Try the Bluford Series by Townsend Press. They are quite reasonably priced and my students, both boys and girls, love them!
Josephine T. Ringer MEd SGA Instructor C. C. Blaney Elementary School 7184 Highway 162 Yonges Island, SC 29449 (843) 889-3992 school >>> "Stacey McDonald" <s...@nycap.rr.com> 09/26/11 9:04 PM >>> Perhaps Cris Tovani could help but I'm hoping you can too. I need to get my hands on a list of books (or online resource) designed to engage boys who are 11 or 12 years old but test at a reading level of a 3rd or 4th grader. Clearly the Cam Jensen and Horrible Harry series don't work because the kids would not only be ashamed to carry these books but the books feature protagonists who are themselves in 2nd or 3rd grades - so there's no connection. The ORCA books are usually a great fit for my low 6th graders but this year, the 15:1 kids exiting from 5th grade have been mainstreamed into my 6th grade reading class. Thanks in advance for your help. Stacey McDonald Team 6-1 Reading Teacher Gowana Middle School Shenendehowa Central School District Clifton Park, New York _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive