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Independent Reading
Independent Reading
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Unit 1:
The Power of Argument
Unit 1:
The Power of Argument
Álvarez, Julia Before We Were Free 890L
Álvarez, Julia Antes de ser libres N/A
Carmi, Daniella Samir and Yonatan 810L
Doctorow, Cory Little Brother 900L
Garcia, Cristina The Agüero Sisters 1000L
Golding, William Lord of the Flies 770L
Golding, William El senor de las moscas 760L
McCunn, Ruthanne Lum Thousand Pieces of Gold 940L
Ng, Celeste Little Fires Everywhere N/A
Oates, Joyce Carol Big Mouth and Ugly Girl 720L
Thomas, Angie The Hate U Give HL590L
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Aronson, Marc and Marina Budhos Sugar Changed the World 1130L
Bhutto, Benazir Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography N/A
Carrick Hill, Laban America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the Sixties 1190L
Cunxin, Li Mao’s Last Dancer 810L
Ferris, Timothy The Whole Shebang N/A
Gonzales, Andrea and Sophie Houser Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done 1030L
Hickam, Homer H. Jr Rocket Boys N/A
Laure, Jason et al. South Africa 1020L
McGonigal, Jane Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World N/A
Netzley, Patricia D. How Does Video Game Violence Affect Society? 1390L
Saujani, Reshma Girls Who Code 990L
Sherr, Lynn Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words N/A
Sotomayor, Sonia My Beloved World N/A
Stone, Tanya Lee The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll’s History and Her Impact on Us 1120L
Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony N/A
Unit 2: Persuasion in Literature
Unit 2: Persuasion in Literature
Abani, Chris GraceLand N/A
Achebe, Chinua Arrow of God 880L
Achebe, Chinua Anthills of the Savannah 1030L
Álvarez, Julia In the Time of the Butterflies 910L
Álvarez, Julia En el tiempo de las mariposas 780L
Barakat, Ibtisam Tasting the Sky 870L
Buck, Pearl The Good Earth 1530L
Cheng, Nien Life and Death in Shanghai N/A
Coetzee, J.M. Life and Times of Michael K 940L
Dayrell, Elphinstone The King and The Ju Ju Tree: Forty Amazing Folk Tales from Southern Nigeria N/A
Emecheta, Buchi The Bride Price 1060L
Esquivel, Laura Like Water for Chocolate 1030L
Esquivel, Laura Como agua para chocolate 1080L
Gordimer, Nadine Jump and Other Stories 1030L
Jen, Gish Typical American N/A
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer Heat and Dust N/A
Jin, Ha Ocean of Words 790L
Jin, Ha Waiting N/A
Kincaid, Jamaica A Small Place N/A
Kingsolver, Barbara The Poisonwood Bible 960L
Kingsolver, Barbara La biblia envenenada N/A
Knowles, John A Separate Peace 1110L
Lahiri, Jhumpa The Namesake 1210L
Le Guin, Ursula K. Always Coming Home N/A
Park, Linda Sue A Single Shard 920L
Tan, Amy The Bonesetter’s Daughter 800L
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Álvarez, Julia Something to Declare 1100L
Brown, Dee Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 1160L
Bryson, Bill Notes from a Small Island N/A
Kurlansky, Mark The Story of Salt 1100L
Lee, Sungju and Susan McClelland Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea 880L
Nabhan, Gary Paul Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity N/A
Pham, Andrew Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam N/A
Reef, Catherine Frida and Diego—Art, Love, Life 1080L
Seierstad, Asne The Bookseller of Kabul N/A
Uwiringiyimana, Sandra and Abigail Pesta How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child HL790L
Unit 3:
Voice in Synthesis
Unit 3:
Voice in Synthesis
Alexie, Sherman The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 600L
Danticat, Edwidge Behind the Mountains 940L
Eggers, Dave What Is the What N/A
Hudson, Jan Sweetgrass 640L
Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Bees 840L
Kidd, Sue Monk La vida secreta de las abejas N/A
Klass, David California Blue 820L
Lake, Nick In Darkness 800L
Reynolds, Jason Long Way Down HL720L
Silko, Leslie Marmon Ceremony 890L
Stockett, Kathryn The Help 930L
Temple, Frances Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 650L
Zoboi, Ibi Pride HL760L
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Ali, Nujood I Am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced N/A
al-Windawi, Thura Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq 990L
Beal, Merrill D. I Will Fight No More Forever: Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War 1130L
Coates, Ta-Nehisi Between the World and Me 1090L
Freedman, Russell We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler 630L
Gonick, Larry Cartoon Guide to the Environment N/A
Haelle, Tara Vaccination Investigation: The History and Science of Vaccines 1160L
Hogan, Linda The Woman Who Watches Over the World: A Native Memoir N/A
Kurlanksky, Mark World without Fish 1230L
Laskin, David Braving the Elements N/A
Nerburn, Kent Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy N/A
Pollan, Michael The Omnivore’s Dilemma 930L
Pollan, Michael El dilema del omnivoro N/A
Santiago, Esmeralda When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir 1020L
Santiago, Esmeralda Cuando era puertorriqueña N/A
Sherr, Lynn America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation’s Favorite Song 1210L
Shetterly, Robert Americans Who Tell the Truth N/A
Silverstein, Ken The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Frightening Story of a Boy and His
Backyard Nuclear Reactor 1300L
Stevens, William Kenneth Change in the Weather: People, Weather, and the Science of Climate Change N/A
Stewart, Brent S., Phillip J. Clapham, and James A. Powell National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World N/A
Westover, Tara Educated: A Memoir N/A
Unit 4:
Praise, Mock, Mourn
Unit 4:
Praise, Mock, Mourn
Abdel-Fattah, Randa Does My Head Look Big in This? 850L
Álvarez, Julia How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents 950L
Anaya, Rudolfo Bless Me, Ultima 840L
Anónimo Popol vuh N/A
Aristophanes The Birds NP
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. Frida: ¡Viva la Vida! Long Live Life! 750L
Choi, Sook Nyul Gathering of Pearls N/A
Hansberry, Lorraine A Raisin in the Sun NP
Kaczynski, Heather Dare Mighty Things N/A
Kaufman, Moisés The Laramie Project N/A
Kogawa, Joy Obasan 990L
Mann, Abby Judgment at Nuremberg: A Play NP
García Márquez, Gabriel Crónica de una muerte anunciada 1180L
Miller, Frank The Dark Knight NP
Morrison, Toni The Bluest Eye 920L
Potok, Chaim The Chosen 900L
Skármeta, Antonio El cartero de Neruda 1270L
Smith, Zadie White Teeth 960L
Strasser, Todd Price of Duty HL690L
Wein, Elizabeth Code Name Verity 1020L
Whitaker, Alecia Wildflower 830L
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Aronson, Marc and Patty Campbell (Editors) War Is . . .: Soldiers, Survivors, and Storytellers Talk about War N/A
Bagieu, Pénélope Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World GN770L
Brown, David O. Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community that Created Me N/A
Charleyboy, Lisa and Mary Beth Leatherdale (edited by) #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women N/A
Fleming, Melissa A Hope More Powerful than the Sea 1040L
Haftlang, Zahed, Najah Aboud, and Meredith May I, Who Did Not Die N/A
Hakim, Joy The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way 950L
McKissack, Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack Young, Black, and Determined: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry 1160L
Mlodinow, Leonard Euclid’s Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace N/A
Noah, Trevor Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood HL770L
Prinstein, Mitchell J. Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World N/A
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