summer reading & more
2007 Required Summer Reading
Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing by Walter Mosley
In the beginning...there was Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins and Raymond "Mouse" Alexander -- two young men setting out in life, hitting the road in a "borrowed" '36 Ford headed for Pariah, Texas. The volatile Mouse wants to retrieve money from his stepfather so he can marry his EttaMae. But on their steamy bayou excursion, Mouse will choose murder as a way out, while Easy's past liaison with EttaMae floats precariously in his memory.
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Harris and Me
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
Sent to live with relatives on their farm, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and together they have the best summer of their lives.
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Heaven
Heaven by Angela Johnson
Marley's life used to be heaven until she discovered that Mom and Pops are not her real parents. Although her life is filled with kind and loving people, she still can't help experiencing feelings of anger and betrayal.
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Hiding Place
Hiding Place by Carrie Ten Boom
The author, a leader in the Dutch underground during World War II, hid scores of Jews from the Nazis. She and her family were arrested and sent to a concentration camp; this is the true story of how she and her sister survived. (Adult)
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Hoops
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
Seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson prepares for a big tournament. Cal, his coach, tries to prepare him for the pressure of big-time basketball - and he should know. Years ago, Cal had to quit because of a point-shaving scandal. (Young Adult)
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