tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post8711020260609734095..comments2024-02-21T07:58:44.752-05:00Comments on The Great Umbrella Heist: What My Fifth Graders Are ReadingSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856102708963900512noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-88829101442686904992018-03-31T13:17:04.249-04:002018-03-31T13:17:04.249-04:00The other author to check out is Jean Little. Spec...The other author to check out is Jean Little. Specifically a book called mine for keeps. LouiseYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640292917756080743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-76123567417621785392018-03-31T13:12:42.074-04:002018-03-31T13:12:42.074-04:00Have they read any books by Kit Pearson? Those are...Have they read any books by Kit Pearson? Those are great for that age group. LouiseYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640292917756080743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-91085269479936446622018-03-29T10:42:55.065-04:002018-03-29T10:42:55.065-04:00I am almost 33 and number the stars has stuck with...I am almost 33 and number the stars has stuck with me ever since I read it in 3rd grade. I always recommend it to people to read. Jeannie Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291356553977164488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-4120656224562132122018-03-28T21:01:57.886-04:002018-03-28T21:01:57.886-04:00I'm so old we read Diary of Anne Frank and Nig...I'm so old we read Diary of Anne Frank and Night when I was in school. I still remember those books so well because it all seemed so unreal to me.<br /><br />The girls tried reading Harry Potter and they were not interested at all. They don't seem to be fans of fantasy.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856102708963900512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-63733946050582422642018-03-28T13:55:31.772-04:002018-03-28T13:55:31.772-04:00Number the Stars had a profound effect on me. I ca...Number the Stars had a profound effect on me. I can't recall if I was in 4th or 5th grade, but definitely in elementary school and I read it on my own.<br /><br />I also strongly recommend The Giver series by Lois Lowry. I read The Giver either just before or just after Number the Stars because I wanted to read more from the author. I didn't read the other books in the series until adulthood because they were published long after The Giver (2000, 2004, 2012).<br /><br />Harry Potter gets his letter for Hogwarts when he turns 11... have any of the girls started that series yet?Bree at Clarity Definedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096737995080439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-4717139682804054962018-03-28T09:43:14.492-04:002018-03-28T09:43:14.492-04:00I remember reading Number the Stars for the first ...I remember reading Number the Stars for the first time in elementary school (don't remember what grade, but probably 4th or 5th)...I think that was my first exposure to the Holocaust, and I remember the weird blend of feelings my new knowledge about that event brought. Like...shock that it happened, shock that I'd never really HEARD about it before, horror, obviously, and just this deep desire to learn more...something that has never really gone away, I suppose, since I'm 35 and probably half of my reading is still about WWII! I remember sitting around the lunch table with a few of my friends and discussing Number the Stars...one of those girls I am still friends with and we STILL swap WWII book recs regularly! Thanks for this bit of nostalgia! And I recommend reading that one! :)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909071293780469781noreply@blogger.com