1.0From The Mixed Up Fileshttps://fromthemixedupfiles.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="X7RT0JjdjM"><a href="https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/for-parents/finding-book/">Finding the Right Book</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/for-parents/finding-book/embed/#?secret=X7RT0JjdjM" width="600" height="338" title="“Finding the Right Book” — From The Mixed Up Files" data-secret="X7RT0JjdjM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A classroom of middle graders has a much variation as a basketful of fruit.  Some students are shy, some crave the spotlight.  Some are in the grips of puberty, while some are still hormonally inert. Some are still curling up with their parents at night, others have already been thrust into the role of caregiver, and still others are doing both. And, of course, some love to read and some… don’t. It’s not surprising, then, that different kids will be drawn to different books.  Just like different adults are drawn to different books… only more so.  And yet, this is an age where only the most basic lines tend to be drawn (this is a boy book and this is a girl book) and generalizations predominate.  As parents, we can help encourage our children to read by helping them find the books of interest to them.  Not necessarily the books their friends are reading.  And not necessarily the books the