Magnificent Books That Can Create the World of Difference as We Launch the School Year by Mary Ehrenworth
Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks
dark and allegorical
good read-aloud
a rare picture book because bad things happen in the book and there is a character that is genuinely evil
KidLit/YA-so many books start out sad, but everything almost always works out in the end (cautionary tales)
High School reading diet of tragic disasters-readers lose interest because they haven’t learned how to deal with beautiful language with tragedy
text form and pictures match-good example of how to turn their writing into a published picture book versus the sterile typed final draft
Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene (Black Hole Scientist)
she shared with 3rd, 5th, and 9th graders last year
a fiction book that can lead into intense study of nonfiction
a ship encounters a black hole-Icarus wants to explore it, but the captain says that they must keep going
generations of his family have been on this spaceship for over 100 years
retelling of a classic tale
words and names are metaphorical
She loves books that lead to other texts
read different versions of Icarus
Greek myths are cautionary tales-shat learned?
Can transcend your current conditions
A third of your library should be NEW every year!
Brothers in Hope by Mary Williams
survival tale
witness tale told in first person
tie to MS/HS Long Way Gone
Child Soldiers of Sudan
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
a retelling of Lord of the Flies, the short story The Lottery, and The Most Dangerous Game
dystopian future where things have gone terribly wrong
The Mortal Instruments trilogy by Cassandra Clare
City of Bones, City of, City of Glass-book 3 is the best
great for sixth grade and up
good for post Twilight reading
adult pics
Fall On Your Knees by Ann Marie MacDonald
post modern novel where language fails to reveal truth
5 girls-different perspectives, 3 generations
great for book club-best read in the company of discussing with others
a challenging book where adults all had to keep post-its and compare retelling
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
success-commonality-someone gave them the opportunity to work hard-conditions of working hard
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
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