Re: Help, read aloud/colonization

[Tamah Graber <tgraber@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

Try MORNING GIRL by Michael Dorris.  I thought it was great.  It's about
life on a Bahamian Island in 1492, just before the arrival of a large
ship filled with strangers.  It is pretty short, however, only 78 pages.
Tamah Graber   Darnestown E.S.  Darnestown, Maryland

On Sat, 27 Aug 1994, Judy Ann Brough wrote:

> I am a new libarian at a NEW middle school.  An English teacher is
> seeking a high interest read aloud of approximately 100 pages for an
> eighth grade class which reads on the 6th and 7th grade level.  If
> possible, she would like for the book to correlate with the discovery of
> America and/or colonization.  She plans to read this to them twice a week.
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Her regular 8th grade
> class is reading Johnny Tremain.
>
> Judy Brough    jbrough@tenet.edu
>