My final vote this year is going to The 57 Bus. I liked that things became more positive throughout the story. It wasn't a story that stayed sad and negative for the entire duration. I would be more willing to recommend this book to junior high students over Poet X and Far From The Tree. I also think it would make for an interesting book study for any GSA or SOGI groups in our schools. I was more intrigued by the characters in The 57 Bus and the plot than with the other two novels.
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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