Literacy Circle TEXTs
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
288pp 600L
An aspiring cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Junior decides to take control of his future. He leaves his troubled school on the reservation to attend a high school in a farm community where the only other “Indian” at the all-white school happens to be its mascot.
288pp 600L
An aspiring cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Junior decides to take control of his future. He leaves his troubled school on the reservation to attend a high school in a farm community where the only other “Indian” at the all-white school happens to be its mascot.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
352pp 490L
Forced to work at a Siberian work camp, fifteen-year-old Lina finds comfort in her art. Risking everything, she includes clues to her location in her drawings and secretly passes them along, hoping they will make their way to her father.
352pp 490L
Forced to work at a Siberian work camp, fifteen-year-old Lina finds comfort in her art. Risking everything, she includes clues to her location in her drawings and secretly passes them along, hoping they will make their way to her father.
Boy 21 by Matthew Quick
250pp 830L
Two boys, both identifying with their basketball jerseys’ number “21”, are thrown together during their last year of high school. Their unique friendship may just help them through the difficult situations they both have been trying to escape.
250pp 830L
Two boys, both identifying with their basketball jerseys’ number “21”, are thrown together during their last year of high school. Their unique friendship may just help them through the difficult situations they both have been trying to escape.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockheart
352 pp 890L
Frankie is determined to infiltrate the all-male secret society that has been part of her private school's culture for years. She knows her father was once a member, but now she thinks that her boyfriend is too. Can a girl be a leader in a boy's world? If she is as clever as Frankie, than yes.
352 pp 890L
Frankie is determined to infiltrate the all-male secret society that has been part of her private school's culture for years. She knows her father was once a member, but now she thinks that her boyfriend is too. Can a girl be a leader in a boy's world? If she is as clever as Frankie, than yes.
Every Day by David Levithan
325 pp 650L
What if you woke up in a different body every day of your life? That’s what is happening to “A”- waking up in a strange house, in a new city, in a boy’s or girl’s body. Would you try to change the life you were borrowing and try to create a life of your own every single day?
325 pp 650L
What if you woke up in a different body every day of your life? That’s what is happening to “A”- waking up in a strange house, in a new city, in a boy’s or girl’s body. Would you try to change the life you were borrowing and try to create a life of your own every single day?
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
332pp 850L
Cancer has been such a huge part of teenage Hazel’s day-to-day experience, that she’s not sure if she knows how to enjoy life- until she meets Augustus Waters. Now Hazel has the chance to live life for the first time in a long time, but how long will it last?
332pp 850L
Cancer has been such a huge part of teenage Hazel’s day-to-day experience, that she’s not sure if she knows how to enjoy life- until she meets Augustus Waters. Now Hazel has the chance to live life for the first time in a long time, but how long will it last?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
240pp 600L
Life is awful for Katniss Everdeen and the people of her community in the ruins of what used to be North America. Every year one girl and one boy are chosen from each district of the nation to compete to the death in the Hunger Games. Would you volunteer as a tribute?
240pp 600L
Life is awful for Katniss Everdeen and the people of her community in the ruins of what used to be North America. Every year one girl and one boy are chosen from each district of the nation to compete to the death in the Hunger Games. Would you volunteer as a tribute?
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
304 pp 670L
Steve Harmon is on trial as an accomplice to murder. Written as a movie screenplay with Steve’s journal entries scattered throughout, the story shows how one single decision can change your whole life.
304 pp 670L
Steve Harmon is on trial as an accomplice to murder. Written as a movie screenplay with Steve’s journal entries scattered throughout, the story shows how one single decision can change your whole life.
Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas
224pp 900L
Once on top of the world, Steve is now a senior who is drugged out, bummed out, and now flunking out. He is encouraged to write a 100-page paper– because that is the only way he can graduate. The more personal his writing becomes, the more he discovers how to get back to where he wants to be.
224pp 900L
Once on top of the world, Steve is now a senior who is drugged out, bummed out, and now flunking out. He is encouraged to write a 100-page paper– because that is the only way he can graduate. The more personal his writing becomes, the more he discovers how to get back to where he wants to be.
The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
135pp 1000L
The memoir of Naoki Higashida- a smart, charming, and very self-aware thirteen-year-old boy with autism, shows how an autistic mind thinks, feels, and responds in ways we cannot imagine. You will never look at the world the same way again.
135pp 1000L
The memoir of Naoki Higashida- a smart, charming, and very self-aware thirteen-year-old boy with autism, shows how an autistic mind thinks, feels, and responds in ways we cannot imagine. You will never look at the world the same way again.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
320pp 840L
Young Lily decides she and her “stand-in mother,” Rosaleen should escape to a town that might hold the key to the mystery of her mother’s past. There they are welcomed by three beekeeping sisters who show Lily the amazing world of bees.
320pp 840L
Young Lily decides she and her “stand-in mother,” Rosaleen should escape to a town that might hold the key to the mystery of her mother’s past. There they are welcomed by three beekeeping sisters who show Lily the amazing world of bees.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
208pp 690L
Without friends, because she called the cops at an end-of-summer party, Melinda has no one to talk to. She struggles through every day as she tries to cope with former friends, teachers, and her parents until finally she stands up to the upperclassman guy who is still a threat to her.
208pp 690L
Without friends, because she called the cops at an end-of-summer party, Melinda has no one to talk to. She struggles through every day as she tries to cope with former friends, teachers, and her parents until finally she stands up to the upperclassman guy who is still a threat to her.
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
288pp 730L
Competing in a game to see who can be thinner than the other, Cassie “loses” and Lia is left behind. Racked with guilt for not having the ability to save her, Lia is haunted by the memories of her best friend. Trying to hold on to hope, she she struggles on the path to recovery.
288pp 730L
Competing in a game to see who can be thinner than the other, Cassie “loses” and Lia is left behind. Racked with guilt for not having the ability to save her, Lia is haunted by the memories of her best friend. Trying to hold on to hope, she she struggles on the path to recovery.