Period 3-Independent Reading #2-Book Talk by Jennifer Lee

Period 3-Independent Reading #2-Book Talk by Jennifer Lee https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw Directions: Describe your reading selection for Independent Reading #2. Post in the Padlet post, include: title, author, genre, a brief summary of the book and describe the type of audience who would be interested in reading this title. en-us 2020-11-06 22:05:48 UTC 2025-09-25 16:42:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png These Witches Don't Burn-by Isabel Sterling leejennifer https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/899300575 These Witches Don't Burn is a Young Adult/Fantasy Fiction novel, by Isabel Sterling. It tells the story in modern-day Salem, Massachusetts of a teenage witch dealing with the normal drama of high school (like her ex dating someone new, figuring out which college she should attend, dating someone new), but also with the drama of a rival coven that may be coming to town to kill her and the rest of her family/coven.
If you are interested in the supernatural, LGBTQ characters, on your edge suspense of "What is going to possibly happen next?!" and mystery, this is the book for you. The main characters are relatable even though half of them have supernatural capabilities. This is the first book in the saga--it sets the reader up for a modern-day battle between supernatural forces. ]]> 2020-11-06 22:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/899300575 Frozen Minds- Cheryl Rees-Price 10350571 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/928816931 Frozen Minds is a murder mystery book that gets you thinking about what new breakthrough the detective would figure out next. Detective Winter Meadows has gotten a report about retirement home residents complaining about one of the patrons acting a bit odd lately. People say that she has strange behavior but no one bothered to ask her. Later a body is found within the home and the blame falls onto the old lady. Will Detective Meadows be able to solve this mystery before more residents get killed? ]]> 2020-11-16 19:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/928816931 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien (Ella Di Franco) https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/954329506 The Hobbit is an adventure fantasy book about a hobbit and his dwarvish and wizard companions' journey to kill the evil dragon Smaug and reclaim Thorin Oakenshield´s ancestors' great mountain home. Bilbo Baggins is the main character. He is a hobbit, he loves his comfortable life at Bag end and he is proud to say he has never gone on an adventure. Hobbits hate change, it's not in their nature. On a sunny peaceful day, Bilbo is making smoke rings with his pipe in the front garden of his Hobbit hole. An old man in strange robes and a walking stick approaches him. They chat for a while and Bilbo reminisces about Gandalf´s fireworks. Gandalf (the old man) invites him on an adventure which Bilbo declines but a few days later dwarves begin showing up at his door spinning tales of great adventure and tragedy. I chose this book (I have read it before) because it's the introductory book to the series, lord of the rings which I want to read again. ]]> 2020-11-23 23:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/954329506 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fantasy) 10312351 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1008407921 For people who like fantasy, this is the book for you. The prequel to the legendary LOTR series, The Hobbit is a story about a hobbit (big shocker) named Bilbo Baggins. This story begins in ordinarily enough-Bilbo Baggins is an ordinary hobbit living an ordinary life. Nothing particularly exciting happens to him, and that's the way he likes it. Then, led by Gandalf the wizard, a band of dwarves land on the hobbit's doorstep (quite literally, or at least in the movie). The dwarves (and Gandalf) invite Bilbo to join them on an adventure, and though he is reluctant, he decides to go along with it. This adventure takes Bilbo in a lot of different directions, which I won't go into so as to not spoil the story. But I will say this. Bilbo ends the story much wealthier than he starts it, and in more ways than one.

]]> 2020-12-11 00:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1008407921 The Name of this book is secret--Christina Strawn 10232191 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1025580030 I gotta go fast....the midnight sun--they might be watching.

Right now, I'm rolled up under my desk, going: "Please scroll down, please scroll down, please scroll down!" Why?

I've gotta do a report. In fact, I'm doing it right now. HA-HA, you're thinking. SHE'S SCARED OF A BOOK! Ya know what? Fine. I'll tell you the plot of the story. But promise me one thing: After you see this, forget you ever did. And if you gotta GRADE my report?

