why g not give the kids a look at middleton's "on the spine of time".
i think there's a good master's thesis that could be developed on
middleton...

just al wrote:

Has anyone here read the River Why by David James Duncan? I teach the novel
to my high school seniors. The focus is on breaking free of the family unit
and establishing an identity and environmental conservation. I recently had
a guardian of a student bash the novel by saying, "...which I thought was
convoluted, obtuse, too wordy and no doubt the dream
book of every aging alcoholic "hippie" in America..."

My principal and superintendent backed me 100%. But I would be interested
in your opinions...

--
Al Hammel
http://groups.msn.com/FlyFishingWorl...ritecasts.msnw