Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero.
Told in a series of vignettes – sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous – it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.
Ebook to borrow in Canvas: https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1394887/assignments/9734534
Available in Sora (text and audio)
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 
Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this powerful read that USA Today called "as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.”
Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.
But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place that meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
Ebook to borrow: https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780439855211
Available in Sora (text and audio)
Audio book on youtube
Available from amazon $8.64 or your local Barnes and Noble or other bookstores
Resources for this book on TeachingBooks
“Your choice” here are some recommended titles or choose your own!
(Read one or more for extra credit and chances for prizes)
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The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Mrs. Cox’s Favorite!)