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Enjoy This Slide Show. The Outstanding Books 4 the Gifted. By : K E. How do I become a better reader???. You should read 30 to 60 minutes a day. You might say that’s a long time, but can you stand a challenge in order to improve. A Corner of the Universe. By Ann M. Martin

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  1. Enjoy This Slide Show

  2. The Outstanding Books 4 the Gifted By : K E

  3. How do I become a better reader??? • You should read 30 to 60 minutes a day. You might say that’s a long time, but can you stand a challenge in order to improve.

  4. A Corner of the Universe • By Ann M. Martin • A Newberry Honor book • The summer that Hattie turns 12, she meets the child-like Uncle she never knew & becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival that comes to Hattie’s small town.

  5. AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS • By Gennifer Choldenko • A NEWBERRY HONOR BOOK • A 12 year-old boy moves to Alcatraz island in 1935 when guards families were housed there, and has to contend w/ his extraordinary new enviroment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

  6. Anne of Green Gables • When the Cutherberts decide to adopt a boy to help w/ the farm chores they are astonished when Anne, a mischievous redhead, arrives instead. • By: L.M. Montgomery

  7. Because of Winn-Dixie • 10 year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida & all the good things that happen to her because of Winn-Dixie, her dog. By: Kate DiCamillo

  8. Belle Prater’s Boy • When Woodrow’s mother suddenly disappears, he moves to his grandparents home in Virginia where he befriends his cousin & together they find strength to face their fears & losses of life.

  9. Bud, Not Buddy • 10 year old Bud, a motherless child living in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out to search for the man he believes is his father.

  10. Catherine, Called Birdy • In this diary of the year 1290 Catherine provides a vivid picture of medieval life through the eyes of a feisty young woman. • By: Karen Cushman

  11. The Crossing • Manny Bustos a Mexican orphan plans to cross the muddy border of the Rio Grande. • By: Gary Paulsen

  12. Dear Mr. Henshaw • In ten year-old Leigh’s letters to his favorite author he told him about his parent’s divorce and being a new kid in school. • By: Beverly Cleary

  13. Dicey’s Song • In this sequel to Homecoming, Dicey becomes the parent and guiding spirit to the younger Tillerman siblings. • By: Cynthia Voigt • To be continued on the next slide……

  14. Homecoming • Abandoned by their mother, Dicey and her brothers and sisters are left destitute, wanting to find one adult whom they can trust to hold their family together.

  15. Hatchet • 13 year-old Brain has to spend 54 days in a forest after a bad plane crash. Will he survive? • By: Gary Paulsen

  16. The River • In the sequel for HATCHET, Brain is asked to instruct Astronauts and the military on survival techniques he uses in the wilderness. • By Gary Paulsen

  17. The Lottery Rose!! • A battered child begins to rebuild his life after winning a rose bush in the lottery. • By: Irene Hunt

  18. Old Yeller • A heart warming story about a boy and a dog who had many adventures together. • By: Fred Gipson

  19. The Slave Dancer! • Slavery is seen through the eyes of a white boy who is shanghaied on a slave ship. • By: Paula Fox

  20. The Outsiders • A gang of underprivileged teens directs their anger toward a group of more fortunate kids. • By: S.E. Hinton

  21. Where The Red Fern Grows. • A modern classic that depicts the love and devotion between a boy and his two hunting dogs. • By: Wilson Rawls

  22. Z for Zachariah • Ann feels safe in her valley after a nuclear war until her solitude is interrupted by Mr. Loomis. • By: Robert O’Brien

  23. Put your smile on Now That you know that Reading Rocks!!!

  24. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! • These books that I have told you about are very important because reading helps your grades improve so pick up a book! • Its your turn!

  25. TO READ IS TO SUCEED!!!

  26. Works Cited • Amazon.com • Barnes & Noble.com

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