Re: recommended nonfiction list

[Carol Carlson <carlsonca@dist102.k12.il.us>]

Lori and all,
We are trying to find books for the higher end.
Without reading all of these, would any of these be appropriate for  
7th and 8th graders, both level and not too mature?
Thanks,
Carol

On May 17, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Lori Davis wrote:

> Hey, everyone, here are the titles I compiled of good nonfiction  
> based on
> your and others' recommendations.  Nancy (I think) had requested a  
> copy,
> so here it is for the good of the cause in case others are  
> interested too.
>  It was fun going on a book buying spree!
>
> Lori
>
>
> Recommended Nonfiction Titles
> Left for Dead
> Shadow Divers
> Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage -- Lansing
> Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World (also about Shackleton) –  
> Armstrong
> Trial by Ice, a Photobiography of Sir Ernet Shackleton.
> One Child and all other books by Torey Hayden
> Tony Hawk's memoir
> Within Reach by Pfetzer;
> The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause;
> Hot Zone
> Demon in the Freezer
> GREATEST STARS OF THE NBA manga series from Tokyo Pop
> Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
> PHINEAS GAGE: A GRUESOME BUT TRUE STORY ABOUT BRAIN SCIENCE
> DRAGONOLOGY, WIZARDOLOGY, EGYPTOLOGY, PIRATOLOGY  **
> **a “Mythology” book is due out September 2007, I’ve been told
> SCHOLASTIC BOOK OF FIRSTS - Buckley
> A Child Called “It” and Lost Boy - Pelzer
> Alone Across the Arctic -- Pam Flowers
> Red Scarf Girl -- Ji Li Jiang
> Chinese Cinderella -- Yen Mah
> Tisha – Specht
> Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Patillo Beals
> October Sky - Homer Hickam
> Owls in the House
> Jonhstown Flood
> They cage the animals at night, by Jennings Michael Burch.
> Whatever Mother Says by Wensley Clarkson.
> Basher Five-Two by O'Grady
> Jim Murphy books, like The Great Fire.
> Life: Our Century (in Pictures) Books for Young People
> Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors
> Thought) by Kathleen Krull
> Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors  
> Thought)
> by Kathleen Krull
> Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors
> Thought) by Kathleen Krull
> Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors  
> Thought) by
> Kathleen Krull
> Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors  
> Thought) by
> Kathleen Krull
> Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors
> Thought) by Kathleen Krull
> Zlata's Diary
> Gary Paulsen's Guts
> Sea Biscuit
> Getting Away With Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by  
> Chris
> Crowe
> Chew on This:
> Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food by Schlosser &  
> Wilson
> Nickle and Dimed on (Not)Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich.
> Haunted Ohio I, II, and III
> Forbidden SChoolhouse by Suzanne Jurmain.
> Hitler Youth
> The Boys War published by Scholastic.
> Immigrant Kids again published by Scholastic
> Amistad Rising
> Wake up Our Souls
> The Race to Save The Lord God Bird
> In These Girls Hope is a Muscle - Blass
> The Greatest- Meyers
> After the Last Dog Died
> Escape from Slavery
> Touching the Void
> The Burn Journals
>
>
> Biographies found to be very appealing to reluctant readers.  See:
> Lerner Publications
> 241 First Ave. North
> Minneapolis, MN
> 55401
> 800-328-4929
>
> Also some good adventurous titles from:
> Children's Press
> Division of Grolier
> ISBN 0-516-23510-2
>
> Steck Vaughn offers many great choices. There are numerous
> science/geography enrichment books, too.
>
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