I am careful to not recommend Silent to the Bone to a sixth grader without first speaking to the student's parents. I have not read the book, but several of my colleagues have, and they note that there is a questionable relationship between a middle school boy and his slightly older, female babysitter. Amy Holtzer
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Lisa Branon Sent: Wed 12/6/2006 11:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LIT] Mystery A mystery that would be great for sixth graders is Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konisburg. Small picture book mysteries are those by Chris Van Allsburg. I am using his books next week to teach mystery writing. His pictures in Harris Burdick stir some great stories with an enigmatic twist. Lisa Branon 5th Grade Lang. Arts Teacher ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
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