What+the+7th+Graders+are+Reading

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 * __Audrey, Wait!,__ by Robin Benway
 * __Marked (series),__ by P.C. and Kristen Cast
 * __Diary of a Wimpy Kid,__ by Jeff Kinney
 * __Warriors Code of the Clans,__ by Erin Hunter
 * __Go Ask Alice,__ by Anonymous
 * __Half-Blood Prince,__ by JK Rowling
 * __Gamer Girl,__ by Mari Mancusi
 * __The Best American Sports Writing,__ ed. by Leigh Montville
 * __Star Wars: Darthbase, Dynasty of Evil,__ by DRew Kampyshyn
 * __Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging,__ by Louis Renning
 * __What Happened to Nancy,__ by Beatrice Sparks
 * __Fire and Ice,__ by Erin Hunter
 * __Gym Candy,__ by Carl Duekes
 * __Runaways,__ by Brian Klaughn
 * __Brisinger,__ by Christopher Paolini

November/December 2009:

 * __My Teacher is an Alien,__ by Bruce Coville
 * __Cujo__, by Stephen King
 * __Define Normal__, by

-- //**Shane** says: "I'm a large Vampire fan, and I tend to read as many Vampire books I can. And this book had a lot of teen issues in it, which could probably attract many teens to read it, and really described the life of a Vampire (or Vampyre). How a 16 year old girl goes through the Change from a fledgling Vampyre to an adult Vampyre."//
 * __Marked__, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

-- //**Brita** says: "I love the way the author wrote Bryan!, and all the charcters!The books are full of fun and excitment..never a dull moment!"
 * __Drama!__, by

-- **//Isabelle//** //says: "It really showed me what it is like in the sex slaves homes and how hard it would be if your parents just sold you to those people."//
 * //__Sold__, by Patricia McCormick

==October 2009:==

**//*//** __Teen Idol__, by Meg Cabot -- //**Aurora** says: "I like it because it's a romance, which I really like, and because she's in a position I'd like to be in: advice column in the newspaper. Every chapter they have a clip from the column to read.//"


 * __The Lightning Thief__, by Rick Riordan
 * __Beowulf__, by Gareth Hinds
 * __Red Midnight__, by Ben Mikaelson
 * __Single Shard__, by Linda Sue Park
 * __Flint__, by Louise L'Amour

-- **//Shane//** //says: "It had a lot of non-stop action. I like action!!!//
 * __Skeleton Key__, by Anthony Horowitz


 * __The Hunchback of Notre Dame__, by Victor Hugo

-- //**Brita** says: "I like the way the author wrote Bryan.He lives in Malibu(awesome!),he owns a 1957 Ford Fairlane Skyliner(nice car!),He's always wearing his trusty fedora(LOVE that hat) and his sense of humor always comes in handy in times of tension."
 * __Drama! Everyone's a Critic__, by Paul Ruditis

-- **//Isaiah//** //says: "I can really relate to him. He kind of likes to ignore his parents and doesn't do chores//."
 * //__Teenage Tales__, by Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott



**September 2009:**
//*__H__//**__arry Potter and the Deathly Hallows__, by J.K. Rowling
 * __Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince__, by J.K. Rowling
 * __Point Blank__, by Alex Rider
 * __The Vile Village (book 7)__, by Lemony Snickett
 * __Peak__, by Roland Smith
 * __Warriors: Cats of the Clans__, by Hunter and McLoughlin
 * __Warriors: Forest of Secrets__, by Hunter and McLoughlin
 * __The Lightning Thief__, by Rick Riordan
 * __The Battle for the Labyrinth__, by Rick Riordan
 * __Mary Jane__, by Judith O'Brien**

= = =Sitting Around the Dinner Table: 7th Grade Readers Talk About BOOKS=

In her book __[|In the Middle]__ about operating a writing/reading workshop in middle school classrooms, Nancie Atwell compares good, meaningful conversation about books to the kind of easy, natural book talk that occurs at family dinner tables. Here's our virtual dinner table -- here are our collected questions, guesses, loves, dislikes, preferences, conclusions, and reviews about the books we read. In the future, we plan to post book reviews in the space below.


 * Table of Contents:

*Monthly lists of books we loved
 * Reports from our conversations with Mr. McKenna's 4th grade class
 * Our book reviews **

=NEWS: 7th Graders Talk to 4th Graders! Click here for more information. . .=