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The book The Ugly Duckling is a confident building and inspiring book for students to love the beauty they have. A swan that was hatch in a duck nest is verbal branded for being different , as well being belittle for being different. Through time he eventually understand his beauty and learns about his uniqueness . This award wining book , will go great when introducing students into fiction story’s as well helping them develop self confidence.

Beauty and the Beast provides a romantic , fantasy between two unpredictable lovers. While both are on different journeys the unlikely pair seem to find something within themselves. This award winning book will connect to the assignments in class when learning about genres involves fictions and romance .

This book allows you see the different cultures through sixteen pieces of poetry . Amazing Faces allows you too see the characteristic of what makes us all different but yet brings us together . This award is wining book I would use to so the different races we have around the world .

An regular game that opens up a whole new world filled things that come to life . The book involves adventure and challenges , two kids open the game but in order for life to go back to normal they seek help from a trap character who was released after several years . This book will help connect with the class when showing students award winning books, as well showing the genre fiction .

Matilda is a fun read with many surprising twist and turn . Matilda is not your average five year old , while dealing with her crazy self centered parents and trying to survivor her terrible principal Miss Trunchbull . She discovers something about herself that will change her life .
I would connect this to my class when showing my students award wining children’s books that are still talk about in the literacy world .

This dark , creative and interesting story takes place in a fair tale story that teaches the value of not offering things you don’t have . The daughter of a of a poor man lock in a tower to spin gold , until an unlikely character appears and offers help but there is a price to pay . This book would connect with my class when teaching folk tales , and traditional literacy.

The book takes place in an animated fictional world based on an old traditional story of The Three little Pigs . The big bad wolf is the narrator with a lot to stay about the real truth of what happen that day the house got blown down . I would use the book to connect with my students when introducing progtaginst and antagonist.

Where the wild things are is an imaginative, creative and playful book . A little boys goes to a new world where he is wordship to escape reality . Until he realize maybe reality isnt so bad . I would use this book when connecting with my students about imaginative , and imagery uses in writing .

Two young kids battling cancer fined eachother at an odd time in life . Taking place in a modern time sixteen year old Hazel Grace Lancaster this is trying go about her day as an normal cancer patient. Until she meet someone new that changes her mind about the world and how to live . I would use this book when going over genres in my class using this as an romance novel .

The book takes you into the daily life of a middle school kid , along with the struggle of just trying to fit in. Rafe our main character has enough going on in his life but now he must survive middle school. This book connects when introducing my students to higher level books and learning also about what shapes the character .

The Hunger Games puts you into the future as well giving your students an idea of what survival of the fittest is. It engages the readers to think of social class and the meaning of sacrifices as you enter a world where only the strong survive . Taking place in North America volunteering herself to save her little sister sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen enters in a game where she must survive to return home. This will connect when reading higher level books, as well learning about social class and having an introduction the genre fiction.

The book Forget Me Not shows the hardest challenge many kids struggle today with , fitting in .The book really captures students trying to hide who they are in order to fit in. Calliope June loves astronomy and but suffer with a syndrome that has her make funny noises and faces she doesn't mean to make. While enter a new school due the move with her mother she tries too had her special characteristic. The book would connect greatly when trying boost students confidence as well learning to read higher level books.

The Refugee is the story in third person perspective all children around the year of 1938 through 2015. Each child comes from a different background but have one thing in common which is escaping with their families from terrorism. The book connects when learning about different countries and the history of rights they do not have or the terroristic attacks they encounter.

The story of three scientist woman who thought beyond what they were taught. Maria Merian , Mary Anning and Maria Mitchell biographies stories of being interested in insects , landforms and outer space are each told in the book at different times in life and locations. The book is told in vibrant poems to give some the wonderful creative outlook of these women and their idea of behind science. This will connect in class when learning about poetry style and diversity story telling . Also when learning about insects , landforms and outer-space in science classes.

The rig is a suspenseful , thriller that will keep the readers wanting to know what happen next. A fifteen year old African-American boy named William Drake , who comes from London with a very troubled pass. Has history from two other juvenile facilities where he has the reputation of escaping, he has now met his match when entering the Rig. The Rig is a maximum security facility located on an oil drilling platform in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. He plans to escape his worst nightmare and biggest challenge he has never face before till now. The book connects with students learning about the type of genres when learning about literacy.

This shows kids taking charge and standing up for what is right . It takes place during World War II in Denmark , a group of young boys form a club to take matters into their own hands since parents wont to take down Nazis. Eventually their action are heard of by the Germans and they are arrested however, that is not the end for the boys. This book would connect when learning about World War II and the dangers that came with it.

The book is a strong , inspirational and educational read for both boys and girls . Malala Yousafzai is hero for all in the book it share her fight for not just for women rights but for all human kind. This book will be great when connecting to the Bill of Rights especially when focusing on women rights and activist.

The Hate U Give shows light on today modern day racism and how it still is fully in affect. Written in 2017 a young girl is a witness to her friend being brutal murder by the police , and wants to bring justice to his murder. This book truly ties into when teaching students about discrimination of other rights along with civil rights of citizens .

This book captures the attention of some many readers , allowing you enter in a world where things are negatively changing and tomorrow is not promise . The Dairy of A Young Girl : The Definitive Edition takes place in Frankfurt Germany where a jewish girl named Anne Frank is hiding along with her family from Nazis , who plan to captive all jewish people to place them in concentration camp. The book will connect well when focusing on World War too and some of the most tragic one events to ever take place.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a fantastic and an eye opening read . It takes place in time where racism is was alive and well, the book takes readers on a journey with two surprising characters who are both trying to overcoming their own challenges .I would connect the book with my class when talk about history of discrimination and how in the end we all lend on each other.

The story Mice and Men is a great and intriguing book that will open the eyes of many readers. It takes place in the great depression with two migrant workers George Milton and Lennie Smalls who look out for one another. As they come across a new place for work they also come across their biggest life changing challenge .
I would introduce this to my classroom when learning the history behind the great depression in the United Sate and how people work to survive . As well having my students identify with our characters , when making a tough decision .