https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2018-05-10 01:02:40 UTC 2023-05-30 14:02:54 UTC hello@padlet.com bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260256551 The book is set in Stanley, New York right as school is ending, and chronicles all the way to the end of summer. ]]> 2018-05-13 18:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260256551 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260257131 Joe Pedersen is the main character in the book, chronicles his life working with a crew during summer vacation ]]> 2018-05-13 18:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260257131 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260257278 The book starts with Joe wanting a motor bike for his birthday, which sets the whole story in motion so he can earn enough money to buy it. ]]> 2018-05-13 18:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260257278 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260257414 Joe gets hired by his dad to work on the farm and earn money for his bike, where he meets Manuel and the other immigrants ]]> 2018-05-13 18:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260257414 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260263434 After Joe is with the crew for several days, one of the workers named Luisa is attacked by hornets, but Joe saves her with hornet spray, leading to a love interest between the 2 characters. ]]> 2018-05-13 19:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260263434 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264311 During the middle of one of the workdays the INS comes to visit the farm, and finds that 3 of the workers including Luisa are illegals]]> 2018-05-13 19:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264311 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264488 INS comes back a second time, but the three workers are able to escape, and Joe drives them to a new farm so they wont be caught. ]]> 2018-05-13 19:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264488 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264690 Joe plays on the lacrosse team at school and is friends with the captain, but comes to hate him after his remarks about immigrants and rude nature towards Joe. ]]> 2018-05-13 19:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264690 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264976 Many of the people in Stanley don't treat the immigrants with respect because they think they're trying to steal their jobs, when in reality they are doing all the jobs regular Americans wouldn't do. ]]> 2018-05-13 19:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260264976 bwmckay11 https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260418340 Joe breaks the law by helping the 3 illegals escape from INS, and he has a hard time coping with what he did even though he knows it was the right thing. ]]> 2018-05-14 11:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bwmckay11/y84v5gdu55g5/wish/260418340