https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn As you complete independent reading books, add a comment under the appropriate genre section. Your comment must include the title, author, and a two-sentence summary/OR hook to entice someone to read the book. If you are able to find a picture of the front cover to upload with your comment, that is helpful for people searching the shelves for it. If you are struggling to find a book to read, check out some of the books your peers are reading. Look at the genres that appeal to you - OR mix it up and try something totally different. Spread the love of reading. en-us 2019-02-14 17:53:03 UTC 2023-10-04 23:18:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png wardjenna https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331480823 This book had me on my toes from start to finish. It is a gripping novel about a teen trying to find her parents' killer(s). I am usually good at predicting the ending - but with this book, that was certainly not the case. ]]> 2019-02-14 19:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331480823 stenderryan https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331813304 A ridiculous and funny book with seemingly not plot, but there is a deep philosophy going on deep within the book. It's about 800-ish pages long and could be 1600 if the font was a normal size.]]> 2019-02-15 16:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331813304 gauragrant https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331813568 Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze was written by Rick Riordan. In the book Apollo must save the Oracle Erythaea who gave her prophecies in word puzzle form. He must also calm the burning fires of Helios, the former sun-god in order to save the dryads and nature spirits of Palm Springs.


]]> 2019-02-15 16:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331813568 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331813886 The Maze Runner series by James Dashner is very action packed and it always has me on the edge of my seat]]> 2019-02-15 16:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331813886 inampudishravani https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814366 This book might look like it would take forever to read, but it is a verse novel so it goes by quickly. This book is about a girl who visits her father, but she meets a guy there. The only problem is that he introduces her to 🤬. The plot line of this book will keep you on the edge of your seat.]]> 2019-02-15 16:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814366 russellquinn https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814721 New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a new friend since third grade. Something about him, though, gets to Bea, and soon they form an unexpected friendship. It's not romance, exactly - but it's definitely love. Still, Bea can't quite dispel Jonah's gloom and doom - and as she finds out his family history, she understands why. Can Bea help Jonah? Or is he destined to vanish?]]> 2019-02-15 16:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814721 paveymyduyen https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814722 I am Malala by Malala is an auto biography that tell a story of her fighting for her educational rights while a terrorist group is in control of country's government and doesn't allow women to be educated. Read the book to find out what happens to Malala and read how she fights for her rights. ]]> 2019-02-15 16:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814722 popecaroline https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814801 A book that starts with a young maiden girl who serves a witch. Though this maiden is different she is a magical being called a beastie. The maiden serves the witch until the witch is found dead. Now the maiden, and close friends are in danger, because one them could be the killer. 
I enjoyed reading this book because it involves magic, some romance and a 🤬 mystery together. The ending was one of the biggest surprises in the book for me. ]]> 2019-02-15 16:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814801 morleyjames https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814811 George Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality.

]]> 2019-02-15 16:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814811 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814841 by Angie Thomas
This book is about a young girl who has to witness her friend get shot by a cop. she debates whether to stay quiet or speak up and be at risk of the consequences. Alongn with dealing with a tradgety.]]> 2019-02-15 16:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331814841 rugekenzie https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331815028 Glass the sequel to Crank Is a very good book to read once you Finish Crank. The book starts of right where you left off in crank so DON´T read them out of order. It might seem long when you look at it but It is a quick read. This is a book where you never want to put it down and keep turning the page it is SO GOOD!]]> 2019-02-15 16:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331815028 dahalprashna https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331815745 Series about futuristic version of modern fairy tales. 4 books: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter. 2 special editions: Fairest, Stars Above]]> 2019-02-15 16:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331815745 russellquinn https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331816305 Gael Brennan is about to have his heart broken when his first big relationship crumbles on the heels of his parents’ painful separation. Love intervenes with the intention of setting things right—but she doesn’t anticipate the intrusion of her dreaded nemesis: the Rebound. Love’s plans for Gael are sidetracked by Cara, Gael’s hot-sauce-wielding “dream girl.” The more Love meddles, the further Gael drifts from the one girl who can help him mend his heart. Soon Love starts breaking all her own rules—and in order to set Gael’s fate back on course, she has to make some tough decisions about what it means to truly care.]]> 2019-02-15 16:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331816305 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331816337 by John Feinstein
