Books Books Books!

Need a new book to read? See below for some ideas! These books align to social emotional learning and are geared toward middle school. If you decide to read one, let me know how you like it! I would love to talk with you about your reading!

Self-Management is the ability to successfully regulate one’s emotions, thoughts,

stress, impulses, and behaviors in different situations and work toward personal and

academic goals.

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Fast Break by Mike Lupica

Self-Awareness is the ability to assess one’s strengths and challenges and to correctly

identify one’s own emotions and see how they influence situations and others.

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Responsible Decision-Making is the ability to make constructive, socially

acceptable, and ethical choices about personal behavior and social interactions.

House Arrest by K.A. Holt

Parrot in the Oven: Mi vida by Victor Martine

Relationship Skills is the ability to establish and maintain healthy and positive

relationships with diverse groups through clear communication, good listening skills,

positive collaboration, and conflict resolution.

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Social-Awareness is the ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others,

including people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Freak the Mighty by W. Rodman Philbrick

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros