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Here is some of my list:
Holes by Louis Sachar, Bad by Jean Ferris, Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine
L'Engle, Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell, Slam, Killing Mr.
Griffin or anything by Lois Duncan, Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan,
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine
Paterson, Anything by Haddix, Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B.
Cooney, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Silver Kiss Annette Curtis Klause,
Tangerine by Edward Bloor, A Child Called It, Story of My Life by Helen
Keller, No David, Phantom Tollbooth, Are You There God, It's Me
Margaret, Flowers in the Attic, It, Scorpions, True Story of the Three
Little Pigs, Where the Red Fern Grows, Bridge to Terabithia, Forged by
Fire, My Brother Sam is Dead.
Please encourage your teachers to read aloud. Kids will read more if
they are read to. "If you want a child to read, read to the child!" - my
quote.
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I have two for you. Both books were highly reviewed for teens:
Myrtle of Willendorf by Rebecca O'Connell
"I heard them walk toward the door, which sent me to my room in a
hurry. I still needed the bathroom, but I couldn't face them in the
hallway.
Back in my room, I searched for my clock with the idea that I would
punish it for subjecting me to that scene. But when I found it, it read
only 6:50. My seldom-worn wristwatch confirmed the time. I hadn't
invaded Jada's bathroom time; she had invaded mine. [p.32]
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
I don't have the exact passage but I've rerequested the book from my
local public library because I want a copy of the passage for my files.
The story goes, this nice teenager's father is a mob boss but the teen
wants nothing to do with the family business. The section I'd use,
tells the story when his mother tries to be active in the PTO by baking
a truck-load of cookies for some school event. Unfortunately shipments
get mixed up and a truckload of hot watches is sent to the school
instead. Mom is also unsuccessful in convincing the Feds to hand over
the truckload of cookies that they have confiscated.
Adam Janowski
Library Media Specialist
Naples High School
1100 Golden Eagle Circle
Naples, FL 34102
E-mail: NHSWebmaster@collier.k12.fl.us
Phone: 239-430-6644 Ext. 390
Fax: 239-430-6673
Library web site: http://collier.k12.fl.us/nhs/lmc/
School web site: http://collier.k12.fl.us/nhs/
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