2007 - 2008 Booklist

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Inherit the Wind

October 27 - November 4, 2007

If you enjoyed Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, you might like:

	Brande, Robin Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature Following her conscience leads high school freshman Mena to clash with her parents and former friends from their conservative Christian church, but might result in better things when she stands up for a teacher who refuses to include "Intelligent Design" in lessons on evolution.
	Feiffer, Jules Passionella and Other Stories A collection of definitive works by the Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning satirical cartoonist is comprised of graphic narratives from the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Excalibur and Rose," "The Lonely Machine," and "Harold Swerg."
	Kidd, Ronald Monkey Town: the Summer of the Scopes Trial When her father hatches a plan to bring publicity to their small Tennessee town by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen-year-old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs about religion and truth, as well as her relationship with her father.
	Larson, Edward J. Summer for the Gods: the Scopes Trial and Americas Continuing Debate over Science and Religion The Scopes trial pitted anti-Darwinists against ACLU in a timeless battle over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day-in Dover, Pennsylvania; Kansas; and countless other cities and states throughout the country.
	Sharenow, Rob My Mother the Cheerleader Thirteen-year-old Louise uncovers secrets about her family and her neighborhood during the violent protests over school desegregation in 1960 New Orleans.
	Mizner, David Hartsburg USA: A Novel (ADULT TITLE) In the failing rustbelt town of Hartsburg, Ohio, the competition between two very different candidates--born-again Christian mother Bevy Baer and Wallace Cormier, a failed Hollywood screenwriter and avowed atheist--has a profound impact on the town and for the country as a whole. By the author of Political Animal.

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Of Mice and Men

February 23 - March 2, 2008

If you enjoyed this play, based on the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, you might also like:

	Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, not Buddy Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
	Evans, Walker Something Permanent A collection of poetry accompanied by photographs documenting the country during the Great Depression
	Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust In a series of poems, fourteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression.
	Kiyama, Henry (Yoshitaka) The Four Immigrants Manga: a Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924 A visual chronicle of the author's experiences as an immigrant in San Francisco in the early 1900s.
	Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman) The Young Man and the Sea After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a bluefin tuna
	Ryan, Pam Munoz Esperanza Rising Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
	Wood, Patricia Lottery Having learned essential life skills from his grandmother that helped him overcome his low IQ, Perry finds himself without a caregiver at the age of thirty-one and wins a fortune by playing the lottery, a windfall that brings him more family than he ever wanted.

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The Outsiders

May 3 - May 11, 2008

If you enjoyed this play, based on the book The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, you might also enjoy:

	Bunting, Eve Riding the Tiger Danny is bored and lonely when he hops on the back of the exciting and somewhat scary tiger that offers him a ride, but he soon discovers that it's easier to get on the tiger than it is to get off.
	Draper, Sharon Romiette and Julio An African-American girl and a Latino boy fall in love after meeting on the Internet, but they are harassed by a gang who objects to their interracial dating.
	Golding, William Lord of the Flies The classic study of human nature which depicts the degeneration of a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island
	McDonald, Joyce Swallowing Stones Dual perspectives reveal the aftermath of seventeen-year-old Michael MacKenzie's birthday celebration during which he discharges an antique Winchester rifle and unknowingly kills the father of high school classmate Jenna Ward.
	Martinez, Victor Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Chicano family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle.
	Randle, Kristen Breaking Rank Seventeen-year-old Casey has some of her preconceived notions challenged when she begins to tutor Baby, a member of a ganglike non-conformist society called the Clan.
	Woodson, Jacqueline Miracle's Boys Lafayette's close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother.

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