Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Grades 9-12
This landmark book gave birth to the environmental movement through an examination of the way chemicals have been used without regard for their potential harm to wildlife, water, soil, and humans.
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Cather, Willa. My Antonia.
Cather, Willa. My Antonia. Grades 10-12
A successful lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with an immigrant Bohemian girl named Antonia.
A successful lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with an immigrant Bohemian girl named Antonia.
Chang, Pang-Mei. Bound Feet & Western Dress.
Chang, Pang-Mei. Bound Feet & Western Dress. Grades 9-12.
Tells the story of the author's great-aunt Chang Yu-i, a woman who challenged Chinese tradition by refusing to have her feet bound, marrying and divorcing preeminent poet Hsu Chih-mo, and running the Shanghai Women's Savings Bank during the 1930s.
Tells the story of the author's great-aunt Chang Yu-i, a woman who challenged Chinese tradition by refusing to have her feet bound, marrying and divorcing preeminent poet Hsu Chih-mo, and running the Shanghai Women's Savings Bank during the 1930s.
Choldenko, Jennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts.
Choldenko, Jennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts. High School
It’s 1935, and 12 year old, Moose, lives on Alcatraz– no not as a prisoner- but as the son of one of the Alcatraz guards. Families of prison workers live on the island! Read about the complications of living with criminals, like Machine Gun Kelly and Al Capone, and about the crazy capers of the children of the guards!
It’s 1935, and 12 year old, Moose, lives on Alcatraz– no not as a prisoner- but as the son of one of the Alcatraz guards. Families of prison workers live on the island! Read about the complications of living with criminals, like Machine Gun Kelly and Al Capone, and about the crazy capers of the children of the guards!
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street.
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. Grades 9-12.
A young girl living in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.
A young girl living in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk. Grades 7-10.
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.
Deuker, Carl. Runner.
Deuker, Carl. Runner. Grades 7-10.
"My dad never hit me; never yelled at me. He was just a drunk." High-school senior Chance is a "ghost-walker" at school--barely talking, just passing, finding escape only in long, solitary, after-school runs. His hard-drinking father can't keep a job, and Chance worries how they will pay the mooring fees for their dilapidated, 30-foot sailboat home in Pugent Sound. When a marina worker offers him a job picking up secret packages, Chance can't turn down the lucrative opportunity, even though he's sure it's illegal. But as a friendship with smart student Melissa grows, so does Chance's concern about his job and its possible links to local smuggling rings.
"My dad never hit me; never yelled at me. He was just a drunk." High-school senior Chance is a "ghost-walker" at school--barely talking, just passing, finding escape only in long, solitary, after-school runs. His hard-drinking father can't keep a job, and Chance worries how they will pay the mooring fees for their dilapidated, 30-foot sailboat home in Pugent Sound. When a marina worker offers him a job picking up secret packages, Chance can't turn down the lucrative opportunity, even though he's sure it's illegal. But as a friendship with smart student Melissa grows, so does Chance's concern about his job and its possible links to local smuggling rings.
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