We really enjoyed The Night Gardener, and given its suitability for a junior high audience, ordered a class set that has been making the rounds among our students for the past month. But even with its merits, it was no contest when up against I'll Give You the Sun. (And we won't waste any more breath over Nazi Hunters, being that we're still shocked that it clawed its way to the end.) Two more enthusiastic votes for Jude and Noah and their complicated but beautiful relationships!
-Chandra & Shelley
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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