For the first month of school, I have struggled to recommend books to my new students. I've done a much better job reaching forward to the 5th graders who were in my class last year. I knew just who would want to read the new Worst-Case Scenario book:
Worst-Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure: Everest: You Decide How to Survive!
by Bill Doyle and David Borgenicht, with David Morton, climbing consultant
Chronicle Books, 2011
review copy provided by the publisher
I knew just who would want to read the newest Just Grace book:
by Charise Mericle Harper
Houghton Mifflin, 2011
review copy provided by the publisher
And I knew who would want to read the newest book in the Amulet series:
But I haven't been able to do a satisfying job of matching my new readers to books.
Until yesterday.
Yesterday, I handed The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson (Franki's mini-review here--last one in the list) to the reader whose first book pick of the year was Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden (my review here).
You know that feeling when the puzzle piece you picked fits perfectly in the spot you chose for it? That's how I felt when she came up to me at the end of reading workshop and said, "I LOVE The Friendship Doll!"
Excellent!
Interesting! Thanks(:
Btw, what books would you recommend for a 7 year old who's ADHD? The books that I read at that age aren't suited to him since they're much slower paced.
Mary Lee,
That is a great feeling. I also love when our community gets to know each other well enough that they begin recommending books to each other. I love listening in on those conversations.
Cathy
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