WOW! Thanks so much for all the responses. I love the "Poland's Picks" idea and I think I'll add a bin with some adaptation of that. The Chicken Soup books are a good idea, too -- that might be a good addition to the "short stories" bin. The Bluford High series is so popular that I ordered a whole set from Townsend -- that's a great site!! We have Touching Spirit Bear in our book room, so I might swipe a few battered copies from there...the kids aren't thrilled with that one when they have to read it with the class, but I bet they'd love to read it if it was a choice book.
I have one library-type table-display shelf that I rotate books through, and it's true that those books get read more often. I'd love to do the rain gutter bookshelves, but I can't afford them. Does anyone have ideas about how I can further divide my "Teen Issues" novels? They just seem so overwhelming, and the boys just don't go there, but I bet there are a bunch of books that guys would get into. I just got some of the Korman & Kidnapped series in my latest Scholastic order (that came AFTER the end of school) so I'm psyched about that. I'll have to check into the Dear America books!! THANK YOU THANK YOU for all your help and advice. You gave me some good meat to chew upon, but keep the thoughts coming. Ms. Liz McGivern 8th grade Language Arts Hudson Memorial School
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