Novel reading SP08B - BF08

Morton Rhue (Todd Strasser) "The Wave"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(book)

- The English Wikpedia site on the book

http://www.thewave.tk/

- "This page is set up to document the many different appearances of 'The Wave'."

Many links. You can also watch the movie, buy it and the book.

Links to the new German film at the cinemas in December 2008. Look out for it!

Teaching resources as well.

http://www.ronjoneswriter.com/

- the website of the American writer Ron Jones who, in 1967, was the teacher creating the experiment of The Wave at a high school in Palo Alto, California.

http://www.welle.film.de/

- the official website of the German film "Die Welle" of 2008.

Novel reading SP08B - BF08

Margaret Bechard "Hanging on to Max"

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1840/Bechard-Margaret-1953.html

- a biography of the author

http://www.answers.com/topic/margaret-bechard

- learn who Margaret Bechard is and what she has written

Novel reading SP08B - BF08

Roald Dahl "Danny - Champion of the World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl

- The English Wikipedia site with many links to other sites

http://www.roalddahl.com/

- the marvelous official website

You will spend a lot of time here. You can listen to an interview with Roald Dahl.

There are also thorough teaching resources.

Novel reading SP08B - BF08

Louis Sachar "Holes"

http://www.louissachar.com/

- official website

http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/liveaction/holes/main.html

- the film site with a lot to do

Includes a wide range of teaching resources and complete lesson plans.

Novel reading SP08B - BF08

Mark Haddon "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

http://www.markhaddon.com/

- official website of the author

A wonderful site where you can spend a lot of time. Go to Virtual tour and click on Other stuff and Mark Haddon. Also check LIFE and the Links. At the link for the novel the first lines are read by a young boy. Do go here and listen!