SEM 2 Period 5 1H Outside Reading by Alexandra Tighe

SEM 2 Period 5 1H Outside Reading by Alexandra Tighe https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix Curious titles, books to explore... en-us 2018-01-08 20:50:44 UTC 2024-05-26 03:08:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde briannap1819 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219549713 Wilde's most popular novel focuses on the philosophy of beauty and its effects on a man, Dorian Gray. This is the tragedy of how a young man puts beauty and youth before everything; the storyline provides accurate commentary on today's society.]]> 2018-01-08 20:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219549713 Beacon 23 By: Hugh Howey harrisonp1811 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219549794 In the past people used beacons to warn ships of dangers, and allow for safe travels. Now, the job has moved to outer space, with networks of beacons throughout the Milky Way. They connect many ships that fly at light speed thought the skies.

These towers were never designed to break. At least, that's what we thought.

]]> 2018-01-08 20:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219549794 Me Before You by JoJo Moyes https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219549816 Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living a very normal life. She has everything a normal girl would ask for and she has barely left her hometown. Louisa takes a job offer to be the caregiver for the extremely rich and famous Will Trainer after an accident left him paralyzed and wheelchair-bound. Will is very bossy and at times in a bad mood, leading to him not wanting to start a new life. Louisa continues to treat him with care and soon she finds that she cares more and more about his happiness than she could ever imagine as she sets out to prove to him that life is worth living. ]]> 2018-01-08 20:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219549816 One of Us Is Lying https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219550111 It was a normal day in detention at Bayview High School until the police are called to investigate a homicide. Five students were in detention, Bronwyn, the innocent soon-to-be Yale student, Addy, the popular homecoming princess, Nate, the dealer on probation, Cooper, the high school's athlete baseball pitcher, and Simon, the creator of the gossip app at their school. Simon was going to release information about the four other kids in detention until he was murdered the day before in detention. All of the kids claim to be innocent, but you'll have to read to find out who is lying.

]]> 2018-01-08 20:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219550111 The Book Thief By Markus Zusak https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219550208 Liesel, age 9, fostered by Han and Rosa is recovering from the death of her brother. She can not read so at night hidden in the basement Han teaches her to read. Liesel grows to love books and even rescues books from the Nazi bonfire. This is dangerous but their situation becomes even more dangerous when her new foster family takes in a Jewish boy who is hidden in the basement. Nazi start becoming more present in their city in Germany.

]]> 2018-01-08 20:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219550208 Two Strangers on a Train daryonr1823 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219550751 Two strangers, Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, find themselves wanting to rid themselves of a person from their life. While on a train they propose the idea of trading murders. Guy doesn't take Bruno seriously about trading murders until Guy's wife is murdered when he is in Mexico

]]> 2018-01-08 20:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219550751 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219551857 2018-01-08 20:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219551857 Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219551892 2018-01-08 20:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219551892 Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552080 The story is set during World War 2. It follows the stories of three women whose paths cross during the war. ]]> 2018-01-08 21:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552080 Warcross by Marie Lu https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552323 Warcross is a popular video game in the future. Millions play everyday and to them it is more than just a game. A teenager named Emika gets paid by tracking down people who illegally bet on the game. To make some quick money she hacks into the game, trying to catch someone, but ends up inside the world championship. Expecting to get arrested, she is met by the creator of the game who instead hires her to be a spy on the inside during the championships due to a security issue. She is quickly thrust into a huge new world, but quickly finds herself discovering a sinister plot. Choosing who to trust may be the biggest gamble.]]> 2018-01-08 21:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552323 The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552511 Humans have tried to colonize Mars, and despite the efforts of the local Martians, succeed to do this eventually. People are trying to make Mars like the "Second Earth" because of war and other problems occurring. Eventually, all contact is cut off between the two planets, and the people left on the planet become the new Martians.]]> 2018-01-08 21:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552511 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552551 Starr Carter, a sixteen year old moves from the poor neighborhood she currently lives in to a fancy suburban prep school that she attends. While hopping back and forth from her two worlds, this difficult life comes crashing down when she is faced with the horror of a fatal shooting. She witnesses the death of her childhood best friend Khalil and nothing will ever be the same for her again. Khalil is soon the talk of the town and is bashed on instead of giving their prayers. The hot topic everyone wants to know about is what really happened on the day of his death and the only person who knows is Starr. The only problem is that whatever she does or doesn't say could endanger her life. ]]> 2018-01-08 21:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219552551 Tell Me Three Things https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219570343 Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son, and to start at a new school where she knows no one.

Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?

