[LIT] 8th grade classroom library

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 Boys usually like the Roland Smith Books ...adventure and suspense? Jake's Run being one of the books 
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From: Ljackson <ljackson at gwtc.net>
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Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 5:21 pm
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The rain gutters are really NOT expensive.  Installation can be problematic with 
cinder block walls.  My recommendation with that is to install 1x4 boards 
(really need help with this-masonary bits and anchors, and most likely 
permission from an administrator) and then anchor you rain gutters here.  If you 
should leave, abandon the boards and take the rain gutters.

I have to caution against the Dear America books, at least with regards to the 
Native American ones.  They are troublesome in terms of cultural and historical 
accuracy.



Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach and Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD 5755

----- Original message -----
From: McGivern, Liz <lmcgivern at sau81.org>
To: lit at literacyworkshop.org
Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008  5:44 PM
Subject: [LIT] 8th grade classroom library

> WOW! Thanks so much for all the responses. 
> 
> I love the "Poland's Picks" idea and I think I'll add a bin with some 
adaptation of that. The Chicken Soup books are a good idea, too -- that might be 
a good addition to the "short stories" bin. The Bluford High series is so 
popular that I ordered a whole set from Townsend -- that's a great site!!  We 
have Touching Spirit Bear in our book room, so I might swipe a few battered 
copies from there...the kids aren't thrilled with that one when they have to 
read it with the class, but I bet they'd love to read it if it was a choice 
book.
> 
> I have one library-type table-display shelf that I rotate books through, and 
it's true that those books get read more often. I'd love to do the rain gutter 
bookshelves, but I can't afford them. 
> 
> Does anyone have ideas about how I can further divide my "Teen Issues" novels? 
They just seem so overwhelming, and the boys just don't go there, but I bet 
there are a bunch of books that guys would get into.
> 
> I just got some of the Korman & Kidnapped series in my latest Scholastic order 
(that came AFTER the end of school) so I'm psyched about that. I'll have to 
check into the Dear America books!!
> 
> THANK YOU THANK YOU for all your help and advice. You gave me some good meat 
to chew upon, but keep the thoughts coming. 
> 
> Ms. Liz McGivern
> 8th grade Language Arts
> Hudson Memorial School
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