Themes in our independent reading books - 630s house by Megumi Matsumoto https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq After posting about a theme in our independent reading books, we will engage in a virtual discussion by responding to at least three students in our house. en-us 2021-01-06 17:41:05 UTC 2025-11-17 22:34:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png "I'll Be the One" by Lyla Lee mmatsumoto8 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1060369525 (Example from today's lesson)
I read this book over winter break and there are a lot of positive messages you can take away from the main character's experiences. I think one of the themes is "Despite what others say, it's important to be true to yourself." One part of the book that shows this theme is when the main character, Skye, refuses to drop out of the dance portion of the K-pop competition she's in, even after the judges, other contestants, people on social media, and even her mother are mean to her about her weight. She knows she's a good dancer and she loves dancing, so she stands up to one of the judges during the televised show. From Skye's words and actions throughout the story, I learned that as long as you can stay true to yourself and do what you love or want to do, then it doesn't matter what other people might say about you. ]]> 2021-01-06 17:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1060369525 "Midnight Without a Moon" by Linda Williams Jackson keirad17 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063151367 I finished this book last year and I think there is an important message you can take away from the main character's experience in this book. One of the themes is "Just because you are a different skin color than someone else doesn’t mean you are worth less than them or are unable to do the things that the other race can." One place in the text the author develops the theme is when Rose is working in the fields, Queen is sitting on the porch doing nothing and reading a magazine. Just because Queen has lighter skin than Rose she is treated much better than her because when Rose is working really hard she is just sitting there not doing anything of value and getting praised for it. From Rose's story people can learn that you're race doesn't matter and that you are just human. ]]> 2021-01-07 14:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063151367 "Framed" by James Ponti lucase21 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063172717 I'm currently reading "Framed" and the important theme you can take away from the book is "Small details can lead to a bigger truth." One show of this is when the main character Florian figured out that they should arrest the Bank Manager because he noticed small details that added up to a bigger idea. For example he says, “If he was locked in the vault with everybody else, then he couldn’t have seen which direction the robbers drove off.” (165)  Secondly another detail is Florian’s friend Margaret was over for dinner when Florian’s dad came home. Margaret figured out Florian’s dad went to California, played golf, and used someone else's golf clubs without anybody saying anything. An example is she says, “First of all, the trip to California. I knew that before we even sat down. Mr. Bates put his briefcase on the hall table and there is a copy of the Los Angeles Times sticking out of the pocket.” (40) Based on the examples from the book I learned that in life small details can lead to a bigger truth. ]]> 2021-01-07 14:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063172717 "The Kicks Sabotage Season" by Alex Morgan (Shayna Marcus is writing this) smarcus11 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063186261 I finished this book a couple of days ago and I really recommend it. One theme in my book is that your head shouldn't just be focused on one thing. A part in my book where it shows this is that Devin my main character, has a best friend that is in Connecticut where Devin used to live but then moved to California, and Devin is really focused on her new soccer team making it to the play-offs. Devin is so focused that she keeps on forgetting to call Kara her best friend from Connecticut. Since Devin is just focused on soccer and not really ever calling Kara, Kara got really mad at Devin for not calling her. This shows that if you just put your head to one thing, than you will forget about a lot of other things. Devin eventually realized that she should also focus on her firendships as well as focusing on her new soccer team.]]> 2021-01-07 14:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063186261 Crenshaw by cathrine applegate caleba48 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063192252 the theme in this book is that sometimes you gotta grow up sometimes like in the beginning he had no friends so he made up Crenshaw but later in the book he made a friend and forgot about crenshaw that was him growing up.]]> 2021-01-07 14:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063192252 cat kids comic club by dav pilkey elielg5 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063198820 I got this book for Christmas and I read it a few times and learned the theme in the book is to not give up you see this when summer and starla two characters quit the club because comics were not there thing but there thing was photos and poems so lil Petey told them that comics can have poems and pictures to tell the story and he taught them to not give another place we see this is when all the frogs did not make a comic because they were bad and got in the way of them trying so lil Petey said they didn't even try so he told them to not give up and a t lease try and so the frogs did that. so that is what the theme is. ]]> 2021-01-07 14:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063198820 "All's Faire in Middle School" by Victoria Jamieson madisona91 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063209009 I finished tis book before winter break and there are a lot of positive messages you can take away from this story.  I think one of the themes  is "trying to fit in can cause unintended consequences." One example is when the popular girl who Impy thought was her friend made her draw a mean picture of Impy's other friend, Anita. Later when Anita saw the drawing Impy made, Impy had to pay the price- and by that I mean Anita didn't want to be friends with Impy anymore. I also think another theme is "trying to be something you're not can have negative consequences" because when she tried to become one of the mean popular girls, she was mean to her other friend Anita, and the consequence was Anita didn't really want be friends anymore. From Impy's actions, I learned to be myself, and not let other people control me.]]> 2021-01-07 14:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063209009 “Wonder” By R.J Palacio https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063232469 I read a book last year and this year called “Wonder”. In “Wonder” and important theme in the story is to choose kindness and respect everyone around you. Some details that develop the theme is when a nice girl named Summer, sat with Auggie during lunch time. Summer was nice enough to ask if he wanted to be friends with her. I think this is kind because Summer was the only person who wanted to be friends with Auggie. In addition, Auggie doesn’t have much friends because people don’t like him for his appearance. When he was younger, Auggie had 27 surgeries to his face which made him different then everyone in his school.

-Fiona Lee 634]]> 2021-01-07 14:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063232469 "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly springy2 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063234025 Motifs - Friendship, Teamwork, Fate, Bravery, Self-doubt, Self-confidence

Theme - There is sometimes coincidence, and always destiny.

There is a part in the text where it shows the clues of where the protagonist, Virgil, was stuck in (which was a well). As it was described, the "universe" guided them with friendship and teamwork to find Virgil and "change" him. The general summary of the whole book is that 5 characters cross paths in the span of one day to rescue the main character.]]> 2021-01-07 14:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063234025 Wayside school gets a little stranger. By: Louis Sachar jerryz32 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063339359 I read this book about days ago its a really good and funny book. 
Theme- Never judge someone by there outside only by their feelings. 


]]> 2021-01-07 14:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063339359 Wonder By R.J Palacio https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063384752  I read a book called Wonder and this book is about a kid named August with a deformed face and his face causes other people to make fun of him. A theme in Wonder, is Think before you speak. Some examples in the story that supports this is when it was Halloween and one of the main characters, Jack Will was talking to two other kids that didn’t like August. When they were talking, August walked in them talking about how August looked like. “ If I ever looked like him, I would kill myself.....” said Jack Will. This shows that you should always think before you speak because whatever you say, can hurt other peoples feelings.
-Selina Wen  ]]> 2021-01-07 14:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063384752 Bat And the Waiting Game https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063422113 I got this book in a book fair and there's a kid named Bat which is the main character. What I think is the theme of the story is "Never give up on someone that spends time with you, for a example in my story it said "I don't think we can be friend no longer we should spend some time away" and also Bat's friend spends a lot of time with Bat and now he is just going to give up on his friend?!. That why I think the Theme of my book  is "Never give up on someone that spends time with you .


by Ethan Chen]]> 2021-01-07 15:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063422113 Dog Man Grime and Punishment By Dav Pilkey kaydenc25 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063423219 In Dog Man Grime and Punishment the main focus is on petey's family. Petey's son Lil Petey was curious about what happened to his Grandma but Petey was to scared to tell him in the beginning of the book. Dog Man gets arrested for the amount of times he screwed something up. Petey's Grandfather was trying to take over the city but Dog Man and his crew wouldn't let that happen. Towards the end Lil Petey found out about what happened to his grandmother and visited her grave.]]> 2021-01-07 15:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063423219 Attack On Titan, By:Hajime Isayama Adrianb154 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063431136 The theme in AOT (Attack On Titan) right now is, always believe in others. One reason is, Eren was in a situation where he was about to get shot by a cannon because he turned into a titan but Armin saved him by persuading the people who were shooting him that he was good person. This shows that Eren believed in Armin to save him by communicating and not turning into a titan again. Another reason is, Eren was helping the survey corps by moving a boulder and using it to block the hole that the titans were using to get in but he went berserk and tried to kill the survey corps, that didn't stop the survey corps from protecting him until he wasn't mad anymore. This shows that they believed in him even while he was a threat. Another reason is, while everyone thought Eren was a threat they understood what happened they helped him and trusted him in assisting them in battle. In conclusion, the theme in AOT is, always believe in others.]]> 2021-01-07 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063431136 the name less city. by faith erin hiks https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063431771 in my book this is about a kid who trains for the army for his city but secretly he does not want to do that so he sneeks out with his dad and his dad takes him for a tour then he sees this girl and atomatically asked if she wanted food and thats how there friend ship started since then they have did many things the theme of the story is hard times will pay of the reason why i said this is because through out the story my chracter got bullied and bullied untill one day that all change when he found out that the chief and king of the nameless city was going to be asesinated he took his chance and saved him with a help of some friends he mange to rescue him and from that day he ganed a lot of respect. this paragrahp is by Tyhir.]]> 2021-01-07 15:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063431771 The mysterious Benedict society gabriellab117 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063432807 I read a book called the mysterious Benedict society. In the book a very important theme in the story is truth, trust and friendship the author wants to tell the reader telling the truth is very important in life. In this story trusting people is very hard because you never know if they could be working for someone else. But only 4 kids trust each other and because of they're very tight bound. there friendship is a kind you only have with family. In the story I think these theme stand out the most because it's what we should be doing in our everyday lives trusting each other having friendships and telling the truth. These themes are true to the book because. Not long ago he said to his 4 friends " no matter what happens we will always tell each other the truth because our friendship we will trust each other and only each other" this quote is telling the author is trying to say something about the theme.]]> 2021-01-07 15:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063432807 The 7 Deadly Sins-By:Nakaba Suzuki -Read By John Haney https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063437325 In my book The 7 Deadly SIns the main character is Meliodas the Sin of Wrath.  In this book there is the kingdom of Liones and 7 Years ago it claimed that The 7 Deadly Sins Slaughtered the Head captain and killed Holy Knights.  But 7 Years later Meliodas Meets Elizabeth and then they start searching for the other sins the sins Gluttony, Pride,Greed,Lust,envy and Sloth.  Along the way each of them gets stronger until a something bad happens read to find out what happens next!!!]]> 2021-01-07 15:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063437325 Lily's Crossing venbyl https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063437367 I read this book a while ago called Lily's Crossing. It's a book that describes a girls life during the war. I think the moral of this story is sometimes you just need a friend to get through life with. While Lily's friend Margaret had moved her father also was sent to fight in the war. Lily needed to find a new friend and she did: Albert. Lily also has a habit of lying and she just has a hard time being honest. Once Lily and Albert open up to each other they developed a stronger understanding and friendship. During all that was going on they helped each other get through the hard times.]]> 2021-01-07 15:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063437367 The Book Of Boy By Catherine . Gilbert . Murdock. https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063447682 The theme of The Book Of Boy is to think before you do and the evidence of the theme is:
1. In T.B.O.B Boy leaps from a tree branch to get a wrinkled old apple hanging on another branch and wants to give them to the goats. He leaps got the apple and plummets to the ground.
2. Boy sticks his tongue out at the bully Ox. Later on Ox gets pay back and continues bulling Boy.

]]> 2021-01-07 15:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063447682 Miraculous story of edward Tulane aidemt https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063457435 I read this book sometime last year and the theme is to treat people the way you want to be treated because the main character is very reckless and learns how to treat people nicely during the end.

