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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 9:04 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Our 8th grade classes use Hidden Figures by Margo Lee Shetterly Lexile 1120 and Irena's Children by Tilar Mazzeo-Lexile 1000<div><br></div><div>Other ideas although not as high:</div><div><div>Call of the Wild</div><div>To Kill a Mockingbird </div><div>A Night Divided </div><div>A Long Walk to Water<br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_5647141971529945917gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Joni Darby<div><br><div>Shepherd Middle School</div><div>Library Information Specialist</div><div>Ottawa Elementary 141</div><div>815-434-7925 Ext. 5008</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="h5">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 9:34 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.<wbr>info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">When I taught 8th grade ELA, I taught The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak to my honors class. It was always really well received by the students.</div><div><div class="m_5647141971529945917h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_5647141971529945917m_5977528636313842300gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 8:33 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.inf<wbr>o</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I have a teacher looking for suggestions for a novel for an 8th grade honors ELA class. Any suggestions?</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_5647141971529945917m_5977528636313842300m_5088509497741471829gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4" color="#9900ff"><b>Stephanie Flott</b></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00">Dwight Township High School</font><font color="#38761d"> </font> <font color="#ff0000">Dwight Grade School</font></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=801+S.+Franklin+St&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">801 S. Franklin St</a>. </font> <font color="#ff0000"> <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=801+S.+Columbia+St.+Dwight,+IL+60420+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+Dwight,+IL&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">801 S. Columbia St.</a></font></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=801+S.+Columbia+St.+Dwight,+IL+60420+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+Dwight,+IL&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">Dwight, IL 60420 </a></font> <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=801+S.+Columbia+St.+Dwight,+IL+60420+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+Dwight,+IL&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"> </a><font color="#ff0000"> <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=801+S.+Columbia+St.+Dwight,+IL+60420+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+Dwight,+IL&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">Dwight, IL</a> 60420</font></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00">815-584-6293 </font><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=801+S.+Columbia+St.+Dwight,+IL+60420+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+Dwight,+IL&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"> </a> <font color="#ff0000"> 815-584-6239</font></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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