FMS - Book Review and Trailer by Valerie Brewer Hawthorne https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a Write your final copy of your book review here. Attach your video to it. en-us 2017-02-22 19:01:01 UTC 2026-03-02 09:54:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince By: J.K Rowling aware0098 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/155566737 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the 6th book in the amazing Harry Potter series. It was originally written by J.K Rowling. This book was first published in the year 2005 by Scholastic. It has won multiple awards, and was even awarded the New York Times Best Seller on multiple occasions. J.K Rowling has also received many awards for writing this fantastic series. 
I truly loved every word of this book. I think it really is one of the greatest books I have ever picked up. Some say in The Order of The Phoenix Harry grew up. Well, if that is true in this book Harry really became a man. It shows a taste of what Harry's life as a orphan is like. After everything that has happened to him, sadly the worst is yet to come. Having fought Lord Voldemort on multiple occasions and lived truly shows this young man is unstoppable. Especially with the help of his two loyal friends Ron Weasly and Hermione Granger., he keeps going on new adventures and taking on new challenges. Like, the mysterious so called Half-Blood Prince. Who is he really? Is he bad or good/ Could he help Harry take down Lord Voldemort? Read the book to find out more!
J.K Rowling understands how to catch the eye of a child or teen. This book is full of mystery, adventure and humor. Everything is here in this book. The suspense generated by this book is unbelievable. She and this book helps you understand their could be a world out their, nothing like ours. If you pick up this book you will not be able to put it down, I know I was not. That is how incredible this book really is. I can safely say this is my favorite book of all time.  
Harry and the Half-Blood Prince is a amazing book, in a also amazing series. All of these books were meant for this generation. It has caught a whole new group of kids on to reading. It is a inedible book, I could never write anything that ever comes close to this in my entire life. 
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                        10]]> 2017-02-22 19:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/155566737 Wonder By R. J. Palacio jcrud0642 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/156832452 This book Wonder is a really touching book. August is a really brave character in this book. he is a great role model too! Keep reading to find out more about this book! 
Auggie is a ten-year-old boy with face abnormalities. No one was sure if he would survive when he was born. He used to home school, but his parents thought he was ready enough to go to a real school. So they put him in a middle school in Manhattan called Beecher Prep. It was a private school and he was going into fifth grade. Many people were mean to him and gave him weird looks, but it will be really hard for him to be looked at as a normal student and friend.
I really love this book. It was a great book to read. My favorite scene was when they were in the car making fun of Mr. Tushmans  name because of TUSHman. The only thing i would change is they should of put pictures in the book to kinda give us ideas of what Auggie may have looked like, but other than that its a great book!
I hope you enjoyed this essay and I hope you choose this book to read! It is a really awesome and good book and it also is really valuable and teaches life lessons. give this book a 9 out of 10. 

]]> 2017-02-28 19:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/156832452 Double Identity By Margaret Peterson Haddix scast0360 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/156834289 Do you like a good page turning book that has a lot of mysterys? Well then you should start reading Double Identity By Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Here is a short summary that will surely get you hooked. Thirteen year old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective , but then they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed.Bethany uncovers many secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. 
"My mother is crying" definitely got me hooked i wanted to find out why she was crying. When i was reading the book i really never wanted to put the book down. Everytime i got to a new chapter i'd tell myself  put the book down but i could not.What i really enjoyed about the book was that there was alot of mysterious events. One thing i didnt like was that there was a couple of gaps between the chapters. For example in on sentence they were eating the next they were at the pool. They didnt even say that they were going anywhere. In the beginning bethany was acting fraile and scared but at they end she was stronger and more aware of things. Overall this book was amazing and most of Margarets books are fun to read. 
Rate 10/10]]> 2017-02-28 19:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/156834289 The Sight By David Clement-Davies cball3996 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/157138512 Do you like book with a since of fear, violence and a little bit of sadness. Then The Sight is the book for you. I loved every sentence in the book as it rolled off the tongue. I feel as if it got better as it moved along. 
The she-wolf Palla gives birth to her lovely cubs Fell and Larka. Larka has the power of the Sight and Morgra wants to hunt that family down. Humans come and the pack moves north away from them but soon run into Morgra on a mountain top. She puts a curse on the pack and runs off into the darkness before they can catch her. As the pack members lessen they take in another cub. They continue their journey to find Tsinga, the blind fortune teller. She tells them to beware the five elements, Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and Ice. They have many encounters with these elements but fight through them so they can continue on their journey to go find Morgra. 
The purpose of writing this book was to entertain the reader. I think it was a great book, My favorite part was when Larka discovered she held the power of the Sight. It had the elements of fear and confusion but they all strung together with the perfect words. The book was well written and did a good job explaining the characters and their backstory along with the backstory of what they are doing as well as where they are and come from. 
Overall I enjoyed the book and will try to find more books like it. It had all the emotion and elements all good books should have, I rate the book a solid eight for it was a little confusing. 
Rate:8/10

