SHORT MONTH SHORT BOOKS 7 TH GRADE FEBRUARY
SHORT MONTH, SHORT BOOKS! 7 TH GRADE FEBRUARY BOOKTALKS
TRAPPED NORTHRUP BY MICHAEL • What would you do if you were snowed in at school for days with just a handful of classmates? • Takes place in a small, rural town in CT (not completely unlike EW) • Main characters are high school students who decide to stay after to work in the shop on a snowy, early release day (picture the cast from The Breakfast Club) • Unfortunately, it is not a normal storm…the snow never stops… • No cell reception, no heat, no power, and frozen pipes (no flushing!) are the least of their worries… • Would you survive being ‘Trapped’? ? ?
DOWN A DARK HALL BY LOIS DUNCAN • Similar to Shadow House, this novel is about 4 girls who are invited to attend Blackwood School for Girls, and to their surprise when they arrive, they are the only students. • There are three teachers (including the headmistress and her son) who are there to instruct the girls • Strange things start to happen early on and the girls discover they have something in common--they all have ESP, or extrasensory perception (a 6 th sense, and yes, they see dead people!!!) • Kit is able to play breathtaking music but only while she is asleep while another character is suddenly a talented painter • As Kit searches for answers, she is able to uncover many secrets about the real reason the girls are at Blackwood…. learning CAN be deadly!
MYSTERIOUS EVENTS KULIGOWSKI BY GREATHOUSE & • This book focuses on unsolved mysterious events such as: • Spooky sights and sounds • Puzzling patterns • Unexplained events • Read a little about each unexplained phenomenon and then you can choose to learn more on your own! • Includes a glossary, bibliography, and websites for further info
PIECES OF GEORGIA JEN BRYANT • Georgia Mc. Coy is our main character-13 years old, living with her dad---who loves art! • She is considered ‘at risk’ at school-her mother passed away and she is always getting stomach aches so she spends a lot of time with the nurse • She also is forced to see a school counselor but doesn’t really like to talk about her problems • Things change when the counselor gifts her with a journal to write to her deceased mom…. and someone secretly sends her a membership to a local art museum • Heartfelt novel told in verse • Great quick read!
101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP SCHULZE BIANCA • Table of contents breaks down by age (though they are all timeless) and there is also a titles by genre list in the back • Also includes: publisher, publication date, what to read next suggestions, page counts, and ‘did you know’s’ • Other places to find book suggestions? • People (friends, teachers, Mrs. Fisher!) • Websites, like goodreads (see my reviews on the LMC web page, www. whatshouldireadnext. com • Award winning lists (CT has their Nutmeg awards), Newbery, Printz, etc
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