ALA's Best Books for Young Adults
Outstanding Books for the College Bound
2010 Calhoun 10th Grade Summer Reading List:
The Bellmore-Merrick Public Libraries have copies of all of these books, & all of the books are available for purchase in paperback editions.
New York State English Language Arts Literature Suggestions (.pdf file)
Anderson,
M.T. Feed. c.2002.
Science Fiction
In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to
control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious
trouble.
*Outstanding Books for the College Bound - 2004
Conroy,
Pat. The Lords of Discipline. c1980.
Fiction.
This is the story of four young men at the Carolina Military Institute;
friends, cadets and blood brothers. Together they encounter hazing, heartbreak,
pride, betrayal, and, ultimately, humanity.
Reviews
from Amazon.com
DeRosnay, Tatiana – Sarah’s Key. c2007.
Historical Fiction
Sarah Strazynski, a ten year-old Jewish girl, and her family are arrested during the brutal 1942 Nazi roundup in Paris, while her younger brother is left behind in a secret cupboard. When, 60 years later, American journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this dark day in French history, she stumbles upon a connection between her family and the Strazynski family that compels her to learn more.
Donnelly,
Jennifer. A Northern Light. c2003.
Historical Fiction
Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them
come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel
guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle
of letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie
discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.
Based on a true story.
Reviews
from Amazon.com
Gruen,
Sara. Water for Elephants. c. 2006
Historical Fiction
Ninety-year-old Jacob Jankowski finds himself haunted by memories of his
past in the circus and the freaks, exotic animals, and other people he
encountered as a performer.
Reviews
from Amazon.com
Kinsella,
W.P. Shoeless Joe. Houghton Mifflin, c1982.
Fiction
Shoeless Joe is about myth, magic, the power of dreams and baseball.
From the first time Ray hears a voice whisper “If you build it, he will
come,” his life is changed. He follows his heart and his dream,
and finds the piece of him that was missing.
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