summer reading & more
2007 Required Summer Reading
Roots
Roots by Alex Haley
Haley shares the saga of an American black family that extends from his ancestor Kunta Kinte, an African brought to mid-18th century America.
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Ryan White: My Own Story
Ryan White: My Own Story by Ryan White
A wonderful, down-to-earth autobiography of Ryan White, an all-American 13-year-old kid who learns he has AIDS, told effortlessly and with utter candor.
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Sabriel
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
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Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes
Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes by Wendelin Van Draanen
When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.
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Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
The poems in this collection were chosen by Langston Hughes shortly before his death in 1967 and represent work from his entire career.
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