My students need engaging new fiction and non-fiction books including Twisted, Wonder and Stand-Off to keep them reading in these challenging middle school years.
I'm trying to turn my students into addicts. Book addicts. Remember when you were a kid and you just had to finish a good book? Those are the kinds of books I want to offer to my students. Middle school is a crucial time when kids can fall away from reading, but with the right books they won't.
My students are a mixture of seventh and eighth graders who often come from high achieving households, and are pushed even harder by their teachers.
They are pressed to read, and many of them come to the library every day. They are always looking for something new, and it is a stretch for our budget to keep up with them. There are no bookstores or libraries (except ours!) on this side of town, so they turn to us for their reading needs. They know when the latest books are coming out, but they have no way to get them unless we provide them. So they show up in the library wanting to know if we have the new books yet. It is hard keeping up with these ambitious students!
My Project
All the books requested for this project are popular titles that our students have been requesting in the last few months, or they are a new book by one of their favorite authors. Students have been asking us repeatedly for these books, and so they will snatch them up as soon as they arrive. Providing new and popular books creates excitement in the library so that students come by frequently to see what the new arrivals are. They also browse the shelves to see what else is here and frequently find other gems. Having new arrivals draws students in and gives them more opportunities to read and develop their love for reading!
When students know that the library is up to date, they are more likely to see it as relevant to their lives, and to use it for any reason, whether for recreational reading or for school research.
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