Many of my 8th grade girls have become avid readers this year. They are reading the Clique series, It Happened to Nancy, Dear One, Speak, Cut, Define Normal, Stargirl, Heartbeat, A Child Called It...they love it...I have had to replace it at least three times because it keeps disappearing...
As for my boys...they are very reluctant but I found the book Bottled Up...pretty strong language but they wouldn't put it down! Also, Deathwatch and The Boy from the Basement is pretty popular for my boys. Nikki Zitlow Reading Specialist Horning Middle School 2000 Wolf Road Waukesha, WI 53186 Phone: 262.970.3364 Fax: 262.970.3320 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ginny White Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:53 PM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] What are your young adults reading right now? For independent reading, LOTS of my kids are running quickly through Gordon Korman's Chasing the Falconers series (6 books) followed by Kidnapped (3 books) - these are really quick fun reads with very resourceful kid heroes Perfect - Natasha Friend (I think) Peter and the Starcatchers & Peter and the Shadow Thieves - Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson The Revealers - Doug Wilhelm We also have a competition going with the 15 2006-2007 Florida Sunshine titles for middle school - Peter and The Revealers are among those titles as was the first of the Falconer series. I'll check my checkout list tomorrow to see if there's anything else really hot. One old discovery by an 8th grade girl is Joy in the Morning (same author as A Tree Grows in Brooklyn). She loved it - set during WWI, very wholesome romance. Ginny White Fernandina Beach Middle (FL) On Jan 18, 2007, at 6:14 AM, Kim Richard wrote: > Hello, > > > I am trying to do a quick research project about books that young > adults are > reading right now. Anyone who is teaching middle school (6-8) can you > give > me a hint as to what is flying off of your shelves right now? > > Thanks for your input ... this group of wonderful educators is a great > resource! > > Kim Richard > University of Connecticut > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
