https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences Archive of sentences for YA texts that can be used for invitational process en-us 2020-11-04 16:44:52 UTC 2026-03-21 11:27:55 UTC hello@padlet.com travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890757526 But if you recognize yourself in these pages—if you feel something stirring inside—stop reading immediately. (1)
- The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan

]]> 2020-11-04 16:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890757526 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890771529 By the time I looked up, the sign was already fading, but I could still make out the hologram of green light, spinning and gleaming. A three-tipped spear: a trident. (126)
- The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan]]> 2020-11-04 16:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890771529 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890812274 The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. (1)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling]]> 2020-11-04 17:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890812274 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890825667 A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair. (46)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling]]> 2020-11-04 17:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890825667 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890852453 Everything was bright red, and there were great crackling noises. The entire afterpart of the ship was on fire, and the sailors were launching the lifeboat that was on our deck. Steam lines had broken, and the steam was hissing out. (22)
- The Cay, Theodore Taylor]]> 2020-11-04 17:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/890852453 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/891855808 I don't need a microcard to show me pictures of Xander as a child because I have plenty of them in my mind. I don't need to download a list of favorites to memorize because I already know them. Favorite color: green. Favorite leisure activity: swimming. Favorite recreation activity: games. (16)
- Matched, Ally Condie]]> 2020-11-04 20:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/891855808 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/891926057 The one tree in Francie's yard was neither a pine nor a hemlock. (4)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith]]> 2020-11-04 21:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/891926057 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892016443 It had pointed leaves which grew along green switches which radiated from the bough and made a tree which looked like a lot of opened green umbrellas. (4)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

]]> 2020-11-04 21:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892016443 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892026319 I had plenty of room for all my stuff: the Minotaur's horn, one set of spare clothes, and a toiletry bag. (127)
- The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan]]> 2020-11-04 22:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892026319 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892030828 The first time you see the ocean is supposed to be either exhilarating or terrifying. (1)
- Navigating Early, Clare Vanderpool]]> 2020-11-04 22:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892030828 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892040677 It was the Marine Corps' motto: Semper Fidelis—"Always Faithful." (5)
- Navigating Early, Clare Vanderpool]]> 2020-11-04 22:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892040677 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892043946 When he'd left I was a kid reading superhero comic books on the living room floor, waiting for my mom to call me to wash up for supper. When he came back, I was a thirteen-year-old boy with no mom and a dad I barely knew.(4)
- Navigating Early, Clare Vanderpool]]> 2020-11-04 22:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892043946 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892048726 Pershing Field and Flanders Field House, the former named for a general and the latter for a battlefield in World War I, were the athletic field and gymnasium, perched at the top of a hill overlooking the ocean. (5)
- Navigating Early, Clare Vanderpool]]> 2020-11-04 22:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892048726 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892069054 "They listened. They took his research. And then he was gone."
"What?"
"Gone. I was told that Wolfe was on assignment. Then on a mission for the Artifex. Finally I was told not to ask again. I kept asking anyway. They persuaded me to stop." (322)
- Ink and Bone, Rachel Caine]]> 2020-11-04 22:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892069054 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892078300 He had a knife and slashed with it; Jess saw a bright ribbon of blood arcing in the air and then didn't look back. (6)
- Ink and Bone, Rachel Caine
(lots of examples of semicolons in this book)]]> 2020-11-04 22:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892078300 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892095840 That's when they come, their long black tongues slithering up the outside of the glass, looking for a way in. (41)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs]]> 2020-11-04 22:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892095840 travis_leech https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892109165 I should punish you. However, given the circumstances, it hardly seems worth the effort. (246)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs]]> 2020-11-04 22:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/travis_leech/invitationalsentences/wish/892109165