Maniac Magee (Spinnelli), The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Hunger Games-Catching Fire, The Forest of Hands and Teeth-The Dead Tossed Waves, The Evermore Series
These are books I am bringing to my 8th graders. I have struggling readers as well. The books aren't super easy, but very interesting. Kim On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Pat, > > I have taught 7th/8th struggling readers for years. I have had success > with Sharon Draper's Double Dutch, Crash by Jerry Spinelli, and they love > the Bluford High Series. Go to www.townsendpress.com and you can order > the 15 book set for $15. They are high interest, lower lever and a teacher > resource for questions/quizzes is also available. My kids also enjoyed > Airball: My Life in Briefs by L.D. Harkrader and the classic...The > Outsiders. > > Good Luck and have a great year. > > Renee' Thompson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 9:10:30 AM > Subject: [LIT] Need Book Recommendations Grades 7 & 8 > > I will be teaching students in grades 7 and 8 that are reading below grade > level. These are also students who do not find reading enjoyable. I am > looking for recommendations of books with a lot of adventure and action. > Books > that the kids can't put down. I do a lot of the reading aloud with lots > of > discussion so books can be on grade level. Any suggestions? > > > Pat > www.pawsofwood.com > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > -- Kim ------- K. Hannan 7th CORE Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [email protected] _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
