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Review title: Realistic Fiction is always a winner in the classroom
Product review: My sixth grade class, who are inner-city Dallas, Texas students, very much enjoyed "Scorpions" as a read aloud. (We will compare and contrast it to "The Outsiders" later in the year.)The novel, being realistic fiction, is well-written and unfortunately, my students could relate to the language, relationships, and gang violence. The part that was most impressive to me as a teacher, was that the novel did not necessarily have a happy ending. This prompted many thought-provoking discussions in the classroom. We worked through a Literacy Chart to further pull information regarding characters, plot, summarizations, etc.I would certainly recommend it to any intermediate elementary school or middle school-aged children either as a read aloud or required reading.
