[MOSAIC] Book for reluctant boys and girls#2

[j.circo at att.net]

Sorry, I hit my send button too soon.  4th and 5th grade with some guidance, middle school definitely.
The students need to learn the British words for everyday things - fag is a cigarette, biscuit is a cookie, etc.

Jeanne
-------------- Original message from Lespop4 at aol.com: -------------- 


> what age group would enjoy these? 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/22/2008 2:26:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> j.circo at att.net writes: 
> 
> My reluctant boys like the Alex Ryder series by Anthony Horowitz. Horowitz 
> is a British playwright. 
> Alex is a 14-year old James Bond with gadgets and wild adventures. The 
> firsts of the series is 
> "Stormbreaker". This should be read first. It reveals his background and 
> how he became a spy for 
> MI6. The other 6 books are fast paced and exciting to read. 
> 
> Jeanne 
> DE 
> -------------- Original message from "MaryJane Waite" 
> : -------------- 
> 
> 
> > I wanted to add my comments about this book 
> > >Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1 and #2 by Jeff Kinney 
> > too. I have a 6th grade girl who doesn't like to read. She liked the 
> > format of the book and checked out my personal copy of the book. The next 
> > day she came to the library to check out my second copy as she was almost 
> > done with the first book. Unheard of behavior for this girl. 
> > This is the FIRST book she has chosen to read. She told her mother she 
> > was going upstairs to read! That is a first! 
> > 
> > What next? I hope to locate some similar reads, so if you know of any 
> > other books that would continue the fire; send those titles my way. 
> > 
> > MJ 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Mary Jane Waite 
> > Librarian K-8 
> > Keller Sullivan School 
> > 500 Lincoln Street 
> > Franklin, MA 02038 
> > waitem at franklin.k12.ma.us 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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