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Don't know if I will sign B up, but the book list looks interesting. Always looking for new book recommmendations.
Of the books listed. B and I read Holes last year. Love it. Steered clear of the movie. Just didn't want to see how they did the characters.. they were so good in my head!
I have tried and tried to read Watership Down. What is wrong with me? I *want* to like it! Maybe the boys will. And have started Red Badge of Courage. Hum. One of those books one things one *should* read. Like Tom Sawyer. We did Tom Sawyer in read aloud when the boys were 8 and 5. They just got so tired of it toward the end... it is now a running joke. lol
I am not sure we are ready more more war books.. maybe later since we just finished up Across Five Aprils and The Hiding Place.
Anyway, good list. Comment on other books on the list welcome!
That was one problem I had with the Arrow and Slingshot - the Arrow was too young for B and was afraid the Slingshot was too old, though he seemed to enjoy the writings there ok. Nice idea Julie has to find a middle ground. I hope these are not the current young adult fiction books I see on the libaray shelves.. some of those are just too drippy! But knowing Julie they will be good.
From the Bravewriter site:
New this year: The Boomerang
May 29th, 2006
I’m excited to announce the addition of another monthly language arts subscription program: The Boomerang. The Boomerang is intended to fill the gap between the Arrow and the Slingshot, targeting students in 7th-9th grades.
Here’s this year’s reading list:
August: Eragon (by, Christopher Paolini)
September: The Chocolate War (by, Robert Cormier)
October: Cry, the Beloved Country (by, Alan Paton)
November: A Day No Pigs Would Die (by, Robert Peck)
December: Holes (by, Louis Sachar)
January: Walk Two Moons (by, Sharon Creech)
February: The Master Puppeteer (by, Katherine Paterson)
March: The Red Badge of Courage (by, Steven Crane)
April: Watership Down (by, Richard Adams)
May: Ella Enchanted (by, Jane Levine)
In addition to the novels, the Boomerang will include questions that help your children to think more deeply about the themes of the books. I’ll show your young teens how to write what Peter Elbow calls “Think Pieces” (which act as precursors to essays later in high school).
Subscriptions start in August. You can sign up in July!
The new literature lists for 2006-2007 for the Arrow and the Slingshot are also up on the Brave Writer website here and here.
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Don't know if I will sign B up, but the book list looks interesting. Always looking for new book recommmendations.
Of the books listed. B and I read Holes last year. Love it. Steered clear of the movie. Just didn't want to see how they did the characters.. they were so good in my head!
I have tried and tried to read Watership Down. What is wrong with me? I *want* to like it! Maybe the boys will. And have started Red Badge of Courage. Hum. One of those books one things one *should* read. Like Tom Sawyer. We did Tom Sawyer in read aloud when the boys were 8 and 5. They just got so tired of it toward the end... it is now a running joke. lol
I am not sure we are ready more more war books.. maybe later since we just finished up Across Five Aprils and The Hiding Place.
Anyway, good list. Comment on other books on the list welcome!
That was one problem I had with the Arrow and Slingshot - the Arrow was too young for B and was afraid the Slingshot was too old, though he seemed to enjoy the writings there ok. Nice idea Julie has to find a middle ground. I hope these are not the current young adult fiction books I see on the libaray shelves.. some of those are just too drippy! But knowing Julie they will be good.
From the Bravewriter site:
New this year: The Boomerang
May 29th, 2006
I’m excited to announce the addition of another monthly language arts subscription program: The Boomerang. The Boomerang is intended to fill the gap between the Arrow and the Slingshot, targeting students in 7th-9th grades.
Here’s this year’s reading list:
August: Eragon (by, Christopher Paolini)
September: The Chocolate War (by, Robert Cormier)
October: Cry, the Beloved Country (by, Alan Paton)
November: A Day No Pigs Would Die (by, Robert Peck)
December: Holes (by, Louis Sachar)
January: Walk Two Moons (by, Sharon Creech)
February: The Master Puppeteer (by, Katherine Paterson)
March: The Red Badge of Courage (by, Steven Crane)
April: Watership Down (by, Richard Adams)
May: Ella Enchanted (by, Jane Levine)
In addition to the novels, the Boomerang will include questions that help your children to think more deeply about the themes of the books. I’ll show your young teens how to write what Peter Elbow calls “Think Pieces” (which act as precursors to essays later in high school).
Subscriptions start in August. You can sign up in July!
The new literature lists for 2006-2007 for the Arrow and the Slingshot are also up on the Brave Writer website here and here.
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