This is a one-semester course in which students read pre-selected books and respond to them. Most of the books cover some aspect of American History.

Required Books

  1. Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
  2. Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski
  3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
  4. Peace Child by Don Richardson
  5. Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
  6. Call of the Wild by Jack London
  7. Bonanza Girl by Patricia Beatty
  8. Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen
  9. Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
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