Re: [LM_NET] Series book for 4th graders

[Johanna Halbeisen <johanna.newsong@RCN.COM>]

What a wonderful idea!  But one series that works for every fourth
grader?  A tall order.  Maybe several - book talk and read parts so
kids can decide which one they want to try.  Bruce Coville has a
number of series.  Judy Blume's Fudge series.  Narnia for the
advanced, the ones who have read all of Harry Potter.  Or The Dark is
Rising (Susan Cooper)  Are any Matt Christopher books in series?
Gordon Korman has several outdoor adventure series.  All of these are
in paperback.  A Series of Unfortunate Events is hot right now and
lots of kids are hooked on that.  Whatever one you pick, some will
have already read it and some won't like it.  If you provide a range
for interest and reading levels, you just might be able to hook most,
if not all.

>The principal at the 5th grade school wants to buy all our  4th graders a
>series book for use in May then give them another from the same series to take
>home for the summer. The theory is to "hook" them on the series so they will
>read this summer.
>
>I would appreciate any suggestions for a  4th grade level book that might
>work for all the kids?Also, inexpensive so parents can afford to buy more.
>
>Anna Russell
>Librarian
>Thompson Elem.
>Aldine ISD
>Houston Texas
>alibrarian@aol.com
>
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