More possible books for the Term 3 Book Assignment:
These were recommended on the ala/yalsa (American Library Association/ Young Adult Library Services Association) booklists awards. I haven't read them, so I can't make any guarantees, but I did check them out online, and they look interesting.
The Moon by Michael Carlowicz (Author)
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep by Michael Everhart (Author)
From Boneshakers to Choppers: The Rip-Roaring History of Motorcycles by Lisa Smedman (Author)
Football Now by Mike Leonetti and John Laboni
Brooke, Michael. The Concrete Wave (The History of Skateboarding). Nonfiction. Warwick. April 1999. 200p.
Menzel, Peter and Faith D'Aluisio. Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Bugs. Nonfiction. Ten Speed Press. November 1998. 192p.
Hawk, Tony. Between Boardslides and Burnout: My Notes From the Road.
SMALL STEPS: THE YEAR I GOT POLIO by Peg Kehret
Fleischman, Sid. Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini
Fradin, Judith Bloom and Fradin, Dennis Brindell. 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight From Slavery
Robertson, James I., Jr. Robert E. Lee: Virginian Soldier, American Citizen -- This would be helpful preparation for U.S. History class next year.
Akbar, Said Hyder and Burton, Susan. Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Story.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow.
Farrell, Jeanette. Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our Lives.
Giblin, James Cross. Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth.
** Jurmain, Suzanne. The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students. (I've seen this one. It was recommended by local teachers and libarians.)
Zenatti, Valérie. When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir -- about an Israeli female soldier (recommended for 8th grade and up)
Allen, Thomas B. George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War
Bausum, Ann. With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote
Morpurgo, Michael. Private Peaceful -- World War I
Wolf, Allan. New Found Land: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery.
Here are some new books I haven't read, but they are recommended by Peggy Sharp, a "book guru" among teachers and librarians:
Mystery Of The Lost Colony (Roanoke) (Hardcover)
by Lee Miller (Author) 112 pages
Chase (Hardcover) by Jessie Haws is set in post-Civil War Pennsylvania. Readers learn about that time period, coal miners, labor disputes, and terrorism. 256 pages
Come Juneteenth (Great Episodes) (Hardcover) by Ann Rinaldi is about slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation. Did you know that Texas slave owners kept the Emancipation secret for two and a half years, until they were forced to reveal it on June 19, 1865?
Elijah Of Buxton (Hardcover) by Christopher Paul Curtis
This is from the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963! and Bud, Not Buddy. I've heard Elijah of Buxton is even better than his other books. Now I've read this -- very good!
