<div dir="ltr">Two that jump to my mind are <i>Far from the Tree </i>by Robin Benway and <i>XL </i>by Scott Brown. Also, what about throwing some non-fiction into the mix? I've been having success, lately, with books like <i>Born a Crime </i>by Trevor Noah, <i>Into the Wild </i>by Jon Krakauer, and <i>The Glass Castle </i>by Jeannette Walls. (Not exactly trauma free, I know, but interesting reads.)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 10:55 AM Lauren Ochs via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We have had great success with lit circles in our English III classes the last couple of years, but as we are looking for some new titles to add this year, we want to provide a couple of options that are not based in traumatic experiences (per a few students' feedback requesting options that "aren't depressing"). I'm currently reading <i>Happily Ever Afters</i> by Elise Bryant which is wonderful so far and might be a good addition. We have used <i>Au Revoir Crazy European Chick</i> in a group in the past that needed something short and fast-paced. I was also thinking about <i>Frankly in Love</i> by David Yoon or <i>Field Guide to the North American Teenager</i> by Ben Phillippe.<div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any suggestions for other options? Students can currently choose from several titles the most popular of which are: <i>The Hate U Give, All American Boys, Challenger Deep, The Serpent King, Turtles All the Way Down, </i>and <i>Speak.</i><br><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
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