https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr Our thoughts on our latest read aloud by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan en-us 2016-10-22 18:30:50 UTC 2025-10-08 11:15:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png jcolando1 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132506860 Things I liked about Save Me a Seat: 
1. Feeling deep empathy for Ravi & Joe throughout the entire story
2. Learning about Indian culture & customs–especially how close their extended families are and how much they value hard work 
3. How the authors alternated the point of views between the two main characters
4. Watching both Ravi & Joe struggle, then triumph by learning a lot about themselves.

I wonder...why Dylan Samreen treats people the way he does. 
I wonder...how naan khatais taste. (I'm guessing really good!) 
photo: naan khatais]]> 2016-10-22 18:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132506860 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132511237 I thought this book was amazing. I felt it was really meaningful and that the author really paid attention to the characters in the story and what their attitude was. Thank you for reading ''save me a seat'' I loved it !!! ]]> 2016-10-22 20:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132511237 mfabela https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132514479 I liked the book a lot! 
I wonder why the Dylan 
is bullying everyone 
And why did he put leaches in his pants and why ms.beam was telling rave that he did the math Rong when he did it right.]]> 2016-10-22 22:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132514479 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132515108 the  book save me a seat was amazing!
I think that the message was incredible.
To me the message was to not make assumptions because they are often wrong. My evidence is that Ravi's family keeps saying it, and also it happens with Joe and Ravi throughout the story. i wonder why Dylan treats people so meanly i also wonder about what his parents are like?]]> 2016-10-22 23:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132515108 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132555063 10-23-16 
 I thought that Save me a Seat was really good and well written, because the characters were well developed and it was really moving.
 I also liked how they taught us to not assume stuff about people because if you think to quickly then you might get the wrong idea about someone, and not like them. For example Ravi was assuming Joe was mean but he was actually nice.
I wonder why Dillon is bullying, and what his backstory is.]]> 2016-10-23 17:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132555063 slhughes2 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132566360 I think it is interesting that in India eating meat is a sin]]> 2016-10-23 20:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132566360 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132580419 10-23-16 I thought that Save me a Seat was really good and well written, and the characters were well designed and developed, but I still wonder why Dillon samreen was mean to everyone. The author did a really good job at making the story.]]> 2016-10-24 00:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132580419 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132582144 I think that save me a seat is a good book because it's a story with a split in 2 but come to the same school and then Joe and RAH-bee and meet but RAH-vee/rah-VEE gets bullyed by Dillon he frames Joe and makes RAH-vee want to be Dillons friend. I think it's

]]> 2016-10-24 00:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132582144 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132895369 I think this book was ok but not great.  I only had I few things I did not like about it one, she never told us why Dillon was so mean to the other kids and two, she could've had Joe and Ravi become friends in the beginning so the could outsmart Dillon later on but other than that it was great!]]> 2016-10-25 03:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132895369 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132897874 10-24-16
I think that Save me a Seat is a good story to teach people not to jump to conclusions because you might believe some thing about someone that is not true, which is what this book is about. I like how the book is told with different perspective, Ravi and Joe, when you hear things from Ravi's side, you hear what they actually are from Joe's side. For instance, Ravi sees that Dillon smiles and winks a lot at him, from Joe, you hear that winking is Dillon's way of telling you he's gonna steal something. That's what I thought of the book It was a good one!]]> 2016-10-25 03:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/132897874 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133194103 10-25-16 I Liked save me a seat but,  just one thing;  Dillon.  Why is he so mean to everyone?   Including his mom; who calla their mom deaf?! I certinaly don't! My heart was filled with laughter when Dillon opened the leeches jar. My heart was filled with sadness when Ravi Didn't Trust Joe.  Overall I liked the book. I  hope you do too.

