Annotated Bibliography – My Text Set
My Text Set - Annotated Bibliography
Danielle Wilson
North Georgia College and State University
22 March 2012
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The Misfits
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by: James Howe
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Grade Level: 6-7
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Publication Year: 2003
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Genre: Fiction
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Lexile: 960L
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Pages: 266
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No Awards Won
Summary:
Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us.
Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there
are only four of us. We do it to keep people on their toes. Make 'em wonder. Or maybe we do it because
we figure that there's one more kid out there who's going to need a gang to be a part of. A misfit, like us.
Skeezie, Addie, Joe, and Bobby -- they've been friends forever. They laugh together, have lunch
together, and get together once a week at the Candy Kitchen to eat ice cream and talk about important
issues. Life isn't always fair, but at least they have each other -- and all they really want to do is survive
the seventh grade.
That turns out to be more of a challenge than any of them had anticipated. Starting with Addie's
refusal to say the Pledge of Allegiance and her insistence on creating a new political party to run for
student council, the Gang of Five is in for the ride of their lives. Along the way they will learn about
politics and popularity, love and loss, and what it means to be a misfit. After years of getting by, they are
given the chance to stand up and be seen -- not as the one-word jokes their classmates have tried to
reduce them to, but as the full, complicated human beings they are just beginning to discover they truly
are. (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/291896.The_Misfits)
***I would get parent/ guardian permission because of some vulgar language. ***
Content Connection:
Social Studies: I could easily involve the students to learn how to take a stand and tastefully with
elections. Also we can discuss diversity and write about a time when we have felt like a misfit. (This can
also go along with Language Arts.)
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Great African Americans in Civil Rights
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by: Pat Rediger
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Grade Level: 6-7
2.
Publication Year: 1996
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Genre: Biography/Autobiography
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Lexile:960L
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Pages: 64
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No Awards
Summary:
This book is of many books in the series of outstanding African Americans. Strong parental
guidance and a spiritual upbringing are common threads in the inspirational lives of many courageous
leaders portrayed in Great African Americans in Civil Rights. Major profiles in this book include: Ralph
David Abernathy. (http://www.lexile.com/book/details/9780865058125/)
Content Connection:
I would use this in my social studies class to engage my students in why being free is wonderful
and civil rights. This can begin the civil rights talk to assess the students’ background knowledge.
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You Wouldn’t Want to be a Civil War Soldier!
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by: David Antram/Thomas Ratliff
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Grade Level: 6-7
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Illustrated by: David Salarya
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Genre: Picture Book/Nonfiction
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Publication Year: 2003
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Pages: 32
3.
Lexile: IG960L
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No Awards
Summary:
You (the reader) are a farmer living in Connecticut. Shortly after eleven southern states secede
from the Union, you decide to Join the Union Army to fight in the civil war. As a soldier in the Union
Army you will get an insider's look at what life was like for Union and Confederate soldiers and an
overview of some of the most important battles, such as the Battle of Bull Run, The Seesaw Battles of
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1862, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. After reading this book there will be no doubt in your mind that this is
definitely a war you'd rather not fight. (http://www.lexile.com/book/details/9780531123508/)
Content Connection:
This can give a perspective on what it was like to live in the Civil War era. Also since the book is
a picture book we can see what the soldiers looked like, etc. Then we could write a letter to the Union
telling them why they were right or wrong to fight in the war. Or we can draw a picture using our
vocabulary from the book to compare and contrast the Confederate and the Union soldiers.
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American Flag
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by: Jon Wilson
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Grade Level: 6-7
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Publication Year: 1999
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Genre: Nonfiction
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Lexile: 960L
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Pages: 32
4.
No Awards
Summary:
Describes the history of the American Flag, how it has changes over the years, and how it came
to be the symbol of the United States. (www.lexile.com)
Content Connection:
I would use this book to address the question, “What is the importance of pledging my allegiance
to the flag?” This would clarify why we do this morning ritual as well as learn about the history.
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Cuba
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W.P. Mara
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Grade Level: 3-4
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Publication Year: 1999
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Genre: Nonfiction
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Lexile: 560L
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Pages: 24
4.
No Awards
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Summary:
This book discusses the history, geography, people, animals, food, sports, and culture of Cuba.
(http://www.lexile.com/book/details/9780736800686/)
Content Connection:
While discussing the Cold War, I would use this book to show where the event was taking place.
The Hunger Games:
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by: Suzanne Collins
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Publication Year: 2008
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Lexile: 810L
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Awards (http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/the_hunger_games_69765.htm):
1.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
2.
#1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER
3.
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
4.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S BEST BOOKS OF 2008: CHILDREN'S FICTION
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NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2008
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AN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
TOP TEN BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS SELECTION
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AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK
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2009 ALA AMELIA BLOOMER PROJECT LIST
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#1 ON WINTER '08/'09 CHILDREN'S INDIE NEXT LIST
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INDIES CHOICE--BEST INDIE YOUNG ADULT BUZZ BOOK HONOR
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2008 CYBIL AWARD--FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
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2009 CHILDREN'S CHOICE BOOK AWARD
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TEEN CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST
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YALSA'S TEENS' TOP TEN, 2009
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NYPL “STUFF FOR THE TEEN AGE” LIST, 2009 CCBC CHOICES 2009
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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
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A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF 2008
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A HORN BOOK FANFARE
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SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKS Of 2008
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A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE, 2008
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LA TIMES FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2008
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BARNES & NOBLE BEST BOOKS OF 2008
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FOR TEENS AND KIDS BORDERS BEST BOOKS OF 2008: TEENS
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AMAZON BEST BOOKS OF 2008: TOP 100 EDITORS' PICK, TOP 10 BOOKS:
TEENS
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Grade Level: 5-6
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Genre: Speculative Fiction
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Pages: 384
Summary:
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of
Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol
and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to
appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of
audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When her sister is chosen
by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place. (http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/works.htm)
Content Connection:
Create a society with a new culture, geographical features, climate, type of government, etc. This
could co-curricular with Language Arts to define what it would be like to live in a different society other
than our own.
How to say Goodbye in Robot
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by: Natalie Standiford
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No Awards
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Publication Date: 2009
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Grade Level: 5-6
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Lexile: HL560L HL is for higher
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Genre: Contemporary Realism
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Pages: 288
level students that are reluctant
readers.
Summary:
New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the
first day. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who
hasn't made a new friend since third grade. Something about him, though, gets to Bea, and soon they
form an unexpected friendship. It's not romance, exactly - but it's definitely love. Still, Bea can't quite
dispel Jonah's gloom and doom - and as she finds out his family history, she understands why. Can Bea
help Jonah? Or is he destined to vanish?
(http://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/2352/how-to-say-goodbye-in-robot)
Content Connection:
So this book I thought could help give my students a personal connection to diversity. This book
can help the students realize that they are not the only odd ball in the bunch and to befriend the
designated ‘loser’. This is what I would get my girl students to read for my struggling readers. After
reading this book, I will get my students to write about a time they felt like a fish out of water or about a
time they befriended the friendless. Also I could relate this to the Holocaust with the hate from the Nazis
to the Jewish people.
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans
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by: Edward Eggleston
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Grade Level: 5-6
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Publication Year: 1997
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Genre: Biography/Nonfiction
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Lexile: 560L
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Pages: 163
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No Awards Found
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Summary:
Very simply told stories of warriors, statesmen, explorers, scientists, inventors, men and women
of letters, and others. Featured are Marquette in Iowa, Penn and the Indians, Thomas Smith and the
beginning of rice culture in South Carolina, Franklin and the ants, Putnam and the wolf, and dozens of
other stories.
(http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=eggleston&book=great&story=_contents)
Not just a history book, this little gem makes a great reader, and what a wonderful way to
introduce young children to their American history, with 52 short biographical sketches sure to catch a
child's imagination and with the charming illustrations from the 1895 edition. This volume includes
stories about war heroes, statesmen, explorers, inventors, writers, artists, scientists, and just plain
ordinary people who made a difference. The lives of these men and women wonderfully illustrate the
virtues children need to learn and are a great introduction to American history.
