Children's Books that students in my classes have loved.

 
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Children's Books

Age Group - 11 & 12 Year Olds

The Red King - The bad guy is oh so bad and the good guy has a few character flaws as well. A wonderful story of good verses evil. Probably my favourite book for this age group.

Tomorrow When The War Began - Australia is invaded & a group of Aussie teens are fighting back. A gripping read.

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Holes - a wonderfully written tale of family curse, misfortune and eventual triumph against the odds. The book is written with a wonderful interplay between the past and the modern day. This is a definite favourite of mine.

Secrets of Droon - Ahhh... the magical world in the basement that needs three children to battle the evil overlord. If you are into princesses, wizards and trolls with a bit of tyranny thrown in, this one is for you.

Eragon & Eldest - What can I saw? Eragon is a medieval hero's journey filled with dragons, noble deeds, evil overlords, sorcerers, a princess and a farm boy turned legendary dragon rider. Great stuff.

Tales from Shakespeare- Will is oh so often killed in classrooms. This graphic novel introduces the plots to several of the well known plays in a fun way. A great addition to the class library.

The New Way Things Work - I love having books on how stuff works in the classroom as often the kids (& adults for that matter) just take the workings of machines for granted. NB I also love having them pull old machines apart to see what is in them.

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel - Artimus is a child genius who is actually a criminal. This book leads to great discussion about point of view in writing. Also, the story is filled with fairy gold, imaginary worlds and the writer has a nice sense of humour.

The Iron Man - a mysterious metal eating giant befriends a small boy and then a massive dark visitor comes from space wishing to devour the earth. A contest ensues. Some nice insights into the human condition in this one. NB this book is quite different from the animated movie 'The Iron Giant' though similar. A nice one to compare the movie and the book.

Sadako - I read this book to my class every year on World Hiroshima Day. Still brings a tear to my eye each time.

"This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world"

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The order is controversial which leads to many great discussions as well as providing some excellent insight into legacy that these great lives have left us.

  
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