summer reading & more
2007 Optional for Extra Credit
Gentlehands
Gentlehands by M.E. Kerr
Buddy's world is turned upside-down, first when he falls in love with a rich and beautiful girl, and then, catastrophically, when he discovers that his refined and cultured grandfather is the notorious Nazi war criminal Gentlehands.
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In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
The story of a strike among the migrant workers in the apple orchards of California rising up "in dubious battle" against injustice.
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Lupita Manana
Lupita Manana by Patricia Beatty
Teenagers Lupita and Salvador sneak over the Mexican border into the U.S. heading for a "rich" aunt in California - who turns out to be as poor as they are. Now they are illegal immigrants, forced to dodge immigration officials every day.
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Miracle at St. Anna’s
Miracle at St. Anna’s by James McBride
The story of four of the U.S. Army's 92nd Division of all-black soldiers as they become trapped behind enemy lines in World War II.
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Rats Saw God
Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas
Steve York is in trouble. Unless he writes a 100-page paper, he'll fail English and won't graduate. This is his story.
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