Summer Reading - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T14:31:44Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:141526?feed=yes&xn_auth=noHere are some that my student…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-23:649749:Comment:3449032009-05-23T23:29:06.724ZLorraine Stinsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LorraineStinson
Here are some that my students have enjoyed:<br />
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins<br />
Unwind by Neil Shusterman<br />
Peak by Roland Smith<br />
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman<br />
Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
Here are some that my students have enjoyed:<br />
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins<br />
Unwind by Neil Shusterman<br />
Peak by Roland Smith<br />
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman<br />
Maximum Ride series by James Patterson Shuchi, I've read the first O…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-22:649749:Comment:3447032009-05-22T22:56:44.546ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Shuchi, I've read the first Oppel <i>Airborn</i> out loud 3-4 times, it is great! The biggest hit of the year was <i>The Hunger Games</i> by Suzanne Collins. I read it outloud to my gifted 6th graders--they only come one day a week so we had to read it pretty fast. The last day of class I read for 2 hours--they were mesmerized, every time I tried to stop they rioted!! It's intense but really well written and great for tweens and teens. Watch for the movie!<br />
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Check out Cybils blog. It awards the…
Shuchi, I've read the first Oppel <i>Airborn</i> out loud 3-4 times, it is great! The biggest hit of the year was <i>The Hunger Games</i> by Suzanne Collins. I read it outloud to my gifted 6th graders--they only come one day a week so we had to read it pretty fast. The last day of class I read for 2 hours--they were mesmerized, every time I tried to stop they rioted!! It's intense but really well written and great for tweens and teens. Watch for the movie!<br />
<br />
Check out Cybils blog. It awards the best books every year in multiple categories--I get a lot of ideas from them. There are so many posts on su…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-22:649749:Comment:3445952009-05-22T17:56:28.445ZShuchi Groverhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ShuchiGrover
There are so many posts on summer reading ideas, and I find myself responding to all with the suggestion to visit the section on <a href="http://www.thesmartbean.com/category/store/books/books-award-winners/"><b>award winning books</b></a> (from the UK, Canada and Australia as well in addition to the big name US awards) on <a href="http://thesmartbean.com">SmartBean</a> :) The award winners are organized in excellent fashion.<br />
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The other…
There are so many posts on summer reading ideas, and I find myself responding to all with the suggestion to visit the section on <a href="http://www.thesmartbean.com/category/store/books/books-award-winners/"><b>award winning books</b></a> (from the UK, Canada and Australia as well in addition to the big name US awards) on <a href="http://thesmartbean.com">SmartBean</a> :) The award winners are organized in excellent fashion.<br />
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The other <a href="http://www.thesmartbean.com/category/store/books/">books</a> listed/recommended in the <a href="http://shop.thesmartbean.com/">store</a> (besides the award winning ones) are also great titles. You may get some ideas from their recommendations for the <a href="http://www.thesmartbean.com/category/store/books/books-age/books-nine-to-twelve/">9-12</a> and <a href="http://www.thesmartbean.com/category/store/books/books-age/books-young-adult/">young adult</a> age groups.<br />
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Incidentally the site recommends <a href="http://www.thesmartbean.com/store/books/books-age/books-young-adult/starclimber/">StarClimber</a> - the third in the Kenneth Oppel trilogy that Nancy recommended - it recently won the Canadian Library award. Great titles, thanks for the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-20:649749:Comment:1432782008-05-20T02:58:15.341ZCathy Duffyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CathyDuffy46
Great titles, thanks for the suggestions! Any ideas for projects/assessments to go along with the reading?
Great titles, thanks for the suggestions! Any ideas for projects/assessments to go along with the reading? The Wave by Todd Strasser
The…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-14:649749:Comment:1418642008-05-14T19:41:44.305ZKatehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Kate59
The Wave by Todd Strasser<br />
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton<br />
To Walk the Sky Path by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor<br />
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The Wave by Todd Strasser<br />
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton<br />
To Walk the Sky Path by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor<br />
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Hi Cathy,
Here are a few of…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-14:649749:Comment:1416452008-05-14T01:33:27.851ZJared Bloomhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JaredBloom
Hi Cathy,<br />
<br />
Here are a few of the books we use for summer reading.<br />
<br />
8th into 9th grade<br />
<br />
1. Shattering Glass by Gail Giles<br />
2. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson<br />
3. Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar<br />
4. the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon
Hi Cathy,<br />
<br />
Here are a few of the books we use for summer reading.<br />
<br />
8th into 9th grade<br />
<br />
1. Shattering Glass by Gail Giles<br />
2. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson<br />
3. Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar<br />
4. the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon I teach gifted kids and have…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-14:649749:Comment:1416292008-05-14T00:57:47.743ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
I teach gifted kids and have some great suggestions-- this is what they are raving about this week:<br />
<br />
Airborn and Skybreaker by <a href="http://www.kennethoppel.ca/">Kenneth Oppel</a> (both of these have fantasic high level reader guides)<br />
<br />
All three of <a href="http://www.libbabray.com/LBWriting.html">Libba Bray's</a> books (best for girls)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/books/27masl.html">Book Thief</a> by Markus Zusak (too intense for most of my kids)<br />
<br />
Ender's Game by…
I teach gifted kids and have some great suggestions-- this is what they are raving about this week:<br />
<br />
Airborn and Skybreaker by <a href="http://www.kennethoppel.ca/">Kenneth Oppel</a> (both of these have fantasic high level reader guides)<br />
<br />
All three of <a href="http://www.libbabray.com/LBWriting.html">Libba Bray's</a> books (best for girls)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/books/27masl.html">Book Thief</a> by Markus Zusak (too intense for most of my kids)<br />
<br />
Ender's Game by <a href="http://www.hatrack.com/">Orson Scott Card</a> (I think this one is best read and discussed aloud)<br />
<br />
I have lots of other suggestions but here are a couple to get you started.