Teen Summer Reading | Pelham Public Library

1) The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave

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Douglass, Frederick

Description

Frederick Douglass was an ex-slave and a great orator in early 19th-century USA. His autobiography details his experiences as a slave and is considered the most famous such work, though many similar were written by his contemporaries. This work also influenced and fueled the abolitionist movement, in which Douglass was an important figure.

2) Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth

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Wright, Richard

Description

"An enduring story of one young man's coming of age during a particular time and place, Black Boy remains a seminal text in history about what it means to be a man, black, and Southern in America." -- Ingram

3) Friday night lights: a town, a team, and a dream

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Bissinger, H. G

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Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the idol business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West...

4) I beat the odds: from homelessness, to The Blind Side, and beyond

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The football star made famous in the hit film "The Blind Side" reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. While many people are now familiar with Oher's amazing journey, this is the first time he shares his story in his own words.

5) Robinson Crusoe

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Robinson Crusoe is the fictional autobiography of the title character. As a young man, Crusoe sets out from England on a disastrous sea voyage. His passion for seafaring remains undiminished and so he sets out again, only to be shipwrecked a third time. His journey takes him to Brazil where he becomes a plantation owner. A third and final shipwrecking, however, leaves him stranded for 28 years on a remote island. There he becomes a devout

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6) The house of the scorpion

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In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

7) Peak

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A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

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Spinelli, Jerry

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

9) Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you

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Reynolds, Jason

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Book, Audiobook

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"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited"--Dust jacket flap. "A history of racist and antiracist...

10) The house in the cerulean sea

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, PLAYAWAYS

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"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...

11) I hunt killers

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Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his father, but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's wrongs, so he helps the police apprehend the town's newest murderer.

12) Inside out & back again

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Book, PLAYAWAYS

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Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

13) The Boys in the Boat: nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

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14) Before we were yours

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"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive...

15) The things they carried: a work of fiction

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This work depicts the heroic young men of Alpha Company as they carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left...

16) later works black boy american hunger the outsider

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17) The tempest

Author

Shakespeare , William

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AP Lit and Comp: Decision Making

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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

18) The crossover

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Alexander, Kwame

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Freshman English: Relationships

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Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

19) In the time of the butterflies

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AP Lit and Comp: Decision Making

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"It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las...

20) Feed

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Sophomore English: Self Awareness

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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.