Content-Area Reading

Book Suggestions      Non-fiction

Family, J. California Cooper (slavery, Civil ar, African American history) Young Adult

Feed, M.T. Anderson (the future, risks and benefits of technology, consumerism and consumption, adolescent development) grades 8+
Girls: A History of Groing Up Female in America, Penny Colman (gender roles, history of childhood women's issues) grades 5-8
The Hot Zone, Richard Preston (plagues, emergency prepardness) Young Adult
Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the U.S.S. Indianapolis, Peter Nelson (WWII, naval warfare, military justice, sharks) grades 6-9
Material World, Peter Menzel (families, cross-cultural studies, regional history, distribution of wealth, globalization)Young Adult
Maus: A Survivor's Tale, Art Siegelman (WWII, fanaticism, Holocaust) Young Adult
Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman (poverty, urban issues, violence, welfare)
A Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida, Victor Martinez (Mexican American issues, ethnic studies, family history) grades 8-10
Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America, Stephen Bloom (cluture clash, prejudice, ethnic studies)