Booklists

= = =Good Reads - Grades 9-12= toc Visit [|Westmont HS LibraryThing] to learn more about these books Developer Key: [|790db150236c2ce82a04a3aefbd81f91]

Animal Stories


[|The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel] by Garth Stein. [|Reader resources] from Stein.


 * Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World** by Vicki Myron. [|Dewey Website].


 * Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl** by Stacey O'Brien. Read excerpts from [|Google Books].

**Adventure**

 * Hatchet** by [|Gary Paulsen]. Read "[|Survival as a Bridge to At-Risk Readers: Applications of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet to an Integrated Curriculum]." by Blasingame and Goodson. The Alan Review, 1999. [|Hatchet Literature Unit], Annotation by Deborah Ketchersid.


 * The Goats** by [|Brock Cole]. (1997). [550L]. Learn more about [|The Goats]. Read, "[|Brock Cole: The Good, the Bad, and Humorously Ironic]." by Wendy Glenn in the Alan Review, 1999.


 * Nation** by [|Terry Prachett]. (2008). [ 790L] . Visit the Nation on [|Second Life]. Review from [|Guys Lit Wire].


 * The Trap** by [|John Smelcer]. (2006) [1120L]. Explore issues with authors who write across cultures on [|Debbie Reese's] blog.

Classics

 * Of Mice and Men** by [|John Steinbeck] (1965). [630L]

Fantasy/Supernatural



 * Birdwing** by [|Rafe Martin]. [|Summary and book reviews] from Rafe Martin. [|Interview] with Rafe Martin.


 * The City of Ember** by Jeanne Duprau.


 * The Giver** by Lois Lawry


 * The Graveyard Book** by Neil Gaiman. (2008) [ 880L]


 * The Hunger Games** by Suzanne Collins.
 * Holes** by Louis Sachar


 * The Sledding Hill** by Chris Crutcher. (2005). [|GoodReads rating 3.77]. [ 1010L]


 * Tuck Everlasting** by Natalie Babbitt

//**Historical Fiction**//



 * Al Capone Does My Shirts** by Gennifer Choldenko


 * Chains** by [|Laurie Halse Anderson] (2008). A sensitive and absolutely engaging piece of historical fiction written from the perspective of a child slave during the revolutionary war. Young female protagonist. [|Review by SLJ]. [780L]


 * The Good Thief** by Hannah Tinti


 * The Things They Carried** by Tim O'Brien. (1990). [ 880L]

Memoirs



 * Nickel and Dimed** by Barbara Ehrenreich


 * October Sky** by Homer Hickam. (1998). [900L]


 * Scratch Beginnings** by Adam Shepard

Multicultural



 * The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian** by [|Sherman Alexie] (2007). A delightfully authentic story of clashing cultures, fitting in, and coming of age. Male protagonist. Some references to sex, drugs, alcohol.[|Review by SLJ.] Ruled out due to sexual references. Read about a recent [|book challenge] in Antioch, IL. A few[| lesson plans] from Sherman Alexie. [600L]


 * The Kite Runner** by Khaled Hosseini. (2003). [840L]


 * Seedfolks** by [|Paul Fleischman] (1997). Lesson plans for this and other Fleischman books from [|Web English Teacher]. [710L]


 * Sold** by [|Patricia Mccormick] (2006). A gripping story of a young girl sold into the sex slave trade told from the perspective of the girl. Despite the serious topic, the story is filled with a kind of hope only a child could nurture in such a situation. Curricular connections, [|The Sold Project]. [820L]


 * A Step from Heaven by** [|An Na] (2001). Beautifully written in pros. Review by [|Teenreads.com]. [670L]

Mystery

 * Red Kayak** by Priscilla Cummings

Realistic Fiction



 * The Battle of Jericho** by [|Sharon Draper]. (2003). See[| book summary and discussion questions] by Sharon Draper. Also see Battle of Jerico [|Webquest]. [|GoodReads rating 3.81.] [700L]


 * The Chocolate War** by [|Robert Cormier]. (19 ). [|Literature connections and further reading] from ClassZone. [|GoodRead rating 3.50.s] [820L]


 * In Country: a novel** by [|Bobbie Ann Mason]. [|GoodReads rating 3.65.]


 * King Dork** by [|Frank Portman]. (2006). [|Review by BookPage] [|GoodReadsrating 3.88]. [1060L] Mature Read


 * The Ha Ha: A Novel** by Dave King


 * Looking for Alaska** by [|John Green] (2005). A moving story of transformation and change. Some references to sex, drugs, alcohol. Male Protagonist w/strong female supporting character. [|Review by CurledUpKids]. Upon review, may not be appropriate for freshman English. See, [|Looking for Alaska by John Green Challenged at Depew High School, Depew, NY]. More about this novel and curricular connections from [|YA Reviews]. [930L] Mature Read




 * Perks of Being a Wallflower** by Stephen Chbosky (1999). May be unsuitable upon review (see discussion page for comments). [720L] Mature Read


 * The Re-appearance of Same Webber** by Jonathon Scott Fuqua.


 * The Rules of Survival** by Nancy Werlin. Mature Read


 * Stargirl** by Jerry Spinelli. (2000). [ 590L] **The Wave** by [|Todd Strasser] (1981). Review from[| Books F4 Teens]. [770L]


 * Staying Fat for Sarah Burns** by [|Chris Crutcher] (1993). Review and lesson plans from [|Books R4 Teens]. Additional information on topics and past challenges from YA Reviews. [920L] Mature Read


 * Whale Talk** by Chris Crutcher


 * Whirligig** by [|Paul Fleischman] (1999). Touches on teen depression and culminates in a life changing journey. Summary and curricular connections from [|Teachers@Random.com] [760L]

=General Reading Lists=

2008-2009 Banned Books. [|K-12 2009 Summer Reading List]. A diverse list of literature listed by grade level from Parkway School District, Chesterfield, MO. YALSA.

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