Saturday, August 1, 2009

Contemporary Realistic Fiction: Looking for Alaska by John Green

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Green, John. 2005. LOOKING FOR ALASKA. New York, NY: Dutton Books. ISBN 0-525-47506-0 Plot Summary: This poignant coming-of-age novel is abo...
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Fantasy: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Audio book, Unabridged)

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Gaiman, Neil. 2008. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK. New York, NY: Harper Childrens Audio. ISBN 978-0061551895. Plot Summary: The story begins with the g...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Graphic Novel: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

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Yang, Gene Luen. 2006. AMERICAN BORN CHINESE. New York, NY: First Second. ISBN 978-159643-152-2. Plot Summary: American Born Chinese is comp...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Historical Fiction: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

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Speare, Elizabeth George. 1958. THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND. New York, NY: Yearling (a division of Random House). ISBN 978-0-440-49596-3. Pl...

Historical Fiction: The River Between Us by Richard Peck

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Peck, Richard. 2006. THE RIVER BETWEEN US (Audio CD-Unabridged). New York, NY: Random House. ISBN 978-1-400-08982-6. Plot Summary: This tal...
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Historical Fiction: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

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Avi. 2002. CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD. Waterville Maine: Thorndike Press. ISBN 0-7862-5501-3 (Large print edition) Plot Summary: Set in the ...
Monday, July 6, 2009

Social History: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy

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Murphy, Jim. 2003. AN AMERICAN PLAGUE: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. New York, NY: Clarion Books. ISBN...