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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My work has been cut in half!

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J. Renee Thompson
Library Media Specialist
Browne Academy
Alexandria, VA
thompson@browneacademy.org


I have an independent reading/discussion elective with 7th and 8th graders
and have found that The Giver by Lois Lowry is, year after year, the book
most likely to spark a great discussion. Other winners are The Thief of
Always by Clive Barker, The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, the Weetzie
Bat books by Francesca Lia Block and the fairy tale adaptations by Donna Jo
Napoli, especially The Magic Circle (Hansel and Gretel), Zel (Rapunzel) and
Sirena (The Odyssey).

Kathleen Fernandes
Librarian, Crossroads School
St. Louis, Missouri
kathleen@crossroads-school.org

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I used Wringer last year very successfully.  I think more good ones would be
My Louisiana Sky and When Zachary Beaver Came to town but I haven't done
them yet.

Jan Cole

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Midwife's apprentice by Cushman
Bea Ishler, LMS
Bryant High School
Irvington, AL
bishler@mcpss.com

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Hi Renee, I would definitely recommend Margaret Haddix's "Among the
Hidden". It is Science Fiction at it's best
(and I hate Sci Fi). I also would recommend Caroline Cooney's "Burning Up"
for a discussion about racism or Walter Dean Myers "Monster".
                                                  Judi
Judi O'Brien
obrienj@ride.ri.net
Library Media Specialist
Davisville Middle School
200 School Street
North Kingstown, RI 02852

"If information was power, librarians would rule the world".

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I would try Ralph Fletcher's Flying Solo, about the 6th grade class whose
substitute teacher fails to show up. The members of the class decide to see
how long they can get away with having no adult in the classroom, so your
book club members could have some interesting fantasies about class without
supervision.  Ultimately, the class discovers that it wasn't such a fun
day.  It has all the mischief you'd expect from unsupervised 6th graders,
but they also deal with the very adult issues of loss and personal
responsibility.
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I've had middle school discussion groups for nine years & hit books vary
with the group.  Last year's eighth grade group said that Among the Hidden
by Haddix was the best book we'd read.  They were also in the seventh grade
group the previous year.  (Due to numbers, I split into 7th & 8th grade
groups.)  The years I have all girl groups we read a lot of Carolyn Cooney.
Another hit was Please don't let me die.  I bought copies several years
apart & there are different authors on each group:  Diane Hoh, then later,
Lindsay Caldwell.
Nancy Andersen, K-8 librarian
OLC School, Erie, PA
andersen@olcs-erie.com

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Nothin But the Truth-------Avi
On My Honor---Marion Dane Bauer

Cathy Jones, LMS
Mt. St. Joseph Academy
Buffalo, NY
caj2064@aol.com
"All that mankind has done, thought, gained or been: it is lying as in magic
preservation in the pages of books."  Thomas Carlyle

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I need this same information. In fact, I was thinking about posting a
request myself. This is the second year for our book club. Last year we did
Tangerine, The Terrorist, Running Out of Time, Invitation to the Game,
Nothing But the Truth. This year we are doing Maniac Magee, Music of
Dolphins and Holes. I need 4 more titles and I'm at a loss as to what to
choose.
Nan Sprester, Librarian
Brewer Middle School

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The Giver and Phoenix Rising would be great for the older students.  Wringer
would also be good.

Connie
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Connie Schwartz
Library Media Specialist
Royal Valley Middle School
Mayetta, Kansas  66509
connieschwartz@hotbot.com

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