Alex is a 3 sport athlete. And hes really good at basketball too. so good that he takes the starting varsity spot of seniors. The seniors start resenting the freshman that is taking over. their team must figure out a way to put their personal feelings aside and win the game ]]> 2019-02-15 16:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331816337 russellquinn https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331817423 Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today’s most popular YA authors. ]]> 2019-02-15 17:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/331817423 virkarshveer https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/332773478 The book is about a girl who is trying to stop an organization that is taking over their school. What do you need.]]> 2019-02-19 16:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/332773478 hansondrake https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/332883882 Charlie is taken from his home. He then learns he is wanted for 🤬, a crime he did not commit. ]]> 2019-02-19 19:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/332883882 wilsonjaniyah https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/332982359 Katsa, teenager who lives in a world where selected people are given a Grace, a special talent that can be anything from dancing to swimming. Katsa’s is killing. As the king’s niece, she is forced to use her skills as his "negotiator".  Katsa must learn to find out the true nature of her Grace.]]> 2019-02-20 00:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/332982359 tomlinsongrace https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333017294 2019-02-20 02:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333017294 mulvaniaabigail https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333625698 Lia and Cassie are best friends trying to see who can be the skinniest. But after Cassie dies Lia has a hard time remaining healthy. At 95 pounds she is obsessed with every calorie she eats. Lia also struggles with the ghost of her former best friend ]]> 2019-02-21 14:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333625698 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333672761 Imagine you could harvest every single part of your body. No more criminals or unwanted babies. At the age of 13 to 18 your parents can sign an order to “unwind” you. ]]> 2019-02-21 15:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333672761 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333673263 See a hobbit dwarves and a wizard go on an andventure to obtain the lost gold from a ancient dragon ]]> 2019-02-21 15:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333673263 waltersmadison https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333673978 this book is for teens who like romance and love to cry. this book is about a girl who has lung cancer and she meets someone in group. they become friends and always hanged out together. but his cancer came back and it was very upsetting for Hazel. ]]> 2019-02-21 15:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333673978 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333674445 It’s about a freshman girl who had accidentally busted an end of the summer party. Now at school everyone hates her, but no one truly knows the reason she called the cops that night. 
Allison m. ]]> 2019-02-21 15:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333674445 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333675529 Enzo, a dying dog with an owner who races cars, relives his life through the good and the bad. ]]> 2019-02-21 15:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333675529 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333676660 By Michael Grant 
There are 576 pages
Sci-fiction/dystopian 

All of the parents disappear without a trace...
Only the strong survive...
When 15, disappear with no reason...
Kids with unimaginable powers... ]]> 2019-02-21 15:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333676660 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333828977 A really good baseball kid]]> 2019-02-21 19:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333828977 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333829440 Neal Shusterman the person who wrote Bruiser did an amazing job. He made This book a ride of emotions. One minute your doing fine and then BOOM something big happens. The book is never dull for one moment. If you like fantasy with realistic parts. Then this book is for you. Also if you like long books well your in luck because this book is 328 pages long. But if you don’t like long books don’t be deterred by it because is God’s really quick. I’m not a fast reader but I wish this book was longer.]]> 2019-02-21 19:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333829440 schmidtnikolas https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333829838 Amulet is a multipart grafic novel sires in which a girl and her little brother to a magical world when they move to there grandfathers house that has been long forgoten. ]]> 2019-02-21 19:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333829838 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333947443 It's about a demon who saves the world🤯🤯🤯🤯😱]]> 2019-02-21 22:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333947443 assadileila https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333963463 Valerie and Nick have a list with the names of all the people they hate. Valerie takes it is a joke, but Nick takes it seriously and brings a gun to school, where he starts to shoot the people on the list. Valerie steps in front of another student who was about to get shot, and takes a bullet to the leg; shortly before Nick kills himself. The rest of the book is about the aftermath of the shooting and Valerie's life being known as the shooter's girlfriend. ]]> 2019-02-22 00:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333963463 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333970910 By Lois Lowry. In order: The Giver, Gathering Blue,Messenger, and Son. You might think that the books don't have to do with each other but all of them converge in such a complete and satisfying way. 1244 total pages so good way to knock out or get most of your pages]]> 2019-02-22 00:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/333970910 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/334646530 An apartment complex full of heirs, complete with a bomber, a thief, and a mistake. All of them brought together by the same dead man's game, and only one to win it all.]]> 2019-02-24 23:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/334646530 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/334682150 A world where vampires exist, Zoey joins a school where she will train to be an adult vampire, but that's only if she makes it through the change, which not everyone does. She discovers she has powers but with that comes blood lust and an unfortunate ability to imprint her human ex boyfriend. She finds out that the schools most elite group is misusing her Goddess given gifts, so Zoey must find the courage to embrace her destiny with the help from her new vampire friends.]]> 2019-02-25 03:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/334682150 wilsonmakhi https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/335041673