]]> 2017-03-01 19:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/157138512 Radiance By Alyson Noel bfran0723 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/157875195 Radiance is the first book of The Riley Boom Series. The book Radiance was published August 31, 2010. Do you like books with a little mystery? Then you should start reading the book Radiance. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to die but still live Here. 
So here is a little short summary that will tell you what the book is about. Most people think that when you die it is the end. Riley Boom believed that too. Riley Boom thought she would be done meeting new people and doing new things. But it wasn't. She still had to do things like she did before she died. She had to find out how to live in this place called Here and There. She didn't completely understand everything going on with her. Riley meets this boy named Bod-hi and then she starts liking him but they just stay friends. Bod-hi helps her around the school and how thing roll in that school at Here. They had to go to a house that a kid called The Radiant Boy. Riley had to go into the house to see if she could find the boy. 
There are some things I did not like about the book Radiance. It didn't really explain how she died and how her family felt after she died. I did like that she met friends and had it in first person so you know that it is actually what the person is doing and how they are. 
The next book in the Riley Boom Series is the Shimmer if you like the book Radiance them you should read the next books.
Rate: 9/10 ]]> 2017-03-05 20:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/157875195 The Seems The glitch in sleep by John Hulme and Michael Wexler shaml7323 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/159953378 Have you ever wanted to read a fictional book that has adventures, some mystery mixed in with science? Do you like to read a book that has you wanting to keep turning the page? If you have then The Glitch in Sleep is a book for you.
Becker, only at twelve years old is trying to become a fixer, but has a lot of journey coming his way.  He is the youngest person to ever pass the Practical.  During day time he is just like a regular 7th grade boy, riding his skateboard, not wanting to do homework assignments, but by night he stays up late to check his tool box and go over his exit strategies .Becker works in a secret organization called the seems, makes sure the world is running so no bad things happen.  Soon enough Becker gets what he wanted for a long time but realized it's way harder than you think. On Becker's first assignment, a glitch in sleep, and pretty soon he understands what it's like to have a sleepless night and he is the only one who can stop the glitch.
  The theme of this book is that you have to believe in yourself. In this book there is a lot of things that can go wrong if you don't believe in yourself. I think that the authors who wrote this book are very amazing writers. If you like the glitch in sleep then you should read The Seems:  The Lost Train of thought or The Seems: The Split Second. 
Rate:9/10
 ]]> 2017-03-14 12:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/159953378 Code Talker By Joseph Bruchac aperr0739 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/159953767 Do you like books with fictional book with some history. Then you should read Code Talker. Six year old Kii Yazhi was taken to a boarding school as he grew he was taught that there language was not important but Kii still cherished it. Some kids if caught talking in Navajo will be punished. The principal tried to make the kids forget about there heritage. Everyday he would shout "Only English will get you ahead in this world" Even the teachers said the same. To make it worse the cut off the kids hair boys and girls. Later they took all their Navajo belongings and sold them then all the kids were given new names. Most kids names were John but Kii name was Ned Begay. When Ned was in high school he was very smart and was very obedient to his teachers. After everything that happened Ned never gave up on his heritage and his language. In pearl Harbor there was a bombing and Ned was worried what will happen if it came here. Over the next few days a Marine Corps came to talk to them to find people that would join the Marine. Of course Ned wanted to join but his parents said To wait another winter until he can join since he is to young. Ned waited until he was sixteen to go to his parents to ask if he can join the Marines. His parents were sad but they saw that Ned was determined. They gave Ned their blessing! Ned went to a boot camp where he breezes his way through. Ned was put into a room where he had to write down words on paper. The teacher said that the boys have done well but they must become perfect to become Code Talkers. If you want to learn more about the book you have to read it to find out what happens to Ned. Overall I think this is a good book to read of your interested in fictional history book.

Rate:9/10]]> 2017-03-14 12:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/159953767 Roar by Emma Clayton tfaul1123 https://padlet.com/valeriehawthorne/s8sf6g701d5a/wish/159954035 The book Roar is a book that you don't want to stop reading. It was written by Emma Clayton. It is about to twins named Mika and Ellie. Ellie gets kidnapped by my Mal Gorman. Everyone thinks she is dead including his parents except Mika. He enters  a video game competition to try to find his sister and other lies he has been told. 
Everyone live inside 50 feet high walls that cover 1/3 of the ground on Earth . It has been 43 years since they built the wall. They built the wall because of the animal plague. The animal plague is where the animals go crazy they have foam dripping from there mouths.They would kill any human they see. When they built the wall they made a rule that no one could have children for thirty years. So Mika and Ellie are the first generation since the wall was built.
This is no doubt one of the best books I have ever read. It is a good book if you like books about what the future could be like or action packed books. I think Emma Clayton is a wonderful author and I can't wait to read the next book  The Whisper. On a scale of one to ten I would rate this book a 10/10. Just because it was such a great book. I wouldn't have picked any other book for my book review.




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