I hope you know the danger that'll befall ya.

Secrets are a curious thing, if you pause to think about it. Secrets are inticing. Unfortunately, secrets can also get ya killed, friend. See, no one knows that better that Max-Ernest and Cass. "Cause they know OF a secret. And people will do anything for a secret, trust me. Or don't. Anyway, they find this vial with all kinds of smells it it. A group called The Midnight Sun wants it. They want to live forever. And they'll do anything to get what tbhey want.Through a series of adventures, our two heroes learn that some secrets are meant to stay as such--and that the only people they can trust is each other. or can they? The secret is--

*breaking glass* Oh, great ! They're coming for me !

Audio Recording Ended...]]> 2020-12-16 20:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1025580030 August and Everything After by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 10350251 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1026320072 The book is called August and Everything After by Jennfer Salvato Doktorski. The genre is young adult.At 15 Quinn lost her best friend in a car accident which she thinks is her fault. Now that she’s 18 Quinn is staying with her aunt at Jersey shore. There meets Malcom who is addicted to drugs after a car crash where two of his bandmates were killed. She then plays drums on Malcom’s demo and they then begin a relationship which was quite dangerous because Quinn kept wanting to help Malcom. There are a bunch of people in Quinn’s life such as her aunt who tell her to put herself first. Now she will have to decide whether to take the advice or live for today by joining Malcom on tour. The audience who would enjoy this book would be young adults who like romance becasue it’s a love story and the genre of the book is young adults. Also people who like realistic fiction because this love story is very realistic unlike other love stories which don’t show the hard parts of a relationship.]]> 2020-12-17 01:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1026320072 Caraval by Stephanie Graber 10413071 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032562259 If you like fantasy and a suspenseful story this is the book for you.
This book is about a girl named Scarlet that writes to The Carnival Master of legend she sends about 7 notes. Stars sending these notes at age 10 until she is 17 since she didn't believe that The Carnival Master of legend would response. The reason she started this is because she wanted to do this for her sister Donitella Tella for short. Her sister Tella loved the idea of visiting Carnival since she dreamed of how magical it was. The reason Stella stopped sending notes to Carnival was because she was going to be married soon. You would think that Stella and her sister could go to Carnival easily . Even though they were from a royal family their father was strict and never let them go out of the castle. They ended up seeking out with the help of a sailor. The sisters get separated from the game and Dontella has to find her and there always a prize in the game for finding something. The thing that you had to find for that game was her sister and the prize would be one wish would be granted. The only the being lots of things happen and theirs a big plot twist in the end. this book is for you if you love a surprising ending and a good fantasy story. ]]> 2020-12-18 20:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032562259 Ivan Cordova, Ghost https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032685556 Ghost is a novel about seventh grader Castle "Ghost" Cranshaw. Ghost had a very rough childhood. Him and his mom had to flee from their home due to the dad being drunk and trying to kill them both. Visiting a park, Ghost sees a track team practicing and decides to go over and race their newbie. He wins which gets him an invitation to join the team which he soon accepts. Every day was school, practice and sleep, they kept doing that until the first track meet. Ghost sees the track team as part of his family and decides to tell them about their rough childhood. The rest of the team puts their trust in Ghost and tell him their rough times. The track meet finally comes and Ghost is ready to run his first race. "Run for your life - not from it, but towards it."

]]> 2020-12-18 21:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032685556 Its not Summer Without you 10350282 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032705502 This book by Jennie Hahn Is non-fictional, and if you have non-fictional books then this is the one for you. This book is about a girl named Bella her life is about a relationship with a boy named Conrad's she's been having a crush on him since the past winter. Now her best friend Taylor is like a third wheel. She is her best friend and she does everything for them she's the most supportive one you know. She plans boat party she plans going down to the pool and she even helps upset over new boys so she can get over this boy named Conrad. But all the sun one of their friends named Jeremiah calls and says that Conrad has disappeared nowhere to be found. As soon as I was found out they took all the short bags and head back to the Beach House. Will belly had yet to spend another summer chasing after this boy Conrad, she just can't get over him, she's obsessed. I Rate this book a 10 out of 10 and I definitely would recommend it to an audience who love non-fictional, beach vibes, teenagers about boy drama. I chose this book because I Was in the mood to read a book about the beach and summer vibes, just because this summer kind of was ruined with corona so I thought I'd imagine myself in this book.

