[LM_NET] 5th graders on the cusp of middle school....book recommendations

[Jennifer Burrell <libraryjeny@HOUSTON.RR.COM>]

My 5th grade students are requesting more 'middle school' books with middle school 
characters and middle school situations (their exact words).  While there are some 
books that they will just have to wait until they're in middle school to read, I 
figure there are some books that are meaty enough to make them happy but not too 
knee deep in middle school or high school subjects.  It always happens that the 
minute I'm put on the spot, my mind goes blank.  What are some good 'on the cusp of 
middle school' books...especially series.  The students asking for these tend to 
shy away from fantasy or science fiction and want things 'real'.  I'm sure the 
minute I send this, I'll think of something but I've been racking my brain all 
weekend....

Jeny Burrell, Librarian
Colony Meadows Elementary
Sugar Land, Texas
libraryjeny@houston.rr.com

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