If you thought getting an elementary student to read was hard, getting a tween or teen interested in reading is a whole other kettle of fish! Choosing a book for a tween is especially hard because the content of books becomes so much more:
INTENSE
GRAPHIC
FANTASTICAL
REALISTIC
The first step to recommend books to middle and high school students is to have a conversation with them about what they have read before, what they like to read, and then give recommendations based on those.
IT IS NOT OUR JOB TO CENSOR WHAT THEY READ!
George by
BE WHO YOU ARE. When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, Melissa comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
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