]]> 2020-12-18 21:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032705502 Grace Sefas, Fault in our stars 1037714 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032716595 The Fault in our stars is a book about a girl named Hazel Grace that has cancer and explored her life and went through times of trouble. She transfers to a new school and soon meet her soulmate Augustus Waters. He also has cancer. Hazel loves to read and explore but her cancer is the main thing that holds her back. Her and Augustus went to find the ending of this book she really liked. She finds out later that his cancer returns and they rush back home. They always knew they could die young. They tried to live their best life. So later they went to a church to practice their death later. A couple days later he passed and at his funeral the author of the book she liked came. She read the letter and it turned out that Augustus finished and wrote the end of the book from their live.]]> 2020-12-18 21:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032716595 A Wrinkle In Time 1035517 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032733119 This book titles A Wrinkle In Time written by Madeleine L'engle fits into the genre of Science Fantasy. In this book, the main character Meg Murry is on a mission with her brother Charles Wallace Murry, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Calvin O'Keefe to find Mr. Murry. Thought their journey they face difficult tasks and situations but it all pays off when they finally find Mr.Murrym (Meg Murry and Charles Wallace Murry's dad). The type of audience that would be interested in this book would probably be fascinated with time travel. I would recommend this book to people who like the excitement of reading and who likes to think about what will happen next throughout things. ]]> 2020-12-18 21:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032733119 The House Of Hades 1034958 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032779456 The House Of Hades is written by Rick Riordan and the genre is fantasy fiction. People who like fantasy fiction and greek mythology should we this book and the series as well. In this book, five demi-gods named Frank, Hazel, Jason, Piper, and Nico travel on a flying ship called the Argo 2 to get to the mortal side of the doors of death while Percy and Annabeth try to get there from the Tartarus side. Percy and Annabeth get help from a titan named BoB. They reach the doors of death and closes them up with help from Hectate but it was too late because some of the titans went into the mortal world already. After they close the doors of death they set sail to Athens where they will fight Gaea and her army of monsters.]]> 2020-12-18 22:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032779456 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1034853 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032792139 The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green is a collection of historical myths. The genre is Historical Fiction. In the story, the good king Richard has been captured, and his evil brother has seized power. With his greedy allies, Prince John has been abusing the poor. Robin Hood fights against Prince John by robbing the rich and giving to the poor, or saving people in need, attempting to uphold some sense of justice.
A type of person who would like this book is someone who like Medieval stories or folklore. The story is both action and exposition heavy, so if you like action and setting then this book may interest you.]]> 2020-12-18 22:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032792139 WoF: The Lost Heir 10648321 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032897052 The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland continues the story from part one. The main character (Tsunami) is now adventuring towards the Kingdom of the Sea with her friends. She was quite excited to see her mother who was the SeaWing queen. Her excitement didn't go the way she expected. Her friends got jailed, then the prison that they were in started to flood. An unknown assassin has been killing the Queen's heirs for years meaning Tsunami may be the next target. I'd say that if you're into dragons and fantasy, then this is a good book for you. I'd also say this book is mainly for 5th-7th graders. Overall, I thought this book was okay.]]> 2020-12-19 00:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032897052 Tyler Shimazaki: Long Way Down https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032926340 In the book "Long Way Down", by Jason Reynolds, a boy named William tells a story about a very important part of his life. In this story, he tells lots of people who were shot and killed, and of those people that died were his brother. There were three main rules that everybody obeyed no matter what. Those three rules were one, no crying, two, no snitching, and three revenge. You had to follow these rules no matter what. So once his brother was shot his job was to kill the person that shot his brother. But could he do it? At the end of the book, you could create the ending. There was no end to it was your job to fill in the blank and create your own ending. This is like poetry but I do not know for sure. I'd say this book is for people that like violence and this was also a young adult book otherwise I will give this book a 7/10.]]> 2020-12-19 01:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032926340 Tokyo Ghoul Book 5 1035005 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032949457 In the 5th section or book of “Tokyo Ghoul” by Sui Ishida, Kaneki Kun, a college student, finds himself saving a human along with his ghoul allies. Nishio, a ghoul having a strong connection with the human girl Kimi helps fight Tsukiyama the ghoul that wants to devour Keneki since he is half-ghoul and half-human which is considered rare. The fight between Keneki, Touka-chan, Nishio against Tsukiyama causes more stakes on the ghoul side and human side(the CCG, the people who fight and kill ghouls). The audience for this book is people who like the genre dark fantasy, thrillers, and horrors, since the fighting has potential to be violent. :)

