HOLOCAUST (A):
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
1-top of 32 106-112 158
37-42 118 166-173
48-54 120-122 186-190
62-75 123-133 191-209
83-85 138-147 224-227
87-100 150-153 241-260
HOLOCAUST (B):
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
8-10
19-31
64-117
124-129
135-154
156-170
Text-Specific QUESTIONS:
1. Who do some of the characters seek help and peace from? Give two examples from the story.
JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
12-25 114-120 197-202
29-30 124-130 213-222
54-60 136-139 226-231
67-74 150-165 243-245
93-96 187-195 author’s note
STALIN’S CLEANSING OF THE BALTICS:
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
1-15 80-87 129-133 268-282
24-27 90-92 140-151 285-288
35-38 Bottom of 94-96 163-172 304-307
50-52 103-105 182-185 318
56-57 114-116 236-238 329-330
64-69 120-top of 125 246-261 335-341
CHILD SOLDIERS:
A Long Way Gone: Ishmael Beah
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
*Look for Start and Stop points in green throughout the book.
Start on page 5, stop at the top of 6 78-79 155-158
Read the bottom of 7 to top of 8 106 165-166
Top of 9-top of 10 108-109 168-169
Bottom of 11-middle of 13 112-113 171-173
Page 19 115-120 199-200
Pgs 26-27 121-124 217-218
30-35 128-132
54-top of 56 134-137
60-62 138-142
69-top 71 145
Text-Specific QUESTIONS:
1. What was the impact of the people that came into the main character’s life? (Choose 5 other characters and explain how they affected Ishmael’s life)
2. On pages 217-218, explain how the story of the hunter and the monkey relates to the excerpts you read.
3. Explain. Do you think the main character could truly be rehabilitated after his experiences?
THE LOST BOYS:
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
Read from the title page to page 110
Read 116-121
Text-Specific QUESTIONS:
1. Explain how people responded to Salva when he needed help”
- The old woman (pg 18)
- Strangers (21 & 22)
- The aid worker (86)
2. What role does Salva’s uncle play in the story?
3. What role does Salva’s uncle play in Salva’s life?
4. Compare and contrast Salva to his uncle by the end of the story.
CIVIL RIGHTS:
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
1-11
18-33
74-86
108-112
128-132
Text-Specific QUESTIONS:
1. Research the title. What does the title mean? Where is the Bronx?
2. Who are the Ricans and the brothers in the book (pg 18)? (What do these terms mean in the book, not specific names of people)
3. What do the Spanish phrases mean on page 20 in the book? Look these up. Look up the word spic- what does it mean?
4. Why does Raul paint?
Brown Girl Dreaming
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
3-5 53-54 75-77 90-91 293-294 308-309
29-31 55-57 82 110-111 302-303 311-312
36-37 72-74 88-89 237-238 304-305 323-325
Dare to Dream by Coretta Scott King
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
Pages 5-14
24-46
IMMIGRANTS:
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
22 Bottom 176-Top 182
26-37 185-Middle 211
39-Top of 44 219-224
middle of 47-Top of 53 Bottom 236-239
81-top of 108 Bottom 247-253
Middle 131-Bottom 135 255-262 (author’s note)
164-172
Text-Specific QUESTIONS:
1. What are some of the emotions the main character experiences throughout the excerpts?
2. Why do you think Mr. Yakota is kind to Mexicans? (pg 186-187)
3. On page 253, what is the meaning of “Do not ever be afraid to start over”?
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
EXCERPTS (Please read the following):
My Name: 10-11
Those Who Don’t: 28
Geraldo No Last Name: 65-66
No Speak English: 76-78
Bums in the Attic: 86-87