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Here's my original request: A couple of English teachers asked me for suggestions for summer reading for their AP students, grades 10 and 11. They want books that are centered in or based upon a historically significant time period or event, preferably novels. Below are the responses I received. Thanks so much to everyone who gave me suggestions. You helped make my teachers happy! Gayle Lawrence Library Media Specialist Charles Page High School Sand Springs, OK gayle.lawrence@sandites.org Isaac's storm by Erik Larson Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing (I [The Pox Party] and II [The Kingdom on the Waves]) - M.T. Anderson Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson The Arrow Over the Door by Joseph Bruchac Code Talkers by Joseph Bruchac AK by Peter Dickinson Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Copper Sun by Sharon Draper Pushing the Bear: a novel of the Trail of Tears by Diane Glancy Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Day of Tears by Julius Lester Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata Cracker!: the Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata Just about anything by Thomas Kenneally (Schindler's list, for example) Obasan by Joy Kogawa Sold by Patricia McCormick Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers Amistad by Alexs Pate Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson Lyddie by Katherine Paterson Tamar by Mal Peet Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Red Glass by Laura Resau Just about anything by Ann Rinaldi (Time Enough for Drums, The Last Silk Dress, etc.) Useful Fools by C.A. Schmidt Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury Just about anything by Jeff Shaara (or Michael) Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton Chanda's Wars by Allan Stratton The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak 921 Jemison: Indian Captive: the Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski Hosseini's THE KITE RUNNER (Afghanistan, '80's) Chambers, POSTCARDS FROM NO MAN'S LAND (Europe, WW II) Gantos, HOLE IN MY LIFE (US, 1960's) Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann Over and Under by Todd Tucker The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan - Dust Bowl -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------