]]> 2020-12-19 01:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032949457 Naruto Book 3 KRISH PERERA https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032982911 In The 3rd Volume Of "Naruto" created by Masashi Kishimoto is about a kid name Naruto Uzumaki who is on the heros bridge when hes trapped by a fox demon trying to escape pushing narutos limits and creating new limits and the fight begins to end. Sakura Sasuke Kakashi and Naruto struggle to protect the bridge that the builder and his family hire thugs to break it and one of Narutos good friends passes in the battle and hes faced with a huge choice and burden.]]> 2020-12-19 02:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1032982911 The Labyrinth of the Spirits 10507711 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033016861 "The Labyrinth of the Spirits" is the final book in the COFB series by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. This book follows Alicia Gris, an investigator who is given her final case. Her and her partner Vargas investigate a series of events related to the disappearance of Spain's minister of culture, Mauricio Valls. This case puts hers and other people's lives at risk as she realizes that there's more to this case than meets the eye. The people who would enjoy this book would be fans of mystery, thriller, and historical fiction.]]> 2020-12-19 03:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033016861 Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer 10353341 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033059435 “Artemis Fowl” is the first book in the Artemis Fowl book series by Eoin Colfer. This is a young adult fantasy fictional novel. It follows the adventures of the ingenious 12-year-old Artemis Fowl, who dedicated his life and many skills to criminal activities. After some extensive research, he believed that he had confirmed the existence of fairies. With his loyal bodyguard, Domovoi Butler by his side, he kidnapped a fairy by the name of Captain Holly Short and holds her for ransom. He wanted to restore his family’s fortune and influence.

This book would be interesting for readers who enjoy the concept of antiheroes. Antiheroes are protagonists who do not display the typical or stereotypical heroic qualities of bravery, courage, and morality. This accurately depicts Artemis Fowl, who is driven by greed and lust for money and power, and he is most of the time devious and almost cruel. However, he seems to do this all with good intentions and fair morals, in which the readers would find themselves siding with him in the story. This book would also be enjoyed by the people who like fantasy, or fictional books.

]]> 2020-12-19 04:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033059435 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck 1035124 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033117552 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPOILERS AHEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book is about two migrant workers named Lennie Smalls and George Milton, who want to own their own ranch together, during the Great Depression. Lennie Smalls has a really bad mental disability that isn’t mentioned in the book, but you can tell by the way he acts and what he does. George Milton, is basically like an older brother to Lennie, who protects him and cares for him. There is a character named Curley, who is the Boss’ son so he has more power. Lennie kills Curley’s wife because he isn’t able to control his strength and his emotions. This makes Curley mad, making him want to kill and torture Lennie. The book ends with George shooting Lennie, after talking about happy thoughts, that they were going to own a ranch with animals. George only shot Lennie because he knew what Curley would have done to him and he didn’t want Lennie to suffer.
I would give this book a 10/10. I usually hate reading, but this book was really good and short. The genres include Novella, Fiction, and Tragedy.
I would recommend this book to adults and young adults. This book has some inappropriate parts in it including death and violence. People who like dark novels or movies will like this.