I need book suggestions so if you guys have any comment it thank you.]]> 2021-01-07 15:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063457435 Harry potter and the philosopher stone J.K Rowling. shadeenk https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063467997 The the theme in my story is your family is not always the one you're born into. I think that because harry's parents died in at a young age. So he only had his aunt uncle and cousin which treated him so badly. They didn't like harry because harry was special like his parents. He was a wizard but in their eye he is a freak. But once harry was old enough he could go to his real family not the one he was born into but his Hogwarts family.]]> 2021-01-07 15:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063467997 Jonesy anabellv2 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063550527 The theme in my story is "never dislike someone unless you get know them"  Because when Jonesy was getting bullied by Susan she thought she was the meanest person ever. But later on in the book when they got to know each other they became friends and that's when Jonesy realized that she wasn't that bad.]]> 2021-01-07 15:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063550527 Avatar the Last Airbender: The Search https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063631602 The theme in Avatar the Last Airbender: Search is that the past can't be forgotten. For example, a women named Ursa has a new life in her new place, but she must forget about her hometown because of her new duties. Ursa ignores those rules and still remembers about her old life. In the text it says, "'Ursa put down her pen and walked towards her trusted friend. 'Send this letter to Hira'a please' said Ursa. The women obeyed. Ursa went back to her room and opened one of her pictures on the wall. Inside that picture there was a collection of dragon masks. 'I will never forget you' said Ursa." Another example is when Zuko remembers his mother, Ursa, and is determined to find her with the help of Team Avatar and his insane sister, Azula. "Zuko sat up from his thrown and pointed his finger at Azula. 'Azula, what is in return for finding my mother' said Zuko. Azula grinned and laughed. 'Don't be silly, Zuzu. Why would I tell you?' asked Azula. Zuko sat back down. 'Because I will never forget our mother, Azula. But I know you will' said Zuko." This proves that the theme is the past can't be forgotten. 
  ]]> 2021-01-07 15:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063631602 Harry potter and the deathly hallows allans30 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063694712 One theme in this book is "sometimes doing things are so hard you have to make sacrifices to do them." One time the theme shows in this book is when harry lets Voldemort kill him so then the horcrux that lives in him gets destroyed but he comes back to life because when Voldemort killed Harry, the sacrifice that lily gave to Harry ran in both harry and Voldemort’s veins BUT Voldemort already used his so harry resurrected and won the duel against Voldemort because during the duel Neville kills Nagini so Voldemort’s last horcrux gets destroyed.




]]> 2021-01-07 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063694712 Artemis Fowl Arctic Incident https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063720231 One theme in my book is that Don't be someone your not".This refers to two characters in my book. For Artemis its because he has many sad feelings but he doesn't ask people for help instead he does bad things]]> 2021-01-07 15:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063720231 'Star Wars 4 ' https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063735139 One theme in my book is to never give up even when you lose hope or feel down. One evidence in the text that tells me this when Luke Skywalker realize that there will be 'no future' for him in the planet Tatooine because his aunt/uncle are forcing him to stay even though he doesn't want to. Even when feeling upset, look doesn't really give up and holds on to a little hope. But before he could do anything, he sees the Empire, whom kills him aunt/uncle. After this, his 'determination builds'. I learned that it is great to always have hope and never give up because of certain things. -SOichiro]]> 2021-01-07 15:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063735139 Best Friends by Shannon Hale and Leuyen Pham https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063749783 Mingmei Shao

One theme in my books is be yourself and to what you want to do not what others tell you to do. For example near the end of my book Shannon wanted to do different class than her friends, but her friends wanted her to do what their doing, but Shannon decided to do the class she wanted to do instead of letting her friends control what she does. I learned that you should be yourself and you don't always have to do what everyone else does. ]]> 2021-01-07 16:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063749783 A dogs Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063810790 One theme in my book is sometimes leaving something behind can change you. An example of this is on pg 32 when the text states "The, astoundingly, the gate clicked open. My mother had opened the gate! She dropped her paws to the ground and shouldered the gate aside, sniffing cautiously at the air on the other side of the fence. The she turned to look at me her, eyes bright. The message was clear: My mother was leaving." This piece of evidence shows  that the mother of Toby was leaving. But again on pg 32 it shows that Toby decides to leave his old life behind him and stay with the new pack rather then his mother. This supports the theme that sometimes leaving something behind can change you because it shows that Toby, not going with his mother and deciding to stay with the new pack, he changed because he lives in a new area now with a new pack and a new leader.  One other example is on pgs 61 and 67.  On pg 61 it shows Toby leaving his new mother behind. The text stating "After I'd run a few feet I stopped, sensing something. I turned and looked back at my new mother, who was sitting back just inside the open gate, watching  me." ".. Yet for a moment did I hesitate." This shows Toby leaving his new yard behind to run away, when he does so on pg 67 he meets Ethan who becomes his owner.  -Shawn]]> 2021-01-07 16:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063810790 Theme in The Hate U Give amandas303nycstudentsnet https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063849896 Throughout The Hate U Give, Starr grows from an uncertain teenage girl to an outspoken activist for change in her community. Starr's witty and relatable narrative style contrasts with her reluctance to speak out at the start of the novel.
For example, Maverick states that he chose Starr's name because she was a light in a dark time for him. Throughout The Hate U Give, Starr acts as a light of hope and truth for many of the characters. She then realizes that what she did was wrong and it's best to evacuate the community and system.
This evidence reveals how Starr actually cared that Khalil got shot and how she was going to protest for his rights. She wanted to prove Kenya wrong and she wanted to show her that she actually cared.


]]> 2021-01-07 16:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063849896 Theme of "Son of Neptune" https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063973533
One theme in the story Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan, Is that sometimes the right thing to do is not always what everyone else is doing. One example of this in the text is when Percy joins the legion everyone disrespects him for looking like a Greek, and for being a son of Neptune. But Hazel and Frank accept Percy as a friend, even though everyone else was acting like he is weird. And by doing this Hazel's, and Frank's life was saved multiple times by Percy. This evidence shows that even though everyone was not trying to be kind to Percy, by helping Percy, and by being kind to him, Hazel and Frank are not dead just because of their kindness. 

-Franco

]]> 2021-01-07 16:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063973533 Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Theme https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063991418 Yair Shinhar 632


I read this book at the beginning of the school year in September and there were lots of positive messages and themes. The main theme of this book however is "Do your best forget the rest" because Percy tries so hard to reach his goal of getting all the way across the country, but if he wants to get to his goal, he's going to have to fight in order to get there. Over the course of time Percy fights his enemies to get through. He fights enemies like Medusa and Ares. And overall he succeeded and  forgot of what happened and kept going. So this is why the main theme of Percy Jackson is "Do your best forget the rest."]]> 2021-01-07 16:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1063991418 Hoels by Louis Sachar https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064007717 One theme in book is that Stanley does not deserve to be at the this camp because he is not treated well and he also is sick right now in the story and they're not giving him medical help at all. 

