Book suggestions
December 13, 2010
Books that fit the theme One World, Many Stories/You Are Here
Alexie, Sherman. “Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”
Alvarez, Julia. “Before We Were Free”
Baskin, Nora Raleigh. “Anything but Typical”
Creech, Sharon. “Walk Two Moons”
Crew, Gary. “Angel’s Gate”
Draper, Sharon. “Out of My Mind”
Fleischman, Paul. “Whirligig”
George, Jean Craighead. “The Talking Earth”
Giff, Patricia Reilly. “Lily’s Crossing”
Hobbs, Will. “Far North”
Kadohata, Cynthia. “Kira Kira”
Lendroth, Susan. “Maneki Neko”
Mikaelsen, Ben. “Touching Spirit Bear”
Naidoo, Beverly. “The Other Side of Truth”
O’Dell, Scott. “Sing Down the Moon”
Parks, Linda Sue. “When My Name was Keoko”
Parks, Linda Sue. “Project Mulberry”
Perkins, Mitali. “Bamboo People”
Perkins, Mitali. “The Secret Keeper”
Philbrick, Rodman. “Freak the Mighty”
Ryan, Pam Munoz. “Becoming Naomi Leon”
Staples, Suzanne Fishser. “Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind”
Staples, Suzanne Fishser. “Under the Persimmon Tree”