(http://www.lexile.com/book/details/9780965273527/)
Content Connection:
The students will research an inventor, war heroes, and other American greats. They will be in
groups to find all about the great Americans and explain in a presentation how their event/invention
made America what it is today. Also we can combine this with science and make our own invention that
will change the future of the United States.
Warriors in the Crossfire
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by: Nancy Bo Flood
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Publication Year: 2010
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Lexile: HL560L
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Awards (http://www.nancyboflood.com/warriors-in-the-crossfire/) :
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ALA YALSA: 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults
2.
Booklist Editor’s Choice 2010 for popular appeal and literary excellence
3.
VOYA Magazine: Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers, Feb 2011 issue
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Grade Level: 5-7
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Genre: Historical Fiction
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Pages: 216
Summary:
Warriors in the Crossfire looks at one boy’s experience of impending war – war fought by two
nations, Japan and the U.S. – on the Pacific island of Saipan. The island’s families are caught in the
crossfire of invasion. In order to survive, Joseph, the main character, must find a new understanding of
being a warrior. This novel provides a historical perspective on American involvement in the Pacific
front during WWII, an aspect of American history seldom represented in children’s literature. Warriors
addresses important themes regarding survival of heart and spirit when family and culture are under
attack. The novel is created through narrative but also includes verse and kanji, Japanese elements of
writing. (http://www.nancyboflood.com/warriors-in-the-crossfire/)
Content Connection:
This gives a whole new perspective on WWII from a country that helped the United States have
ultimate victory over Japan. This can open my students’ eyes to that the war was not the whole entire
world fighting.
DNA Evidence
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by: T.R. Thomas
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Grade Level: 5-7
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Publication Year: 2009
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Genre: Nonfiction Crime
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Lexile: HL560L
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Pages: 64
4.
No Awards Found
Summary:
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Bursting with facts, these books will truly enthrall struggling readers. Nonfiction titles cover
high-interest topics both creepy and utterly terrifying. Each title is thoroughly researched and includes
an introduction, five chapters, an epilogue, glossary, and index. On-the-scene photography captures
students imagination and spurs further reading. These are books that struggling readers will not put
down! (http://www.lexile.com/book/details/9781599054384/)
Content Connection:
I picked this book to teach about conflict. This can resolve any issues I might have in a
classroom. Also this can be a great writing assignment to see if they think what the person is being
charged with is unjust or totally right. Then they can also learn about the court and jury process and
relate to the Bill of Rights.
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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
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Ann Rinaldi
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Grade Level: 5-6
2.
Publication Year: 2008
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Genre: Historical
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Lexile: 560L
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Pages: 320
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Award Winning Author, but not this
book
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Summary:
A moving historical novel based on the story of Phillis Wheatley - the first African American
female poet. The intriguing and moving story of a young girl kidnapped from her home in Senegal and
sold, in 1761, as a slave to the wealthy Wheatley family of Boston. Phillis Wheatley - as she comes to be
known - has a keen intelligence and a knack for learning. When the family discover her gift for writing
poetry, they begin to mold her future by having her ''perform'' for influential guests. Eventually she is
sent to England, where her work is finally published - the first book of poetry by an African American
woman. However, all the trappings of success do nothing to change the fact that she is still a slave.
(http://www.walker.co.uk/Hang-a-Thousand-Trees-with-Ribbons-9781406312485.aspx)
Content Connection:
This book I would use after teaching about slavery to give them a look into the life of a slave.
Then I would have them write a letter to the main character to try to compare personal feelings of
slavery to persuade her to leave or stay on the plantation.
Revolution
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by: Jennifer Donnelly
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Grade Level: 5-6
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Publication Year: 2010
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Genre: Contemporary Realism with a
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Lexile: HL560L
hint of history
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No Awards Found
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Pages: 496
Summary:
BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her
mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage
and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious
private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.
PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on
the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t
want—and couldn’t escape.
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s
diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort
and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the
catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly,
terrifyingly present.
Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light, artfully weaves two
girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. Revolution spans centuries
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and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart.
(http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7558747-revolution)
Content Connection:
This will help me teach my students that they are not the very first to go through a troublesome
time. This can spark a project where the student can compare and contrast themselves with a historical
figure. In doing the project, we can achieve a personal connection to history.
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Boycott Blues
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by: Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Illustrated by: Brian Pinkney
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Publication Year: 2008
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Lexile: 560L
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Awards:
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Newberry Award
2.
National Book Award
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Grade Level: 4-6
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Genre: Historical Fiction
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Pages: 40
Summary:
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This story begins with shoes.
This story is all for true.
This story walks. And walks. And walks.
To the blues.
Rosa Parks took a stand by keeping her seat on the bus. When she was arrested for it, her
supporters protested by refusing to ride. Soon a community of thousands was coming together to help
one another get where they needed to go. Some started taxis, some rode bikes, but they all walked and
walked.
With dogged feet. With dog-tired feet. With boycott feet. With boycott blues.
And, after 382 days of walking, they walked Jim Crow right out of town. . . .
Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney present a poignant, blues-infused tribute to the men
and women of the Montgomery bus boycott, who refused to give up until they got justice.
(http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Boycott-Blues/?isbn13=9780060821180&tctid=100)
Content Connection:
This is another civil rights book I could share with my students and I can explain to them that
this was not too long ago. We can write about racism and the student’s reaction to the book.
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World
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by: Ryan Jacobson , Gordon Purcell
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Illustrated by: Barbara Shultz, F. Kennon Moody
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Publication Year: 2005
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Lexile: 800L
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No Awards Found
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Grade Level: 4-5
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Genre: Nonfiction Graphic Novel
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Pages: 44
Summary:
Learn about one of the most important figures in American history in this fun-to-read book. The
life story of Eleanor Roosevelt is told in comic book format, complete with dialogue and illustrations.
Find out how this former president’s wife helped make the world a better place for everyone.
(http://www.ryanjacobsononline.com/books_comics.htm)
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Content Connection:
This can teach my students that a president’s wife can achieve as much success as being the
actual president. This book is a graphic novel so it will make reading the nonfiction a little more
engaging than a standard text.
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American Born Chinese
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by: Gene Leun Yang
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Publication Year: 2006
3.
Lexile: GN530L GN stands for graphic novel
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Awards (http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/01/23/american-born-chinese-wins-award/):
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Printz Award
2.
National Book Award in Young People Literature
3.
Publisher’s Weekly
4.
NPR holiday pick
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Best graphic novel from Amazon.com
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Grade Level: 4-6
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Genre: Graphic Novel
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Pages: 240
Summary:
American born Chinese has three intersecting plotlines. The first story is a slightly altered
version of a traditional Chinese tale about the monkey king, who comes to be embarrassed that he is a
monkey. The second plotline involves Jin Wang, a second-generation Chinese-American, and his
relationship with Wei-Chen sun, a first generation Chinese-American. Jin, whose status in his mostly
white suburban school, is already low, is embarrassed by Wei-Chen sun’s Asian-ness, which reinforces
Jin’s, own ethnicity and self-hatred. The final plotline involves Danny, a white character that
inexplicably (or not so inexplicably in the end) has a cousin named Chinkee, who is an amalgamation of
endless negative Asian stereotypes. These three plotlines merge to beautifully illustrate the complexity
of having multiple identities (Chinese, Japanese, American, first generation, second generation teen) and
finding yourself in America. (http://iheartbookn.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/american-born-chinese-bygene-luen-yang/)
Content Connection:
This book can explain how it feels to be a Chinese person in a white dominated society. I could
teach how to be accepting and to not judge solely on race. We can create a comic strip explaining why
Jin acted and did the things he did. I could grade on comprehension of the story without having them
write an essay.
