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“Stargirl” and “Love, Stargirl”
“Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli Mrs. M. tells me that some of her students in READ 180 classes have completed some of the novels available in the course and might like to comment on them. I hope that if you’re in … Continue reading
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Tagged nonconformist, Read 180, school problems, Teen Issues
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“Wintergirls”
You loved Speak–and Wintergirls is by the same author! Ms. W Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson On Saturday night Lia ignores thirty-three phone calls from her ex-best friend Cassie. On Monday morning Lia learns that Cassie has been found dead … Continue reading
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Tagged JLG, Junior Library Guild, Read 180, Teen Issues
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“Before We Were Free”
“Before We Were Free” by Julia Alvarez Life under a repressive dictator is hard for some of us to imagine. “Before We Were Free” shows us such a life—in the 1960s Dominican Republic—from the point-of-view of a twelve-year-old girl. Anita … Continue reading
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“Whirligig”
Whirligig by Paul Fleishman In trying to kill himself, Brent causes an accident that kills Lea Zamora, a high school senior whose life is very promising. Brent was drunk and had just been humiliated at a party by the girl … Continue reading
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Tagged Read 180, The Odyssey
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“Monster”
Monster by Walter Dean Myers “Lie down with dogs; wake up with fleas.” I remembered reading this ‘aphorism’—a witty little statement by Benjamin Franklin—as I read the novel “Monster.” The main character of the novel, Steve Harmon, is in just … Continue reading
“Cleopatra VII” (The Royal Diaries)
Cleopatra VII (The Royal Diaries) by Kristiana Gregory This is the first book I’ve read from “The Royal Diaries” series. If you’ve read books from the “American Girl” series or, better yet, the “Dear America” (“My Name is America”) series, … Continue reading
“When Zachary Beaver Came to Town”
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt When I was studying literature in college, I remember being told a story about a Southern writer, Flannery O’Connor. Asked why Southern writers always have freaks in their novels, she … Continue reading
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Tagged obesity, Read 180
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“Make Lemonade”
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff The blank verse form of this novel brings lyrical beauty to the story of two inner-city teen girls—fourteen-year-old LaVaughn and seventeen-year-old Jolly. Though LaVaughn lives in ‘the projects,’ she has a strong widowed mother … Continue reading
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“Night” and “Dawn”
“Night” and “Dawn” by Elie Wiesel Knowing that all freshmen here at COHS read “Night” by Elie Wiesel, and that sophomores have “Dawn” as a possible outside reading choice for history projects, I decided I’d have a go at it. … Continue reading
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