Alright, true to the title, I need some feedback.
I am compiling a list of books for my class this year. I am teaching Teen Leadership (7th Grade) and want to include some good reads. My kids will mostly struggle with reading, but I don't want to throw them some comic books. I want to challenge them. I'm gonna have them read every Friday from a book of their choice out of my growing collection.
I'm hoping that the kids will pick up a book and give it a chance long enough to get caught up in it.
Here are some that I've already got:
Gary Paulsen stuff
Chronicles of Narnia
Hunger Games
Walk Two Moons
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Do Hard Things
To Kill a Mockingbird
Huckleberry Finn
Jack London stuff
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Holes
Horatio Hornblower
Percy Jackson/Olympians
So, here's where you come in:
What were some books that grabbed your attention when you were 5th-9th grade?
Probably more of a 9th grader book. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is an eye opening book that makes each reader walk away with drastically different interpretation. I highly recommend this book and keep several copies around the house for giving away to people who need to be inspired.
ReplyDeleteNeko, Thanks! Like I said, its a leadership class - not literature. I can get away with throwing 9th grade stuff at them. They might even surprise themselves with what they can do...
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