https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3 By Tommy Wallach en-us 2017-04-05 14:33:24 UTC 2017-05-14 19:55:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png 4804277616 https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/164893077

]]> 2017-04-05 14:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/164893077 4804277616 https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/165024273 Reading Log Entry

1. Dysfunction
2. Freakishly
3. Jealous
4. Crisis

An astroid is hurdling towards earth and everyone is told that they have two months to live. In my generation's version of the "The Stand" or "The Breakfast Club," a group of different teens form an unlikely bond. They learn to look past the stereotypes, and rather, look up at what really matters. In the two months they had left, they learned to defy the labels and to become something greater than themselves. ]]> 2017-04-06 00:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/165024273 4804277616 https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/165412710 I am on page 22 and I am enjoying the book so far. The plot has me engaged and the characters are being developed very well. I am always intrigued t o learn new things about the characters, especially Stacy.]]> 2017-04-07 15:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/165412710 4804277616 https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/166095866

“The best books, they don't talk about things you never thought about before. They talk about things you'd always thought about, but that you didn't think anyone else had thought about. You read them, and suddenly you're a little bit less alone in the world. You're part of this cosmic community of people who've thought about this thing, whatever it happens to be.”  ― Tommy Wallach, We All Looked Up]]> 2017-04-12 15:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/166095866 4804277616 https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/169194649 Theme

A theme that is seen in Macbeth and in my IRB, "We All Looked Up," is Ambition and Temptation. Since they are only given two months to live, they are tempted with deciding on how to spend the rest of their lives. Things that may have seen far out, now become decisions they make quicker. ]]> 2017-05-01 15:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/169194649 4804277616 https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/171700968 I would strongly recommend this book to others. Growing up and figuring out what really matters in life, as well as how to hang on to hope, are magnified and explored in depth as the teen characters face a possibly world-ending apocalyptic event. We All Looked Up is a strong debut novel from Tommy Wallach. The solid writing, believable characters, and multiple points of view create what could have been a clichéd doomsday scenario to something compelling. Mature teens who can handle drinking, drugs, and sex will find themselves encouragingn the characters as they struggle with what's really important in life. The plot builds at a steady pace that'll keep the pages turning. Some may find the ending unsatisfying, but it should further spark the imagination and lead to a lot of reflection about life and what we make of it.]]> 2017-05-14 19:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/4804277616/u3mrtf75fmb3/wish/171700968