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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 to add to the list◊

Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E. L. Konigsburg
Storm Thief by Chris Wooding
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Framed by Malcolm Rose
Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Book Trailer
Pigman and Me by Paul Zindel
Peak by Roland Smith
The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Silver Child by Cliff McNish
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Savvy by Ingrid Law
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Flight #116 is Down! by Caroline B. Cooney

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The Dream Bearer by Walter Dean Myers

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading, tagged booktalk, Dream Bearer, Walter Dean Myers on February 11, 2009| 2 Comments »

Since February is Black History Month, I am featuring the booktalk podcast for The Dream Bearer by Walter Dean Myers.

During a summer in Harlem, David relies on his mother and a close friend and on an old man he meets in the park to help him come to terms with his father’s outbursts and unstable behavior.

from NoveList K-8

http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/

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