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FROM: "Anita Vassallo" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 6/16/03, 2:50 PM

Hi all - A local high school has assigned it's students reading on a variety
of "themes", one for each grade, but has not give suggested titles. I would
love to have suggestions from the list, grade appropriate , excluding
things that are already commonly on HS reading lists (Huck Finn, etc.) .
Here are the descriptions of what the school is looking for, for each grade:

Rising Freshmen - If you will be in the ninth grade this fall, you should
choose a book of approximately 200 pages or more that describes a person's
struggle for INDEPENDENCE, either symbolic or literal. This can be a novel
whose characters pursue personal independence, a non fiction work describing
a battle for political freedom, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either symbolic or
literal. This can be a novel whose characters engage in a quest, a
nonfiction work describing a difficult voyage, or some similar text.

Rising Juniors - ......describes a person's struggle to distinguish between
APPEARANCE AND REALITY. This can be a novel whose characters engage in
deception, a nonfiction work describing the acceptance of one's own true
nature or that of others, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE. This can
be a novel told from the first-person point of view, an autobiography or
memoir, or some similarly focused text.

Thanks for any help - Anita Vassallo, Sr. Librarian, Montgomery County
Public Libraries, MD

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FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 6/16/03, 3:11 PM

I have just finished reading the perfect book for the rising sophomores:
"These is my words: the diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901" by Nancy E.
Turner. I laughed, I cried, it was a moving portrayal of the many varied
things, some horrific, some tender that a person would experience during the
settling of the Arizona Territories at the end of the 19th century.

I would also recommend for either sophomores or seniors a book entitled "I
married adventure: the autobiography of Osa Johnson." Osa Johnson was
married to Martin Johnson, who was a great explorer and photographer during
the twenties and thirties. Remember all those rampaging elephants that
trampled through the background in the old Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies?
Well, Osa and Martin Johnson shot that footage in Africa. It is very
interesting. Osa Johnson was the first white woman seen by the headhunters
in Borneo and the story of their lives in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) is
wonderful and fascinating.

HTH.
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Anita Vassallo [[removed]@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 2:48 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Suggestions for High School Summer Reading List (long)

Hi all - A local high school has assigned it's students reading on a variety

of "themes", one for each grade, but has not give suggested titles. I would

love to have suggestions from the list, grade appropriate , excluding
things that are already commonly on HS reading lists (Huck Finn, etc.) .
Here are the descriptions of what the school is looking for, for each grade:

Rising Freshmen - If you will be in the ninth grade this fall, you should
choose a book of approximately 200 pages or more that describes a person's
struggle for INDEPENDENCE, either symbolic or literal. This can be a novel
whose characters pursue personal independence, a non fiction work describing

a battle for political freedom, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either symbolic or
literal. This can be a novel whose characters engage in a quest, a
nonfiction work describing a difficult voyage, or some similar text.

Rising Juniors - ......describes a person's struggle to distinguish between
APPEARANCE AND REALITY. This can be a novel whose characters engage in
deception, a nonfiction work describing the acceptance of one's own true
nature or that of others, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE. This can
be a novel told from the first-person point of view, an autobiography or
memoir, or some similarly focused text.

Thanks for any help - Anita Vassallo, Sr. Librarian, Montgomery County
Public Libraries, MD

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FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 6/16/03, 3:11 PM

I have just finished reading the perfect book for the rising sophomores:
"These is my words: the diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901" by Nancy E.
Turner. I laughed, I cried, it was a moving portrayal of the many varied
things, some horrific, some tender that a person would experience during the
settling of the Arizona Territories at the end of the 19th century.

I would also recommend for either sophomores or seniors a book entitled "I
married adventure: the autobiography of Osa Johnson." Osa Johnson was
married to Martin Johnson, who was a great explorer and photographer during
the twenties and thirties. Remember all those rampaging elephants that
trampled through the background in the old Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies?
Well, Osa and Martin Johnson shot that footage in Africa. It is very
interesting. Osa Johnson was the first white woman seen by the headhunters
in Borneo and the story of their lives in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) is
wonderful and fascinating.

HTH.
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Anita Vassallo [[removed]@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 2:48 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Suggestions for High School Summer Reading List (long)

Hi all - A local high school has assigned it's students reading on a variety

of "themes", one for each grade, but has not give suggested titles. I would

love to have suggestions from the list, grade appropriate , excluding
things that are already commonly on HS reading lists (Huck Finn, etc.) .
Here are the descriptions of what the school is looking for, for each grade:

Rising Freshmen - If you will be in the ninth grade this fall, you should
choose a book of approximately 200 pages or more that describes a person's
struggle for INDEPENDENCE, either symbolic or literal. This can be a novel
whose characters pursue personal independence, a non fiction work describing

a battle for political freedom, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either symbolic or
literal. This can be a novel whose characters engage in a quest, a
nonfiction work describing a difficult voyage, or some similar text.

