Refreshing the Canon

If you have certain touchstone books you like to recommend but are looking for some updated read-alikes, School Library Journal has a great feature, Refreshing the Canon, with recommendations for fans of:

• Hatchet
• The Outsiders
• Little House
• Little Woman
• Island of the Blue Dolphins
• and others that skew more toward HS readers. 

Some of the suggestions are books I have here, and others are ones I"m working on getting! Definitely some are more for HS in terms of content, so just be a little cautious about suggesting them to our younger students unless you know the book or have found out a little about it first. It may be helpful in terms of diversifying your classroom books too.