In the Night Kitchen

Sendak, M. (1970). In the night kitchen.  New York:  Harper

Since Brody LOVES Where the Wild Things Are, I thought we would try another book by Sendak, In the Night Kitchen.  I'm not sure that he feels the same about the two books.  In the Night Kitchen has been historically a very controversial book.

One of a Kind

Winter, A. (2012). One of a kind. New York:  Aladdin.

With an opening sentence like "Lysander Singleton was the only only child at Twin Oaks Elementary," how could anyone pass up this book?  One of a Kind is definitely a one of a kind read.  Ariel Winter tells the story of Lysander, who is the only child at his school who is not a twin.  Lysander fells very left out, because everyone knows that twins are best friends.  Annually, the school host an event known as Twindividuation, a program meant to foster individuality among the sets of twins.  Since Lysander is the odd man out, literally, he has to participate for both teams.  A surprise turn of events, makes Lysander the most popular boy in school.

Lord of the Flies

Golding, W. (1954). Lord of the flies. London: Faber and Faber.

I have taught Lord of the Flies with every English II class I have ever had.  Overall, they are not fans of the book, or at least they won't admit it.  I really think they just don't like anything unless it involves a sparkly vampire or a girl with a bow and arrow.  I have never quite understood why they love The Hunger Games but hate Lord of the Flies.  Maybe it's the lack of a love story.