Rising Juniors - ......describes a person's struggle to distinguish between
APPEARANCE AND REALITY. This can be a novel whose characters engage in
deception, a nonfiction work describing the acceptance of one's own true
nature or that of others, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE. This can
be a novel told from the first-person point of view, an autobiography or
memoir, or some similarly focused text.

Thanks for any help - Anita Vassallo, Sr. Librarian, Montgomery County
Public Libraries, MD

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FROM: Ellen Olson <[removed]@rockford.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 6/16/03, 3:33 PM

For APPEARANCE AND REALITY FOR JUNIORS...How about I am the Cheese by Robert
Cormier? (A personal favorite.)
Ellen Olson
Rockford Public Library
Rockford IL

-----Original Message-----
From: Anita Vassallo [[removed]@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 2:48 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Suggestions for High School Summer Reading List (long)

Hi all - A local high school has assigned it's students reading on a variety

of "themes", one for each grade, but has not give suggested titles. I would

love to have suggestions from the list, grade appropriate , excluding
things that are already commonly on HS reading lists (Huck Finn, etc.) .
Here are the descriptions of what the school is looking for, for each grade:

Rising Freshmen - If you will be in the ninth grade this fall, you should
choose a book of approximately 200 pages or more that describes a person's
struggle for INDEPENDENCE, either symbolic or literal. This can be a novel
whose characters pursue personal independence, a non fiction work describing

a battle for political freedom, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either symbolic or
literal. This can be a novel whose characters engage in a quest, a
nonfiction work describing a difficult voyage, or some similar text.

Rising Juniors - ......describes a person's struggle to distinguish between
APPEARANCE AND REALITY. This can be a novel whose characters engage in
deception, a nonfiction work describing the acceptance of one's own true
nature or that of others, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE. This can
be a novel told from the first-person point of view, an autobiography or
memoir, or some similarly focused text.

Thanks for any help - Anita Vassallo, Sr. Librarian, Montgomery County
Public Libraries, MD

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FROM: Wendy Isom <[removed]@pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us>
REC'D: 6/16/03, 4:46 PM

For APPEARANCE and REALITY for juniors:

How about Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card?

Wendy

Wendy Isom
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, Texas

-----Original Message-----
From: Anita Vassallo [[removed]@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 2:48 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Suggestions for High School Summer Reading List (long)

Hi all - A local high school has assigned it's students reading on a variety

of "themes", one for each grade, but has not give suggested titles. I would

love to have suggestions from the list, grade appropriate , excluding
things that are already commonly on HS reading lists (Huck Finn, etc.) .
Here are the descriptions of what the school is looking for, for each grade:

Rising Freshmen - If you will be in the ninth grade this fall, you should
choose a book of approximately 200 pages or more that describes a person's
struggle for INDEPENDENCE, either symbolic or literal. This can be a novel
whose characters pursue personal independence, a non fiction work describing

a battle for political freedom, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either symbolic or
literal. This can be a novel whose characters engage in a quest, a
nonfiction work describing a difficult voyage, or some similar text.

Rising Juniors - ......describes a person's struggle to distinguish between
APPEARANCE AND REALITY. This can be a novel whose characters engage in
deception, a nonfiction work describing the acceptance of one's own true
nature or that of others, or some similarly focused text.

Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE. This can
be a novel told from the first-person point of view, an autobiography or
memoir, or some similarly focused text.

Thanks for any help - Anita Vassallo, Sr. Librarian, Montgomery County
Public Libraries, MD

_________________________________________________________________
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FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 6/16/03, 7:58 PM

>From: "Anita Vassallo" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Suggestions for High School Summer Reading List (long)
>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:47:42 -0400
>
>Hi all - A local high school has assigned it's students reading on a
>variety of "themes", one for each grade, but has not give suggested titles.
> I would love to have suggestions from the list, grade appropriate ,
>excluding things that are already commonly on HS reading lists (Huck Finn,
>etc.) . Here are the descriptions of what the school is looking for, for
>each grade:
>

>Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either symbolic or
>literal. This can be a novel whose characters engage in a quest, a
>nonfiction work describing a difficult voyage, or some similar text.
>

If they haven't already read it, any volume of "The Lord of the Rings" or of
one of David Eddings's sequences.

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FROM: Molly Williams <[removed]@waterborolibrary.org>
REC'D: 6/16/03, 8:28 PM

For SENIORS (Character's Voice):

Dodie Smith's _I Capture the Castle_ (I just read it and it's
excellent, perfect for this theme and the age group.)