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Foiled
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by: Jane Yolen
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Publication Year: 2010
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Lexile: GN460L
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Awards: the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the Rhysling, an Asimov’s Magazine
Reader’s Poll award, World Fantasy Award, a National Book Award nomination, three
Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Skylark Award, Jewish Book Award,
two Christopher Medals, the Association of Jewish Libraries Award, the Charlotte Award, the
Garden State Award, the Golden Sower Award (http://janeyolen.com/awards/)
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Grade Level:2-3
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Genre: Graphic Novel
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Pages: 160
Summary:
Aliera Carstairs just doesn’t fit in. She’s always front and center at the fencing studio, but at
school she’s invisible. And she’s fine with that . . . until Avery Castle walks into her first period biology
class. Avery may seem perfect now, but will he end up becoming her Prince Charming or just a toad?
(http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7159898-foiled)
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Content Connection:
I would use this for my struggling readers to get excited for reading. Then I would have them
write about a time where they felt invisible and compare and contrast it with Aliera. Afterwards write a
paper to summarize the story as well as a personal connection the student felt to this book.
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Poison Gas: The Myths versus Reality
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by: James Hammond
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Publication Year: 1999
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Lexile: 1210L
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No Awards
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Grade Level: 10-12
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Genre: Military Science
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Pages: 184
Summary:
The threat of poison gas, and other related biological warfare agents, holds our society hostage to
the possible actions of terrorist groups or rogue states. This study hopes to convince policymakers and
the general public that the bad reputation that surrounds the use of gas is largely the result of propaganda,
misinformation, and oft-repeated half-truths. With proper precautions and discipline, neither the military
nor society need fear gas as a weapon of mass destruction, wielded by dictators and cowards who utilize
the loopholes in international agreements and flaunt world opinion. While not advocating the use of
toxic gas in warfare, the author argues that education and common sense are the most effective tools to
combat the gases that remain in arsenals around the world. After a discussion of the earliest uses of gas
and other similar tactics in warfare, this book explains how our image of gas has been shaped by early
pronouncements that branded it a treacherous and barbarous weapon. The fear of retribution, as well as
political motivations, prevented the use of gas warfare in the Second World War, but its use resurfaced
in later decades both in warfare and in combatting internal strife. The author details various types of gas
and discusses the most effective measures to counter each one. He also chronicles the long history of
attempts to outlaw gas, why these attempts have failed, and why such efforts are not likely to succeed in
the future. (http://www.lexile.com/book/details/9780313310386/)
Content Connection:
I could easily relate this to the Holocaust because that is what this book is about. This will get
my students that enjoy science to engage in history. I could get them to explain the uses of and why gas
warfare was so popular.
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Living in Two Worlds
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by: Charles Eastman
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Publication Year: 2009
3.
Lexile: 1210L
4.
Awards(http://www.worldwisdom.com/public/products/978-1-933316-765_Living_in_Two_Worlds.aspx?ID=216):
1.
Winner in the “Multicultural Non-Fiction” category of The USA "Best Books 2011"
Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
2.
Winner of the ForeWord Book of the Year Gold Medal in the “Social Science” category;
finalist in the “History” category
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Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for “Multicultural”
4.
3 Gold Midwest Book Awards for: “Culture”, “Interior Layout”, and “Color Cover”
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2 Silver Midwest Book Awards for: “History” and “Total Book Design”
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Finalist in two categoris of The USA "Best Books 2011" Awards, sponsored by USA
Book News:– “Best Interior Design” (designers: Susana Marin and Michael Fitzgerald) –
“History: United States”
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Grade Level: 10-12
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Genre: Historical
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Pages: 224
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Summary:
Living in Two Worlds is noted early Native American writer Charles Eastman’s (Ohiyesa)
compelling story of embracing a life of traditional cultural ideals of his nomadic ancestors while living
in the modern industrialized world. This book, edited by award-winning author Michael Fitzgerald,
includes selections from five of Eastman’s most important books, but also nine interviews with
contemporary Native leaders from diverse tribes, thus bringing Eastman’s narrative up to our current
day. Filled with first-hand accounts, personal stories, interviews, timelines, maps, and over 275 stunning
vintage photographs and paintings, this beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid account of the
American Indian experience during the last four centuries.
