Post by Mark Alford on Apr 14, 2010 14:43:08 GMT -5
One of the most helpful things I have in my room is a class library. The students read whatever they want for about 20 minutes three days a week. The class library provides books for those who don't have their own books or magazines. The problem I faced was getting these books. I have only so much money and am only willing to spend so much of it on my classroom. The solution hit me quite by accident.
I got some money from some fund or another and ordered about 20 books from a local bookstore. The key word here is LOCAL. When I went to pick up the books, the guy also gave me a box of books for teens that I did not order. These books were advance uncorrected proofs. In other words, the cover might not be right yet or there might be a misspelling or grammatical mistake in the book. Most were authors I had not heard of (although I did get a copy of a Meg Cabot book and some other better known authors). Some were duds but most were good. Now I make sure that when I can get a few books grant money here and there, I order from him. Each time he has given me another box of books. You might want to try to contact your local book store and see what they can do. They cannot sell these books and they certainly don't want to keep them sitting around.
Any one got a good title to add to a library, for those that are looking for high interest books for ninth graders?
I got some money from some fund or another and ordered about 20 books from a local bookstore. The key word here is LOCAL. When I went to pick up the books, the guy also gave me a box of books for teens that I did not order. These books were advance uncorrected proofs. In other words, the cover might not be right yet or there might be a misspelling or grammatical mistake in the book. Most were authors I had not heard of (although I did get a copy of a Meg Cabot book and some other better known authors). Some were duds but most were good. Now I make sure that when I can get a few books grant money here and there, I order from him. Each time he has given me another box of books. You might want to try to contact your local book store and see what they can do. They cannot sell these books and they certainly don't want to keep them sitting around.
Any one got a good title to add to a library, for those that are looking for high interest books for ninth graders?