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florasita
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Posted: May 25 2010 at 10:11am \| IP Logged

I just came across this author and don't know his work . Is it any good ? one of his books titled The Island is listed in use with intermediate science through literature . I then saw he has written many other books . I'm thinking ds14 may enjoy some of these others .
what have you thought of this author ? Thanks , Rox

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Gary Paulson is great. His best work, I think, are the Brian books--Hatchet (which is a classic, IMHO), River, Brian's Winter, etc. My son loved them when he was about 10-12, so they may be a bit juvenile for your 14 yo. I think most of his books are aimed at that younger age group, but I'm not sure.

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 2:45pm \| IP Logged

Thanks Theresa , it is hard to say with him because he is not a big nor advanced reader but also do not want him to feel a story is for younger children .
I think maybe my best bet is to start with The Island & do it as a readaloud and see where we go from there

Thanks a bunch , Rox

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 3:20pm \| IP Logged

I remember really liking Hatchet as a kid, but there was another one... Dogsong? where the main character comes across a young pregnant woman, and after she has the baby, he kills it at her request by leaving it out in the snow. I found it very disturbing - still do.

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 3:35pm \| IP Logged

To be honest I didn't get that far, I found Dogsong rather boring. But the Hatchet books were good.

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 3:52pm \| IP Logged

I remember my 5th grade teacher doing Hatchet as a read-aloud. It might be too intense for younger children, though...

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 11:01pm \| IP Logged

We read Hatchet a few months. My kids, especially my ds, loved it. We have Brian's Return but we haven't read it yet.

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