From: Hendon, Alison <A.Hendon>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:27:05 -0500

I heard from Scholastic that they have bought the Bluford books and will be reprinting them (with improved covers.) I'm very happy because it's hard for me to buy directly from the publisher (Townsend) and I know these books will be popular.


Alison

Alison M. Hendon Youth Selection Team Leader Brooklyn Public Library a.hendon at brooklynpubliclibrary.org
(718) 230-2744

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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Blasingame Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:15 PM To: ccbc-net at lists.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Books for Struggling Readers

I am going to unabashedly push all thirteen books from the Bluford Series because I have heard so many testimonies to their success with kids, both struggling readers and those who read at or above grade level. Among the high interest/low reading level offerings available right now, these books are getting rave reviews from teachers and young readers around the greater Phoenix area and around the country, as well. I did a Flesch-Kincaid of a typical passage from The Bully (fifth in the series) and it yielded a fifth grade reading level, but teachers have said that they, themselves, find the books to be interesting reads because the stories are so good. Each book revolves around events that take place at fictitious Bluford High School, somewhere in California. The setting is urban, and the kids face urban sorts of issues, as well as the issues that all teens seem to face at some point, regardless of where they live.

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