]]> 2020-12-19 06:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033117552 Death Note 10647311 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033968586 Death Note is a manga written by Tsugumi Ohba, illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
This story follows a teen male prodigy who discovers a notebook that grants power to the user. This supernatural ability is the "Death Note" in which the user can kill anyone whose name is written in the pages. Light, the MC, plans to punish evildoers who are deemed unworthy of life in his belief that the world will become a perfect utopia if they die. Many worship him, but some despise him for taking a person's life. Light has many obstacles he must clear in order to achieve a world where he is God.
I would recommend the audience for YA, the book depicts symbolism from the bible, dark themes, and there are some bitter parts. People who enjoy thrillers, psychological, and moreover an interesting plot would like this book.
10/10! I love this book, it has such a unique plot that keeps you hooked for every chapter. The characters are well-written, if you read this manga, you'll most definitely want to know the ending and how it happens. ]]> 2020-12-20 05:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1033968586 Babe ruth: Brandon peña https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1053245799 I am reading about a baseball player that was considered to be the greatest of all time, Babe ruth. Babe ruth is one of the best players to ever live on this earth. The author was a big fan of babe ruth and writes a bunch of facts about him. He had a total of 714 home runs which puts him on the leader board for the most home runs ever. ]]> 2021-01-04 19:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1053245799 The Fault in Our Stars - Cona Suganami https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1111566977 I was reading a book, "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. This book is about a 16 years old girl named Hazel who had cancer. Hazel had cancer for 3 years and she met Augustus, a boy who's now in remission, and once had a tumour in his leg. Once they met, the two falls in love even though they knew that it will end quickly. Soon after, Augustus dies from cancer, and about one year later, Hazel dies too. Their lives were filled with love and happiness. It doesn't matter how long or short your life is. Even their life was short, I think it was beautiful and I don't think they regret it. ]]> 2021-01-21 18:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1111566977 Out of my Mind. by Sharon M. Draper - Itzel Guerrero https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1116338113

This book was about an eleven-year-old girl named Melody that was born a bit different from the others in her school. There are some things that she can't do for example she can't talk, walk or anything like that. But although she can't do any of those things she is incredibly intelligent, she could rarely show her intelligence because everybody underestimates her. Until her neighbor, Mrs. V recognizes that she is extremely brilliant. Melody becomes upset for being put in a special-needs class, so they remove her from there and they give her a chance to just be in a regular class and do the things all the other students do. They decide to hire someone to help her while she's in the normal classes. Every time she would take a test then she would always get one hundred percent and that's when they decide that she should go to a competition that shows on tv. She gets in the competition with some of her classmates and they all pass the first test but then comes the final competition that's a week after the other one. The day finally comes and she gets left behind at the airport. In the end, she finally realizes that she can do anything if she believes in herself.

]]> 2021-01-23 03:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1116338113 The One and Only Ivan-Novel and fiction 10350341 https://padlet.com/leejennifer/xw3urdj85smumjfw/wish/1117743661 (I'm going to be using the summary from my outline reading assignment)This story takes place in a circus with the main character as a silver back gorilla named Ivan who lives at a mall and video arcade told from his perspective.
Ivan has other animal friends that include an old elephant named Stella who is sick and in pain. He goes through a lot of things with his friends but he still wants to go somewhere with other gorillas because he thinks he is the only gorilla he will ever know. The mall almost closes until a new baby elephant arrives. At the mall the elephants are mistreated and Ivan and Stella don't like that another elephant will be hurt. Time goes on until Stella becomes very sick. The mall downplays her illness until she can no longer do the tricks, so doctors come to help Stella get better. In the end all the animals including Ivan go to a zoo where they are treated better and are with other animals.

I would recommend this book. It is very heartwarming but at the same time sad. Obviously, I could not relate to the characters who were animals. The ending is surprising and the book isn't predictable. I would recommend this book to a younger audience due to it's lack of complex vocabulary making it easier for those who are younger to understand the book better.

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