-Hudson Zimmerman ]]> 2021-01-07 16:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064007717 ✨my book themes✨ https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064091255 in the book, “the secret of platform 13” one of the themes is to always be appreciative of what you have. there was a prince of an island, but as a baby, he was stolen by the despicable mrs. trottle and she raised him as her own to be spoiled and rude. the king and queen have decided to send out a search party of a fey, an ogre, a wizard, and a hag. the 4 magical creatures head to mrs. trottle’s house to bribe raymond (the prince) with many amazing things. finally they present and amazing magical show for him but all he has to say is these rude remarks like how the magic isn’t at all impressive because raymond has seen it on the television. as you can see, raymond is a very unappreciative little boy. -kaira vieira]]> 2021-01-07 17:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064091255 Ready player one by Ernest Cline https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064105045 I have only recently started the book but i already see a major theme coming out. the theme for my story is don't be greedy.(by the way this book takes place in the future) one time i see this is when it tells us about the outside world and how because we used a ton of fossil fuels instead on conserving them, we ran out. -connor]]> 2021-01-07 17:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064105045 We Are Okay by Nina Lacour https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064156451 A theme in my book might be overcoming obstacles, I say this because so far my character is trying to get use to her new surroundings and trying to get over the trauma from her past and the death of her grandfather. Background on my character is her mother died when she was young, her father was never in her life, and her grandfather was her caretaker. Due to all of this she has decided to move away from her home town and try to start fresh or start a new life. In conclusion, I believe the theme of my book is overcoming obstacles.  

Sophie Yap ]]> 2021-01-07 17:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064156451 Max Einstein by James Patterson jakem74 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064167205 In the book Max Einstein one theme is always be yourself and be honest. For example Max doesn't know her parents or her last name. When she was younger she was taken in by someone. Once she learned that she didn't know her last name she thought of Einstein because Albert Einstein is her idol. It may seem like she is not being herself but she doesn't copy his every move. She lives freely and is very smart. Another example is someone asked her f she was related to Albert and instead of lying she spoke the truth and said she didn't know and didn't think so. This proves that the theme is always be yourself and be honest. ]]> 2021-01-07 17:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064167205 We Are Okay by Nina Lacour https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064215927 A theme in my book might be overcoming obstacles, I say this because so far my character is trying to get use to her new surroundings and trying to get over the trauma from her past and the death of her grandfather. Background on my character is her mother died when she was young, her father was never in her life, and her grandfather was her caretaker. Due to all of this she has decided to move away from her home town and try to start fresh or start a new life. In conclusion, I believe the theme of my book is overcoming obstacles.  

Sophie Yap ]]> 2021-01-07 17:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064215927 "Out Of My Mind" By Sharon M. Draper https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064230095    In the book "Out Of My Mind," one theme in this book is too not judge people from their problems. I say this because my character Melody has a disability which doesn't allow her to walk or talk. Because of this, she constantly gets judged and avoided by most of the students in her school. However, Melody is an extremely smart person and people finally recognize that when she was the only person to get the max score in her class. She befriends a person named Rose and together they know more about each other. Therefore, I believe the theme of my book is to not judge people from their problems, especially when you don't know anything about them.

Preston Yue]]> 2021-01-07 17:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064230095 Addie On The Inside by: James Howe https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064253066 In my book Addie on the inside. The theme that I had found was, don't bullying others based on who they are. I did this theme because always in school people made fun of Addie for who she is .For example in the middle of class when the teacher called on her and everyone started to giggle and knowing that her answers are long, when she started to talk people groaned. Another reason is because in the classroom she was passed a not saying she needed a makeover in more than one way, and she kept being told this outside of class, but I think this means they are trying to change who Addie is. In conclusion I think the theme of book is don't bullying others based on who they are.

-Riley Bullingham]]> 2021-01-07 17:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064253066 The Giver By Lois Lowry gabriels301 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064331244 In the book The Giver, Jonas learns something that makes him upset about his lifestyle.  The theme of the book is, life may not be what it seems.  I think that this is a significant theme because when he becomes the, "Receiver Of Memory," he learns that there is more to life than being the same, like in his town.  He realizes that there is life where people look and act different from each other.  This makes him realize that life may not be what it seems and he gets upset about that.  In conclusion, I think that a theme in, The Giver, is life may not be what it seems.]]> 2021-01-07 17:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064331244 The Essay by Robin Yocum williamk126 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064411327 In the book The Essay,  one theme is that you should not let others define you. For example, the principal and the other teachers thought he was cheating on the essay because the rest of his family had been terrible people and his teachers had a lasting impression on his family. However he still completed another essay to prove them wrong even though everyone was telling him that he cheated. This is important because it shows that even when everyone was telling him that he cheated and he was not worth a lot he still completed another essay and was determined to prove them wrong. Another example is that his dad said to him that he had no chance of getting into college and he was an idiot, but John Lee still applied to colleges and worked on his grades. This is important because his dad was saying that he was an idiot and had no chance of being anything in his life but he didn't let that define him and he still tried his hardest to get into college. That is why i think that the theme in the book The Essay is that you shouldn't let others define your worth.]]> 2021-01-07 18:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064411327 Dragon Fire by Lisa McMann https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064485583 One theme in Dragon Fire is fight for what your beliefs are. This theme comes up when Frieda's (The enemy) followers realize that they were fighting for the wrong cause. They realized this after Frieda died. If they had fought for what was right the first time the home that they lived in would not be destroyed. 


- Zade Krakower ]]> 2021-01-07 18:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064485583 Keeper of the Lost Cities 8.5 by Shannon Messenger https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064499318 In Keeper of the Lost Cities one theme is " It is ok to be different ". For example the MC Sophie had her genes manipulated so she could be stronger but in turn she had more powers than regular elves. Just because she is different doesn't mean she can't fit in to society. she always try's to do her best and ends up making a ton of friends on the way who tell her it is ok that she is different.


-Maddie Bederman]]> 2021-01-07 18:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064499318 Loser by Jerry Spinelli https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064509480 In the book loser, one theme is that it is ok to be different. For example Zinkoff is the only one who comes into school with a Giraffe hat and the only one participating. This shows that it is ok to be different because by Zinkoff being different he is the one succeeding in class. Another example is that Zinkoff is the only one in his family who throws up right after he eats anything. This shows that it is ok to be different because he has a cool feature that no one else in his family has. Both these details show that it is ok to be different. 


