[LM_NET] HIT: 8th grade science novels

[Lyn Anderson <andersonlyn@COMCAST.NET>]

Here are the suggestions I received for novels having to do with science for an 8th 
grade teacher:

My Chimp Friday by Hester Mundis -- deals with genetics. 

Paul Zindel's The Gadget is wonderful. It's about the testing of the atom bomb in 
the desert. The son of one of the scientists goes to stay with his dad and gets 
involved with spies who are trying to discover what the government is doing and 
there is a chilling description of the illness radiation poisoning, I think that 
afflicts one of the scientist. Gripping stuff.

Animal Planet (the wild side) 
Avi. Blue Heron 
Bancroft, Griffing. Vanishing Wings 
Brenner, Barbara. A Killing Season 
Mikaelsen, Ben. Rescue Josh McGuire 
Mikaelsen, Ben. Stranded 
Smith, Roland. The Last Lobo 
Taylor, Theodore. Sniper 
Taylor, Theodore. The Wierdo 

Careers and Occupations 
Brenner, Barbara. A Killing Season 
Hobbs, Will. Wild Man Island 

Nature and the Environment 
Bickham, Jack. Baker's Hawk 
Casanova, Mary. Where Eagles Fall. 
Collier, James Lincoln. When the Stars Begin to Fall 
Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot 
Markle, Sandra. The Fledglings 
Murphy, Robert. The Golden Eagle. 

The ones that I think would be best for 8th grade are: Rescue Josh 
McGuire, Where Eagles Fall, Hoot and The Fledglings. 

It's All in Your Head: A Guide to Understanding Your Brain and Boosting Your 
Brain Power (Paperback) 
by Susan L. Barrett, Pamela Espeland (Editor), J. Urbanovic (Translator) 

At Risk -   Hoffman
Body Bags - Golden
Coma - Cook
the Cure - Levitan
Fade - Cormier
Fever 1793 - Anderson
Bug Park - Hogan
Flush - Hiaasen

I had students read The Hot Zone several years back. 
Might be renewed interested due to the flu scare. 

October Sky (Rocket Boys) is used by our teachers here. 

Thank you,
Lyn Anderson
Library Goddess
Brentwood Middle School
Brentwood, TN
AndersonLyn@comcast.net

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