[ISLMA-Share] "Sad" books for middle schools

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*Nest* by Esther Ehrlich
*The thing about jellyfish *(Sep 2015) by Ali Benjamin
*Another kind of hurricane *(Jul 2015) by Tamara Ellis Smith
*The boy in the black suit *(Jan 2015)by Jason Reynolds (grade 7 and up)





On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Pax
>
> *Peace,*
>
> *Coni Stracner Teacher Librarian @SMS *
> *​*
>> *I am reading: *
> *​**A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith*
> *I just finished reading: *
> *​**A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Tool*
> *I am listening to: ​​ Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury*
> *Ask me about these books!*
>
>
> *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_dy8wzZuE&authuser=0
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_dy8wzZuE&authuser=0> *
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Stargirl
>> 13 Reasons Why (for more mature readers)
>> Almost Home
>> Olive's Ocean
>> We Were Liars
>> A Taste of Blackberries (easier read)
>>
>> Classics
>> Where the Red Fern Grows
>> Old Yeller
>> Bridge to Terabithia
>> Walk Two Moons
>>
>> Christine
>> LMS Garden Hills
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I've got a bunch of 6th and 7th grade girls who have been asking for
>>> "sad" books, so I thought I'd put a list/flyer/something together for
>>> them.  What's popular with your middle school students?  I'm thinking of
>>> books like:
>>>
>>> See You at Harry's
>>> A Monster Calls
>>> Ways to Live Forever
>>> Mockingbird
>>> Love, Aubrey
>>> Slob
>>> Red Kayak
>>> The Secret Hum of a Daisy
>>> Trouble
>>> The Smell of Old Lady Perfume
>>> Monster
>>>
>>> I've read most, but not all - if something doesn't belong, please let me
>>> know!  If I get a bunch of responses, I'll post a summary for everyone.  (I
>>> know there are a lot of sad books relating to WWII; I'm putting those on a
>>> separate list.)
>>>
>>> Thanks so much for your thoughts,   :)
>>>
>>> Susie NarkisDistrict Librarian, Berkeley School District 87(708)
>>> 449-3262 (MacArthur Middle School)snarkis at berkeley87.orgCurrently
>>> Reading: Into the Lion's Den by Linda Fairstein
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Lori McGreal
Library Media Specialist
Lincoln Hall Middle School
6950 N. East Prairie Road
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Phone: 847-745-3843
lmcgreal at sd74.org
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