Every year in March, to coincide with basketball’s March Madness, my sixth graders participate in Novel Madness to choose their favorite novel of all time. They brainstorm their top sixteen favorites, then pair up to create persuasive speeches. Here are this year’s top 16:
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Maze Runner by James Dashner
Holes by Louis Sachar
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Frindle by Andrew Clements
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Witches by Roald Dahl
House of Hades by Rick Riordan
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
This is an excellent lineup that includes old favorites like Matilda and Holes, and favorite authors like Rick Riordan and J.K. Rowling. This list also include first-time appearances by Chomp, and Fever 1793. Good luck everyone!
Wow! This seems cool!
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