8th+Ordering+Lists


 * This is place to list titles, series, or those golden nuggets you think everyone should consider. ** ** You can __cut and paste your ideas__ in from another document you have going as your master "ordering list". Thanks for sharing and taking the time to add to this wiki! **

Click the EDIT pencil to add your ideas. Click SAVE when finished. GENERAL: I have a huge list of Picture book ideas by mode and genre. I will bring to our meeting tomorrow. Most lists came from Katie W. Ray book STUDY DRIVEN. Great Resource!!!

**Century:** MCCLAFFERTY, Carla Killough. The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon. Carolrhoda. RTE $20.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-5608-0; ebook $15.71. ISBN 978-0-7613-7157-1. Gr 6 Up –A fascinating, start-to-finish account of why and how specialists from numerous disciplines came together at Mount Vernon in 2005 to create three full-size statues of Washington at different stages of his life. McClafferty blends thoughtful narration with superb color photographs for a fully absorbing read.

NELSON, Kadir. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. illus. by author. HarperCollins. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-06-173074-0. Gr 5 Up –An unnamed narrator of a collection of family stories relates stirring accounts of relatives who fought by George Washington’s side, worked in fields and factories, and marched with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Electrifying portraits shed light on the triumphs and tragedies of our nation’s history as reflected in the faces of its people.

CLINE, Ernest. Ready Player One: A Novel. Crown. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-307-88743-6. Imagine if Willie Wonka had been a video-game designer. Now imagine a world in which most people spend their time as avatars in a virtual reality. The founder of this virtual reality leaves his fortune to the first to win a contest, comprised of puzzles and tasks based on 1980s popular culture. Three teens compete to win against an evil conglomerate. **Hulstrom:**

**Northglenn:**

**Rocky Top:**

**Shadow Ridge:**

**Silver Hills:**

**Thornton:**

**Westlake:**

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