I want to thank everyone who sent me the great suggestions. I promised I would
post a HIT so here is the list of book titles that were suggested.
Lynda
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*Chocolate War
*The Cay
*Hatchet
*Hoot
*Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
*Summer of My German Soldier
*My Daniel
*My Brother Sam is Dead
*Number the Stars
*Anne Frank's Diary
*Out of the Dust
*Watson's Go to Birmingham
*Who Really killed Cock Robin?
*Wrinkle in Time
DEALING FOR DRAGONS
WESTING GAME
Louis Sachar books seriew of Wayside school...they are hilarious!
Other books I loved to read with my students at this age level are Loser,
The Lemony Snicket's series is another wonderful one-lots of rich vocabulary
and description, Island of the Blue Dolphins-then compare it to Abel's
Island, Bridge to Terabithia, and last but not leaset, There's a Boy in the
Girl's Bathroom (my favorite)
I had a successful experience with Among the Hidden, by Margaret Peterson
Haddix. You could also try other books by her, such as Running Out of Time.
I'm rereading Roll of thunder, Hear my cry.
Coraline
(Gaiman), Kensuke's Kingdom (Morpurgo), Skeleton Man (Buchac), The Beloved
Dearly (Cooney), Runt (author?), Running Out of Time (Haddix), Among the
Hidden (Haddix), Regarding the Fountain (Klise), Hoot (Hiaasen), and Loser
(Spinelli)
Louise Erdrich's BIRCHBARK HOUSE
Axle Galench Series?
The Gate of No Return
or
In Search of Barnsfoggon
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau and it's sequels People of Sparks and Prophet of
Yonwood (several seggestions to read these)
Hoot
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Lynda Baker
Thurmont Elementary School Media Specialist
Assistant Technology Co-ordinator
Webmaster
240-236-0915
lynda.baker@fcps.org <mailto:lynda.baker@fcps.org>
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