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Mrs. Schwebach's Book Picks and Pathfinder

I am asked everyday “Mrs. Schwebach, what is a good book?” Well, below I have your answers.  I have listed some of my favorite books.  If you like the book I have listed, then you will probably like the other books I recommended to go with it.  I tried to make this Pathfinder helpful for everyone: Readers, Parents, and Teachers.  If you look at each table, you will notice I have it broken up into three categories: More on book topic, If you liked….., and Lesson Plans. The More on Book Topic column is for additional information on the subjects presented in the book.  I know that when I finish a really good book I am curious about events, topics, places that occurred in the book.  The sites I listed here will help aid you in answering some of questions you may want answered after reading the book.  If You Liked…. column is other books I recommend that are similar to the main book I recommended.  Lesson Plans are for teachers to use to help in teaching or talking about the books.  Students can use this to if they want to do a project on the book they read.  I hope you find this Pathfinder helpful in your search for a good book. 

·         Hatchet Series                                                     by: Gary Paulson  

·         Island Trilogy                                                       by: Gordan Korman   

·         Bud not Buddy                                                     by: Christopher Paul Curtis

·         Spiderwick Series                                                 by: Tony DiTerlizzi  (soon to be a Major Motion Picture)

·         Harry Potter Series                                               by: J.K. Rowlings

·         Princess Academy                                                 by: Shannon Hale

·         Riding Freedom                                                     by: Pam Munoz Ryan        

·          Double Identity                                                     by: Margaret Peterson Haddix

·         The Invention of Hugo Cabret                                by: Brian Selznick

·         The Richest Man in Town                                       by: V.J. Smith

·         Septimus Heap Series                                             by : Angie Sage

·         Hattie Big Sky                                                        by:  Kirby Larson    

·         Twilight Series                                                        by: Stephanie Meyer

·         Rules                                                                       by: Cynthia Lord           

·         O'Malley Family Series                                            by : Dee Hendersen             

·         Ranger’s Apprentice Series                                         by: John Flanagan

Do you have a recommendation that is not listed?  Let me know, and I will read it and see if fits my criteria for a favorite books.  Please remember, this is a work in progress and is constantly being added to, updated, and changed.