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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare – SONLIGHT CURRICULUM TITLE) The setting is the Colony of Connecticut in 1687 amid the political and religious conflicts of that day. Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler unexpectedly arrives at her aunt and uncle's doorstep and is unprepared for the new world which awaits her. Having been raised by her grandfather in Barbados, she doesn't understand the conflict between those loyal to the king and those who defend the Connecticut Charter. Unprepared for the religious intolerance and rigidity of the Puritan community, she is constantly astounding her aunt, uncle, and cousins with her dress, behaviour, and ideas. She takes comfort in her secret friendship with the widow, Hannah Tupper, who has been expelled from Massachusetts because she is a Quaker and suspected of being a witch. When a deathly sickness strikes the village, first Hannah and then Kit are accused of being witches. Through these conflicts and experiences, Kit comes to know and accept herself. She learns not to make hasty judgments about people, and that there are always two sides to every conflict. A NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER http://www.amazon.com/Witch-Blackbird-Elizabeth-George-Speare/dp/0440995779
Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor – SONLIGHT CURRICULUM TITLE) Tells the story of one African American family, fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s. Nine-year-old Cassie Logan, growing up protected by her loving family, has never had reason to suspect that any white person could consider her inferior or wish her harm. But during the course of one devastating year when her community begins to be ripped apart by angry night riders threatening African Americans, she and her three brothers come to understand why the land they own means so much to their Papa. 10+ A NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER http://www.amazon.com/Roll-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry/dp/0140384510
Sounder (William H. Armstrong – SONLIGHT CURRICULUM TITLE) This powerful novel provides a picture of the harsh realities of segregation in the rural South of the early 1900s. An African American sharecropper's family faces a daily struggle to survive. Their lives become even more difficult when the father is jailed for stealing food, and the family's hunting dog, Sounder, is shot and maimed while trying to protect his master. The sharecropper's eldest son takes on the responsibility of providing for the family while struggling with his own anger, loneliness, and hunger for education. During his journey to find his father, the boy discovers inner strength and self-reliance and learns that the compassion of one person can bring hope to a life full of despair. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Sounder-William-H-Armstrong/dp/0064400204
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain – SONLIGHT CURRICULUM TITLE) A beloved classic about a mischievous but well-meaning young lad who barely avoids calamity as he bounds along from one adventure to another. The book is noted for its colourful description of people and places along the Mississippi River, and its sober and often scathing look at entrenched attitudes, particularly racism. The drifting journey of Huckleberry Finn and his friend, runaway slave Jim, down the Mississippi River on their raft is a most enduring image of escape and freedom. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Huckleberry-Finn-Penguin-Classics/dp/0142437174
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes – SONLIGHT CURRICULUM TITLE) This story of a tragically injured young silversmith who ends up hip-deep in the American Revolution is inspiring, exciting, and sad. A NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-images/0440442508/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0#gallery
Esperanza Rising (Pam Munoz Ryan) Esperanza Ortega has fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and the promise of one day rising to her mother's position presiding over all of Rancho de las Rosas. But tragedy shatters that dream during the Great Depression, forcing Esperanza and Mama to flee from Mexico to California and settle in a farm labour camp. There, Esperanza must confront the challenges that are accepted by her own people. 10+ http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&id=Ly6KPrawvqIC&dq=esperanza+rising+pam+munoz+ryan&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=-_y8x6R82H&sig=Kd4E8l5n9H39VQSXTFJXXkXEKTs