Why not start the new season with a few good books? During this Tuesday’s Language! program, I went around and interviewed some of our tutor and student pairs, asking them what some of their favorite books are. Here’s what they said…
Noah (5th Grade)
Nirvana Chetty (Volunteer)
Wesley (5th Grade)
Boxcar Children collection, by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Vivian (3rd Grade)
Judy Blume collection, by Judy Blume
Jenna Truglio (Volunteer)
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rebecca (5th Grade)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, by Jeff Kinney
JuJuan (3rd Grade)
Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream, written by Deloris Jordan & Roslyn M. Jordan, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Chanel (3rd Grade)
A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Natasha Bell (Volunteer)
Half Broke Horses, by Jeanette Walls
Jessica Smith (Volunteer)
Round Trip, written and illustrated by Ann Jonas
Devin (3rd Grade)
Wayside School Is Falling Down, by Sachar Louis
Kelly Meany (Volunteer)
Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
Samantha – 4th Grade
Dork Diaries collection, by Rachel Renee Russell
Moises (5th Grade)
Where The Wild things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak
(Queen Travers is the Program Coordinator for the Neighborhood Tutoring Program, and the site supervisor in the Tuesday night elementary reading program at FLOC.)
