[LIT] Young Adult books-a compilation of responses

[CAG]

Mary - Thanks. Your review was very helpful. Cathy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Dovey" <mgdovey at comcast.net>
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." 
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Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 8:50 AM
Subject: [LIT] Young Adult books-a compilation of responses


>I became a literacy coach this year and moved to lurker status on most
> lists. Since I wanted to compile all your responses on th is topic for our
> middle school teachers, I thought maybe someone on the list itself would
> find it useful to have all the posts in one place.
> Mary Dovey
> Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
>
> PS: Nanci Atwell has published a new book through Scholastic called The
> Reading Zone...she calls it a manifesto for independent reading. It is
> thought provoking and powerful. I bought it through Amazon for about $13.
> Since she has traditionally been a Heinemann author, this work hasn't had 
> a
> lot of publicity. I was so impressed that I'm recommending it to everyone.
> Here's the link if you are interested in and would like to read my review.
>