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Suggested Summer
Readings
Taylor-The
Cay
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed
by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent
white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black
man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy
acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his
old companion
Herriot -- All Creatures Great and Small, All Things
Bright and
Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, or The Good Lord
Made Them
James Herriot tells the true
and funny adventures of his life as a veterinarian in
Yorkshire, England. It is just after World War II, and James
has returned from the R.A.F. to do battle with the diseases
and injuries that befall the farm animals and pets of
Skeldale and the surrounding moors.
Lowry -- The Giver
In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no
unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old
Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories.
Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the
Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian
world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy.
Hinton- The
Outsiders
Three brothers struggle to stay together after their
parent's death
*Wells- War Of the Worlds.
An intellectually superior race from Mars invades the Earth
and with their superior weapons makes plans to enslave human
beings.
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