Students should select and read one book from the list for their grade and course level. Students SHOULD NOT select a book that they have already read for a school assignment. The book should be completed before the beginning of the semester during which the student has English class. Early in the semester, students will complete a follow-up project based on the summer reading books. This project will be graded.
ALL BOOKS ARE FOR HONORS, ACADEMIC, AND BASIC CLASSES UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
$14.40
ISBN-13: 9780143114963
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 4/2009
Pollan provides another shocking yet essential treatise on the industrialized Western diet and its detrimental effects on our bodies and culture. As an increasing number of Americans are overfed and undernourished, Pollan makes a strong argument for serious reconsideration of our eating habits and casts a suspicious eye on the food industry and its practices.
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ISBN-13: 9781594481925
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Published: Riverhead Trade, 2/2006
Tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman’s true heart, solid values, and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never waivered.
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ISBN-13: 9781594481710
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Published: Riverhead Trade, 1/2006
With visionary flare, Pink argues that business and everyday life will soon be dominated by right-brain thinkers. He identifies the roots and implications of transitioning from a society dominated by left-brain thinkers into something entirely different. According to Pink, the keys to success are in developing and cultivating six senses: design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning. Pink compares this upcoming "Conceptual Age" to past periods of intense change, such as the Industrial Revolution and the Renaissance, as a way of emphasizing its importance.
$24.26
ISBN-13: 9780670021154
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Published: Viking Adult, 12/2009
Using schools not bombs to promote peace is a goal that even the most hard-hearted can admire, but to blandly call this book inspiring would be dismissive of all the hard work that has gone into the mission in Afghanistan as well as the efforts to fund it. Mortenson writes of nothing less than saving the future, and his adventure is light years beyond most attempts.
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ISBN-13: 9780393324822
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 5/2004
Those curious or brave enough to find out what really happens to a body that is donated to the scientific community can do so with this book. For those who are interested in the fields of medicine or forensics and are aware of some of the procedures, this book makes excellent reading.