By Zand Kazemi]]> 2021-01-07 18:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064509480 Hunger Games 2 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064513692 One theme in the book Hunger Games is :Trying to be something you’re not can have negative consequences. You can see this when Katniss, the main character, tries to show no mercy and kill everyone like she was supposed to but realized  that she would never do that. Latter this has a negative impact on her because the people in the arena are scared of her so want to kill her quickly. 

Lucas Zelenski]]> 2021-01-07 18:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064513692 Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064515353 In the book every last word one theme is sometimes it's better to have less friends  with a better bond than have lots of friends and feel alone or scared to be your self. One reason why this theme is true is when Sara got kicked out of the crazy eights they made her life a misery by spreading rumors about her making Sam too scared to leave or say anything  in spite of what she feels. Also when she meets the poet club they make her feel safe and able to show who she is and not be scared anyone would judge her about it. 
 Emily DeFalco]]> 2021-01-07 18:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064515353 Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotōge. ariannam136 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064529072 In Demon Slayer, the theme is to never give up. The theme is to never give up because Tanjiro keeps fighting and training to get revenge on his sister and family. He doesn't care what he goes through, he just cares a lot for his sister. Tanjiro has to protect his sister at the same time as well but he never gave up doing those things.]]> 2021-01-07 18:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064529072 Oddity by Sarah Cannon https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064534969 In this book, a theme is don't give up, even if its hard. This is shown in two main places. The first one is the the beginning where the main character Ada is struggling with fixing her problem in her town, but she doesn't know what to do, and isn't succeeding. Another one is when her cousin that more than Ada was discovered, even she didn't know what to do. But in the end, Ada tries her best and is able to fix her town.

By Jordan King]]> 2021-01-07 18:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064534969 Welcome to Night Vale (the novel)by Joseph Fink and Jeffery Cranor https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064538263 The theme of Welcome to Night Vale working together can help solve problems even if it is with someone you don't get along with. For example, when Diane sees Jackie at the library she ends up saving her life from the librarians. And Jackie helps Diane by pushing her on. If Jackie went alone when probably would have never made it but if Diane went alone she probably would have turned back. This shows that the theme of Welcome to Night Vale is working together can help solve problems.
-Olivia Chen



]]> 2021-01-07 18:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064538263 wink sophiep361 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064544443 the theme of my book is about no matter]]> 2021-01-07 18:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064544443 Immortal https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064545364 The theme of my book is to use your power for the greater good

]]> 2021-01-07 18:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064545364 Hope elliep18 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064555992 The theme of hope is helping dogs. Hope want to save the dog shelter because when she got her two dog from there they were so happy. Now they don't have money to keep it open. Hope starts fundraising and raising money. On the same day that she is going to help the dog shelter there is a school party. Hope has to make a hard decision to hang out with her friend and go to the party or save the dog shelter.]]> 2021-01-07 18:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064555992 The last battle and the Chronicles of Narnia aishas72 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064560010 The main character in my book name is Shift.Shift is a Old,wise Ape but also a very ignorgant and he has a friend (Actually is a servant because he treats him like that)]]> 2021-01-07 18:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064560010 Crystal Keepers https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064571249 One theme of my book is that sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. For example, Blake takes all of the battle suits for granted. The battle suits greatly enhance his speed and strength so when he loses accessibility to them, he finds it very uncomfortable. 

-Nolan Bradley
 
]]> 2021-01-07 18:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064571249 Just Jaime ashleyf282 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064581660 In my book just jaime the theme is to never judge a book by the way they look or act.]]> 2021-01-07 18:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064581660 Gossip File naeonk https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064604826 One theme of my book is to go with your gut. Because when Rachel doesn't go with her's, it turns out wrong. But if she does it turns to a good outcome for her and others. It's also honesty is the best policy. It is because Rachel lies to fit in, and it doesn't turn out well. But if she tells the truth it turns out fine. ]]> 2021-01-07 18:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064604826 Harry potter #3 by: J.K Rowling taylord80 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064618379 The theme of Harry potter The Prisoner of Azkaban is to never forget about the good times.  For example  When Professor Lupin is teaching Harry the Patronous charm Harry has to find a powerful happy memory.  But He is having trouble finding one because he has had a ruff childhood.  But in the end he finds the happiest memory he could think of.  His dead loved ones.

]]> 2021-01-07 18:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064618379 The best babysitters ever by Caroline Cala margueriteu https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064700158 One my book's theme statements is that you should always try your hardest. One time when that theme was shown in the book is when one the main characters in trying to look after her little brother but her new cat is being very demanding. She almost gives up but in the end, she solves the situation and everything works out well. ]]> 2021-01-07 18:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064700158 The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind By William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer lauras91 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064717636 The theme of my book is even though it might be impossible to achieve something, never give up on hope. One evidence is, ““It looks like a radio tower, and what type of silly toys is that?’ ‘Well,’ I said, ‘just stand back and watch.’” (p.198) The text also states, “I threw my hands in the air and shouted with joy, laughing so hard that I became dizzy. I held the bulb in triumph and addressed the unbelievers: ‘Electric wind!’ I shouted. ‘I told you I wasn’t mad!’” (p.200) This evidence reveals the theme by showing that at the beginning nobody believed in him because he was just a crazy kid that was just building silly toys. But at the end, William didn’t lose hope and actually succeeded with his dream to build a working windmill even though it was close to impossible to make. Another evidence is, “That month I helped clear the fields and prepare them for planting, working each day with joy in my heart. If I was in the fields near the windmill, I would pause in between swings of my hoe and just watch it spin.” (p.203) This supports my theme by showing that even though nobody believed in him, not even his family, he still achieves his dream of building the windmill and he is now proud of his work. He is truly admired by it because every time he is near it he stops and looks at his extraordinary work. Everyone thinks now that he is a genius because he created a functioning windmill by only using scrapes from a scrap yard even if he lived in a poor family and village. This showed me that even if nobody believes in you, you can still achieve your dreams just like William did.

