[LM_NET] ELEM: high reading level books for young readers

[Charlotte Lesser <clesser@MRSD.ORG>]

Hello Collective Brain!
I'm sure this is a scenario many of us have faced - younger student (4th grade in 
this instance) with a very high reading level (8th +) who has read everything you 
have in your library.  Parent comes asking for "safe" older/adult titles that they 
can read.

So, has anybody created a list of YA titles or even adult titles that aren't too 
mature in subject matter - you know, "drugs, s*x & rock n roll"   ;-)    The family 
is willing to go to the public library but was asking for suggestions.  The child 
really isn't interested in the "classics" (Twain, Dickens, Alcott, Eyre etc).  We 
went to the Lexile & AR sites, but only got a very limited list.

thanks - and I'll happily post a HIT if I get titles.

Charlotte
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Charlotte Lesser
Director of Elementary Library Services
Monadnock Regional School District
600 Old Homestead Hwy
Swanzey, NH 03446
(603) 352-6955 x384
clesser@mrsd.org<mailto:clesser@mrsd.org>
on the web:  www.mrsd.org/~library<http://www.mrsd.org/~library>
Blog: http://blog.mrsd.org/Library/default.aspx

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