Louise Rennison's _Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging_ (1999):
This hilarious fictional journal of a year in the life of Georgia
Nicolson captures the joys and angst of being a teenager. Sequels
are On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God and
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas.

Sue Townsend's _The Adrian Mole Diaries_ (1985): In his secret
diary, British teenager Adrian Mole details every morsel of his
turbulent adolescence.

Paul Zindel's _The Amazing and Death-Defying Diary of Eugene
Dingman_ (1987): On his fifteenth birthday, Eugene begins a diary in
which he records all the bizarre events of the summer he spends as a
waiter at a ritzy resort in the Adironack Mountains

Bel Kaufman's _Up the Down Staircase_ -- an oldie but goodie.
The voices of both pupils and faculty members are heard in a
humorous and timeless account of life in an inner city high school.

Todd Brown's _Entries from a Hot Pink Notebook_ (1995): A high
school freshman keeps account of his family's failings, his friends'
problems, his gay identity, and his quest for spiritual peace.

Zlata Filipovic's _Zlata's Diary_ (1994). Non-fiction. Zlata, a
Bosnian teen, expressed her thoughts and fears during the year-long
siege of Sarajevo.

~ Molly Wms.
--
Molly Williams, Volunteer Webmaster,
Waterboro Public Library (Maine): http://www.waterborolibrary.org/
... WPL Weblog: http://www.waterborolibrary.org/blog.htm
Bath United Church of Christ: http://www.faithinbath.org

Anita Vassallo wrote:
> Hi all - A local high school has assigned it's students reading on a
> variety of "themes", one for each grade, but has not give suggested
> titles. I would love to have suggestions from the list, grade
> appropriate , excluding things that are already commonly on HS reading
> lists (Huck Finn, etc.) . Here are the descriptions of what the school
> is looking for, for each grade:
...
> Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE. This
> can be a novel told from the first-person point of view, an
> autobiography or memoir, or some similarly focused text.

FROM: Sandy Westbrook <[removed]@crlc.org>
REC'D: 6/17/03, 8:59 AM

>
>Rising Freshmen - If you will be in the ninth grade this fall, you should
>choose a book of approximately 200 pages or more that describes a person's
>struggle for INDEPENDENCE, either symbolic or literal.

Chimera by Will Shetterly, Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (really a community
struggling for independence but it would work, I think)

>Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either symbolic
>or literal.

Walking the Trail by Jerry Ellis, Lord Baltimore by Stephen Doster, Peace
Like a River by Leif Enger, Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Gelman, In the
Forests of Serre by Patricia McKillip

>Rising Juniors - ......describes a person's struggle to distinguish
>between APPEARANCE AND REALITY.

Atlantyx by Chase Dalton, Falling Sideways by Tom Holt, Tell No One by
Harlan Coben

>Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE.

Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, My Little Blue
Dress by Bruno Maddox, Lost in America by Sherwin Nuland, Miracle Life of
Edgar Mint by Brady Udall, Gardens of Kyoto by Kate Walbert.

Sandy Westbrook
Adult Services Librarian
South Windsor Public Library
South Windsor, CT 06074
Ph 860-644-1541
Fax 860-644-7645
[removed]@crlc.org

FROM: Ellen Olson <[removed]@rockford.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 6/17/03, 9:10 AM

For Sophomores - Journey - Whirligig by Paul Fleischman

-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy Westbrook
To: Fiction_L
Sent: 6/17/2003 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: Suggestions for High School Summer Reading List (long)

>
>Rising Freshmen - If you will be in the ninth grade this fall, you
should
>choose a book of approximately 200 pages or more that describes a
person's
>struggle for INDEPENDENCE, either symbolic or literal.

Chimera by Will Shetterly, Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (really a
community
struggling for independence but it would work, I think)

>Rising Sophomores - .......describes a person's JOURNEY, either
symbolic
>or literal.

Walking the Trail by Jerry Ellis, Lord Baltimore by Stephen Doster,
Peace
Like a River by Leif Enger, Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Gelman, In
the
Forests of Serre by Patricia McKillip

>Rising Juniors - ......describes a person's struggle to distinguish
>between APPEARANCE AND REALITY.

Atlantyx by Chase Dalton, Falling Sideways by Tom Holt, Tell No One by
Harlan Coben

>Rising Seniors - .......features an author's or character's VOICE.

Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, My Little Blue
Dress by Bruno Maddox, Lost in America by Sherwin Nuland, Miracle Life
of
Edgar Mint by Brady Udall, Gardens of Kyoto by Kate Walbert.

Sandy Westbrook
Adult Services Librarian
South Windsor Public Library
South Windsor, CT 06074
Ph 860-644-1541
Fax 860-644-7645
[removed]@crlc.org

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