[LIT] lit Digest, Vol 54, Issue 2

[MaryAnn Richardson]

Sounds like a great book. I look forward to hearing what others say.

 

MaryAnn Richardson 

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> 1. Wintergirls (Bill IVEY)
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> Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:09:28 -0400
> From: "Bill IVEY" <bivey at sbschool.org>
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> Subject: [LIT] Wintergirls
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> Hi!
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> One of the unit-planning groups in my Humanities 7 class has proposed
> "Wintergirls" as a novel to accompany their history of food unit. The
> reviews make it sound like an amazing book, but I was put on alert by the
> phrase "gruesome details of her decomposition will test sensitive readers"
> in the Booklist review. Has anyone used this novel with middle schoolers
> and if so, what are your own thoughts on its appropriateness for this age
> group? Thank you!
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> Take care,
> Bill Ivey
> Stoneleigh-Burnham School
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