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| Mrs. Janet Tribble, the principal of P.R.I.D.E. has ordered copies of Copper Sun for you to purchase at a low cost of $9.64. However, there is a limited supply of books. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book from the P.R.I.D.E. School, you must contact Mrs. Tribble by Friday, June 23, 2006. | ||||||||
| All P.R.I.D.E. students are expected to read a book from the following list, in addition to Copper Sun. | |
| Use the annotations to help you select a book that is of interest. There will be written assignments and projects on the book that you have selected from the list. The assignments will be given during the month of September. | |
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The Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age – Kevin Boyle | |
| Dr. Ossian Sweet bought a house in a white neighborhood in 1925. Detroit exploded as a result, and a largely forgotten, yet pivotal, civil rights moment in modern American history unfolded. Boyle, a history professor, brings immediacy and drama into the social and economic factors that ignited racial violence, provoked the compelling court case, and set in motion the civil rights struggle. | ||
| * | Bad Boy: A Memoir – Walter Dean Myers | |
| The world knows Myers as a gifted black writer. In Bad Boy, he tells us about growing up in Harlem in the 1950s. Though he was athletic and energetic, he also had a passion for reading. Secretly he haunted libraries, reading stories, poems, even philosophy as he hunted for his voice. That, even more than fighting and basketball, defined who he was. This memoir is never preachy; instead, it is a story full of funny anecdotes, lofty ideals, and tender moments. The author’s growing awareness of racism and of his own identity as a black man makes up one of the most interesting threads. | ||
| * | Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff | |
| Teen contributors share their thoughts and feelings on difficult issues, ranging from poor self-image to thoughts of suicide, from family discord to coping with loss, from peer pressure to school violence. | ||
| * | The DaVinci Code – Dan Brown | |
| This thriller is a well-researched page-turner about secret religious societies, ancient cover-ups and vengeance. Brown’s hero and heroine embark on an intriguing exploration of some of Western culture’s greatest mysteries – from the nature of the Mona Lisa’s smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. | ||
| * | Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal – Eric Schlosser | |
| This is an all-out attack on the fast food industry. With great passion, Schlosser takes on this American industry and greets with bitter sarcasm the statements of the fast food executives who say they care about workers and consumers. This is a lively book written in journalistic fashion. | ||
| * | Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream – H.G. Bissenger | |
| Odessa, Texas, is a town obsessed with its champion high-school football team. Every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true. | ||
| * | Names Will Never Hurt Me – Jaime Adoff | |
| This is high school at its most painful, seen through the eyes of the kids living it – the jocks, the misfits, the freaks, and the truly miserable. Speaking in short bursts of frustration and hurt, four teens convey their high school experiences and perceptions in passages that are interspersed with reporter’s interviews, principals’ musings and hallway asides that all lead up to a surprising climax. | ||
| * | Teens Can Make It Happen – Stedman Graham | |
| The teenage years are filled with growth, promise, trials, and tribulations. During this time, one may be faced with life-changing decisions and challenges. Prominent businessman and author Stedman Graham guides readers to a better understanding of themselves, their strengths, and their desires, while helping them to devise and achi3ve plans for realizing their visions. | ||
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