https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz en-us 2017-01-04 19:15:57 UTC 2017-03-16 18:12:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png cpursifull https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/145880750 Rose Howard is a small town girl with Asperger's Syndrome who loves homonyms, prime numbers, rules and her dog Rain. Rain, which has two homonyms (Region , Rein), loves Rose and they share a very close bond. Rose spends most of her time with Rain, since, her dad spends his nights drinking at the bar. He has very little tolerance for his daughter and her quirks. Her dad lashes out at Rose and Rain even though he gave Rain to Rose the year before. 
The only person who really understands Rose is her loving Uncle Weldon.
A storm of epic proportions hits Rose's rural town Hartford, New York. Rose's dad let Rain out during the storm. Now Rain is missing so shehas to come up with a plan to find Rain.
(Picture looks like Rose's dog Rain.)]]> 2017-01-08 21:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/145880750 cpursifull https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146351716 If you love books that have a charter who is not average and has many quirks and isn't perfect you will enjoy this book. You may also find it interesting to see the the world through the eyes of someone with Aspergers syndrome. Not that all people with Aspergers are them same but it could make you more understanding and empathetic. ]]> 2017-01-10 18:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146351716 cpursifull https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146357118 I rate this book a 4.5 out of 5. I loved almost everything about this book. I loved Rose's optimistic view on the world even if people thought she was a little odd. I Disliked how her father would snap at her, but it honestly makes the book seem more like reality. Which I personally enjoy. That being said one thing I absolutely hated was the ending of the book. I feel like something was just missing with the ending of the book. I really hate vague, up to you how the story ends books. ]]> 2017-01-10 19:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146357118 cpursifull https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146680496 Author with her dog]]> 2017-01-12 00:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146680496 cpursifull https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146681161 Realistic Fiction, Ann M. Martin, Rain Region https://www.amazon.com/Notable-Childrens-Books-Middle-Readers/dp/0312643004 http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21616.Ann_M_Martin

]]> 2017-01-12 01:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146681161 cpursifull https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146681246 "For the first time in my life i'm being sent home with weekly progress reports that I have to give to my father.The reports are written by Mrs. Leibler and read and signed by Mrs. Kushel, which is my teachers' way of saying that they're in agreement about my behavior. The reports list all of my note able behaviors for Monday through Friday. Some of the comments are nice, such as the ones about when I participate appropriately in a classroom discussion. But most of the comments just make him angrier and he slams the reports onto the table and say, " Rose, for god's sake, keep your mouth closed when you think of a homonym, " or, " Do you see any of the other kids clapping their hands over their ears and screaming when they hear the fire alarm?"

I chose this passage because it shows her relationship with her father without giving any spoilers. He yells at her a lot in this book. 
Mood: This passage really angered and upset me because she really tries to work on her behavior and he just disregards all of her effort. He also lashes out at her about small things, that in the long run, aren't that big of a deal. It also shows that he doesn't understand that she has a  incurable mental illness and that can just be fixed by scrutinizing her all the time. ]]> 2017-01-12 01:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cpursifull/rjpk41c9ituz/wish/146681246