ELEM, GEN: Books appropriate for 5th graders

["Odile M. Heisel" <oheisel@PEN.K12.VA.US>]

A fifth grade teacher is considering using "My Brother Sam is
Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier(1974), and
"Thunder on the Tennessee" by G. Clifton Wisler (1983) as trade
books for her language arts currriculum.  She asked me for my
comments on their appropriateness for fifth graders, since a
parent had commented to her that "My Brother Sam is Dead" was not
suitable for this age level.  If anyone has used these books or
has a comment on their appropriateness for *fifth* graders,
please e-mail me directly.  TIA
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Odile Heisel  oheisel@pen.k12.va.us
Library Assistant and future certified media specialist
(graduating from James Madison University in Spring, 1997)
McGaheysville Elementary School
McGaheysville, VA 22840