Tuesday, May 20, 2014

O1: A Book with an Animal on the Cover



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And in the case of this category, tell us what animal is on the cover!

G1: A Book With Less Than 100 Pages



Obviously you won't be picking a Harry Potter book for this category!

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N1: A Book that Won a Newbery Medal



We bet you've already read some Newbery winners without knowing it. There's a complete list here.

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I1: A Book You've Read Before



While cracking open a new book is full of great expectations, many people believe the best reading is rereading!

"Re-reading never gets old. The books change because we change. The great books get greater as we understand them better: reading them over and over, and knowing that we will never be finished." -Joan Wickersham

"In times of storm and tempest, of indecision and desolation, a book already known and loved makes better reading than something new and untried … nothing is so warming and companionable."—Elizabeth Goudge

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B1: A Graphic Novel



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Two examples are below.

Sally: FINISHED! A graphic novel called American-Born Chinese by Gene Yang. It was good. The Monkey-King was funny and all three stories were interesting.

Jack: I haven't finished this category yet, but two graphic novels I recommend are The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Zelznick  and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Marvel. They're both really different but both have awesome illustrations.

You can find out about more great graphic novels from these links:

http://www.hbook.com/2014/06/choosing-books/recommended-books/graphic-novels-middle-schoolers/

http://www.dinneralovestory.com/put-down-the-book-or-no-dessert-tonight/

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/young-adult-graphic-novel