[LIT] New Books Please!

[Kim Richard]

Ooh!  A topic near and dear to my heart --- books!  Here are some of my
favorites:

Rules, by Cynthia Lord (someone recommended this from this listserv -- I
didn't want it to end it was that good!)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (made me cry at the end -- has some serious
issues in the book)
The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pulman (a great book for Harry Potter fans!
Lyra is the main character and she is sort of a female version of Harry
Potter.  There's a trilogy, too!)
Lucas, by Kevin Brooks (About a boy who doesn't quite fit into the
community)
Stargirl, by Jerry Spinnelli (About a girl who doesn't quite fit into the
community)
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson (about a girl who is raped at a high school
party)
Can't Get There From Here, by Todd Straser (about a group of homeless kids
living on the streets of NY)
The Misfits, by James Howe (about a group of "nerds" who find a way to fit
in)

Just to name a few!!  I love when people recommend books.  The Ugly series
is one I have never heard of -- I am on my way to Barnes and Noble to pick
up Fanny Flagg's new book and will look for those, too!!

Kim

-----Original Message-----
From: TLP [mailto:tlinsb71 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:11 PM
To: Lit Site
Subject: [LIT] New Books Please!

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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