[LIT] 8th grade lit circle books

[kris joyce]

Our students love Romiette and Julio.  Also, the House on Mango Street.   Kira Kira is wonderful too.  You may want to check out the ALA  YA book list-- it has great suggestions.

Good luck.
Kristen Mider  
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> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:35:35 -0400
> From: CarusoS at bw.k12.ri.us
> To: lit at literacyworkshop.org; anniecountryman at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [LIT] 8th grade lit circle books
> 
> "The Giver" is a great read for 8th graders but we found that it works
> better as a school year reading than a summer reading book because many
> of our students needed some support/discussion/refection as they read.
> Some of my favorite class discussions and reading response projects were
> related to this book. Sadly, we took it out of our curriculum because
> younger grades were reading itI 
> I am very interested in the book suggestions that have come out of this
> discussion.
> To Annie, who is going from 6th grade to 8th grade, my suggestion, other
> than books which others have recommended and I will add a few below, is
> BE PREPARED - it's a whole different country!
> A book that my 8th graders have been loving for several years now is a
> collection of stories from beloved YA authors edited by James Howe,
> called "13: Thirteen stories that capture the agony and ecstasy of being
> thirteen." Lots of my boys, who are often hard to draw into reading,
> love Darren Shan's books. Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies" series has also
> been very popular.
> 
> 
> Sally K. Caruso - 8th Grade LA
> carusos at bw.k12.ri.us
> Kickemuit Middle School
> 525 Child St. Warren RI 02885
> 401-245-2010 X 2218
> 
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> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:07 PM
> To: anniecountryman at yahoo.com; A list for improving literacy with focus
> on middle grades.
> 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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