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I suppose there's no chance of convincing the parents of the moral and
literary value of Dickens, and that Christmas is a small part of the
book?...

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Possibly Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate.  It does deal with poverty.
> Although, it is modern day instead of historical.
>
>
> Taryn Hettlinger Parise
> Library Learning Center Director
> Longfellow School
>
> *Now on Facebook (Longfellow School Library) and Instagram
> (@longfellow_library)*
>
> Currently reading: The Alarming Career of Sir Richard Blackstone
>
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> There's an old Newberry winner called *Miracles on Maple Hill* by  Virginia
>> Eggertsen Sorensen, about a family in dire straights and dad with PTSD
>> after WWII. That might fit the bill...
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello!
>>> Looking for an alternative reading selection for a 7th grade male
>>> student reading at a 4th grade level. Our 7th grade students are reading A
>>> Christmas Carol and we have a student who is a Jehovah’s Witness who will
>>> not be reading the book. We need a book to have him read instead that has a
>>> theme similar to A Christmas Carol (change, poor people not getting enough,
>>> etc...). Any suggestions?
>>> Rikki Steinmetz
>>> Pleasantdale Middle School
>>> Rikkir77 at gmail.com
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>
>> Christine Wilson, MLIS, Media Assistant
>> Avon Center School
>> CCSD 46
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'Who needs a librarian when you have Google? Well, who needs a doctor when
you have WebMD?'

Gwyneth Jones, The Daring Librarian.com



Christine Wilson, MLIS, Media Assistant
Avon Center School
CCSD 46


*Home of the Novas *
1617 N. Route 83
Round Lake Beach, IL  60073

847.543.5509
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@Christi98003919 <https://twitter.com/Christi98003919>
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