(http://www.worldwisdom.com/public/products/978-1-933316-765_Living_in_Two_Worlds.aspx?ID=216)
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Content Connection:
This can easily relate to the Trail of Tears that started in Forsyth County in Georgia. We can see
the harshness that the Indians had to go through to become “Americanized”. We would then write a
short story about life as an Indian using key vocabulary words from the novel.
Burning Money: The Cost of Smoking
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by: Amy N. Thomas
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Grade Level: 10-12
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Publication Year: 2004
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Genre: Social Issues/Nonfiction
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Lexile: 1210L
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Pages:112
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No Awards Found
Summary:
Everyone knows that smoking is an expensive habit. Cigarettes, after all, cost money. But as
readers will learn from Burning Money: The Cost of Smoking, buying cigarettes and other smoking
materials is only part of the costs associated with smoking. Did you know that it's harder to sell a house
if there's a telltale smoking odor lingering behind the previous residents? Smoking-related fires cause
many injuries and deaths each year; and that's not even taking into account that these fires cause
everyone's property insurance rates to increase. Numerous cancers, heart disease, and lung disease can
often be traced to smoking as well? So each year, the government spends millions of dollars on
smoking-related illnesses. Money goes to the treatment of these individuals. The best way to avoid all
these costs? Help more people stop smoking! This book contributes to that goal.
(http://www.masoncrest.com/catalog_product.asp?pid=BF8F78D2-6607)
Content Connection:
I would use this for peer pressure and then explain the history of how cigarettes became
popularized. We could make a project to present how smoking is bad and explain how to overcome the
popularized evil.
Tornado Slams States – Magazine
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By: Stephanie Krause
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Published: March 5th, 2012
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6th – 8th Grade
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Genre: Social Issues/Current Events
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1 page
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Time for Kids Magazine
Summary:
This is a story about some traumatic tornadoes that hit our neighboring states. Also the article
goes in depth on how tornadoes form and how we can help.
Content Connection:
We can go along with the weather unit they are learning in science and research how to help
those in this traumatic event. Also we can create a fundraiser to help the students that had their schools
destroyed and come up with a plan. We can research how in history they have overcome weather issues.
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21.Debate! – Magazine
1. Times for Kids Staff
2. Publication: 3/02/2012
3. 6th grade
4. Genre: Environmental issues
5. About a page
6. Time for Kids Magazine
Summary:
This is a quick article to explain the debate over selling bottled water at schools. Many people do
not think it’s a big deal but we need to change. Landfills are filling with plastic water bottles and we
need to at least slow down the usage of water bottles.
Content Connection:
This can teach us how to debate issues without succumbing to fighting like cavemen. This can
also teach how to write persuasively on an issue without thoroughly offending the opposing.
21.
Flying High – Magazine
1.
By: Kelli Plasket
2.
Published: 1/20/2012
3.
6th – 8th grade
4.
Genre: History
5.
1-2 pages
6.
Times for Kids Magazine
22.
23.
Summary:
This article is about the first African-American fighter jet pilots during World War two. The
Tuskegee Airmen were an experimental group in Tuskegee, Alabama that were the first AfricanAmericans to go up and fight, the previous were grounded to basic infantry. This article tells their story
as well as provides extra resources to check out.
Content Connection:
I could use this to show that history is not all dead white people. Everyone can make a difference
and I can get them engaged with some more recent events rather than the students read a dull textbook.
After reading this article, I would assign small groups to research and present on one of the Tuskegee
Airmen and how they changed the Air Force and the military as a whole.
Honoring America – Magazine
1.
By: Vickie An
2.
Published: 9/08/2011
3.
Any Grade
4.
Genre: Recent History
5.
3 pages
6.
Times for Kids Magazine
Summary:
This is an article about how we can make a difference and how an event can change a person for
a lifetime. They discuss the poetry and paintings they have created (authors Christopher and
Dean Myers) to express emotions one might express during certain events in history.
Content Connection:
I would use this as a hook to entice the students to get in touch with their personal feelings with
history and give a perspective on a person during the event/time period. This is to help them connect
with the history of America on a deeper level.
Kids found slashed in Mass. home fire; mom charged – Article
1.
