Unbroken

This amazing story of a captured American airman who survives the most brutal conditions as an "unarmed combatant," not a POW, during World War II centers on redemption and the power of faith and forgiveness. Although the book is long, your students will devour this high-interest nonfiction…

This sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry continues the story of the Logan family, a Southern black family during the frightening and turbulent Depression years. When one neighbor stands up for her right to vote, she and her family are driven from their home, while other neighbors are destroyed…

…Night Lights, by H. G. Bissinger* A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah* The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls* In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote* Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand* The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot* Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer* The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch*…

…Night Lights, by H. G. Bissinger* A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah* The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls* In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote* Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand* The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot* Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer* The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch*…