https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8 Books, books, books! en-us 2019-01-14 14:45:32 UTC 2025-12-27 15:24:36 UTC hello@padlet.com mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/320767992 By: Alice Walker 
The Color Purple is about a poor uneducated black girl (14), who's living in rural Georgia. She starts writing letters to God because her father beats and rapes her. 
Published: 1982
Page Length: 294 
Why do I want to read this book?: I would like to read this book because it's a classic, not only that but it seems like the kind of book that would pull at your heart strings and that's the kind of book I want to read. 

]]> 2019-01-15 14:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/320767992 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/320784495 By: Ray Bradbury 
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel about a futuristic society where owning books is illegal. Guy Montag is a "firemen" in the book in which he burns books for the government, but one day after meeting a free-minded young Clarisse, he starts questioning his job. 
Published: 1953 
Page length: 256
Why do I want to read this book?: I want to read this book because, I am interested in dystopian novels. It keeps my brain active, and helps me think about ways to prevent problems in the future for our generation. 

]]> 2019-01-15 14:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/320784495 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321049299 By: Edith Wharton 
The Age of Innocence is about high society in 1870's New York. It explains social elements and behaviors at that time, and the doomed marriage of Newland Archer and May Welland. 
Published: 1920
Page length: 240
Why do I want to read this book? This book caught my attention because I'm interested in learning about history, and the history of the way that social classes worked, and the way that the wealthy used to be treated. 

]]> 2019-01-16 00:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321049299 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321060591 By: Jasmine Guillory 
Some might find a major league scoreboard proposal the height of romance but writer Nikole Paterson isn’t that woman, especially since she’s only been dating the guy doing the asking for five months (and his kind-of-obnoxious dude friends are present). When another game-goer, Carlos Ibarra, rescues her from the camera crews and onlookers who can’t believe SHE SAID NO, Nikole embarks on a sexy rebound with him, thinking she has this fling under control. 
Published: 2018
Page length: 352 
Why do I want to read this book?: 
I want to read this book because I enjoy reading romance/young adult novels. It makes me happy to see other people's successful relationships and kind of gives me an insight on how to make my personal relationship better. 


]]> 2019-01-16 01:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321060591 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321062479 By: Jaymin Eve
 
When Emma moves to Astoria, Oregon, she is given two rules: 
#1 – Don’t cross to “their” side of the street. 
#2 – Don’t mess with the elites, especially Lexen Darken, top elite and resident bad boy. 
While she finds this both weird and insulting, Emma has no actual intention of breaking these rules - until her guardians go missing. Now all bets are off. Only a single line separates her side of the street from the elites', and she's crossing it.
Captured and held by Lexen and his brothers, she learns the rules are in place for a very good reason. There's a secret world hidden in this small town which goes far beyond the one she knows and understands. 
A world not for humans.
Published: 2018 
Page length: 340 
Why do I want to read this book?: 
I would like to read this book because paranormal things are interesting, and I enjoy reading books like this. 

]]> 2019-01-16 01:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321062479 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321999792 By: Stephen Chbosky 
To cope with the realization of losing one of his friends who committed suicide, Charlie starts writing letters to a stranger. The book follows the life of Charlie as he makes new friends, and learns to get outside of his comfort zone. 
Published: 1999
Page Length: 224
Why do I want to read this book?: I would like to read this book, because I have seen trailers to the recent movie. I haven't seen the movie, but it looks very interesting and I would like to read the book before watching the movie. 

]]> 2019-01-18 05:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/321999792 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322000311 By: Huntley Fitzpatrick 

A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another.
Published: 2012 
Page length: 432
Why do I want to read this book?: 
I want to read this book because I enjoy reading romance books, and this one seems particularly interesting. 


]]> 2019-01-18 05:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322000311 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322001040 By: Beatrice Sparks 
about a teenage girl who develops a drug habit at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive escapism. Attributed to "Anonymous", the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited "real diary" of the unnamed teenage protagonist. (Wikipedia)
Published: 1971 
Page length: 224 
Why do I want to read this book?: Because I think it really tells a lot about society right now, lots and lots of young adults and teenagers develop drug habits because of the people that they hang around. 

]]> 2019-01-18 05:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322001040 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322001327 By: Lauren Oliver 
About a teenager who is forced to relive the day of her death, every day for a week. 
Published: 2010 
Page length: 480 
Why do I want to read this book?: I want to read this book, because unlike almost everyone else, I haven't watched the movie or read the book. 

]]> 2019-01-18 05:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322001327 mackenziemortensen https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322001743 By: Sarah Dessen
 Tells the story of a model, Annabel Greene, and the way her life unravels after a horrific incident leaves her feeling like an outcast. Annabel has fought with her best friend, Sophie, and is not looking forward to her junior year of high school.(SuperSummary) 
Published: 2006 
Page length: 400 
Why do I want to read this book?: I want to read this book because, it is a real life situation that anyone could go through. ]]> 2019-01-18 05:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziemortensen/j849hcirr0p8/wish/322001743