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fans of this series might also like HIVE about villain school and Hero about a gay superhero. fun genre huh?
hmm, I really liked Running with Scissors, and I think I even listened to another one of his. boring NOT funny? hmmm.
you can request it. it's published. Have you read Battle of Jericho? it's a sequel.
Copper Sun by SharonDraper would be awesome. historic fiction about slavery but it tells a side to the story not well-known. it's very engrossing.
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper, Incantation by Alice Hoffman. both of these are historic fiction which I wouldn't normally like but I loved both books and successfuly booktalked them with a 7th grade audience. for a great nonfiction choice I recommend Let Me Play, the Story of Title IX.
I am the Messenger, An Abundance of Katherines, Hard Love and Incantation.
I really liked Down the Rabbit Hole. I also enjoyed What Happened to Lani Garver, The Night My Sister Went Missing and So B It.
you should look over the booklists created by the Young Adult Library Association, particularly the one called Books that Don't Make You Blush: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsaw...
mev too! I wanted to like it but just didn't take after 20 pages I took it back to the library.
sure there are both heroic but that's kind of a AWKI right before read TDATG and I must say that I didn't find them too alike at all. in fact I want a west coast version already. how about a book set where the volcanoes were like in Las Vegas or something? or at one of the camps at the entrence to Kansas? maybe a book for every state. I see potential.
I'll request before I die. I think Sweethearts is worth considering too. you'll like it.
do you think this would be a good one to booktalk?
Maus (I and II) by Art Speigleman
Flush by Carl Haissen
Buddha Boy by Kath Koje (sp?)
The Geography Club by Brett Hartinger (sp?)
Hitler's Youth (Nonfiction book, perfect for this age)
your list will need many more nonfiction titles than what I can think of right now but I'm sure there are lots of good ones out there.
I didn't read through all the comments to check for duplicates but I'd add Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People and War. Not to be missed for budding activists.
well, the cliffhanger at the end of every freakin' chapter got old but really the plot was so compelling I didn't mind and I really couldn't put it down. do you think it's the religious aspect that turns you off? like you don't care to hear about all that corpus dia or whatever so you just done caring?
well, that's what got me to read this one. how funny. do you recommend Sara's Face because I might get on a deforemed face kick!
well, what I remembered you saying was this thing about how the girl has a facial deformity and she finds a special doctor that's supposed to cure it and something about it being like the Michael Jackson story. so the whole time I was waiting for the MIchael Jackson tie-in and it just wasn't there. maybe you just mentioned what you remembered from the review when we heard about it and I thought it sounded good and just recommended it on the spot. very possible. I did enjoy this book, don't get me wrong.
I'd recommend What Happened to Cass McBride. I couldn't put it down and it's a psychological kind of horror, which I think is good for those not identifying as a horror fan. here's the review from Booklist...What happened to Cass McBride? Well, she has been buried alive by Kyle Kirby, who blames her for his brother David's suicide. After asking Cass out, David finds a note she leaves for a friend in which she laughs about an invitation from someone so low on the food chain. Then David hangs himself. Told in alternating voices, including that of a police officer, this intense story has some horrifying moments; readers will feel as terrorized as Cass as she struggles to survive, both physically and mentally. At the same time, there are plenty of psychological thrills as Cass tries to win her release by outwitting Kyle. In the teens' dialogues, it becomes clear that both have parents who have withheld love, and the brothers, especially David, have suffered extreme verbal abuse. The depiction of Kyle's mother goes over the top, but overall this packs a wallop. Readers won't forget David's suicide note, pinned to his skin: "Words are teeth. And they eat me alive. Feed on my corpse instead." Ilene Cooper
sounds like you like the fairy tale genre!!
check this out for more
http://www.fresnolibrary.org/teen/bn/boo...