By: Jay Lindsay
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2.
Published: 3/19/2012
3.
8th grade
4.
Genre: Current Events
5.
2 pages
6.
Atlanta Journal – Constitution
Summary:
This is an article about a Massachusetts mother being accused for slashing her children and there
was a house fire. The mother is going to be accused of lighting her children on fire.
Content Connection:
I know this is a morbid subject but I really think it would get my students attention to learning
the judicial system. We can watch this case unfold and make predictions on if she is innocent or guilty. I
think this would be exciting and the students would continue to be enthused to watch the news and
watch the craziness unfold.
24.
An Ocean Mystery – Magazine Article
1.
By: Kelli Plasket
2.
Published: 3/21/12
3.
6th Grade
4.
Genre: Recent Discoveries
5.
Times for Kids
Summary:
This article is the about the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. The researchers are
trying to find her aircraft by a picture that was taken right before her disappearance. Did she plummet to
her death into the ocean? Or did Amelia fake her own death to shack up with an old friend?
Content Connection:
I would use this after I taught the students who Amelia Earhart was and what she stood for. This
could be a project that could come up with our own theories on where Amelia went based on historical
facts.
25.
Running the City
1.
By: Kelli Plasket
2.
Publication: 11/07/2011
3.
Genre: Sports
4.
2 pages
5.
Times for Kids
Summary:
This is an article about Geoffrey Mutai, a Kenyan runner that broke the course record for the
New York Marathon. He was trained along with a lady runner that was also from his home. They were
running the Big Apple Marathon and at mile twenty-two a minister officiated their wedding; that is what
I call determination!
Content Connection:
I could teach how to focus on your goals to be successful and tie in other historical figures that
have achieved greatness out of nothing.
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References
An, V. (2011, September 8). Honoring America. Times for Kids. Retrieved from
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/honoring-america/12696
Antram, D., Ratliff, T., & Salarya, D. (2003). You Wouldn't Want to be a Civil War Soldier!. Children's Press.
Collins, S. (2008). The Hunger Games. Scholastic.
Donnelly, J. (2010). Revolution. Delacorte Books for Young Readers.
Eastman, C. (2009). Living in Two Worlds. World Wisdom.
Eggleston, E. (1997). Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans. B&R Samizdat Express.
Flood, N. (2010). Warriors in the Crossfire. Honesdale, PA: Front Street Press.
Hammond, J. (1999). Poison Gas: The Myths versus Reality. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Howe, J. (2003). The Misfits. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Jacobson, R., Purcell, G., Shultz, B., & Moody, F. K. (2005). Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World.
Capstone Press.
Krause, S. (2012, March 5). Tornado Slams States. Times for Kids. Retrieved from
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/tornadoes-slam-states/32056
Lindsay, J. (2012, March 19). Kids found slashed in Mass. home fire; mom charged. Atlanta Journal
Constitution. Retrieved from http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/kids-found-slashed-in1390586.html
Mara, W. P. (1999). Cuba. Capstone Press.
Pinkney, A., & Pinkney, B. (2008). Boycott Blues. Greenwillow Books.
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http://www.timeforkids.com/news/running-city/18871
Plasket, K. (2012, January 20). Flying High. Times for Kids. Retrieved from
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/flying-high/26571
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Plasket, K. (2012, March 19). An Ocean Mystery. Times for Kids. Retrieved from
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/ocean-mystery/33476
Rediger, P. (1996). Great African Americans in Civil Rights. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Rinaldi, A. (2008). Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons. Graphia.
Staff, T. F. K. (2012, March 2). Debate! Times For Kids. Retrieved from
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/debate/30371
Standiford, N. (2009). How to Say Goodbye in Robot. Scholastic, Inc.
Thomas, A. (2004). Burning Money: The Cost of Smoking. Britannica Educational Publishing.
Thomas, T. R. (2009). DNA Evidence. Saddleback Educational Publications.
Wilson, J. (1999). American Flag. Child's World.
Yang, G. E. (2006). American Born Chinese. First Second Books.
Yolen, J. (2010). Foiled. First Second Books.
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