Books In the Middle Podcast
Looking for booktalks for middle school students? Look no farther than this podcast. Browse through the many titles in all different genres for just the right title to get your students inspired, excited and racing to the library for a copy of the book. Looking for written reviews for more titles? Check out the blog Booksinthemiddle.Wordpress.com to expand your own library and give students more options. New episodes typically release every Monday, however during the summer months, they will release every other week or so. Enjoy!
Books In the Middle Podcast
Riot by Walter Dean Myers (Historical Fiction Civil War)
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Tasha Squires
Riot By Walter Dean Myers
When the street erupt in violence targeting the rich as well as blacks, Claire, a biracial girl living in New York with her parents, suddenly finds her world turned upside down. After all, what do you do when people who were your friend one day, turn on you the next, simply because of the color of your skin. Set against the turbulent times of the Civil War, Claire must find a way to keep her values intact in a quickly changing world.
Recommended for grades 6 and up.