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