Additional Recommended Reading
The books identified below were part of the summer reading list in previous years. In Summer 2012, students may choose from this list OR from the public library or other sources.
Elementary School (Grades K-5)
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Grade
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Title
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Author
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K
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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
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Willems, Mo
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K
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Duck on a Bike
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Shannon, David
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K
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Goodnight Moon
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Brown, Margaret
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K
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Rosie’s Walk
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Hutchins, Pat
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K
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Where is the Green Sheep?
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Fox, Mem & Horacek, Judy
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| K |
Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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1
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And I Mean It Stanley!
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Bonsall, Crosby
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1
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Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On
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O'Conner, Jane
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1
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Kitten’s First Full Moon
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Henkes, Kevin
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1
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Olivia Saves the Circus
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Falconer, Ian
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1
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Olivia!
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Falconer, Ian
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1
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Sheep Out to Eat
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Shaw, Nancy E.
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1
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The Carrot Seed
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Krauss, Ruth
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1
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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2
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Amelia Bedelia
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Parish, Peggy
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2
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Growing Patterns
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Campbell, Sarah C.
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2
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
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Johnson, Crockett
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2
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Pigeon Finds a Hotdog
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Willems, Mo
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2
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Stage Fright on a Summer Night
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Osbourne, Mary Pope
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2
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The Dot
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Reynolds, Peter H.
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2
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The Napping House
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Wood, Audrey
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2
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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3
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Be Good to Eddie Lee
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Fleming, Virginia
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3
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Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds
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Adler, David A.
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3
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Mrs. Katz and Tush
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Polacco, Patricia
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3
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Through Grandpa’s Eyes
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MacLachlan, Patricia
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3
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Uncle Jed’s Barbershop
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Mitchell, Margaree King
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3
|
Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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4
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A Song for Harlem
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McKissack, Patricia
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4
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Charlotte’s Web
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White, E.B.
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4
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Kid in the Red Jacket
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Park, Barbara
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4
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Pink and Say
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Polacco, Patricia
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4
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Talk About Family
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Greenfield, Eloise
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4
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
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Cleary, Beverly
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4
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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5
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Paterson, Katherine
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|
5
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Class President
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Hurwitz, Johanna
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5
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Maniac Magee
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Spinelli, Jerry
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|
5
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The Cay
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Taylor, Theodore
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5
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The Magician’s Nephew
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Lewis, C.S.
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5
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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Middle School (Grades 6-8)
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Grade
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Title
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Author
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6
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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DiCamillo, Kate
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6
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Bronx Masquerade
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Grimes, Nikki
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6
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Missing May
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Rylant, Cynthia
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6
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Mississippi Bridge
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Taylor, Mildred
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6
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Lewis, C.S.
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6
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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7
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Taylor, Mildred
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7
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
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Paterson, Katherine
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7
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Tuck Everlasting
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Babbitt, Natalie
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7
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Rawls, Wilson
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7
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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|
8
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Black Beauty
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Sewell, Anna
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8
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Jacob Have I Loved
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Paterson, Katherine
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8
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Let the Circle be Unbroken
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Taylor, Mildred
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8
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The Westing Game
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Raskin, Ellen
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8
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A Wrinkle in Time
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L’Engle, Madeleine
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8
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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High School (Grades 9-12)
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Grade
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Title
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Author
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9
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Coming of Age in Mississippi
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Moody, Anne
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9
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Lord of the Flies
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Golding, William
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9
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My Dog Skip
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Morris, Willie
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9
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
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Covey, Sean
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9
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Think Big
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Carson, Ben
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9
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Lee, Harper
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9
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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|
10
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Black Like Me
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Griffin, John Howard
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10
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Bleachers
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Grisham, John
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10
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Of Mice and Men
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Steinbeck, John
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10
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The Green Mile
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King, Stephen
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|
10
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To Sir, With Love
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Braitwaite, Edward Ricardo
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10
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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|
11
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A Time to Kill
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Grisham, John
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11
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Fahrenheit 451
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Bradbury, Ray
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11
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Jubilee
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Alexander, Margaret Walker
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11
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Night
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Wiesel, Elie
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11
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The Great Gatsby
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott
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11
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The Scarlet Letter
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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11
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The Sound and the Fury
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Faulkner, William
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11
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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|
12
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1984
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Orwell, George
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12
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Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom
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Myers, Walter Dean
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12
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Stevenson, Robert Lewis
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|
12
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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
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McBride, James
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12
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The Fellowship of the Ring
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Tolkien, J.R.R.
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12
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Things Fall Apart
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Achebe, Chinua
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12
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Student's Choice (from the library or other sources)
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