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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Ford, Kim, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2008
Friendship lies at the very heart of the middle school experience. Here are books to help students navigate those waters, recognize what (and who) has value, and determine what kind of friend they want to be.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Friendship, Adolescent Literature, Reading Material Selection
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Ford, Kim, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2002
Encourages the idea of cross-generational shared reading experiences. Presents annotations (written by students) of 12 titles. Notes that almost half of the books that are featured have been around for a while, and yet they are still fresh for new readers. (SG)
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools, Reading Instruction
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Ford, Kim, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief descriptions, written by middle schoolers, of 12 books for adolescents, novels in which children and young people endure hardship and struggle, and triumph over the odds. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Coping, Reading Material Selection
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Ford, Kim, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief descriptions of 12 recently and not-so-recently published books for young adults, that speak to a wide range of interests at a variety of reading levels, and that could be "just the ticket" to help a reluctant reader bond with books. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Fiction