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From: Gardow, Pamela <pgardow_at_ecasd.k12.wi.us>
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:16:17 -0500
We've worked really hard at our high school to incorporate more contemporar y novels and nonfiction into the curriculum and to increase opportunities f or students to choose their own books. We also do regular nonfiction, or c ombined fiction and nonfiction book talks for students in history, health, and English classes (over 70 last year,) and students are encouraged to cho ose one of the books we book talk, or any other book in the library that ap peals to them and meets the conditions of the teacher's assignment. This h as given me the opportunity to widen our collection development to include lots of adult and YA memoirs, biography and high interest nonfiction that w ill appeal to teens. Below are two lists: the first is a list of student f avorites over the last few years, and the second is a list of nonfiction ad ded to the curriculum.
Student Favorites
Lewis, Michael (Michael M.). The blind side : evolution of a game / Michael Lewis. New York : W.W. Norton, 2009, c2006.
Small, David, 1945. Stitches : a memoir / David Small. New York : W.W. Nort on & Co., c2009.
Beah, Ishmael, 1980. A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier / by Ishmae l Beah. New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, c2007.
Scheeres, Julia. Jesus land : a memoir / Julia Scheeres. New York : Counter point, 2006.
Patchett, Ann. Truth & beauty : a friendship / Ann Patchett. New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2004.
Rhodes-Courter, Ashley, 1985. Three little words : a memoir / Ashley Rhodes -Courter. New York : Atheneum, c2008.
Summerscale, Kate, 1965. The suspicions of Mr. Whicher : a shocking murder and the undoing of a great Victorian detective / Kate Summerscale. New York : Walker & Co., 2009, c2008.
Larson, Erik. The Devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at t he fair that changed America / Erik Larson. New York : Vintage Books, 2004, c2003.
Grogan, John, 1957. Marley & me : life and love with the world's worst dog / John Grogan. New York : Harper,
, c2005.
Myron, Vicki. Dewey : the small-town library cat who touched the world / Vi cki Myron, with Bret Witter. New York : Grand Central Pub., c2008.
Nelson, Peter. Left for dead : the USS Indianapolis and a young man's searc h for justice / Peter Nelson ; with a preface by Hunter Scott. New York : D elacorte Press, 2002.
Zenatti, Valйrie, 1970. When I was a soldier : a memoir / Valйrie Zenat ti ; translated by Adriana Hunter. New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, c2005.
Smithson, Ryan. Ghosts of war : the true story of a 19-year-old GI / Ryan S mithson. New York : Collins, c2009.
Busby, Cylin. The year we disappeared : a father-daughter memoir / Cylin Bu sby & John Busby. New York, N.Y. : Bloomsbury, c2008.
Kamara, Mariatu. The bite of the mango / by Mariatu Kamara ; with Susan McC lelland.
: Annick Press ; Buffalo, NY : distributed in the U.S.A. by Firefly Books, c2008.
Ralston, Aron. Between a rock and a hard place / Aron Ralston. New York : A tria Books, 2005, c2004.
Titles Added to Curriculum
Firlik, Katrina. Another day in the frontal lobe : a brain surgeon exposes life on the inside / Katrina Firlik. New York : Random House, 2007.
Pollan, Michael. The botany of desire : a plant's eye view of the world / M ichael Pollan. New York : Random House, 2002, c2001.
Nazario, Sonia. Enrique's journey / Sonia Nazario. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972. The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloo t. New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the wild / Jon Krakauer. New York : Anchor Books,
.
Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980. The latehomecomer : a Hmong family memoir / Kao Kali a Yang. Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2008.
Pollan, Michael. The omnivore's dilemma : a natural history of four meals / Michael Pollan. New York : Penguin, 2007, c2006.
Roach, Mary. Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers / Mary Roach. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2003.
Schlosser, Eric. Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal / Eric Schlosser. New York, NY : Harper Perennial, 2005.
Ung, Loung. First they killed my father : a daughter of Cambodia remembers / Loung Ung. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000.
Walls, Jeannette. The glass castle : a memoir / Jeannette Walls. New York : Scribner, 2006, c2005.
Suskind, Ron. A hope in the unseen : an American odyssey from the inner cit y to the Ivy League / Ron Suskind. New York : Broadway Books, c1998.
Wiesel, Elie, 1928. Night / Elie Wiesel ; translated from the French by Mar ion Wiesel ;
. New York : Hill and Wang, c2006.
Junger, Sebastian. The perfect storm : a true story of men against the sea / Sebastian Junger. New York : Norton, c1997.
Criddle, Joan D. To destroy you is no loss : the odyssey of a Cambodian fam ily / JoAn D. Criddle. Dixon, CA : East/West Bridge, c1996.
Albom, Mitch, 1958. Tuesdays with Morrie : an old man, a young man, and lif e's greatest lesson / Mitch Albom. New York, NY : Broadway Books, 2002.
Ansary, Tamim. West of Kabul, East of New York : an Afghan American story / Tamim Ansary. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2002.
Nelson, Marilyn, 1946. A Wreath for Emmett Till / Marilyn Nelson ; illustra ted by Philippe Lardy. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2005.
