[CASL-L] book recommendation

[Tracy Earnshaw]

I second *Starfish*, but there is also *Wonder* if they haven't read it yet.


*Tracy Earnshaw*

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On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM Cheryl Robertson <
robertsonc at guilfordschools.org> wrote:

> 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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