Unit+5+Text+Suggestions

[|Amazon Books to Buy- new and used]
[|Various Series to use for character analysis]


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__Heartbeat__ by Sharon Creech (winner of the Newberry Medal for //Walk Two Moons)//- This is an adult text that gives a good example of how to turn a narrative text into a reader's theater.

__Chrysanthemum__ by Kevin Henkes __The Piano__ by William Miller = = =Suggestions from Hawthorne Elementary:= __Mr. Lincoln's Way__ by Patricia Polacco __The Other Side__ by Jacqueline Woodson __Essie and Amber__ by Vera B. Williams

=**Suggestions from Lafayette Elementary:**= __Hachiko__ by Pamela S. Turner __Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse__ by Kevin Henkes __Julius the Baby of the World__ by Kevin Henkes __Sheila Rae, the Brave__ by Kevin Henkes __Tough Boris__ by Mem Fox

=**Suggestions from Field Elementary:**= __The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane__ by Kate Dicamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline -Describes a dynamic character __Every Living Thing__ by Cynthia Rylant __Chicken Soup for the Soul__ by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen



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