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My principal has told me that next year, she wants to buy sets of books for students to read daily for a short time in English class; one title for each grade. She wants them to be high-interest, easy reads that will get our reluctant readers hooked and wanting to find out what happens next. She has asked me to suggest titles. I've come up with a few, but I'd love some outside input. My school is an urban alternative middle/high school serving grades 6 through 12. The majority of our students are African-American. These students are here because they did something to be suspended or expelled from a school in the district (everything from being tardy too many times to fighting to bringing a weapon or drugs to school to threatening a teacher). Many of them have repeated grades several times and most are struggling readers, if only because of limited vocabulary, so low-reading level titles will be a plus. They seem most drawn to mysteries, "scary books," and books that talk about the realistic things they have to deal with in their lives. These are the titles I am considering right now: 6th grade • Shooter by Walter Dean Myers • Money Hungry Sharon Flake 7th grade • Emako Blue by Brenda Woods • The Killer’s Cousin by Nancy Werlin 8th grade • Romiette & Julio by Sharon Draper • The First Part Last by Angela Johnson 9th grade • Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff • Played by Dana Davidson 10th grade • Tyrell by Coe Booth 11th grade • Keesha’s House by Helen Frost 12th grade • Babylon Boyz by Jess Mowry Thanks in advance for your expertise and input! Sarah Loch Librarian Valley Park Alternative School 4510 Bawell Street Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-926-9765 x. 229 SLoch@ebrpss.k12.la.us Currently reading "Pagan's Crusade" by Catherine Jinks, "Small Favor" by Jim Butcher, and "Into the Forest" by Jean Hegland -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------