| Introduction | Listening Sources | Grammar Sources |
| Difficulty Level |
Book |
Description |
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| Less Difficult |
Gary Paulsen, Hatchet (1987) (image from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/hatchet) |
 | This
adventure story follows Brian after he is left alone in the wilderness,
the only survivor of a plane crash, as he struggles to survive. |
 |
Louis Sachar, Holes (1998) (image from http://www.louissachar.com/HolesBook.htm) |
 | While
at first this novel may seem simply the engaging and entertaining story
of Stanley Yelnats' punishment at Camp Green Lake, by the end the
reader realizes that the story holds much more than at first meets the
eye... |
| Mildred Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976) (image from http://us.penguingroup.com) |
 | Set
in Mississippi during the 1930s, this book is one in Taylor's series
about the Logans, a land-owning African American family facing the
racism of their surroundings. |
|
| Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007) (image from http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=10212&a=1) |
 | Like
his "adult" books, Alexie's novel geared towards young adults will make
readers laugh out loud, while also dealing with issues of friendship,
race, gender, class, sexuality, and family. |
|
| Walter Dean Myers, Autobiography of My Dead Brother (2006) (image from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/ autobiography-my-dead-brother) |
 | With beautiful illustrations by Christopher Myers, Autobiography of My Dead Brother
is filled with equally descriptive imagery, showing main character
Jesse's understanding of violence and loss taking place in his
neighborhood. |
|
| Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) (image from http://chamberfour.com/2010/08/30/i-loved-this-book- when-part-12-to-kill-a-mockingbird-by-harper-lee/) |
 | One
of the most often-read novels in American high schools, Harper Lee's
famous novel explores questions of justice, race, gender, and class in
a small Alabama town in the 1930s. |
|
| More Difficult | Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game (1985) |
 | An
extremely exciting read, this well-written science fiction novel
focuses on the children who are trained to fight against aliens that are invading the Earth, some time in the distant future. |
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