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Colleen
I am a middle school teacher looking to read a fiction or "story-like" nonfiction book that will lead into a classroom debate. We got into a discussion on the death penalty last week, so an 8th grade appropriate book involving the death penalty would be a possibility. Really any ideas of an appropriate novel that would we could then hold a debate over would be great.
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The Giver by Lois Lowry. Has a lot of dystopian concepts in it. The whole idea of euthanasia would be a great debate.
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon...true account of his attempted suicide by setting himself of fire. Brent tells the story of his recovery.
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit could spark an interesting discussion about the pros and cons of immortality.
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B Cooney. Janie wakes up from her normal suburban life when she discovers her picture posted as a missing child on a milk carton.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card...futuristic dystopian society where children are sent to battle school to defeat an alien threat.
The Death Penalty for Teens by Nancy Day....It's an overview of the death penalty, but also enphasizes teen criminals. There's always A Time to Kill by John Grisham...but that might not be entirely appropriate for 8th graders....it's about the trial of a man accused of killing the men who raped his daughter.
The Giver by Lois Lowry. Has a lot of dystopian concepts in it. The whole idea of euthanasia would be a great debate.
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon...true account of his attempted suicide by setting himself of fire. Brent tells the story of his recovery.
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit could spark an interesting discussion about the pros and cons of immortality.
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B Cooney. Janie wakes up from her normal suburban life when she discovers her picture posted as a missing child on a milk carton.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card...futuristic dystopian society where children are sent to battle school to defeat an alien threat.
The Death Penalty for Teens by Nancy Day....It's an overview of the death penalty, but also enphasizes teen criminals. There's always A Time to Kill by John Grisham...but that might not be entirely appropriate for 8th graders....it's about the trial of a man accused of killing the men who raped his daughter.
Looking for a good book about con artists?
jr132336
I am really into the Ocean's 11, 12, and 13 movies and I was looking for some good nonfiction books about con artists and stuff like that. Or even maybe like a biography of some great con artist. Or anything related to stuff in the movies. A link or exact title and author would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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"The Fool's Run" by John Sanford
http://www.amazon.com/Fools-Run-John-Sandford/dp/0425155722/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199478914&sr=1-1
"The Matchstick Men" by Eric Garcia
http://www.amazon.com/Matchstick-Men-Novel-Grifters-Issues/dp/B000HWYPFM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199479166&sr=1-1
"Con Ed" by Matthew Klein
http://www.amazon.com/Con-Ed-Matthew-Klein/dp/0446579556/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199479241&sr=1-2
"The Fool's Run" by John Sanford
http://www.amazon.com/Fools-Run-John-Sandford/dp/0425155722/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199478914&sr=1-1
"The Matchstick Men" by Eric Garcia
http://www.amazon.com/Matchstick-Men-Novel-Grifters-Issues/dp/B000HWYPFM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199479166&sr=1-1
"Con Ed" by Matthew Klein
http://www.amazon.com/Con-Ed-Matthew-Klein/dp/0446579556/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199479241&sr=1-2
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