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Multicultural

Angelou, Maya – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings L1070

Banks, Lynne Reid – One More River L780

Barrett – Lilies of the Field   L770

Brooks -- The Moves Make the Man (basketball) L1150

Carter - The Education of Little Tree  L890   pp.216

Frankle, Viktor – Man’s Search for Meaning  -- nonfiction

Gardiner, John Reynolds – Stone Fox  L550

George, Jean Craighead - Water Sky L730

Hicylimaz, Gaye – Against the Storm  

Ho, Minfong – The Clay Marble

Ho,  Minfong – Rice Without Rain

Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki– Farewell to Manzanar L1040 p203

Jiang, Ji-Li – Red Scarf Girl  L780  pp.285

Levitan, Sonia – The Return

Namioka, Lensey - The Coming of the Bear and others L690-830

Potok, Chiam – The Chosen L970

Richter, Conrad – The Light in the Forest L870

Sebestyen, Ouida –   Words By Heart  L750 -- Do not read this for your project.  It is a class book.

Taylor, Mildred D. – Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry L920 pp276

Ten Boom, Corrie – The Hiding Place    L900

Wiesel, Elie – Night   L590