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Jen
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07-27-2003

Monday, March 28, 2005 - 8:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
As a junior high Language Arts teacher I am always looking for good books to have my kids read or recommend to them. Anyone with good ideas?

At my school the librarian and I have a student book club. We just read The Secret Hour from Scott Westerfield's Midnighters series. As someone who loathes science fiction/fantasy, I have to say the book was pretty good. Anyone living in Bixby, OK who was born at exactly midnight has a secret hour in which to live. There are only a few who fit the bill, and their adventures are actually interesting. We meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss the book. I think most kids will like it. The author of the book also went to our school for a year, quite a while ago!

I also recently read Travel Team by Mike Lupica. As a fan of basketball, it was pretty high interest for me. The writing was excellent, and I think many kids will enjoy it!



Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, March 28, 2005 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Many of my freshman love the Anne McCaffety Dragonriders series. (Heck -- even my 4th grader is into the 2nd book already and loving it). Dragonsong has a strong "girl" theme, too, so it's not just for "fantasy" loving boys. :-)

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, March 28, 2005 - 7:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll have to ask my daughter what she liked to read back then.

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Monday, March 28, 2005 - 8:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My city is trying to do this citywide bookclub kind of thing. they just started it and they started it with a book from the YA section... it's called Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. Good book. When I checked it out, very few copies were gone but when I go in now most are checked out. They have the Spanish, English, and audio version. Kind of a cool idea- there's even billboards around town advertising it.

"Appleton Speaks" website

The link goes to the program website, but it includes a reading guide, an oerview of the book and author info if you're interested. The book is about this girl dealing with things after being raped at a party and not telling anyone.

Jen
Member

07-27-2003

Monday, March 28, 2005 - 10:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I read Speak a few years ago. It is wonderfully written, but the topic is definitely for older teens.

Our city tried that in September but the book was too long and had been made into a movie already, Pay it Forward. I hope they try to do it again, with a better choice and before September. Ours was called Everybody Reads... I hope yours does well, with such a good book choice I am sure it will!

Thanks for sharing.