them. ]]> 2020-12-11 14:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1009719588 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1009738397 More than a snippet...Listen to our podcast discussing this story about a high school senior in New York City, struggling with his life circumstances, emotions, and desire to be the first from his family to be graduated from college. Special thanks to school psychology Sheehan Gendron allowing me to interview her about teens and stress.]]> 2020-12-11 14:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1009738397 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1090987856 Listen to the prologue of a magical tale about an ordinary businessman who unexpectedly ends up in an underworld of London. He is tasked with fighting evil to save a mysterious kingdom.]]> 2021-01-15 13:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1090987856 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1169634411 Listen to a short passage from Labyrinth Lost, the story of a young Latina Bruja who does not want her powers.]]> 2021-02-05 18:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1169634411 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1169640526 More than a snippet...Listen to our podcast about a transgender brujo, who must work to make his family accept the real him as he finds love and his own power.]]> 2021-02-05 18:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1169640526 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1169651839 More than a snippet...dive into West African culture as a young powerful girl must save her kingdom from evil and confront the boy who is trying to save himself and his own family.]]> 2021-02-05 18:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1169651839 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1208651256 It is better to hear an author read from her own book. Listen to author Nina LaCour]]> 2021-02-16 20:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1208651256 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1208654991 It is better to hear an author read from her own book. Listen to Renee Ahdieh read.]]> 2021-02-16 20:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1208654991 mmannon https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1208655182 It is better to hear an author read from her own book. Listen to Jennifer Niven]]> 2021-02-16 20:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmannon/dcrzzrf4r4klg32t/wish/1208655182