Reading

Reading together is an integral part of Mount Logan Discovery. The goal is to bring literature to life by "living" the stories we read. This is accomplished by engaging students in carefully planned experiences that allow them to relate to the events and settings that unfold within the pages of the books. As we read, we integrate our writing instruction by looking for and discussing examples of good writing. 

2014-2015 book list:

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munzo (Feb. and March) 

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (Jan. and Feb.)

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan (January)

Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (December)

Crispin by Avi (October/November)

Downriver by Will Hobbs (October)

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (September)

Obsidian by David Hawkes (August/September)

2013-2014 book list (incomplete):

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan (February)

Crispin by Avi (January)

Cat Running by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (December)

Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (November)

Downriver by Will Hobbs (October)

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (September)

Obsidian by David Hawkes (August-September)

2012-2013 & 2011-2012 book list: 

The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter (April-May)

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munzo (March-April) 

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (February-March)

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (February)

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan (January)

Crispin by Avi (December)

Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (November)

Downriver by Will Hobbs (October)

Cat Running by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (September-October)

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (September)

Obsidian by David Hawkes (August-September)

2010-2011 book list: (18 books - 3,284 pages)

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (May)

Journey to Jo'Burg by  Beverley Naidoo (May) 

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (May)

Banner in the Sky by James Ramsely Ullman (April)

Esperanza Rising  by Pam Munoz Ryan (March)

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (March)

The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter (February)

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (Jan/Feb)

Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (January)

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan (January)

Crispin by Avi  (click here for author's website) (December)

Over the Edge by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (November)Cat Running by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (October-November)

Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen (October)

Downriver by Will Hobbs (September-October)

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (September)

Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (September)Obsidian by David Hawkes (August)

2009-2010 school year (18 books, totaling more than 3,000 pages!)

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (May)

Journey to Jo'Burg by Beverley Naidoo (May) 

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (May)

Banner in the Sky by James Ramsely Ullman (April)

Crispin by Avi (March) 

The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter (March)

Over the Edge by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (February)

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (February)

Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (January)

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan (January)

Pandora of Athens by Barry Denenberg (December)

Cat Running by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (November)

Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen (November)

Downriver by Will Hobbs (October)

Brian's Hunt by Gary Paulsen (October)

Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson (Sept/October)

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (September)

Obsidian by David Hawkes (August/September)