-Laura Sambataro]]> 2021-01-07 19:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064717636 The Hunger Games, Mockingjay By Suzanne Collins mettap https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064730705 The theme of my book is Together We Are Stronger. First Katniss thinks she can fight against Snow all on her own, and she plans to leave her squad. Then, when Boggs dies and gives her a whole different opportunity to help the squad, she realized that if the whole group works together, they can kill Snow. In the book it states "I need you to move on Katniss" Boggs said as he entered commands into the holograph. "As he was dying I realized that to kill Snow, I need the rest of the group to do it." This shows that Katniss realized that with the whole group, she would make more of an effort if she wasn't on her own. Throughout the book, people from her squad continuously kept dying, and that continued to put more emphasis on the theme. In the book, I learned that together you can make more of an effort to achieve your goal. ]]> 2021-01-07 19:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064730705 Princess academy https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064829944 The theme in the book I am reading is determination ]]> 2021-01-07 19:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064829944 The Heroes of Olympus ryanc400 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064988120 The theme in my book is friends stick with each other and that friends working together can create success. Gaea, who is the earth mother is waking up. There are 7 demi-gods who need to stop her. Each one of them have a special power. And the prophecy says that all of them have to work together in order to survive. When the earth mother tried to convince some of them to come to her side they didn't listen. They worked as a group taking down monsters and giants. Sooner when Gaea had risen the 7 took her down and put her back to sleep. ]]> 2021-01-07 19:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064988120 "Acception" by Coco Ouwerkerk https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064999603 The theme in my book is Kindness is the key to the door. For example, Arcus is a very friendly boy in the Apollo school and he had a very hard time fitting because of his rainbow-colored hair and love of all things fashion. He is a famous fashionista on twitter, but he kept it as a secret for a whole year in 9th grade because he doesn't want to get made fun of for liking fashion as a guy.  In the story Arcus met this popular girl at school named "Iris" who wears loads of makeup and would always make fun of Arcus fashion suggestions that he gives her. One part in the book that shows this is, "Iris you should wear less makeup and i think green looks good on you" -Arcus "Ew, why would i listen to a you?! Boys have no taste in fashion" -Iris. This part hurts Arcus feelings but even though, he would stay as a exhilarated person to everyone. At the end, Iris became friends with Arcus and Arcus told everyone in the school he was that famous "Gold Star" on twitter and not only he became famous online but also in school. Something i learned from this comic book is, looks doesn't matter in order to be famous/fit in and what matters is kindness because Kindness is the key to the door. -Jiaqi Li634]]> 2021-01-07 20:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1064999603 Harry Potter 6 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065062994 The theme in harry Potter is to never give up. In the books, he is determined to kill Lord Voldemort and he doesn't give up on him or on his friends.]]> 2021-01-07 20:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065062994 I survived hurricane katrina https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065310417 The theme is to never give up the kid in the house thats floating keep trying to get past the venomous snakes  so he can feed him and his future dog hes risking his life so a dog he just met and he would take in the dog showing how much he loves him etc. -jonathan]]> 2021-01-07 21:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065310417 "The Broken Code" by Erin Hunter evdokiab2 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065588589 The theme in this book is always trust your gut. This requires a bit of explaining, but the most thorough explanation would be that there are four clans, each clan having its own leader. The leader of one of the clans has had his body taken over, and some of the members of the clan realized that something was wrong with their leader, but they didn't speak up about it. Eventually, all of the clans formed together to take down the impostor, and the people who had suspicions felt bad about that.  ]]> 2021-01-08 00:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065588589 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065662587
I think the theme of my book is “Determination and fearlessness can impact you and those around you greatly.” 
I saw this theme in the book when Harry did something very dangerous to try to help a friend, and since he did that, he saved multiple wizard’s lives, not only his friend’s. 
Another piece of evidence to support my theme  is that Harry went back in time, which is very dangerous, especially at his age. He did this save his godfather, who helps him later in the book when he is in need. 
That is why I think that the theme of my book is “Determination and fearlessness can impact you and those around you greatly.” - Sonya Komar.]]> 2021-01-08 00:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065662587 Winter- by Marissa Meyer https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065669956 Winter was born on January 3rd to Evret Hayle and to Solstice Hayle. Solstice died shortly after her birth. Her father was forced to marry Princess Levana when Winter was only a few months old. So Winter became the stepdaughter of Levana and the princess of Luna. Winter despises her stepmother (Levana) and Levana orders Jacin to murder Winter (Levana’s stepdaughter), Jacin finds  Winter and he explains the queen's orders, kisses Winter, and then stabs Winter'sfavorite pet—a wolf named Ryu—all so Winter can escape unharmed, and Queen Levana will believe she is dead. Levana is very jealous of her stepdaughter because of her beauty, Levana forced Winter to mutilate her own face at the age of thirteen and she sadly listened so now she has three scars that cut down from the corner of her eye down to her  jaw. There has been this war but  with the cyborg, Cinder, and her allies, winter might even have the power to win a war that's been raging for far too long.A beloved, scarred princess who secretly longs for a common guard while enduring her evil stepmother’s derision.]]> 2021-01-08 01:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065669956 The Last battle and the Chronicles of Narnia-C.S Louis aishas72 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065706177 The last battle and the chronicles of Narnia so far is about this Shift named Ape  and his servant Puzzle that he is actually supposed to treat him like a friend but he dosent because Shift think since he is the wisest oldest in the neighborhood he lives in he deserves to get anything.The theme the author tell us in the story is "Not everything seems like they are".I think this theme is mostly going towards Puzzle because he is the one that Let shift treat him like that and now he has no one because Shift ran away and now everyone think he was working for the bad guys who wanted to kill the Kings brother (Well the kings call his bestfriend his brother)And the king bestfriend is Jewel the Unicorn]]> 2021-01-08 01:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065706177 Winter- by Marissa Meyer dakotah23 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065717021 I think the theme would be accepting who you are now and not what you were or what people tried to make you be and not letting anyone tell you what to do. Winter was born on January 3rd to Evret Hayle and to Solstice Hayle. Solstice died shortly after her birth. Her father was forced to marry Princess Levana when Winter was only a few months old. So Winter became the stepdaughter of Levana and the princess of Luna. Winter despises her stepmother (Levana) and Levana orders Jacin to murder Winter (Levana’s stepdaughter), Jacin finds  Winter and he explains the queen's orders, then kisses Winter, and then stabs Winter'sfavorite pet—a wolf named Ryu—all so Winter can escape unharmed, and Queen Levana will believe she is dead. Levana is very jealous of her stepdaughter because of her beauty, Levana forced Winter to mutilate her own face at the age of thirteen and she sadly listened so now she has three scars that cut down from the corner of her eye down to her  jaw. There has been this war but with the cyborg, Cinder, and her allies, winter might even have the power to win a war that's been raging for  too long. 
A beloved, scarred princess who secretly longs for a common guard while enduring her evil stepmother’s derision.
(My other padlet did not have my name so I just did it again with my name)]]> 2021-01-08 01:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065717021 S https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065729721 2021-01-08 01:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065729721 The Giver by Louis Lowery https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065733788 (Ayelet)The Giver is about a boy who lives in a community where everything is the same. He later on is chosen to be the memory receiver, which means he learns about the world and no one except Jonas and the earlier receiver knows this.  I think an important theme is to never give up, because towards the end of his journey he feels like giving up, but then gives himself the memory of warmth, which helped him continue his journey and that led him to a new community so he accomplished his goal. In the text it states “Wearily he remounted the bicycle. A steep hill loomed ahead. In the best conditions, the hill would have been a difficult, demanding ride. But now the rapidly deepening snow obscured the narrow road and made the ride impossible. His front wheel moved forward imperceptibly as he pushed on the pedals with his numb, exhausted legs. The bicycle stopped.” Later on in the journey it states “But the moment passed and was followed by an urge, a need, a passionate yearning to share the warmth with the one person left you love. Aching from effort, he forced the memory of warmth into the thin, shivering body in his arms. Gabriel stirred. For a moment they both were bathed in warmth and renewed strength as they stood hugging each other in the blinding snow. Jonas began to walk up the hill.” Another example is when Jonas receives memories it's sometimes hard for him because he has to learn about somethings that cause him pain and sadness like war. Even though this could be really hard he doesn't give up and continued to receive memory's. In the text it says “Overwhelmed by the pain, he lay there in the fearsome stench for hours, listened to the men and animals die, and learned what warfare meant. Finally, when he knew that he could bear it no longer and would welcome death himself, he opened his eyes and was once again on the bed. The Giver looked away, as if he could not bear to see what he had done to Jonas.” This shows that even when Jonas was going through so much pain he didn't give up and kept learning receiving memories to later on help his community.  


