tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post6146157137192995432..comments2023-11-02T08:26:08.765-07:00Comments on Yes, This Will Be On The Test Leslie S. Rose: View From the 5th Grade Trenches - January 2011 - Hooked on a SeriesLeslie S. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-81651414630173708182011-02-19T19:24:45.967-08:002011-02-19T19:24:45.967-08:00Hello there, Tracy and Sarah. Welcome. I've ...Hello there, Tracy and Sarah. Welcome. I've had to buy duplicates of all the LAST DRAGON CHRONICLES for the classroom. They fly off the shelves. I'm glad the list can be of service to you.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-81519248034670540362011-02-19T18:36:43.246-08:002011-02-19T18:36:43.246-08:00I read this with my fifth grader...excellent list....I read this with my fifth grader...excellent list.Nikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-67861784559306800732011-02-19T12:48:40.628-08:002011-02-19T12:48:40.628-08:00Thank you for your recommendations...my son is in ...Thank you for your recommendations...my son is in 6th grade and has read most of those but it's nice to know "Last Dragon Chronicles' as I've not heard of that series.<br />Julie sent everyone over to visit and glad I did!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-85840918012947213802011-02-02T19:16:03.943-08:002011-02-02T19:16:03.943-08:00And you will be lending me City of Ember, right, T...And you will be lending me City of Ember, right, T?Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-80765924080706807672011-02-02T19:09:56.404-08:002011-02-02T19:09:56.404-08:00I too am a sucker for a good series. My class (bei...I too am a sucker for a good series. My class (being younger than yours) is interestingly hooked on the same series as your class. They are devouring Harry Potter, fighting over Percy Jackson, and trading Wimpy Kid books. It makes sense because these series have all the right parts of the recipe down. A few of my kids are reading City of Ember after I finished it and recommended it. It always amazes me what a good discussion will do for the kids' book picks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804297704431782704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-12253391223840591942011-01-27T06:24:58.813-08:002011-01-27T06:24:58.813-08:00You rock, Rita. I'm glad you liked it.You rock, Rita. I'm glad you liked it.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-50813461411601345332011-01-27T01:25:00.680-08:002011-01-27T01:25:00.680-08:00Thank you for this fab post. I'm printing it t...Thank you for this fab post. I'm printing it to put on my wall, just as a blast of encouragement.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />RitaRitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823648489427679440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-79768937520576845312011-01-26T20:24:36.775-08:002011-01-26T20:24:36.775-08:00Thanks for stopping by the blog and entering the c...Thanks for stopping by the blog and entering the contest, Leslie! I just posted our first student review, which was, predictably, the latest Wimpy Kid. My hope is that kids will discuss the book in the comment section.<br />I'd like to do some video reviews as well.<br /><br />Thanks for all you do to promote reading! I owe my fifth grade teacher for turning me on to Harriet the Spy. That's the book that sparked the writer in me. Bless you, Mrs. Clarke!Michelle L. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144191129362767115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-68888721802006862292011-01-26T19:24:12.386-08:002011-01-26T19:24:12.386-08:00Hey Maureen, I love the idea of the second hand bo...Hey Maureen, I love the idea of the second hand bookshops. I'm going to pass that on to the class. You are so right about the lure of a good series to the reluctant reader. I think Harry Potter gave those "I hate to read" kids a completely new outlook on books. Thank you JK Rowling.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-57574676275847195352011-01-26T18:10:06.278-08:002011-01-26T18:10:06.278-08:00Hi Leslie,
What a great post? I know how excited t...Hi Leslie,<br />What a great post? I know how excited the kids in my classroom were when I read a first book in a series...The wonder of being able to read more about their favorite characters enticed my reluctant readers...(of course that wasn't my cunning plan...:)<br />More power to you!<br />I also used to encourage kids to haunt second hand bookshops to find missing books in series...in the days before Amazon and the internet...<br />maureen <br />New Zealandmaureenhttp://www.maureencrisp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-72603422703954287442011-01-26T16:15:19.713-08:002011-01-26T16:15:19.713-08:00Thank you, Michelle. Your blog sounds cool. I...Thank you, Michelle. Your blog sounds cool. I'll be stopping by soon. I will definitely share it with my class.<br /><br />Oh Darsa and Yamile, I think I'm going to have to add some new bookshelves in my classroom. Great recommendations. Much appreciated.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-6596896317235461482011-01-26T13:30:19.844-08:002011-01-26T13:30:19.844-08:00What about Big Nate, by Lincon Peirce? My son and ...What about Big Nate, by Lincon Peirce? My son and his 4th grade friends are obsessed with those books!Yamilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769312615756253197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-68130552229554843852011-01-26T13:24:33.792-08:002011-01-26T13:24:33.792-08:00In addition to loving the books you already mentio...In addition to loving the books you already mentioned, my 9 (and 3/4) son has loved several of Bruce Coville's Magic Shop series, the first Great Brain, and has just started the Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins. He also recently read and liked the two Big Nate books... and last year loved the first three Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist books by R.L. LaFevers.SiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726365506838157426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-11119842776649730572011-01-26T13:21:38.170-08:002011-01-26T13:21:38.170-08:00Great and insightful post. I'm linking to your...Great and insightful post. I'm linking to your blog on my new one, Brownie Points, which is a MG book reviewing site. (Reviews by kids, for kids.) http://mlbrownwrites.blogspot.comMichelle L. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144191129362767115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-35474540080478650892011-01-26T10:09:20.962-08:002011-01-26T10:09:20.962-08:00Thank you Julie, Lisa, and Anonymous. My class ge...Thank you Julie, Lisa, and Anonymous. My class gets a kick out of being featured on the blog. It's really upping their response to literature game. I agree with you Julie on the perseverance factor of creating a series.<br /><br />Hello Susan. We went to the Dogsled Dreams link and I've been instructed by my students to have it in our classroom library ASAP. Love your take on a tasty series helping parents.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-55610993770246335252011-01-26T08:29:52.720-08:002011-01-26T08:29:52.720-08:00Series are life-savers for parents as well. "...Series are life-savers for parents as well. "What? You're out of books AGAIN?" At least a series holds them at bay for a little while.<br /><br />This one isn't a series, but I just read/reviewed it and I can't recommend it enough: <a href="http://ink-spells.blogspot.com/2011/01/ink-spells-talks-dogsled-dreams.html" rel="nofollow">Dogsled Dreams</a> by Terry Lynn JohnsonSusan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-55580220437350328562011-01-26T08:15:59.701-08:002011-01-26T08:15:59.701-08:00this is great! thanks so much for sharing! :)this is great! thanks so much for sharing! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-39459172711172729272011-01-26T08:10:51.907-08:002011-01-26T08:10:51.907-08:00Every MG author should read this post. It's w...Every MG author should read this post. It's wonderful!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-67602782863119231612011-01-26T07:14:41.732-08:002011-01-26T07:14:41.732-08:00Leslie, this is great. I love the quotes from the...Leslie, this is great. I love the quotes from the kids! I bow down to the authors who possess the gift of carrying thousands of readers with them through a series.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.com