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responses for HS read-alouds during daily "super Study" -- homeroom-- Switch on the night by Ray Bradbury Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamila Toys go Out The Red Kayak Woodrunner by Paulson Woodsong by Paulson Hanging on to Max by Nechard Very far away from anywhere else by Le Guin (an oldie) Alex Flinn's Breathing Underwater. The Outsiders I have had success with some of the Chicken Soup for Teenage soul books....collections of short stories on themes of Courage, Responsibility, etc. I would be afraid of over-kill though, most of the stories are real tear-jerkers or heavy-hitting morality reads. Too often or too much and the students just tune out. There are are a lot of story collections and Readers Digest magazines that they could read from too. Touching Spirit Bear by Mikaelsen Schooled by Korman Full Tilt by Shusterman Check out the Guys Read website for great ideas! http://www.guysread.com/books/ I recommend "Voss, or How I Come to America and Am Hero, Mostly." Does it have to be novels? I love reading short stories aloud to older students. They love Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery", Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game", Frank Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger", and O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi." maybe some from Say you're one of them (an Oprah pick) or Unaccustomed earth by Lahiri--or from Athletic shorts by Crutcher-- Susan Johnston, Librarian Central High School Library 2200 S Roosevelt St Aberdeen, SD 57401 sue.johnston@k12.sd.us<mailto:sue.johnston@k12.sd.us><mailto:sue.johnston@k12.sd.us> Reading is not simply an intellectual pursuit but an emotional and spiritual one. It lights the candle in the hurricane lamp of self; that's why it survives. There are book clubs and book Web sites and books on tape and books online. There are still millions of people who like the paper version, at least for now. And if that changes—well, what is a book, really? Is it its body, or its soul? Would Dickens have recognized a paperback of A Christmas Carol<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1449910416/?tag=nwswk-20>, or, for that matter, a Braille version? Even on a cell-phone screen, Tiny Tim can God-bless us, every one. ~~Anna Quindlen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, you send a message 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 * To contact an LM_NET Moderator: LM_NET-request@listserv.syr.edu * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------