]]> 2021-01-08 01:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065733788 sinan tuncer https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065761369
in my book, THE VANDERBEKERS, a new theme that i came up with is "think before you act" because the part in my book shows how the vanderbeekers want Orlando ( a friend of the vanderbeekers that lived in there shed and the mom abandoned him so he could not pay his rent in the apartment) to avoid moving away to Georgia, so the group of friends hooked him up with a couple of jobs so that he can earn money and get older to one day buy his own apartment. but what the vanderbeekers did not think throughly was that maybe Orlando did not want to, or he had to much to carry ( meaning that he cannot do all of these jobs. one part in my book that states that is, " I DON'T WANT YOUR HELP." Orlando exploded." Another part that states my claim is, " but i don't WANT to join the football team. Orlando said." you cant sign up without asking me!" and this part shows how they did not have Orlandos per mission to join the football team.]]> 2021-01-08 01:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1065761369 The Hate U Give amandas303nycstudentsnet https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1066800075 Throughout The Hate U Give, Starr grows from an uncertain teenage girl to an outspoken activist for change in her community. Starr's witty and relatable narrative style contrasts with her reluctance to speak out at the start of the novel.
One piece of evidence is, Maverick states that he chose Starr's name because she was a light in a dark time for him. Throughout The Hate U Give, Starr acts as a light of hope and truth for many of the characters. She then realizes that what she did was wrong and it's best to evacuate the community and system.
This evidence reveals how Starr actually cared that Khalil got shot and how she was going to protest for his rights. She wanted to prove Kenya wrong and she wanted to show her that she actually cared.

-Amanda Selmanaj
]]> 2021-01-08 13:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1066800075 Refugee. https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1066925902 The theme of Refugee is that you can't always live happily ever after. For example in the book there are 3 POV'S, each are running away from their countries because of war or being in trouble. This is important because when there is war you aren't living happily.   Also, the book says “My ears rang as my apartment wall exploded.” This is showing that his walls were bombed and he wasn't living happily.  This is also important because their apartment was bombed and destroyed from war and they aren't living happily.


-Oliver Drassinower]]> 2021-01-08 13:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1066925902 A Long Walk To Water https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1066957097 A theme is why is it hard to find water. One place in the text the author develops the theme is “He could not attend the entire year because during the dry season”. This evidence reveals why they can not live close to the water .Another place in the text the author develops the theme is ” Nya did not say what she was thinking”.This evidence reveals 
although Nya dose not like having to walk miles she has to because that what her tribe dose.
-Mariam Chikovani
]]> 2021-01-08 13:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1066957097 Princess academy https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1067291867 In the book princess academy book 2 the theme is be determined  the character is determined throughout the book because she is determined to save her friend and the country. 
-Sabina ]]> 2021-01-08 15:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1067291867 mmatsumoto8 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1067355927 2021-01-08 15:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1067355927 springy2 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1067570294 2021-01-08 16:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1067570294 Middle School: Big Fat Liar julianh62 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068257707 Theme of this book is to treat others the way you want to be treated. The reason this is the theme is because Rafe is always rude to his sister. Then, Rafe's sister, Georgia, took Rafes snacks and ate them herself after Rafe was rude to her.]]> 2021-01-08 18:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068257707 Acception by Coco Ouwerkerk jiaqil3681 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068349889 The theme in my book is Kindness is the key to the door. For example, Arcus is a very friendly boy in the Apollo school and he had a very hard time fitting because of his rainbow-colored hair and love of all things fashion. He is a famous fashionista on twitter, but he kept it as a secret for a whole year in 9th grade because he doesn't want to get made fun of for liking fashion as a guy.  In the story Arcus met this popular girl at school named "Iris" who wears loads of makeup and would always make fun of Arcus fashion suggestions that he gives her. One part in the book that shows this is, "Iris you should wear less makeup and i think green looks good on you" -Arcus "Ew, why would i listen to a you?! Boys have no taste in fashion" -Iris. This part hurts Arcus feelings but even though, he would stay as a exhilarated person to everyone. At the end, Iris became friends with Arcus and Arcus told everyone in the school he was that famous "Gold Star" on twitter and not only he became famous online but also in school. All in all, looks doesn't matter in order to be famous/fit in and what matters is kindness because Kindness is the key to the door. (re-posted)]]> 2021-01-08 18:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068349889 Lonely Freddy owenw21 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068368095 My story is about a kid who was always rude to everyone he knows his route is family rude to his classmates in school and rude to his teachers.  so I'm just going to skip a little bit of the story.  a few days later his little sister was having a birthday party at Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria.  which was really fun for a little sister.  but he was fascinated by this Freddy doll.  it was a plush bear with mechanical Parts just like the one that was on the stage just this one was mini.  it costed $40 for the bear.  but his sister decided not to get the bear and to go try to get the yarg Foxy from the tornado machine.  and she ended up getting it but later his little sister offered him the toy and didn't return her big brother called her spoiled and she started crying and he ran away into the storage room that's where he met the lonely Freddy's.  there he talks will only Freddy because he had no one else to talk to and the Freddy controlled his body after looking into his eyes when he was the lonely Freddy.  really regretting what he had done in his past and after he started crying as the small Freddy doll he turned back into himself because he finally realized he's wrong 

