https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c 9th LA Independent Reading Project en-us 2017-10-20 13:35:04 UTC 2017-11-06 12:28:06 UTC hello@padlet.com sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/199054695 The author of the book "Ghosts of War" , Ryan Smithson, was born in Colorado 1985. He is married to Heather Smithson and is working on his bachelor's degree on history at the Empire State College ( click link for more info). ]]> 2017-10-20 13:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/199054695 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/200215593  Ghosts of War is a biography of a young adult Ryan who joins the army after high school because of the collapse of the trade center towers in 2001. During the book, Ryan describes his journey throughout Iraq. His experiences include the Red phase, White Phase, and Blue phase of the military where he goes through harrowing battles, and learns many lessons such as the real meaning of freedom. ]]> 2017-10-24 21:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/200215593 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202342377 "In a lot of ways it's our humor that allows us to conquer death. It's our humor that lets us live. Even if it's temporary, just for a day, it's survival. We have to rise above death. We have to laugh in its face.]]> 2017-10-31 22:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202342377 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202342382  " If you sacrifice your freedom, you'll learn what freedom means. And once you know what freedom means, you'll know why it's worth fighting for."]]> 2017-10-31 22:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202342382 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202342388 "And that's the problem I saw. America had given up. And that's the World Trade Center was allowed to fall. If I don't do something, who will? I thought."]]> 2017-10-31 22:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202342388 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202716918 Photo by Pixabay]]> 2017-11-01 21:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/202716918 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203563205 Ghosts of War by Ryan Smithson book cover.
Smithson, Ryan. "Books by Ryan Smithson." Epic Reads, Harper Collins, 2017http://www.epicreads.com/authors/ryan-smithson/185/]]> 2017-11-04 19:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203563205 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203564990 Written about Ghosts of War, the trailer gives insight and backround information concerning the book.]]> 2017-11-04 19:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203564990 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203566009 Just like this picture, the author Ryan Smithson was serving in conditions like these other U.S. soldiers.
Photo by Pexels.]]> 2017-11-04 19:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203566009 sjones113 https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203831094 Hyper link to an audiobook reading sample of the book "Ghosts of War".
https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-of-War/dp/B0027A3FRG/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509971086&sr=1-2&keywords=Ghosts+of+War+audiobook ]]> 2017-11-06 12:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sjones113/zcadmor1xv2c/wish/203831094