https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7 Cattien, Alyssa, Helena, Julia, Jaiyana en-us 2021-12-08 16:22:32 UTC 2024-11-11 06:07:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1343270218/782b6eb8cedcef23cfa06c217f08c879/MATCH.jpg https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936274537 5 chapters a day :)]]> 2021-12-08 16:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936274537 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936289391 This book took place around 1975-1980 after the Vietnam War. ]]> 2021-12-08 16:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936289391 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936294390 Mei and her siblings were able to travel to New York.]]> 2021-12-08 16:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936294390 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936301840 - Wrote 8 books
- Writes Historical Fiction, and more
- Weeping under this same moon written in 2008
- Won triple awards for weeping under this same moon
- Started writing as a child
- She hopes that any books that she writes will inspire her readers. ]]> 2021-12-08 16:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936301840 5244511 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936305803 Mei's feelings about leaving her home after the Vietnam War. The start of her journey to find a new home for safety.]]> 2021-12-08 16:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936305803 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936313002 Finishes at Dec. 16.]]> 2021-12-08 16:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936313002 5244511 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936319442 Mei and her siblings were able to get their papers approved and they will be able to go to New York.]]> 2021-12-08 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936319442 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936322632 Mei and her siblings are on the boat. There was a big storm, and the old lady jumped off the book. ]]> 2021-12-08 16:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936322632 5244511 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936322704 Weeping Under This Same Moon is based off of a true story.]]> 2021-12-08 16:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936322704 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936323162 Starts her journey on the boat to escape Vietnam.]]> 2021-12-08 16:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936323162 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936335528 Mei and her sibling's papers are approved, after a long wait, they start going to New York.]]> 2021-12-08 16:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936335528 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936336066 Mei and her siblings got the camp where they wait to go to the U.S.]]> 2021-12-08 16:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936336066 5244511 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936343503 Mei and her siblings are on the boat. There was a big storm, and an old lady jumped off the boat, causing people to be shocked and afraid for her. A cricket appeared on the boat, and many people tried to catch it thinking it was a sign of good luck. This shows how desperate they are on the journey.]]> 2021-12-08 16:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1936343503 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1938624063 These set of chapters change to Hannah's perspective. She is a bit troubled, but she wants to be a vet. In Chapter 25, she and her little sister, Ruthie, are going to a rally about baby seal furs. ]]> 2021-12-09 16:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1938624063 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1938626277 Has a message about stereotype, being Chinese/Asian, not smoking cigarettes and pot.]]> 2021-12-09 16:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1938626277 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1938645018 Hannah, in high school, is treated differently, mocked for not smoking and not enjoying the same things that other people do. She goes to a animal rally and I feel like she relates to the seals, being treated unfairly.]]> 2021-12-09 16:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1938645018 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940708538 Hannah's mom is always yelling to her about her clothes and the way she shops for them. Her mom loves to spend money, and Hannah's dad always yells at her for that. ]]> 2021-12-10 16:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940708538 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940717570 Hannah started to chase down a man who threw a cigarette butt on the ground and it almost hit Hannah's little sister. Then Hannah started to chase down the car and make the person who threw it apologize, and so he did. ]]> 2021-12-10 16:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940717570 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940737879 Hannah's mom invited a Hannah's little sisters, mom over, and they talked a lot. They next day, Hannah smelled something burning. She went up to the bathroom and saw a bunch of cigarette butts in the toilet. Then, she saw someone wearing her mom's blue bathrobe passed out on the floor. It turn out that the woman was Hannah's little sister friend's mom. ]]> 2021-12-10 16:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940737879 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940753965 On Saturday, Andy, a kid that Hannah knew from camp called her and told her that he wanted to hang out with her and another kid named Tim. ]]> 2021-12-10 17:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940753965 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940758697 It was Hannah's birthday, and her grandpa and his wife came to her house. As a gift, they gave her a car. ]]> 2021-12-10 17:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940758697 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940765319 Hannah is stuck with baby-sitting her siblings while her parents go to a party to honor Hannah's dad because he is the town lawyer. ]]> 2021-12-10 17:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1940765319 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944892129 Gives a perspective of a Chinese from during those times which isn't a usual perspective.]]> 2021-12-13 15:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944892129 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944937848 Hannah finds out about the "Project" which is basically another school for kids that are either too smart or not smart enough, basically kids who arent average. When Hannah heard this, she wanted to join that school, so she went to a meeting and she saw the way they worked there, and she really liked it. ]]> 2021-12-13 16:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944937848 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944940108 Hannah is staying with her grandparents, but then she gets into a fight with her grandpa about her future. ]]> 2021-12-13 16:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944940108 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944945976 On the news, Hannah sees the refugees from, or the boat people, and she wants to do somthing about it.]]> 2021-12-13 16:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944945976 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944949219 Mei has finally made it to New York, and Mei and her sibling have an apartment for their whole family. ]]> 2021-12-13 16:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944949219 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944959118 Hannah's teacher congraulates her on her english writing assignment. ]]> 2021-12-13 16:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944959118 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944974190 Hannah feels that her dreams were not accepted, thinking she isn't smart enough. She finds about "Project" forcing her way to join. Soon she finds about the boat people and tries to make a difference...
