I worked with 6th graders last week to talk about the John Newbery Award for children’s literature. Students enjoyed hearing about the history of the award and looking at the books that won the award in the 20s and 30s. I showed them a poster with all the winners from 1922 to 2010, talked about [...]
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John Newbery Award
Posted in Media Lessons, Reading, tagged John Newbery, John Newbery Award, The Graveyard Book, When You Reach Me on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Posted in Booktalks, Reading, tagged booktalk, Ghost, Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book on October 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
2009 Newberry Medal Winner While an assassin stealthily slips from room to room, slaughtering his family, a toddler escapes from his crib, “bottom-bumps” his way down the stairs, and wanders out into the nearby graveyard where a ghost, Mrs. Owens, sensing danger, decides to adopt him. The rest of the ghosts, all from different historical [...]
Recommended Reading List
Posted in Reading, tagged Alice Hoffman, Andrew Clements, ann brashares, anthony horowitz, Aquamarine, Caroline B. Cooney, Chris Wooding, Cliff McNish, Cornelia Funke, Double Identity, E. L. Konigsburg, Edward Bloor, Ellen Raskin, Flight #116 is Down!, Flipped, Found, Framed, Hunger Games, Ingrid Law, malcolm rose, margaret peterson haddix, Monster, Neil Gaiman, Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, Paul Zindel, Peak, Pigman and Me, reading list, rick riordan, Roland Smith, sarah weeks, Savvy, scott westerfeld, Sea of Monsters, So B. It, Storm Thief, Stormbreaker, Suzanne Collins, Tangerine, The Graveyard Book, The Lightning Thief, The Silver Child, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Westing Game, Thief Lord, Things Not Seen, Uglies, Walter Dean Myers, Wendelin Van Draanen on May 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So many students approach me during the year looking for a good book. I decided to dedicate a post to books from our middle school library collection that I have read this year and recommend to my students. I will continually add to the list so make sure to check back often. I welcome suggestions for me [...]
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