[LIT] New Books Please!

[Heather Poland]

I absolutely LOVE the Uglies series. There are 3 books: Uglies, Pretties,
Specials
They are about a dystopia where you are raised by your parents until a
certain age, then go to dorm rooms and are considered "ugly" until you turn
16 and are taken away to be turned "Pretty" and live in the pretty section
of town. The main characters are 2 girls who befriend people who live
outside of the city. I can't say much more that, I don't want to give it
away!
These books will keep you on the edge of your seat! I finished the first 2
within a week, then had to wait for the third one to be published and
finished it over a weekend. Many of my students also loved these books.

On 7/4/06, TLP <tlinsb71 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> When following the thread about core novels,  I
> noticed very few "new books" added to the mix. What is
> out there now for middle level kids that will cause
> kids to say, "Hey, that was a great book!" So lets put
> our heads together. Here are a couple my kids have
> really liked and also lets look at some good
> literature.
> Here's some well liked from my class:
>
> The Clique books by Lisi Harriman (not literature but
> certainly pertains to the everyday life of a middle
> school girl)My girls loved theM AND the boys could
> care less!
> http://tinyurl.com/qs838
>
> Both the  boys and girls liked  boys loved the Anthony
> Horowitz Alex Rider adventures such as "Stormbreaker"
> and "Pointblank"
> http://tinyurl.com/m3dkf
>
> I will be sharing "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster
> Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt with my class this school
> year.
> http://tinyurl.com/py4wb
>
> It is an excellent book with so many possibilities. It
> is a good fictional literature but based on some very
> real and disturbing events in Maine, 1912. In fact
> this is a book I would like to propose as a possible
> reading and sharing novel on our list. I would love to
> work together and share some ideas for use in the
> classroom as well.
>
> Finally,  a new read that I absolutely loved is titles
> "Rules" by Cynthia Lord. you can read my review on
> Amazon.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/rpdtb
>
> Check these out if you like and please, share some new
> books today!
>
> TLP
>
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- Heather

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new races build others. But in the world of books are
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live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were
written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men
centuries dead." --Clarence Day

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