[CASL-L] book recommendation

[Cheryl Robertson]

If a graphic novel would work, I'd strongly recommend *Invisible *by
Christina Diaz Gonzalez <https://www.christinagonzalez.com/books/invisible>
.

Cheryl A. Robertson

Library Media Specialist

E.C. Adams Middle School

CURRENTLY READING

*Collective Illusions* by Todd Rose

*The Irish Goodbye *by Heather Aimee O'Neill

*Fortune Falls* by Jenny Goebel

CURRENTLY LISTENING

*The Secret Garden *by Frances Hodgson Burnett

RECENTLY FINISHED

*Dragonborn *by Struan Murray

*The Storm *by Rachel Hawkins

*The Briar Club *by Kate Quinn

*The Road to Tender Hearts* by Annie Hartnett

*The Last Time I Saw Him* by Laura Dave

*The Frozen River* by Ariel Lawhorn

*The River Is Waiting *by Wally Lamb

*Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear* by Elizabeth Gilbert

*The Time Machine* by H.G. Wells

*On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous* by Ocean Vuong


On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM Musket, Kimberly via CASL-L <
casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> We are looking for suggestions for a whole class read for eighth grade.
>
> It's in a unit entitled Not That Different with the essential question -
> How does “othering” affect individuals and humanity in general? What does
> the way a person treats others reveal about them?  In this unit, students
> explore the phenomenon of othering, or treating someone as if they don’t
> fit into the norm.
>
> Ideally, we would like a book on the shorter side. It should also be a
> fiction book.
>
> We are considering *Starfish *by Lisa Fipps.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thank you
> Kim
>
>
> Kim Musket
> School Librarian
> James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School
>
> Currently Reading:
> *They Called Us Enemy *by George Takei
>
> Listening to:
> *The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, A Wrongful Conviction, and the Long
> Path to Justice *by Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin, Olugbemisola
> Rhuday-Perkovich
>
> Recently finished:
> *Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice* by Bryan Stevenson
> *When I Was the Greatest *by Jason Reynolds
> *Lockdown *by Walter Dean Myers
> *Candle Island *by Lauren Wolk
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