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Listen to Calvin talk about books he loves Do a book pass Repeat above two items Learn about creating, maintaining, and defending a classroom library Learn where to go to get recommendations. Books Calvin Might Talk About. Questions? Comments? calvin.dillon@sdhc.k12.fl.us
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Listen to Calvin talk about books he loves • Do a book pass • Repeat above two items • Learn about creating, maintaining, and defending a classroom library • Learn where to go to get recommendations Books Calvin Might Talk About Questions? Comments? calvin.dillon@sdhc.k12.fl.us or calvindillon@gmail.com Download the PowerPoint at: http://calyoda.ho8.com/teaching
Fantasy / Sci-Fi • Ordinary people thrust into extraordinary settings • Involves supernatural powers, magic, witchcraft, legendary creatures, alternate future, or technology currently unavailable • Often pits main character against oppressive society or seemingly invincible enemy in a heroic quest to save EVERYBODY • If you like…Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Wars
Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras, So Yesterday, Peeps, The Last Daysby Scott Westerfeld
Mind Quakes/ Storms/ Benders (collection), Everlost, Full Tilt, Dark Side of Nowhere by Neil Shusterman
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation Vol. I: The Pox Party, Feed, Burger Wussby MT Anderson
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, The Hostby Stephenie Meyer
Sandman, Coraline, Interworld, Neverwhere, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Fragile Things,The Graveyard Book* by Neil Gaiman
Coming of age / self realization • Extraordinary events force the character to grow • German word – “bildungsroman” – must have a reason to embark on a long arduous journey, have a “baptism of fire” and end up being reintegrated into society • If you like stories about heroes, John Hughes movies, Juno
Breathing Underwater, Diva, Breaking Point, Fade to Blackby Alex Flinn
Define Normal, Luna, Keeping You A Secret*by Julie Ann Peters
“Urban” stories involving struggles with gangs or characters that are not from Gossip Girl
Money Hungry, Begging for Change, The Skin I’m In*, Bang*by Sharon Flake
Bluford Series, It Couldn’t Happen to Meby Paul Langan and Anne Schraff All 13 books for $13 http://www.townsendpress.com/product/97.aspx
Tears of a Tiger, Forged by Fire, Darkness Before Dawn, Copper Sunby Sharon Draper
If Holden Caulfield had a Mohawk or wore skinny jeans and dyed his hair black
Gingerbread, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlistby Rachel Cohn (N/N with David Levithan)
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girlby Barry Lyga
Hoops, Slam,(not about sports but still awesome –Scorpions, Fallen Angels, 142nd Street, Street Love, Autobiography of My Dead Brother )by Walter Dean Myers
Athletic Shorts,Chinese Handcuffs, Stotan!, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Deadlineby Chris Crutcher
Mental health / abuse recovery • Child suffers from chemical, emotional or physical abuse • Child suffers from depression or other mental illness • Often “problem” novels • Should teach a positive lesson and not just wallow in the “problem” (why I have never read “A Child Called It”)
Stuck in Neutral, Inside Out, Cruise Control *by Terry Trueman