[LIT] 8th grade lit circle books

[Goodloe, Graham]

 Seed Folk, The Tarantula in My Purse, Chicken Soup for The Pre-Teen Soul and Bronx Masquerade.  Most of these books are meant to expose students to multiculturalism and if you are in a multicultural or title one school it will be high interest for the kids because it hits closer to home.  
 
Graham

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Subject: Re: [LIT] 8th grade lit circle books



Lowis Lowry's "Giver" is a great read for 8th grade. It is the only book
I use as a grade level lit group in my multi-age class. Yes, younger kids
read it and like it but the 8th graders are more likely to "get" it!
Zusak's "The Book Thief" for you more sophisticated readers.
Cynthia Lord's "Rules"

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Andrea Countryman <
anniecountryman at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm so excited--I just got a grant to purchase literature circle books for
> 8th graders-- I'm a sixth grade teacher now, and  next year will be my first
> time teaching 8th grade.  I would love suggestions!
>
> Annie
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