]]> 2021-01-08 18:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068368095 lauras91 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068944414 2021-01-08 22:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1068944414 Smile melanieb104 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1069001361 My books smile is about a girl who was always quiet and never acted at school like she does at home. She was getting made fun of from her friends so she wanted to be like them. But then she had to get braces so she never got a chance to switch her personality. But at the end she realized to never change yourself for anyone.]]> 2021-01-08 23:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1069001361 The Lemonade War arielab4 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1069067787 A theme of this book is that you should never bring upon bad actions or have bad intentions to impose on another person, on purpose. For instance, Jessie attempts to sabotage Evan, by pouring bugs and dirt into his cooler. This later comes back to bite him in the behind, in the book. ]]> 2021-01-09 00:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1069067787 In the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, the theme is honesty. Charlie learns that it pays to be honest. 🤬 Wonka taught Charlie that honesty pays, because Charlie was the only child rewarded.The moral to the story is to be nice and honest. The message is that bad children get what they deserve. They get punished. https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070358557 2021-01-09 21:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070358557 In the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, the theme is honesty. Charlie learns that it pays to be honest. 🤬 Wonka taught Charlie that honesty pays, because Charlie was the only child rewarded.The moral to the story is to be nice and honest. The message is that bad children get what they deserve. They get punished. andreacosmo20 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070373338 2021-01-09 22:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070373338 n the book, “Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes,” by Wendelin Van Draanen a motif from the story is searching. A repeated idea in the story is “search.” The word search is even in the titles. Sammy Keyes solves mysteries which makes mysteries another motif of the story. This helps develop the theme of “trust,” and that it is important to follow your instincts. In the story it said, “Everything was happening so fast. First she's scared to death of this guy; then she doesn't want anything to happen to him. And what was that about the elevator?” This evidence reveals the theme because it shows how Sammy trusted a stranger and tried to help her. The girl was being followed by a man and she gave Sammy her bag. Sammy took the bag without knowing what was inside. In the book it also said, “And then I went into a back room and started looking through mug books for Snake Eyes. I'd find him, I told myself. His face was branded in my brain.” This moment is significant because it shows Sammy’s determination. She wants to find the man that was following the girl and she wants to find out about the baby. andreacosmo20 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070380768 2021-01-09 22:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070380768 Rangers apprentice lucasb74 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070397048
In the book rangers apprentice by John Flanagan the theme is to have courage or then you cant move on why?Because in the first book he has to fight to very scary monsters and overcome his fear the second book he has to overcome his fear to fight and army in the third he gets captured and believe in him self and overcome fear again this shows the theme of the series is always have courage and overcome fear]]> 2021-01-09 22:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1070397048 The Mysterious Benedict Society margotk3 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1071877798 In the book, The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart the theme is the importance of working together. I know this because, when Mr. Benedict explained to them about their mission he said "in order to be successful you have to work together." Also, on their mission to stop an evil man, they started to recognize their differences and realized that they must get through them and work together to complete their mission. ]]> 2021-01-10 18:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1071877798 Amulet https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1072102262 In my book called “Amulet”, it’s about a girl named Emily and her brother Navin who go on a adventure to save their mother from a strange beast from another world and they meet some friends of their Great Grandpa, even though he sadly died while waiting for Emily to retrieve the amulet, but they have a mystery on there hands to find out what happened to their mother ~By Simiah Sparks ]]> 2021-01-10 20:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1072102262 Chasing Vermeer omarm236 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1072519909 In the book, Chasing Vermeer, the theme is that kids are powerful thinkers with valuable ideas and that adults don't have all the answers. The main characters Calder and Petra are both deep thinkers who enjoy thinking outside the box. Calder enjoys solving puzzles including pentominoes and Petra enjoying finding patterns in nature. Together they use their powerful thinking to answer the mystery of a murder that is tied to historical art. 

]]> 2021-01-11 02:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1072519909 Bury Me erinr29 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1078757179 Bury me is about a girl that lives in a camping van in a boring town in the middle of know where. Nothing ever happens there until a mysterious doll appears on her bed with a note on its chest that says "bury me" of course the girl thinks this is silly, until unexplainable things start happening to not just her friends, but even her town. ]]> 2021-01-12 14:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1078757179 Diary of wimpy kid #15 https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1084663088 My book is called Diary of a wimpy kid the deep end. Its about a boy named Greg that is stuck in quarantine, his family is fighting a lot and his mom says they need a vacation. They could not afford a vacation because they’re house was recently destroyed. But the next day his grandmother calls his dad and asks if he could move his brothers camper out of her driveway for two years. But then his mom says that they could use the camper for their vacation. -Eryk 631

]]> 2021-01-13 19:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1084663088 the hate u give wrote by:miah https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1084706949 My book is called the hate u give.Its about a black girl who was involved in an accident.And this accident was about a white cop who shot her black friend in front of her for no reason.so throughout the book shes dealing with making her voice be heard and letting people know what happened to her friend while dealing with some things at home such as gang violence being the only black student in an all white school.The theme of my story is all voices need to be heard no matter what]]> 2021-01-13 19:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1084706949 Hunger games by suzzane collins. https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1174419949 The theme is friendship Because When the hunger games were starting it was supposed to be everybody for themselves But katniss friends helped her Survived through out the hunger games.]]> 2021-02-07 20:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmatsumoto8/l6za6fjk9tolwcuq/wish/1174419949