The Westing Game and Belle Prater's Boy Resources?

[Ms.Champion]

I teach 6th grade language arts. I am wanting to read another novel as a class. The only avilable options at my school (b/c other class sets of books have already been claimed) are The Westing Game and Belle Prater's Boy. I was courious to see if anyone has any resources on either/both of these books. I have not read them myself, but am going to read them over the weekend to see which one I think my kids would like the best.

Thanks so much! :)

[jsfowler]

Here are some sites I found for The Westing Game...

http://edhelper.com/books/The_Westing_Game.htm

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001849.shtml

http://www.margateschools.org/eat/midure/web/homepage/literacy_web/WEB/thewestinggame/miscpages/westingunitplan.htm

Belle Prater's Boy (taught this one and loved it)...

http://edhelper.com/books/Belle_Praters_Boy.htm

http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780440413721&view=tg

http://theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html#Belle%20Prater's%20Boy

Even though neither of your books are on the following site, it is AMAZING. When I taught language arts, this website was so valuable. Please check it out for your next novel - it has activities, discussion questions, project ideas, interdisciplinary connections, chapter quizes, novel tests, etc. You do NOT have to pay or sign up!!

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/

[pearcen]

I don't have any resources to offer up for either novel, but looking back to when I was in 7th grade, I had to read The Westing Game and loved it! I teach 7th grade LA now and think that my kids would like it. We are doing a unit on The Outsiders now though.

[Ms.Champion]

Thanks so much for the links and feedback. I am checking them out as we speak!!! :-D