Inside Out and Back Again or The Fault in Our Stars?
No question, really. As much as I respect Inside Out and Back Again, and think that it could really find a place in our classrooms, The Fault in Our Stars is something special.
How special? Check out this tumblr, where kids wrote in and asked questions of John Green upon completing the book:
http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/17353926831/only-if-youve-read-the-fault-in-our-stars
Anything that inspires this level of critical thinking and literary analysis while making you laugh out loud and sob simultaneously is OK by me. I think most of the tumblr questions have been re-organized into a more manageable format here: http://johngreenbooks.com/questions-about-the-fault-in-our-stars-spoilers/
My Zombie Pick? Again, not even a question. If you haven't read Everybody Sees the Ants, I urge you to do so. Perfect book for grade 9 or 10.
We wanted to create a way where we could read a few books, learn about many titles and have fun doing it! The tournament style reading of the Mighty Smackdown means that in the first round each participant reads two books, discusses both in a blog post, selecting one book to move on to the next round. Teachers are asked to commit to one round but most, if not all, continue on. We will read to the end when we will have only one book left standing!
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