Our favorite author to explore is Eve Bunting. Her books tackle tough subjects: homelessness, riots, war, gangs, death divorce, immigration, in a very graceful way. There are no magial solutions in her books, but they always leave the reader hopeful. The kids learn her patterens quickly and search for symbols and metaphors. They brought up great discussions and more than once great responses. I started out with Rudi's Pond, and Fly Away Home. Riding the Tiger brought on a 30 minute discussion.
Kim -- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
