HIT: Latin America/Australian/Civil War Fiction, Part 2

[Julie Purdy <purdyj@link75.org>]

Here is Part 2 of my hit of Latin America/Australian/Civil War fiction.  I =
really appreciate all of the responses.



My friend in Australia sent a fun paperback to my son for his 12th birthday=


(6th grade).  It is called =22Don't Pat the Wombat=22, by Elizabeth Honey.

 Copyright 1996.  Australian publisher Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd.  I have no id=
ea

how hard it would be to get these books here in US.  There is an email

address in the paperback - 100252.103=40compuserve.com     Also fax =23 (61=
 2)

9906 2218  and phone =23 (61 2) 9901 4088.    The story is about a group of=


friends (boys) that go on summer camp together.  There are some girls and

teachers in the story also.  It is full of Australian kid slang and

description of some animals from Australia, particularly the Wombat.  Also

touches on adult alcoholism.   I suggest 5-8th grade. Really fun=21


CIVIL WAR FICTION

Some titles we have used to find Civil War Books are: this bibliography

published by Libraries Unlimited, P.O. Box 3988, Englewood, Colorado,=20

80155-3988. Title: American History; An Annotated Bibliographic Index for

Children and Young Adults. It has a good Civil War Section.ISBN 0-87287-731=
-0

We do ILL if needed.

ALA has a Guide to Civil War Books-but not fiction-may have teacher=20

references.


Julie- this will be short- immediately thought of Pink and say by Patricia

Polacco for Civil War- also Nettie's Trip South generates a lot of good

discussion in 4th grade. I have a hard time reading Pink and Say without

crying. The kids love both books.

=20

Some Civil War Fiction


Alphin, Elaine       The Ghost Cadet

Beatty, Partricia    Charley Skidaddle

                     Who Comes With Cannons

Climo, Shirley       A Month of Seven Days

Fenner, Phyllis      Brother Against Brother

Fleischman, Paul     Bull Run

Gauch, Patricia      Thunder at Gettysburg

Houston, Gloria      Mountain Valor

Hunt, Irene          Across Five Aprils

Lunn, Janet          The Root Cellar

Lyon, George         Cecil's Story    picture book

Monjo, F.N.          The Vicksburg Veteran

Nixon, Joan          A Dangerous Promise

                     Keeping Secrets

Reeder, Carolyn,     Shades of Gray

Wister, G. Clifton   Mr. Lincoln's Drummer


For Civil War -- books by Ann Rinaldi are great and are very popular at my

middle schools.  The author notes at the back of these books are very

informative.  If  I were at school now I could give you a bigger list but

these are particularly good.



Many thanks to Karen Swanson, Lynn McCree, Peggy Langford, Marion Bartell, =
Jean Nebel, and Lollie Hoel for contributing titles.  A special thanks to D=
eborah Connell for contributing a huge list of Australian titles=21  Thanks=
 to all and have a restful summer=21


Julie Purdy

Mt. Ararat Middle School

Brunswick, Maine

Julie_Purdy=40link75.org





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