I don't know if anyone here would be interested, but I am hosting a Reading Challenge--a Cardathon Challenge--next year dedicated to reading Orson Scott Card...
I need ideas for a good mystery series that will appeal to advanced middle school readers. I don't want fantasy or sci-fi mystery - just basic mystery. It...
... * Some suggestions: BODY OF EVIDENCE series by Alane Ferguson (lots of forensic scenes) BLOOD BROTHER by S.A. Harazin (friendship mystery with hospital...
The BODY OF EVIDENCE series by Christopher Golden and Rick Hautala offers ten books about a young woman named Jenna Blake. The book combines the main ...
The BODY OF EVIDENCE series by Christopher Golden and Rick Hautala offers ten books about a young woman named Jenna Blake. The book combines the main ...
"Encouraging readers...one book at a time!" I need to find books for a new student. She is an older but struggling reader in the 6th grade. She looks like a ...
I just finished A Dog for Life by L. S. Matthews. Not a 2007, but a fun sweet story. For my best of 2007 (so far) in no particular order: The Wednesday Wars...
Verse novels are a great way to encourage struggling or reluctant readers, and there are plenty that do not rhyme which do tackle heavy subject matters which...
For the upcoming school year, I have made the move from 8th grade Language Art to 7th grade. I have made a point over the past few years to read aloud to my...
Hi Tena, If your student is interested in people's lives, she might like the bios I've written on black Americans who have made a difference. Some of them are...
Three of the of the best read alouds I have done are: Maximum Ride, the Angel Experiment by James Patterson, Drum's Girl's and Dangerous Pie by Jordan...
Thank you so much. I will absolutely check these out. I find many students like biographies because they are "real." I'll keep you posted on how this works. ...
My favorite read aloud for 7th grade is Freak the Mighty (renamed The Mighty) by Rodman Philbrick. It has short chapters and moves quickly with wonderful...
And... The Missing Persons series by M.E. Rabb Young Bond adventures by Charles Higson The Raven League by Alex Simmons and Bill McKay Last Shot, Vanishing Act...
Last year I read my 7th graders Now You See It and it was a smashing success. If you haven't read it you might want to check it out. The kids thought it was...
Not much. I just finished the last Harry Potter! The books I listened to on CD aren't suitable for Middle School. Ilijana Krakowska Per pale argent and gules,...
Tonight Shari and I had 135 students and 20 parents attend our first evening booktalk of the school year. For those of you who haven't previously heard me...
If any of you want to use this list as a place to discuss the use of Quechup, then that seems reasonable. But sending a mass invitation to the members ...
... I think Quechup itself sent this e-mail. From what I've learned Quechup is rather insidious for stealing members address books and e-mailing everyone ...
In defense of whoever did that, Quechup has been sending SPAM out many places. They encourage people to enter their email address and password to see if any...
I don't know if this has been mentioned before. If so, I apologize in advance for posting it again. YA author, E. Lockhart's blog has a link to a video made by...
I just finished Jinx by Meg Cabot. I had a hard time getting into it, so I put it down after reading about 1/4 of the way through. Then after a few days, I...
There have been many instances in the past couple of weeks of Quechup going to whole address books and another site called goodreads. I've had multiple ...
I am one of your lurkers! I enjoy all the discussions. I am a public librarian from Akron Ohio. I am recommending Epic, by Conor Kostik and How to get...
I just recently joined this list. I am a school librarian at a k-8 catholic school in Decatur, GA. I alternate my reading with child lit and adult reads...
Hi! I've been lurking on this list for a while for both professional reasons and more personal ones, and I really planned to continue to do so--but I realize ...
Richie's Picks: PEAK by Roland Smith, Harcourt, May 2007, ISBN: 0-15-202417-4 "Spent a little time on the mountain, spent a little time on the hill" --...
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