Currently, Ms. Lawver is reading Dies the Fire by SM Sterling (geared for adults, but ok for 8th grade advanced readers). This dystopian book starts off like the new show Revolution where all of a sudden all of the electricity goes out and planes fall out of the sky.
So, what are you reading?
Tell us the title of your book, author, and a few sentences about it in the comments of this post. Don't forget, if you are a kid, don't post your full name, first only! My current students can get a goodie ticket for a good comment!
I'm reading "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett. It is Book 2 in the Century Trilogy which follows a group of families in Europe and the United States as they deal with (in this installment) World War II. The author does an excellent job of capturing all facets social & political climate, and how it impacted people from different socio-economic and religious backgrounds. Some of the subject matter is perhaps not well-suited for a younger audience, but it is an excellent read for those who enjoy historical fiction.
ReplyDeleteI am currently reading "The Girl of Fire and Thorns" by Rae Carson. It is a book about a 16 year girl who is the chosen one who tries to help save a community from war while also trying to stay alive herself. It is a book aimed at the middle school market and I like the strong female characters.
ReplyDeleteI'm not actually reading this right now but I did recently. It is a series, 1-800-Where-Are-You, and the first book is called "Vanished" by Meg Cabot. The first book is about a high school girl that gets hit with lightening. Later she finds out that along with a strange mark the lightening also leaves her a strange physic power, finding lost people. She soon startsto call the 1-800 number to tell them where to find these lost people. Eventually, to her dismay, her gift becomes a public phenomenon. It soon starts to be publicized by the news stations meaning news vans on her front lawn. Everyone handles this differently from her mom, her dad, her two brothers, one of which has a disorder, and of course her. The genre is mystery, suspense, and of course, since it is a Meg Cabot book, a little romance thrown into the mix.
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