Reading At Home

I've had good luck lately introducing new books to the seventh graders in my Research and Reading class.  Several have used these books for their RAH (Reading at Home) presentations.  I Am an Emotional Creature by Eve Ensler, Ship Breaker by Paola Bacigalupi, and Five Flavors of Dumb by local author Antony John are some current favorites.  Although not a recent book, one of my favorite young adult novels is The Canning Season by Polly Horvath.  Horvath won the 2003 National Book Award for this one!