My History as a Reader by KHANH PHAM https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr en-us 2020-09-29 19:35:21 UTC 2020-09-30 15:50:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png "We Are in a Book!" by Mo Williems is one of the first books I remember reading in English, along with the others in this series "Elephant and Piggie", but this book was the one I read repeatedly in 3rd grade. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789437715    ]]> 2020-09-29 19:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789437715 "100 Most Disgusting Things On The Planet" by Anna Claybourne was a book I bought from the school fair in 5th grade. I remember spending somewhere between $5-$10, and I read it again and again and again. It contained the coolest facts and I was fascinated by the information. It was the coolest, as well as the only book, I have ever purchased. I remember showing it off to my friends and all the gross pictures inside of it. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789445575 2020-09-29 19:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789445575 "Diary of A Wimpy Kid" was a book series written by Jeff Kinney. I was obsessed and addicted to this series in 5th grade. I tried to put my hand on every single novel that ever existed without having to pay for it. The jokes, the illustrations, the characters, the ability to relate to the readers, all of those were on point. It was perfect. I read these for my reading log every night, and I had no complaints. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789459085 2020-09-29 19:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789459085 Reading circle in elementary school was my favorite hour. Being read to was my favorite thing in the world, especially when the books had mysterious plots. Almost every book during reading circle was great, but I can only remember the short horror stories, and the "Rough-Face Girl" by Rafe Martin and David Shannon kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789481105 2020-09-29 19:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789481105 "Operation Redwood" by S. Terrell French was introduced to me by a summer program staff because I was a very big environmental activist during the ages 11-13. Although fiction, it was the first book about environmental protection that I read. That book amazed me. It was one of the remarkable books I've ever read in my pre-teen, besides "Hoot", and Carl Hiaasen's other 3 novels in the collection, which were "Scat, "Chomp", and "Flush." kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789493618 2020-09-29 19:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789493618 I first read "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart in 6th grade, the book was assigned to my group by my ELA teacher, Ms. Martin. I read it again by myself in 7th grade, it took me 6 hours, and I read it all in one day. The whole book was a roller coaster ride -- heartfelt teenage romance, betrayal, innocence, and trauma. It had the most unexpected ending, I was so shocked, and felt really bad for the dogs. It is hands-down still one of my current favorite books. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789536468 2020-09-29 20:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789536468 Ever since "Operation Redwood", I took an interest in books. Last year, I would visit the Fields Corner library every Saturday before taking the train to softball practice. There, I found "One of Us is Lying" by Karen M. McManus sitting on the first shelf from the check-out section. Similar to "We Were Liars", it involved a group of teenagers. On the first day, I stayed up until 1 AM, and then finished it on Sunday. It had the clues, and got me guessing who the perpetrator was. It took everything in me to not skip to the end to find out the killer. And it was worth the wait, because the ending was something I never thought would happen. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789557395 2020-09-29 20:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/789557395 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens was a classic novel we had to read in 6th grade. Although my family didn't celebrate Christmas as in giving presents or throw a party, I loved the idea of Christmas. There was also a Barbie version of "A Christmas Carol", and I loved Barbie. I watched every single Barbie movie and show that ever existed, and then re-watched it some more. "A Christmas Carol" by Barbie was one of my favorites. Anyways, the novel's language was quite hard to understand, but with the help of Ms. Martin, I understood the context of it. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791369206 2020-09-30 14:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791369206 "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee was a book of that anybody could relate to. I read it once in 7th grade for ELA, It was an ordinary book, but I think that once I read it again, I will be able to comprehend it more. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791405710 2020-09-30 14:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791405710 "The Things They Carried" by Tim O' Brien was an extraordinary biography that I read in 9th grade for ELA. It gave me a deeper understanding of how it was to be a boy being deployed to fight in a country that he had never been prepared for. I think that sometimes we forget that even though war is hell, and the military is unnecessary, we seem to dishonor the soldiers' lives that were taken because we only see the soldiers as only the "bad guys" for participating in the war. It was a very sad book. But also a meaningful one, I liked it very much. Probably one of my favorites, too. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791668682 2020-09-30 15:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791668682 Unlike "Animal Farm," "1984" was an okay book. It was creepy, and cool, but there were too many pages that included very long explanations of boring things. I had to read it for ELA my freshman year and the book sung me to sleep almost every time. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791708935 2020-09-30 15:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791708935 "The Giver" by Lois Lowry was a novel I read in 6th grade for ELA. It was a very eventful book, similar to "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton Hinton, which I also read for ELA in 6th grade. "The Giver" replayed in my head for a week, and "The Outsiders" made me cry so hard. I would also say these are two of my favorites. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791725238 2020-09-30 15:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791725238 "Animal Farm" by George Orwell was a great book. My blood boiled for the Boxer. If I were an animal in the book, I probably would have chopped up Napoleon right then and there and turn him into BBQ ribs kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791763073 2020-09-30 15:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791763073 In 7th grade I would go to the library on Adams Street to return and pick out a new book to read every week, most of which were environmental protection related. I remember asking the librarian to check if they had this specific nonfiction book about plastic pollution (I forgot the name), they said they didn't, so I got really sad and went home. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791783231 2020-09-30 15:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791783231 I remember reading Shakespeare plays in 7th and 9th grade, and I didn't like any of them. I can only remember Romeo and Juliet. I think I enjoy watching the plays more than reading it. I don't understand why people prefer to read scripts over actually watching the actors express the script. Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo and Juliet was amazing, though. He's a very talented actor with a very handsome face. He still is handsome. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791809512 2020-09-30 15:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791809512 "Perks of Being A Wallflower" by Steven Chbowsky is a novel I really want to read. But I keep forgetting about it. I hear it's really good. The movie is on Netflix, but I don't want to spoil it for myself. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791837094 2020-09-30 15:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791837094 I don't know what other books I want to read. But I really enjoy coming-of-age, thriller, and mystery books. I find it engaging and also relatable. kpham201 https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791844564 2020-09-30 15:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kpham201/f4rtwltiftvx3xr/wish/791844564