Two Must Reads

March 25th, 2008

Dear Jo- Christina Kilbourne

What Mr. Matteo Did- Priscilla C ummings

These are two very powerful novels that deserve a place in every library. Dear Jo is the story of a girl falling victim to an internet predator. Told through the journal entires of her best friend, who very nearly falls prey as well, this is a powerful look at the dangers of on-line chatting. This is a novel that I expect will be flying off the shelf. I believe this would also be important for parents to read.

The second novel centers around three 6th. grade girls who report their music teacher for being sexually inappropriate with them. This story will keep you on the edge of your seat as the story unfolds to eventually reveal that two of the girls have been coerced into this lie by the other girl. Things literally spiral out of control and lives are changed forever. This is not something that is generally addressed with tweens; in particular, what can happen if you lie about something like this.

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2 Responses to “Two Must Reads”

  1.   Stephanie on March 31, 2008 10:14 am

    Hi there - just wanted to thank you for the kind comments about Dear Jo by Christina Kilbourne. If you’d like to get books and announcements from us, feel free to send me an email at marketing@lobsterpress.com so I can add you to my list! OH - and if you can use bookmarks for your students, let me know - I’d be happy to send some.

    :)

  2.   Chrisina Kilbourne on April 15, 2008 9:06 am

    Thanks, Jane. I appreciate the vote of confidence and am glad to hear you enjoyed reading Dear Jo.

    Christina Kilbourne

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