Mei makes it to Marion, distressed by all the responsibilities that were placed on her wanting to be able to paint.]]> 2021-12-13 16:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1944974190 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947382274 Hannah calls CBS to try to find who runs the refugee camps, and soon she finds out that Marion is running it. Then she goes to the temple and she tells people that she is accepting donations, and so whatever people want to donate they can give to her. ]]> 2021-12-14 15:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947382274 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947384486 Mei's brother, Tuan, is going to school for the first time. ]]> 2021-12-14 15:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947384486 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947390235 People have given a lot of stuff for the refugees. Hannah has already collected 10 full garbage bags of stuff! But then Hannah gets sick, and Flora, the housekeeper, stays home to watch over her. Yet Hannah is determined to get better, because she has an appointment with Marion. ]]> 2021-12-14 15:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947390235 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947399444 Mei dreamed about her family. In her dream, she saw that her mother looked dissapointed, and when Mei asked what she was saying, her mother started to speak English. But Mei can't understand, so it's a problem for both Mei and her family. ]]> 2021-12-14 16:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947399444 551735 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947415240 Mei and her family traveled from Vietnam, to Malaysia, then to New York ]]> 2021-12-14 16:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947415240 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947418474 Hannah has a meeting with Marion, and Hannah plans that for Christmas, Hannah will give the stuff people donated to the refugees as presents, and so Hannah and Marion decide that Hannah will start working this Saturday. ]]> 2021-12-14 16:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947418474 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947419987 Mei and Hannah have started to meet each other for the first time. ]]> 2021-12-14 16:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947419987 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947420074 2021-12-14 16:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947420074 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947439725 Hannah is eager to help the boat people, or the Vietnamese refugees. She stood in front of a crowd to receive donations for the refugees. Mei automatically became the motherly figure in her sibling's life. ]]> 2021-12-14 16:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947439725 665631 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947454739 The author recently written book is Blanket of Stars which was written in 2018.]]> 2021-12-14 16:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1947454739 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949898095 Hannah is visiting Mei and the refugees. Hannah and Mei get to know each other a little more, and they start to teach each other English and Vietnamese. ]]> 2021-12-15 16:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949898095 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949906866 Mei tells Hannah that Mei wants curtains and so Hannah gives Mei curtains. ]]> 2021-12-15 16:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949906866 5474771 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949908006 Hannah starts her first visit to the refugees. Hannah allows the refugees to trust her and become her friends. They teach each other Vietnamese and English. They all go to China Town and the refugees finally feel welcome.]]> 2021-12-15 16:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949908006 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949913367 Hannah is invited to eat dinner with them, and Hannah is introduced to cà phê phin, which is black coffee. ]]> 2021-12-15 16:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949913367 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949993218 The refugees and Hannah go to Chinatown together. ]]> 2021-12-15 17:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1949993218 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952102200 Marion tells Mei that her siblings are in Thailand and they are about to go to New York! ]]> 2021-12-16 15:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952102200 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952105997 Mei tells Hannah that 3 more of her family members left Vietnam and they are in Thailand. Soon, they will depart for New York. ]]> 2021-12-16 15:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952105997 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952110501 Mei and her siblings are driving to the aiport to see their siblings. And finally, the siblings are reunited. ]]> 2021-12-16 15:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952110501 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952117666 Since school is out, Hannah, Mei and her siblings go out for a picnic in Pound Ridge Reservation. Hannah remembers when Mei and her siblings came over a few weeks ago. She remembered the food, and the beautiful paintings that Hannah's mom shared with Mei.]]> 2021-12-16 15:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952117666 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952122603 Hannah tells Mei and the others that in August, she will be gone to Three Rivers. All of them are sad, but they know that they've been spoiled by her attention. ]]> 2021-12-16 16:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952122603 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952129738 Hannah's moved to the Project, and she loves it there. There are so many people like her, and she feels like she can finally fit in. When Hannah got back from Three Rivers, she gave Mei some leftover paints and art supplies. Mei loved it. Ans so when she started to paint, she gave her painting to Hannah, and it was beautiful. ]]> 2021-12-16 16:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952129738 549510 https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952138701 The story was based on true events. Even 20 years later, Hannah and Mei are still really good friends. Hannah went to college, and majored in Chinese studies and anthropology. Mei still paints, and Mei and Hannah are still very good friends. ]]> 2021-12-16 16:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/549510/yt3hcmcr3351r1h7/wish/1952138701