[aisle] Looking for Whole School Book Ideas

[Rati Singhal]

Any book by Alan Gratz - Refugees, Allies, Ground Zero (releasing in February) 
Wild Robot 
Books by Jennifer Nielsen - Resistance , Night Divided 
Books by Jason Reynolds 
Running Dream 

Rati Singhal 


> On Jan 12, 2021, at 3:32 PM, Mrs. Kuzminski via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Collective Mind!
> My school is looking for possible titles for a whole school book for grades 6-8.  My admin would like a fiction book that has:
> - good moral lesson, but not preachy... or a good moral dilemma
> - character(s) overcoming some sort of adversity in a positive way
> - perseverance, stick-to-it-iveness
> - theme or subject matter that encourages discussion
> - feel-good ending
> - keeps the 8th graders interested, yet appropriate for 6th grade
> - not so popular that they would have all read it (like The One and Only Ivan, etc.)
> - genre doesn't really matter... well, maybe not horror. 
> - able to be read aloud easily because we are hybrid learning
> 
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!  Thank you for sharing your brainwaves!
> 
> Amanda Kuzminski
> Library Media Specialist
> Orland Junior High School
> Orland Park, IL
> 708-364-4214
> 
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