Here's one for the upper middle grades: Bronx Masquerade (author, Grimes?).
We include it in our Battle of the Books for ninth graders. It's a story about an inner city English class and the poetry they write and eventually thrive upon to both cope with and share their day-to-day challenges. Sarah Mohrhauser Literacy Coach/NJHS Advisor Cottage Grove Junior High 9775 Indian Blvd Cottage Grove, MN 55016 651.768.6850 "Through literacy you can begin to see the universe." Grace Slick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill IVEY Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:48 AM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] kid's books about writing/the writing process Hi! There's "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements, about how a 5th grade journalist pushes a burned-out teacher to turn his classroom into a place where genuine learning (throgh writing a class newspaper) actually happens. It's pretty good, as is "The School Story," same author, about a middle school girl who decides to get published. Take care, Bill Ivey Stoneleigh-Burnham School _______________________________________________ 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
