Riding the Reading Roller Coaster: Read and Write Adventures   Students love to read and write adventures. These stories often involve honor, tradition, courage, determination and making choices. Explore resources for some of the following books. The "Brian Novels" (Hatchet) by Gary Paulsen Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett Holes by Louis Sachar (Connecting Ideas) Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell (Random House Link, Connecting Ideas) Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Stone Fox by John Gardiner (Connecting Ideas)      Return to Workshop Index Return to Eduscapes Hatchet Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen and Jim Hobbs are known for their high interest adventure books. Start with a book such as Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (Connecting Ideas). If students like this, try an adventure by Jim Hobbs such as Kokopelli's Flute by Will Hobbs.   Some students enjoy books about natural disasters. Try Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret and Night of the Twister by Ivy Ruckman (Reading Unit). Ask students to incorporate real-world survival information into a story. Select three websites for students to use in their project: Disaster, castastrophe, & calamity Earthquake Explorers Fire Hurricane Safety Tornado Volcano Return to Workshop Index Return to Eduscapes    Created by Annette Lamb, 1/01