]]> 2016-10-26 00:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133194103 connordesai https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133211995 I think save me a seat is a good book because I like hearing different peoples perspectives in the story, also I think Dillon  was, and still is a total bully. on RAH-vee's part/chapter of the story, RAH-vee thinks that dillon is a nice, cool, guy, that has alot of friends, and when he smiles, RAH-vee thinks that dillon likes him, but joe knows that dillon does not like him at all. and when dillon TRIES to be nice, he's acctully trying to BULLY him.AND and he makes RAH-vee seem like a f in friends and a in being a nerd
 but in the end. RAH-vee knows that his best friend Joe will be saving a seat for RAH-vee at Einstein Elementary School.


P.S its also cool that in the end there are recipes and little note and like how to make naan khaties]]> 2016-10-26 02:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133211995 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133482913 I think save me a seat was a great book because it told the story from both sides: the american side AKA joe, and the indian side AKA rahvi. I think Dillon samreen was taught a lesson. It was so funny! leaches down the pants. But he also played a big role, because if he did not exist, joe and rahvi would not have become friends. So the book would not make sense so it would not have meaning.The point of this book is that you should not jump to conclusions and not to judge people by their actions like rahiv thought dillon wanted to be his friend but he actually was a bully. So, if joe had not helped rahvi he would have become a victim of bullying so he would have had a hard time at school. then he would dropout.]]> 2016-10-26 21:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133482913 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133512665 I think save me a seat was a great book because]]> 2016-10-27 02:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133512665 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133512668 I think Save Me a Seat was a good book because I liked the characters except Dillon because he was a bully.  My favorite thing was that each chapter had one of the characters telling the same story in a different way. At first Rah-VEE thought Joe was mean but Joe wanted to be Rah-VEEs friend and Rah-VEE wanted to be Dillon's friend. But in the end it was the opposite. So the moral of the story is a new friend could be sitting right next to you.]]> 2016-10-27 02:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133512668 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133517749 I thought save me a seat was a grate book!! i have lots and lots of things to ask the author. thank you ms Colando or picking out this book for us It was a grate a grate choice. and I liked this book because in my opinion you really felt like you were in the book and i really liked that feeling!]]> 2016-10-27 03:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133517749 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133795600 I think save me a seat was a great book because it had a very interesting story line with Joe and Ravi. for example you would usually have Ravi and Joe meet a lot earlier because of the way the book is structured. I think that Sarah Weeks could of added more of a backstory on Dillon because I think that a lot of people would of found that interesting. I also really liked the different roles the characters played. Dillon as the bully, Ravi as the new kid and Joe as the lonely kid. Overall I think it was a great story. ]]> 2016-10-28 01:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133795600 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133803650 save me a seat is about a boy named Ravi, Who moved to "Albert Einstein elementary." and relocating schools can be sorta scary! i have a connection  so when i was new in 1st grade. and i KNOW
how that feels: scary, embarrassing and you feeling different from everyone. pretty much everyone in the school pronounce it: RAH-vee instead of: rah-VEE  and sure enough, Ravi gets an enemy who looks friendly, who has many friends: Dillon Samreen!

Mean things he does to Ravi:
called him "curry-head", made fun of his accent, and made him have to hide in the bathroom.

I was sick on Friday so can anyone tell me what happened on the end?
 
   ]]> 2016-10-28 02:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133803650 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133806303 I don’t know as much as the other kids because I was in Hawaii for a week and missed a ton! But I do know that this is a book that I want  to read more than one time. It has a good story arc and it has good characters, a good villain and a good cover.]]> 2016-10-28 03:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133806303 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133980369 I liked the book because,at the end they explained the  title. And at the begginning Joe was missunderstood and Ravee was making friends with the wrong people . But at the end they thought it over and became friends]]> 2016-10-28 18:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133980369 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133987475 i think this book is about not being a bully because it is very rude to be a bully. dilin samerin was the bully in the story. it is very not nice to be bully.]]> 2016-10-28 18:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/133987475 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/941627373 whos class is this bro]]> 2020-11-19 14:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/941627373 https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/1064180095 2021-01-07 17:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jcolando1/twe0kknafmnr/wish/1064180095