Independent Reading Assignment by Jane Earl https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct en-us 2018-04-09 16:43:58 UTC 2025-12-25 05:53:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Summary jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249916889 --This book follows Maddy, a teen who has a rare disease called Severe Combined Immunodeficiecy (SCID) 
--Maddy has not left her house in seventeen years. She lives with her mother and has a nurse called Carla, who is practically her best friend. 
--Maddy is homeschooled and has -no friends until a new family move in next door.
--Olly, a teen moves in next door and immediately catches Maddy's eye.
--Maddy's mother wants her to have nothing to do with Olly.
--Olly and Maddy start taling and have instant chemistry.
--Carla allows Olly to come to the house and see Maddy, Maddys mother finds out and fires carla.
-Olly and Maddy start to drift apart as he is at school and busy and she is confined in her house.
--One night Maddy escapes and asks Olly to go on an adventure. Maddy has always wanted to go to Hawaii as she saw a picture of her family there and they looked happy.
--Olly and Maddy go to Hawaii and stay with Olly's friend. Maddy gets sick and think she is going to die because of her SCID
--She is rushed to hospital and the doctor tells her she doesn't have SCID but her immaune system just isn't developed as she has been confined and never been exposed to bacteria and  things liek colds.
--Maddy confronts her mother about it, it becomes apparent that her mother has mental health issues after Maddy's father and brother died in a car crash she wanted to make sure nothing could ever happen to Maddy.
--Maddy starts adjusting to "normal" life, and Olly moves to New York.
--Maddy goes to New York, her and Olly reunite.
]]> 2018-04-09 16:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249916889 Literary element #3 jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917058 Metaphor:
"Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything. Besides, doomed love is a part of life." (Page 15).
Maddy regards love as being doomed, but she wants to experience it. I think she feels that if she was in love she would feel more "normal". ]]> 2018-04-09 16:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917058 Importance of reading this book jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917454 This book highlights the importance of what it really means to be alive. This book is very entertaining and can lift your spirits but also can make you sad and question things. ]]> 2018-04-09 16:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917454 Why did I chose to read this jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917714 I chose to read this book because a friend recommended it, also the storyline really appealed to me. One other reason was that I had seen lots of reviews saying it was a good book.]]> 2018-04-09 16:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917714 What did I learn from this book jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917896 This book taught not to take little things for granted like being able to go to school and having friends. It also taught me to appreciate bigger things like being healthy. It also taught me to live life to the fullest and take chance of opportunities given to me. ]]> 2018-04-09 16:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917896 Contrast jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917984 This book is quite different to other books I have read as there are illustrations every few pages. These illustrations help make the book become more life like. The book is also set up different to other books as their is the normal book layout. Throughout the story there are two characters who email and chat online a lot. The book also contains a definitions in the words of the main character. I find this aspect of the book really cool and it allows you to feel the characters feelings and outlook on things a lot better. ]]> 2018-04-09 16:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249917984 How does this relate to life jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249918133 I think that this book does relate to life. This is because it shows the struggles of being a teenager. As well as how parents struggle to deal with their children growing up and not being able to control them every second. Anyone with over protective parents can relate to Maddy's issues with how overbearing her mother is.]]> 2018-04-09 16:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249918133 I would suggest this book! jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249918813 I would most certainly recommend this book. It was very interesting to read and had a great story line. I enjoyed it throughout and there were no points that were slow and boring. It was also very easy to read. The illustrations and other graphics helped a lot, plus the chapters were very short.]]> 2018-04-09 16:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/249918813 jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/251640072 2018-04-13 16:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/251640072 Literary element #1 jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/254891652 Personification:
"Mother nature is a lousy mom" (Page 14).
This use of personification shows Maddy's opinion of mother nature. It shows that she thinks that mother nature doesn't care about her or pay attention to her.]]> 2018-04-24 15:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/254891652 Literary element #2 jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/255338615 Simile:
"Me in love would  be like being a food critic with no taste buds. It would be like being a color-blind painter.” (Yoon 79).
This figurative language demonstrates how Maddy feels she lacks the ability to be able to be in love.

]]> 2018-04-25 16:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/255338615 Nicola Yoon jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/257718528 2018-05-03 15:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/257718528 jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/257876636 2018-05-04 00:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/257876636 Literary element #4 jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/258013693 Theme-
"Love is worth everything" (Page 25).
Throughout the whole book love is a prevalent theme. Carla (Maddy's nurse) love for Maddy is obvious. Maddy's mother obviously loves Maddy a lot even though some of the things she does showing it are questionable. Finally Olly's love for Maddy is shown a lot in the book. ]]> 2018-05-04 13:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/258013693 Compare jearl21 https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/258037202 Everything Everything is your typical teen love story with a plot twist.  Everything Everything reminds me of The Fault in our Stars by John Green. This is because there are many similarities such as having a sick main character. And going on an adventure somewhere new thinking they are going to die with a loved one. ]]> 2018-05-04 14:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jearl21/dcy6x3dv0nct/wish/258037202