I keep going back to one of my favorites, The Watsons Go to B On 5/27/07, TLP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As my 8th graders move on to the high school I like to > give them something valuable to remember this > important time in their lives. I always write a > personal letter. I rarely use quotes because I feel my > own words mean more. However, this year I want to > include a book that teaches about life as well as > help them along their journey into adulthood. I wonder > if you have any suggestions. In the past I have given > Lois Lowry books such as Gathering Blue and The > Messenger. Even a picture book would be awesome! This > group has read almost all of my favorite books > already! By the way, I only have 6 kids, and never > more than 11, going to the high school this year. > Otherwise this would not be possible! However, I bet a > personalized "recommended by you" book list would be a > nice way to send off larger classes. > > So... > 13-14 years of age > Readers > Ability varies but majority high lexile > Proudly but with some apprehension leaving my nest. > Mostly open to all genres > All loved The Giver, Touching Spirit Bear, Maximum > Ride and ...Olivia! > > > > > Tena > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. > Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. > http://sims.yahoo.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 >
-- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, CA Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. [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