Pam Gardow, Library Media Specialist Advisor, Teen Literacy Initiative Memorial High School 2225 Keith St. Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-852-6309 pgardow_at_ecasd.k12.wi.us
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Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:16:17 -0500
We've worked really hard at our high school to incorporate more contemporar y novels and nonfiction into the curriculum and to increase opportunities f or students to choose their own books. We also do regular nonfiction, or c ombined fiction and nonfiction book talks for students in history, health, and English classes (over 70 last year,) and students are encouraged to cho ose one of the books we book talk, or any other book in the library that ap peals to them and meets the conditions of the teacher's assignment. This h as given me the opportunity to widen our collection development to include lots of adult and YA memoirs, biography and high interest nonfiction that w ill appeal to teens. Below are two lists: the first is a list of student f avorites over the last few years, and the second is a list of nonfiction ad ded to the curriculum.
Student Favorites
Lewis, Michael (Michael M.). The blind side : evolution of a game / Michael Lewis. New York : W.W. Norton, 2009, c2006.
Small, David, 1945. Stitches : a memoir / David Small. New York : W.W. Nort on & Co., c2009.
Beah, Ishmael, 1980. A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier / by Ishmae l Beah. New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, c2007.
Scheeres, Julia. Jesus land : a memoir / Julia Scheeres. New York : Counter point, 2006.
Patchett, Ann. Truth & beauty : a friendship / Ann Patchett. New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2004.
Rhodes-Courter, Ashley, 1985. Three little words : a memoir / Ashley Rhodes -Courter. New York : Atheneum, c2008.
Summerscale, Kate, 1965. The suspicions of Mr. Whicher : a shocking murder and the undoing of a great Victorian detective / Kate Summerscale. New York : Walker & Co., 2009, c2008.
Larson, Erik. The Devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at t he fair that changed America / Erik Larson. New York : Vintage Books, 2004, c2003.
Grogan, John, 1957. Marley & me : life and love with the world's worst dog / John Grogan. New York : Harper,
, c2005.
Myron, Vicki. Dewey : the small-town library cat who touched the world / Vi cki Myron, with Bret Witter. New York : Grand Central Pub., c2008.
Nelson, Peter. Left for dead : the USS Indianapolis and a young man's searc h for justice / Peter Nelson ; with a preface by Hunter Scott. New York : D elacorte Press, 2002.
Zenatti, Valйrie, 1970. When I was a soldier : a memoir / Valйrie Zenat ti ; translated by Adriana Hunter. New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, c2005.
Smithson, Ryan. Ghosts of war : the true story of a 19-year-old GI / Ryan S mithson. New York : Collins, c2009.
Busby, Cylin. The year we disappeared : a father-daughter memoir / Cylin Bu sby & John Busby. New York, N.Y. : Bloomsbury, c2008.
Kamara, Mariatu. The bite of the mango / by Mariatu Kamara ; with Susan McC lelland.
: Annick Press ; Buffalo, NY : distributed in the U.S.A. by Firefly Books, c2008.
Ralston, Aron. Between a rock and a hard place / Aron Ralston. New York : A tria Books, 2005, c2004.
Titles Added to Curriculum
Firlik, Katrina. Another day in the frontal lobe : a brain surgeon exposes life on the inside / Katrina Firlik. New York : Random House, 2007.
Pollan, Michael. The botany of desire : a plant's eye view of the world / M ichael Pollan. New York : Random House, 2002, c2001.
Nazario, Sonia. Enrique's journey / Sonia Nazario. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972. The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloo t. New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the wild / Jon Krakauer. New York : Anchor Books,
.
Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980. The latehomecomer : a Hmong family memoir / Kao Kali a Yang. Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2008.
Pollan, Michael. The omnivore's dilemma : a natural history of four meals / Michael Pollan. New York : Penguin, 2007, c2006.
Roach, Mary. Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers / Mary Roach. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2003.
Schlosser, Eric. Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal / Eric Schlosser. New York, NY : Harper Perennial, 2005.
Ung, Loung. First they killed my father : a daughter of Cambodia remembers / Loung Ung. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000.
Walls, Jeannette. The glass castle : a memoir / Jeannette Walls. New York : Scribner, 2006, c2005.
Suskind, Ron. A hope in the unseen : an American odyssey from the inner cit y to the Ivy League / Ron Suskind. New York : Broadway Books, c1998.
Wiesel, Elie, 1928. Night / Elie Wiesel ; translated from the French by Mar ion Wiesel ;
. New York : Hill and Wang, c2006.
Junger, Sebastian. The perfect storm : a true story of men against the sea / Sebastian Junger. New York : Norton, c1997.
Criddle, Joan D. To destroy you is no loss : the odyssey of a Cambodian fam ily / JoAn D. Criddle. Dixon, CA : East/West Bridge, c1996.
Albom, Mitch, 1958. Tuesdays with Morrie : an old man, a young man, and lif e's greatest lesson / Mitch Albom. New York, NY : Broadway Books, 2002.
Ansary, Tamim. West of Kabul, East of New York : an Afghan American story / Tamim Ansary. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2002.
Nelson, Marilyn, 1946. A Wreath for Emmett Till / Marilyn Nelson ; illustra ted by Philippe Lardy. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2005.
Pam Gardow, Library Media Specialist Advisor, Teen Literacy Initiative Memorial High School 2225 Keith St. Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-852-6309 pgardow_at_ecasd.k12.wi.us
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