[ISLMA-Share] HELP with book suggestion

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How about the Michael Vey series? It's science fiction rather than
realistic, but it has a lot of the attributes that the student mentioned.

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I had a teacher email me the following...I am drawing a black. Any
> suggestions? This is for a junior high student. Thanks in advance!
>
> "I had a student come to me asking for more books like The Outsiders.
> This is apparently the first book this student has ever enjoyed, and she
> liked the easy flow of action, lovable characters, relaxing reading level,
> and high intensity emotion.
>
> I thought that was a pretty tall order to fill, so I thought I'd ask to
> see if you had any suggestions.  Let me know if you have any ideas!"
>
> --
> Kelli Simpson
> Media Specialist
> ksimpson at sd60c.org
> 815-416-1724
> Saratoga School
> 4040 N. Division St
> Morris, IL 60450
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