Sorry if this is cross-posted: Hi All,
I have been reading (and reviewing) YA books all summer, looking for terrific titles for my 6th graders. I recently read one that is unlike anything I've read before...Tess, the main character, uses math, specifically algebra, as a metaphor for trying to find her way through middle school life. Title: The Writing on the Wall by Wendy Lichtman. (She also has one prior to this...Secrets, Lies, and Algebra...but it's not necessary to read them in order.) I love the book because I think it will encourage my girls (who love math but don't want to seem like a "geeks")to "follow their bliss" so to speak. I have written a review here if you would like to read it: http://snipurl.com/32kx5 Does anyone know of some good books they would like to suggest? (I have $200 to spend on my classroom library.) I teach 6th grade language arts and social studies (inclusion class...also several ESL students). Kim _______________________________________________ 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