]]> 2019-02-25 19:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/335041673 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/335369888 2019-02-26 14:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/335369888 nielsenzachary https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/336515298 After The Shot Drops is an amazing read from start to finish. It gives you the P.O.V from two characters Nasir and Bunny. I recommend this to someone who likes sports or more specifically basketball. It teaches you the true meaning of friendship and determination and makes you want to keep reading the book.]]> 2019-02-28 17:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/336515298 birdylikestowhistle https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/339504282 Francis is diagnosed with leukemia and while in the cancer ward meets Amber. She's witty and sarcastic, and Francis pretty much immediately falls in love with her. But while Francis's treatment is actually helping, Amber's isn't, and he isn't sure how to live without her.]]> 2019-03-08 23:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/339504282 birdylikestowhistle https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/339505862 When a hideous, sticky-fingered stray dog shows up at Travis's home and manages to steal a chunk of meat, the last thing he wants is to keep it. But the dog is ridiculously smart, strong, and brave, and any dog would be useful on the frontier. ]]> 2019-03-09 00:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/339505862 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/342898256 This fantasy book is a book that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It is a novel placed in a country called Sierra. This place is home to the two main characters Elias and Laia. Both of their goals are to survive Blackcliff and get away from Sierra so they can finally be free. ]]> 2019-03-19 14:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/342898256 tewsellen https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/346971844 By Victoria Aveyard. It's about a girl named Mare who is stuck in a society where people are judged by the color of their blood. She soon finds out that she obtains physical traits that a silver blood would have, but red blood runs through her veins.]]> 2019-03-31 23:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/346971844 tewsellen https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/346972472 By Marisa Reichardt. It's about a girl that witnessed a school shooting and hasn't stepped outside of he apartment since. She's scared of what would happen if she went out, but a boy named Evan moves next door and teaches her how to live again.]]> 2019-03-31 23:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/346972472 tewsellen https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/346973117 By Ellen Hopkins. It's about a mother named Kristina, or also known as Bree when she changes into her snappy personality. She has try to take care of her kid, conceived by rape, while trying to take care of her addiction for 🤬.]]> 2019-03-31 23:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/346973117 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/347462374 2019-04-02 03:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/347462374 thompsonluke https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/347462649 Three Dark Crowns is a book where three sisters all born from the goddess each wieldling one of the three main powers(named naturalists, poisoners, and elementalists) have to be the one who is crowned queen. They will have to achieve this by killing their other sisters during a one year period after they turn 16. This book explores each sister's life and what they will do to become queen. This book doesn't fit under any of these categories and this is the closest one, note this is a YA book.]]> 2019-04-02 03:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/347462649 thompsonluke https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/347465358 Blade Playing Dead is an action mystery where the main character who goes by Blade takes us with him(we even get a name, bigeyes) is being hunted by people from his past. He decides to help a mother and daughter who he was originally forced to work with, to dodge through all the people who are after him. Will he find out who specifically is after him, and why they want him? This could be mystery/action for genre]]> 2019-04-02 04:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/347465358 https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/352314904 by Kiera Cass
This is a really good book. By the cover, it seems like it is a frilly, princess, romance story, but it isn't. There is romance in it, but it mainly revolves around the corrupt society and the wars and starvation in the country. I think that anyone can enjoy this book. ]]> 2019-04-17 15:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/352314904 burmahlava https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/360477265 This is a trilogy of fantasy books about a girl who lives in a world where a disease took over the population, killing many people. The ones who caught the disease and survived have marks and scars, and are looked down upon others. Some of the survivors, though, were left with powers. The main character discovers she, too, has a special power. The story follows her journey with the young elites and what she decides to do with her power.]]> 2019-05-15 17:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/360477265 tewsellen https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/364828733 There’s fake depression and sometimes it’s real. But what would therapy be like for depressed kids that are dangerous to themselves or those around them?
Total page count:666 pages]]> 2019-05-31 05:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wardjenna/j2b3tgaytsgn/wish/364828733