[ISLMA-Share] Stephen King books appropriate for junior high?

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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a good one.




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On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 7:53 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Cirque du freak series by Shan are good too.
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I think that they ask for Stephen King because they don't know any other
>> horror authors. Try bringing in some horror authors that are more
>> developmentally appropriate for that age group.  If they've outgrown R.L.
>> Stine, try Mary Downing Hahn, Joseph Delaney (Last Apprentice series),
>> etc.  The anthology Slasher Girls & Monster Boys has been popular at my
>> library, too. If you Google "middle school horror books" you'll find
>> several bloggers and companies with lists of suggestions for this age group.
>>
>> Michelle Harris
>> Heyworth CUSD #4
>> harrism at husd4.org
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> We have a lot of requests for Stephen King books. What are your thoughts
>>> regarding housing them in a junior high (grades 6-8) library? Do you think
>>> some titles are more appropriate than others?
>>>
>>> *Kathy Sullivan*
>>> *Princeville Junior Senior High School*
>>> *P.C.U.S.D. #326*
>>> *302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
>>> *309.385-4660  x1574 <309.385-4660%20%C2%A0x1574>*
>>> *ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *
>>>
>>> *"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to
>>> stop reading them."  **- Ray Bradbury*
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