[aisle] High School: Fiction and Nonfiction Sports/Adventure

[Sullivan, Kathy]

NF favorites:
*ADVENTURE*:
*anything *that has to do with WWII, the Holocaust, escapes from the Nazis
- especially:
*- The Boys Who Challenged Hitler *by Phillip M. Hoose
*- The Grand Escape* by Neal Bascomb
- *The Nazi Hunters* by Neal Bascomb
*- Unbroken* by Laura Hillenbrand
other adventure books to consider:
*- Adventures to Imagine: Thrilling Escapes in North America* by Peter
Guttman
*- Can I See Your ID? True Stories of False Identities* by Chris Barton
- *I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior* by Howard E. Wasdin
- *Samurai Rising* by Pamela S. Turner

In addition to Rebecca's great sports list, these are popular at our school
*SPORTS NF*:
*anything* about Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan or Walter Payton (esp. *Never
Die Easy, *Payton's autobiography) - kids just don't get enough of these
guys!
*- Baseball Had Done It *by Jackie Robinson
*- I Never Had It Made* by Jackie Robinson
*- 42 Is Not Just a Number* by Doreen Rappaport
*- Through My Eyes: a Quarterback's Journey* by Tim Tebow




*Kathy Sullivan*
*Princeville Junior Senior High School*
*P.C.U.S.D. #326*
*302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
*309.385-4660  x1574*
*ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *

*"Literature is the safest key to a nation's treasure." *- Chaim Nachman
Bialik



On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 10:04 AM Rebecca Plaza via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi Kate,
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> I have attached all NF Sports books that have circulated more than 3 times
> in the past year.
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> I agree with all the fiction suggestions. Those authors and  titles are
> popular here too.
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> Hope this links OK.
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> Rebecca Plaza, Mundelein HS
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> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> *On Behalf Of *Kate
> Rogers via AISLE
> *Sent:* Monday, January 13, 2020 9:50 AM
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> *Cc:* Kate Rogers <krogers at csd99.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [aisle] High School: Fiction and Nonfiction
> Sports/Adventure
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> These are incredible recommendations! Thank you!
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> What about NONFICTION? Our students eat up our nonfiction sports and
> adventure, and I'm eager to give them more!
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> THANK YOU!
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> On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 7:06 AM Carolyn Roys via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Valponi’s books would be good too.
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> BUT, both are listed as grades 7 and up or grades 8 and up.
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> John Feinstein’s books would be some to consider.
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> On Jan 11, 2020, at 6:42 AM, Kathy Wickline via AISLE <
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> Would the books by Geoff Herbach be appropriate for middle school?  I am
> always looking for sport books, too.
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> Kathy Wickline
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> Unity Junior High Librarian
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> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 1:27 PM Kate Rogers via AISLE <
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> Hi, everyone,
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> We need to increase our *books on Sports and Adventure* quickly!
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> What titles (*nonfiction* AND *fiction*) do your students enjoy?
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> Thank you all!
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> Kate
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