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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] book like The Greatest by Meyers
I teach a boy (10th grade alternative high school) who is having a lot of trouble visualizing when he reads. He can decode but with little comprehension. He chose and read The Greatest by Walter Dean Meyers earlier this fall and loved it. He wrote long book letters with summary and in-depth responses, thanking me profusely for recommending the book. If only it were always so easy . . . . Now he's faltering and can't find another book. He tried fiction, both Harris and Me and Crash, but I think the characters are too young, and he's not engaged at all. He's really not a fiction kind-of-guy, I think, too. I've checked Amazon for related books, and I have Kylene Beers When Children Can't Read out, looking at her recommended Biog-Autobio list. Now I'm turning to you out in middle-lit land (at least those of you not in Nashville) to find out which titles similar to The Greatest have you have had success with, especially with older boys? (This is for independent reading.) I will appreciate any help. Nancy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Rates near historic lows - $200,000 mortgage for $660/ month - http://yahoo.ratemarketplace.com
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