We are back in our Guided Reading groups and
everyone has begun reading their new books. I hope you are enjoying them so
far!
Students are reading one of the following books:
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic is
a historical fiction novel written by American author Jane Yolen and published
in 1988. The book is about Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives
in New Rochelle, New York. During a Passover Seder, Hannah is
transported back in time to 1942 Poland, during World War II, where she is sent
to a death camp and
learns the importance of knowing about the past".
(Summary from Wikipedia)
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy is a children's
novel written by Christopher Paul Curtis, published in
1999. The book received the 2000 Newbery Medal for
excellence in American children's literature. Christopher Paul
Curtis was also recognized with the 2000 Coretta Scott King Award, an award given
to outstanding African-American authors.
Bud Caldwell is a
ten-year-old orphan, living in Flint,
Michigan, in 1936. Since the death of his mother four years earlier,
Bud has been living in an orphanage and had short stints in several foster
homes. The few items he has left of his mother include a blanket, a bag of
rocks, a photograph of his mother as a child, and flyers that show Herman E.
Calloway and his jazz band, the Dusky Devastators of the
Depression.
(Summary from
Wikipedia)
Black and White
They're both good kids. He's in grade 8 and she's in grade 7. They play
on the school basketball teams, play rep basketball, do well in school, and
have lots of friends and great families. He likes her and she likes him, so
dating each other shouldn't be a problem should it? For some people it is when
he’s white and she’s black.
(Summary
from EricWalters.net)
Ask your child what book s/he is reading! :)
