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And the final list from the G4s around the world adventure...
Books We Read:
Nina:
- 1. Toro! Toro! by Michael Morpurgo...Spain
- 2. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry...Holocaust
- 3. The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss...Holocaust
- 4. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr...Holocaust
- 5. The Promise by Eva Schloss...Holocaust
- 6. Black Radishes by Susan Lynn Meyer...French Resistance
- 7. Escape: Children of the Holocaust by Allan Zulo...Holocaust
- 8. Anne Frank Biography...Holocaust
- 9. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks...General
- 10. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume...General
- 11. Super-Fudge by Judy Blume...General
- 12. Double Fudge by Judy Blume...General
- 13. Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume...General
- 14. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume...General
- 15. Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge...Amsterdam
- 16. Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic...Balkans
- 17. Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? by Yona Zeldus Mcdonough...Austria
- 18. Wonder by R.J. Palacio...General
- 19. Classic Myths to Read Aloud by William F. Russell...General
- 20. Oliver Twist Kids Version by Charles Dickens...London
- 21. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr...Holocaust
- 22. The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss...Holocaust
- 23. Savvy by Ingrid Law...General
- 24. Scumble by Ingrid Law...General
- 25. Great Fire of London by Great Events Series...London
- 26. Rome Antics by David Macaulay... Rome
- 27. Castle Corona by Sharon Creech...General
- 28. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney...General
- 29. Gangsta Granny by David Walliams...London
- 30. Billionaire Boy by David Walliams...London
- 31. The Worst Thing About My Sister by Jacqueline Wilson...London
- 32. One Direction Straight To the Top by Scholastic...General
- 33. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl...General
- 34. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate...General
- 35. Les Miserables Kids Version by Victor Hugo...France
- 36. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai...Asia
- 37. Where The Mountian Meets the Moon by Grace Lin...Asia
- 38. Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin...Asia
- 39. Dumpling Days by Grace Lin...Asia
- 40. The Year Of the Rat by Grace Lin...Asia
- 41. The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin...Asia
- 42. TRUE (...sort of) by Katherine Hannigan...General
- 43. With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo...General
- 44. Tofu Quilt by Ching Yeung Russell...Asia
- 45. Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus...Asia
- 46. Saige Paints the Sky by Jessie Haas...American Girl
- 47. The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth...Asia
- 48. The Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo...Holocaust
- 49. Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli...General
- 50. Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea...General
- 51. Mr. Terupt Falls Again by Rob Buyea...General
- 52. Three Cups of Tea Kids Version by Greg Mortenson...Mid East
- 53. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson...General
- 54. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg...General
- 55. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Clearly...General
- 56. Half Magic by Edward Eager...General
- 57. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang...Asia
- 58. Chu Ju's House by Gloria Whelan...Asia
- 59. All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor...General
- 60. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor...General
- 61. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl...General
- 62.The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl…General
- 63.The Twits by Roald Dahl…General
- 64.Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech…General
- 65.The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech…General
- 66. Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech…General
- 67.Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech…General
- 68.The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keattey Snyder…General
- 69. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan...Mexico
- 70. The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies...General
- 71. The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies...General
- 72. The Bell Bandit by Jacqueline Davies...General
- 73. The Candy Smash by Jacqueline Davies...General
- 74. Who Was Jackie Robinson? by Gail Herman...General
- 75. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr...Japan
- 76. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen...General
Celeste:
- 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee...General
- 2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne...Holocaust
- 3. Anne Frank Biography...Holocaust
- 4. Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic...Balkans
- 5. We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenages Who Died in the Holocaust by Jacob Boas..Holocaust
- Study abroad teen series:
- 6. French Kissmas
- 7. Pardon my French
- 8. Spain or Shine
- 9. The Great Call of China
- 10. Getting the Boot
- 11. Westminster Abbey
- 12. Matched by Ally Condie...General
- 13. Crossed by Ally Condie...General
- 14. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr...Japan
- 15. Three Cups of Tea Junior Version by Greg Mortenson...Mid East
- 16. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson...General
- 17. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer...General
- 18. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien...General
- 19. Les Miserables Teen Version by Victor Hugo...France
- 20. Wonder by R. J. Palacio...General
- 21. Gangsta Granny by David Walliams...England
Amy:
- 1. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon...Barcelona
- 2. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain...Paris
- 3. City of Women by David R. Gillham...Berlin/WWII
- 4. In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson...Berlin/WWII
- 5. Where We Belong by Emily Griffin...General
- 6. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding...England
- 7. The Unlikely Pigrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce...England
- 8. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwable...General
- 9. The Naked Man Festival : and Other Excuses to Fly Around the World by Brian Thacker...RTW Travel
- 10. Buddha In Blue Jeans by Tai Sheridan...Buddhism
- 11. Breakfast With Buddha by Roland Merullo...Buddhism
- 12. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck...China
- 13. The Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck...China
- 14. Life and Death are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan...China
- 15. An End to Suffering by Pankaj Mishra...Buddhism
- 16. Stan Musial an American Life by George Vecsey...Baseball
- 17. The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck...Japan
- 18. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...General
- 19. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chbosky...General
Anthony:
- 1. Tale of Two Cities...France
- 2. The Bridge Over the Drina by Ivo Andric...Bosnia/Croatia/Serbia
- 3. Who Am I by Pete Townshend...Rock and Roll
- 4. The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1944-1945 by Ian Kershaw...Holocaust
- 5. Game of Thrones Series by George R.R. Martin...General
- comments
Val Marbury Welcome Home!!!! We will give you a couple of weeks to discover from jet lag...Then.....we need you to come to school and share your adventures!!! (Or meet for beverages at Carlos Miguels or the UNION. Wine Wednesdays would really work! :o) )
Amy Val - I'll do both!