I read Louisiana Sky and Part of Me by Holt--I loved them both! Harris and Me by Paulsen 6th and 7th graders loved. Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly was excellent!
>>> "Lucinda Marcello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/07/07 1:16 PM >>> Thank you, Heather. I will put those two books in my class library after I read them. Will go buy them today. I really need a few suggestions for 7th grade book club or class reads that are winners. I have not had time to read many myself this year. If anyone has suggestions of books that worked for you for this age group, please post. I sure appreicate your time and insight. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Poland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <lit@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [LIT] summer reading discussion I've actually thought about this a lot. I don't think 7th graders could really get it as much as 8th graders can. However, if you have a mature 7th grader, I think it would be fine. Now, just the content in the book I think 7th graders can handle easy, but I don't think they can appreciate it as much as 8th and up. If I had 7th and 8th grade classes, I would have the book in my library available to 7th graders, but would do a book club with it for the 8th graders only. On 4/7/07, Lucinda Marcello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are Twilight and New Moon appropriate for 7th graders-almost 8th graders? > > Thank you for sharing your experiences with recent reads! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather Poland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." > <lit@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 9:51 AM > Subject: Re: [LIT] summer reading discussion > > > Oh! I just finished Twiilight and am now reading New Moon! I read Twilight > in 1 day and it is now one of my all time favorite books! It was very weel > written and I loved it! I'm hoping New Moon is just as good. I haven't > liked > the beginning so far (where Edward is there) and just got to the part > where > he left, and it is getting better. > > Twilight is a MUST read. I agree, there are so many levels to the book, I > think 8th graders could enjoy it and then read it again in High School and > get something more out of it :) > > On 4/7/07, Pam Horton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I would love to read more YA books. I just finished Twilight and New > Moon > > by Stephenie Meyer---I read them both in 2 days---I haven't been that > > involved with books in a long time. Of course the 8th grade girls who > are > > readers have been in linewaiting to read them both---I think high school > > readers and 8th grade readers walk away with different understandings of > > this book. > > > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/07/07 8:04 AM >>> > > > > Bill-- > > How about choosing a young adult author and/or reading a few young > > adult selections? I'm finishing up a week of spring break and I have > > devoted some time to reading some different pieces--Neil Shusterman's > > book Downsiders, Ben mickelson's Sparrow Hawk Red and Lawrence Yep's > > Angelfish. all were fascinating studies--very different from each > > other--and different from the the author's "famous" works. Good stuff-- > > Mary Anne > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > > from AOL at AOL.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > T> > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/748 - Release Date: 4/5/2007 > 3:33 PM > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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