Lord of the Flies - 8th Grade

From Amazon...
Golding's best-known novel is the story of a group of boys who, after a plane crash, set up a fragile community on a previously uninhabited island. As memories of home recede and the blood from frenzied pig-hunts arouses them, the boys' childish fear turns into something deeper and more primitive.


Please read about the 8th Grade's view on this dark, symbolic book!

Seed Folks - 7th Grade

From Amazon.com

Sometimes, even in the middle of ugliness and neglect, a little bit of beauty will bloom. Award-winning writer Paul Fleischman dazzles us with this truth in Seedfolks--a slim novel that bursts with hope. Wasting not a single word, Fleischman unfolds a story of a blighted neighborhood transformed when a young girl plants a few lima beans in an abandoned lot. Slowly, one by one, neighbors are touched and stirred to action as they see tendrils poke through the dirt. Hispanics, Haitians, Koreans, young, and old begin to turn the littered lot into a garden for the whole community. A gift for hearts of all ages, this gentle, timeless story will delight anyone in need of a sprig of inspiration.

Please read the 7th Grade's comments below on this great book that fits in with our SEEDS curriculum!

The Westing Game - 6th Grade

From the Publisher:

For over 25 years, Ellen Raskin's Newberry Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite.  It has sold over one and a half million copies.  This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samual Westing's will.  They could become millionaires - it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing Game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings!  Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.


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Summer Reading

Our students had a blast over the summer break, and also read some great books!  Please read their posts with their reading highlights from over the summer and get some ideas for things that you may want to read!