Introduction



Dear Trotter Teachers,

The purpose of this wiki is to support the work you are doing with literature in your classrooms as part of the Peaceful Classroom Climate Initiative. I created a page for each monthly theme that includes more possible titles for you to use with your classes. All you have to do is click on the theme on the left navigation bar and a new window should open.

If you explore the various pages, you will see that some have more titles than others. This wiki is certainly a work in progress! I wanted to share the wiki with you now even though I plan to constantly be adding to it. I would love to be able to add your comments and feedback if you try any of these titles or have other recommendations.

Eventually I am hopeful that the Trotter library collection will include all or most of these titles.

For now, however, I have obtained a Boston Public Library card for the school. With this card, I will try to borrow the titles from the wiki for school use. This will take a little bit of time to put into place. In the meantime, I encourage you all to visit your own local libraries. If your local branch doesn't have a certain title in its collection or if it is not available at the library, you can always request it from any of the BPL branches so you can pick it up at your preferred branch. Also if you have a BPL card, you can also use the Minuteman network which is a much bigger and affluent consortium; it includes Brookline, Newton, and other towns.

Please let me know if you find this wiki useful, if you have feedback about any of the books, if you need help, if you have ideas for improvements, etc.

-Suzanne Mathews Trotter School Teacher Librarian