In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can’t help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved?]]> 2018-01-08 22:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219570343 The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison ericc4148 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219570956 An African American man, whose skin colors potrays him as invisible, has to cope through life as someone who is not seen or recognized among the people. He is not actually invisible but it is how society ignores him and refuses to have any sort of interaction with him. The whole book addresses the problems and issues African Americans had to face during the 20th century. ]]> 2018-01-08 22:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219570956 Turtles All the Way Down by John Green https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219571578 With a $100,000 reward, Aza decides to pursue the mystery of Russell Pickett with her fearless friend, Daisy, who is eager to investigate the case. Aza attempts to be a good friend, a good daughter, and even a good detective, but she is strained in a spiral of her own thoughts.]]> 2018-01-08 22:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219571578 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219577282 2018-01-08 23:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219577282 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219577284 2018-01-08 23:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219577284 We Are the Ants By Shaun David Hutchinson iant3401 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219577988 Henry Denton has been repeatedly abducted by aliens for the last three years. This time, instead of the usual experiments he is told that the Earth is going to be destroyed in 144 days. However, he is given a choice. Save the Earth by pressing a button, or let it be destroyed.

]]> 2018-01-08 23:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219577988 Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219578375 The story is set during World War 2. It follows the stories of three women and their different experiences throughout the years of the war, and whose paths intersect eventually. Each chapter is told by one of the three protagonists. There is Caroline who is a humanitarian, Kasia who is a prisoner in a camp, and Herta who is a doctor.

]]> 2018-01-08 23:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219578375 City of Bones https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219578930 Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray witness an unusual murder committed by three teenagers covered with weird tattoos and weapons. Then, the body disappears. Within twenty-four hours, Clary is pulled into the world of Jace, a shadow hunter, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. And why would the demons attack a mere human like Clary? And how come only Clary can see the shadow hunters but no one else can?]]> 2018-01-08 23:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219578930 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219578956 2018-01-08 23:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219578956 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219579279 2018-01-08 23:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219579279 Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward clairek3540 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219579806 In Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, a hurricane is expected to arrive. In its path is a town which is home to Esch's family. She is pregnant at fifteen years old, and her father is an alcoholic, hardly around to care for his children. Esch has three brothers named Randall, Junior, and Skeetah. Motherless and alone with her siblings, they try to prepare for the coming storm. Together, they nurture one another where love is absent and survive.]]> 2018-01-08 23:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219579806 Never Fall Down By: Patricia McCormick tylerk0317 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219584575 Based on a true story, Arn Chorn-Pond, a young boy must defy the odds in order to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979. When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just a little kid, who sells ice cream with his brother and dances to music. His life changes forever when the soldiers march the entire population to the countryside. He is separated from his family at such a young age, and is assigned to a labor camp, where he is forced to work under a blazing sun. One day, a soldier asks if anyone can play an instrument, and Arn volunteers, even though he has never touched an instrument in his life. This decision saves his life, but brings him into the killing fields, where Arn is handed a gun and forced to become a solider. ]]> 2018-01-09 00:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219584575 To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219584695 When Erin Blake was a toddler, her mother was murdered, and Erin was immediately taken in by her mother's best friend. Fourteen years later, Erin finds the body of her biology teacher, and she is certain the murders are connected. As all the evidence points the authorities towards Erin, she has to race to find the real killer. ]]> 2018-01-09 00:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219584695 The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Mar https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219585278 Harper is the queen of mistakes. In one year she was kicked off the swim team, became the black sheep of her family and was given the title Carson High's easiest hook up. However her biggest mistake was ruining her friendship with her former best friend Declan. After one year of separation Declan comes back from boarding school for summer vacation. Everything about him has changed including his appearance. With the recent cancer diagnosis to Harper's mom she will do everything she can to gain Declan as a friend again.]]> 2018-01-09 00:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219585278 I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219585940

Ella Longfield overhears two men talking with teenage girls on a train, but overlooks it. She soon realizes the two men just got out of prison and she decides whether to call for help, but something stops her. The following day she hears one of the girls, Anna, has disappeared. A year later, Anna is still missing and Ella is wracked with guilt and has been receiving threatening letters. An anniversary appeal shows Anna’s friends and family have been hiding something. Someone knows where Anna is, but they’re not telling anyone. Instead they are watching Ella.

]]> 2018-01-09 00:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219585940 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng brynleec2630 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219586742 Enter Mia Warren – an enigmatic artist and single mother – who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town - and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.

]]> 2018-01-09 00:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219586742 They Both Die At the End by Adam Silvera cambriac3281 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219587578 After learning that they're gonna die within the next 24 hours, two strangers named Mateo and Rufus find each other on an app called Last Friend, while searching for someone to spend their last moments with. Rufus and Mateo meet up and live out their lifetimes in one day. ]]> 2018-01-09 01:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219587578 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219590540 2018-01-09 01:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219590540 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219590541 2018-01-09 01:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219590541 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219590544 2018-01-09 01:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219590544 1984 by George Orwell https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219592481 2018-01-09 02:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219592481 1984 by George Orwell madisonb1835 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219592584 Winston Smith, along with the rest of society, is brainwashed into undefinable obedience, adoration of Big Brother, and hatred for all apposed. His yearning for truth and wholeness spirals downhill; he has been set up for torture by stripping his remaining independence and self thought. Orwell's dystopia alludes to the ways of modern society, where any attempt to differentiate oneself is punishable, where people are constantly monitored, and where Party propaganda trumps the freedom of speech. ]]> 2018-01-09 02:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219592584 Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy clintonn0087 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219593030 Danny Wright enlisted in the Idaho National Guard because his father did the same. The Idaho National Guard is given orders by the governor to police the protest in Boise. All seems well when Danny accidentally fires his weapon after being hit with a rock. This spooks other guards and the crowd of protesters. The national guard is told that twelve are dead. The President of the United States wants the soldiers arrested but the Governor promises that he would not release the identities of the soldiers. The conflicts slowly rises from both sides leading to the second American Civil War.

]]> 2018-01-09 02:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219593030 The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219595149 Ashlee Parker is dead, and Emily Shepherd's dad is the cause of a crime. Randomly, he emerges from the woods carrying Ashlee's body. "Gone," he says, then retreats to the forest in silence. Emily knows deep down that her father is innocent. However, before he's convicted, she's wants to find out the truth. Does Damon Hilary, Ashlee's boyfriend, have the answers, or is he only playing the kinds of games that will kill?

]]> 2018-01-09 02:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219595149 Do No Harm by Henry Marsh kendallw1801 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219601513 What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? How do you live with the consequences of performing a potentially lifesaving operation when it all goes wrong? With astonishing compassion and candor, leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh reveals the fierce joy of operation, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets and the moments of black humor that characterize a brain surgeon's life. Do No Harm provides unforgettable insight into the countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern hospital. Above all, it is a lesson in the need for hope when faced with life's most difficult decisions. ]]> 2018-01-09 03:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219601513 kendallw1801 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219603872 2018-01-09 03:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219603872 fahrenheit 451 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219604603 Set in the 24th century, Fahrenheit 451 recounts the account of the hero, Guy Montag. At first, Montag enjoys his calling as a fire fighter, consuming illegally claimed books and the homes of their owners . Be that as it may, Montag soon starts to question the estimation of his calling and, thus, his life. All through the novel Montag battles with his reality, in the long run escaping his harsh, controlled society and joining an underground system of intelligent people. With his recently discovered companions, Montag witnesses the nuclear devastation if his previous city and devotes himself to remaking an educated and social society.]]> 2018-01-09 04:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219604603 Fahrenheit 451 danielk2807 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219606575 Set in the 24th century, Fahrenheit 451 recounts the account of the hero, Guy Montag. At first, Montag enjoys his calling as a fire fighter, consuming illegally claimed books and the homes of their owners . Be that as it may, Montag soon starts to question the estimation of his calling and, thus, his life. All through the novel Montag battles with his reality, in the long run escaping his harsh, controlled society and joining an underground system of intelligent people. With his recently discovered companions, Montag witnesses the nuclear devastation if his previous city and devotes himself to remaking an educated and social society.]]> 2018-01-09 04:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219606575 The Good Daughter https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219613058 28 years ago, two sister's live in happy, small town life that was torn apart by an attack on there family home. The two sisters are forced into the woods at gunpoint and one of the sister runs for her life while the other one gets left behind.]]> 2018-01-09 05:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219613058 https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219614008 Far From the Tree
Grace is an adopted child and it is weird when she finds out that she is an only child. She goes on a quest to find out who her real biological family is. The two siblings don't care much for her and they go on an adventure.]]> 2018-01-09 06:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219614008 The Collector, John Fowles (Maivy Ho) https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219620474 Uneducated and unloved, Frederick Clegg collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing she will grow to love him in time.

]]> 2018-01-09 07:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219620474 And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219624642 An eager group of ten strangers are escorted to a island off the coast of Devon. As the host is nowhere to be found, the only thing that the strangers have in common are their evil pasts. All of them are marked for murder, and all of them fall one by one.]]> 2018-01-09 07:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219624642 Origin: by Dan Brown https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219909736 A radical atheist, Edmond Kirch, wants to destroy a religion, and create a new one based on science, before he begins to execute his plan, he is shot and killed. It is up to Robert Langdon, a Symbology Professor at Harvard University, to see what Edmond Kirch was trying to reveal... (Robby Loeffler)

]]> 2018-01-09 18:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219909736 Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes [Mikayla Peek] https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219991250 Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother’s murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance. But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean’s incarcerated father—a man he’d do anything to forget.]]> 2018-01-09 21:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/219991250 Cured by Bethany Wiggins (Anika Shah) https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/220376016 In a world where bees no longer exist and honey/pollination is rare, families strive to live, luckily the government came up with a way. Both twins Fiona and Jonah Tarsis were slaves to a system that turned them both into beasts in the previous book Stung. Now that Jonah and Fiona are no longer beasts, they set out on a journey to find a cure and their mother. With the help of her neighbor Jacqui, and their ally Bowen, they begin their journey. As they are continuing through the vast space and time they find a new friend Kevin, who shelters them and helps them. However as time passes Fiona seems to notice that Kevin knows all too much about the raiders, and this can thus lead to an end to the cure. ]]> 2018-01-10 20:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/atighe/kl81ez7obzix/wish/220376016