Although I would argue that Wicked IS good literature (my all time fav book), I also keep books like A Child Called It in my library and it is the most popular book. I also have some Stephen King books in my library.
On 3/29/07, kimberlee hannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > I am new to middle school, coming from a former life as an elementary 6th > grade teacher. I have always screened my books until I read Nancy > Atwell's > The Reading Zone. She says that if a parent complains, she just tells > them > that there are many books in the classroom library and she is sure she can > put one into the kids hands that the parent would approve of. It's taking > a > while for me to let go and allow Michael Criten, Steven King, etc, in my > library, but the maturity in my classes needs them. Interestingly enough, > the most popular books right now are Cell, by Steven King, Wicked: The > Life > and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, and A Child Called It and all > it's sequels. Great literature? Not especially, but it keeps those > resistant readers clutching books. I haven't had any complaints, yet. > > On 3/29/07, Heather Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I had it in my classroom library! I have not read the whole thing, but > > reluctant readers LOVE it. But, I am one who doesn't mind more > > controversial > > books. I always have Go Ask Alice, What Happened to Nancy, and Annie's > > Baby > > on my shelves. I've never had any parents complain. > > > > Books like this are excellent for reluctant readers. > > > > > > > -- > 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 > -- - Heather "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ 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
