Last Chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger.
Not only is this book riveting for teens (mystery!) BUT it deals with
the foster system and the one girl who has a last chance before being
taken to the final destination for "bad" kids.
Not only will the students find it a great story, but it also adds that
real-life element that they may have experienced.
Pair this with the non-fiction book Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes
Couter.
This author takes you through the journey of foster care from the time
she and her brother were born to the day they were taken away to all the
different homes they were fostered in and what they went through in each
one.
Written beautifully with no explicit language and/or themes.
Naomi Bates
Northwest High School Library
Justin, Texas
nbates@nisdtx.org
817-215-0203
>>> Emily Mulch <Emily.Mulch@USD428.NET> 4/8/2008 1:15 PM >>>
Hi friends,
I have an English teacher who will be instructing a junior class of
students who are lower level learners. . . a few ESL, some could be
special ed, and some will be students in foster care or the local boys'
& girls' homes. So she'd like something high interest--could be a novel
or biography--without a vocabulary that's too challenging.
We talked about Chris Crutcher, but three of his novels are already
taught here, as is Watsons Go to Birmingham and Tuesdays with Morrie. I
tossed out Touching Spirit Bear, and she's thinking about that.
Any great suggestions? I've done a little looking in the archives, but
I haven't found anything that jumps out at me.
Thanks for anything you share,
Emily Mulch, librarian
Great Bend High School
Great Bend, KS
emily.mulch@usd428.net
Emily, the Library Goddess
It's great to be a Great Bend High Panther!
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