I asked our librarian about this. Here's her reply: ***I would like to know which ones they actually read after they fly off the shelves:)
These fly off our shelves Christopher Paolini (Eragon and Eldest) Louise Rennison series Erin Hunter books - these are about warrior cats Bras and Broomsticks Mike Lupica sports books Students are still reading A child called it, too ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zitlow, Nicole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [LIT] What are your young adults reading right now? > 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 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.14/637 - Release Date: 1/18/2007 > _______________________________________________ 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
