Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Fiction


Batchelder Award Winning Book The Pull of the Ocean tells the story of seven brothers who must flee home because the youngest, Yann, believes their father wants to kill them. Based on Tom Thumb, this story is creative and told through multiple perspectives. Middle school Language Arts students could use this book to study point of view. Mourlevat, Jean-Claude. (2006). The Pull of the Ocean. Delacorte Books for Young Readers.

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