https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a a timeline in my reading journey en-us 2021-06-13 13:16:57 UTC 2026-01-21 13:10:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f309.png mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603361245 This book was one of the first book's I'd ever read, more specifically, what my mother used to read to me. She would read this book to me every night on our big yellow rocking chair, until I fell asleep in her arms. This book was one of my favorite bedtime stories, because the images in the book were tangible!]]> 2021-06-13 13:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603361245 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603362068 I loved to read when I was young. I used to write stories with my friends all of the time, and I'd invent these characters and worlds I could completely escape to. I wanted to read more, despite not having the complete brain maturity to fully understand what I was reading. I read the Secret Garden, and Little Women when I was in the third grade, just so I could say I was smart. (I barely understood what I was reading, but my mind developed because of it.) I became more interested in older books when I entered middle school, after reading Fahrenheit 451. I loved dystopian novels like the giver because of its world building and interesting concepts. Ever since then I've been searching for more books that can interest me, and I explored new books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which dove deeper into mental health and teenagers. I grew up with books, and at the same time, books grew up with me. ]]> 2021-06-13 13:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603362068 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603365052 As I mentioned before in my shifts in reading experience, the books that helped me discover myself as a reader began with Little Women, The Secret Garden, and other earlier publications. I really enjoyed graphic novels as a kid too, and comics such as Smile or Drama, they were always so emotional and entertaining. I even enjoyed manga's, a Japanese styled comic book. I would often for their impressive and complex stories, as well as their masterful artwork. As I grew older, I began exploring more adult themes, like dystopian novels, like The Giver, and Fahrenheit 451. Overtime, I cam to love more adult novels that explored topics other than the imbalances in our society, such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This novel, now my favorite, opened me to a new world of reading, one that focused more on characters and world building rather than an overarching enemy the hero had to face or beat. I have a wide variety of books I like to read, and those are just the few examples of them. ]]> 2021-06-13 13:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603365052 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603422214 “Weird...something happens when you smile at people. They smile back”
― Raina Telgemeier, Smile]]> 2021-06-13 14:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603422214 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603428982 “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden]]> 2021-06-13 14:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603428982 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603431330 "Don't try to make me grow up before my time…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women]]> 2021-06-13 15:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603431330 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603433196 “We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451]]> 2021-06-13 15:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603433196 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603446353 “Margo, they're afraid of us. They're afraid of everything.' And then I kept on talking without really thinking, until it turned into a chant:


They're afraid of change, and we must change.
They're afraid of the young, and we are the young.
They're afraid of music, and music is our life.
They're afraid of books, and knowledge, and ideas.
They're most afraid of our magic.”
― James Patterson, Witch & Wizard]]> 2021-06-13 15:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603446353 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603452424 “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]> 2021-06-13 15:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603452424 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603453341 My mother was a big motivator in my reading journey. She's a teacher, and she loves to read to her students She had so many books in her room that she would read to them, and she would let me and Sydney read them when she was cleaning her classroom at the end of the day. One of my other mentors was a girl named Dani, who is now a published author at the age of 17. Me and her would make stories and characters, and she'd write about mine very often. She motivated me to read so I could impress her with my writing skills, and in a way, I believe we motivated each other.]]> 2021-06-13 15:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603453341 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603455460 I have an over active imagination, and sometimes it would take over my thoughts and what I should have been focusing on. Reading helped me control this, it helped me channel my imagination in a controlled way. I love world building, going in depth into character descriptions, and character development. There's so much I love about reading, and my imagination makes the experience all the better.]]> 2021-06-13 15:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603455460 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603456894 When I read, I often loose focus on what I'm reading on accident, or I'll start picturing something else. If the book doesn't peak my interest, it's very difficult for me to keep focus. I had a bit of a short attention span. I also have a hard time following the text, since there's no line for me to follow. I often repeat sentences too, which frustrates me a lot. ]]> 2021-06-13 15:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603456894 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603459983 I hope to continue to do more with reading, especially with writing and creating stories. I hope to collaborate with other readers and writers, or go onto read more challenging book series in the future. ]]> 2021-06-13 15:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603459983 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603469759 2021-06-13 15:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603469759 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603474488 2021-06-13 16:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603474488 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603477792 2021-06-13 16:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603477792 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603482040 Thanks for reading! Leave me a critique or comment!]]> 2021-06-13 16:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1603482040 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1607632234 My father used to read this book to me before bed, along with the Ugly Duckling. The book cover awakens a deep memory inside my childhood brain, and instantly puts me at ease. I used to study the cover all the time, enamored by it's aesthetics and deep colors. One of my happiest memories in my childhood was just studying it's cover, since that was even enough to put me to sleep. ]]> 2021-06-15 14:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1607632234 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1607661453 “So the whole war is because we can't talk to each other.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game]]> 2021-06-15 14:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1607661453 mwaldron221 https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1607702015 “It's like the older you get the more you forget that you can change things.

Which is stupid because adults have money. Which means you can afford to buy a sledgehammer and break down the room you're stuck in.

Kids don't have sledgehammer money ... [sic.]”
― Tillie Walden, On a Sunbeam]]> 2021-06-15 14:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mwaldron221/wn2qlazmmb1fmz0a/wish/1607702015