Non-Fiction for
Grades 9 & 10
(ONLY for 9A, 9H, & 10A students)
ONLY need to choose ONE book from either FICTION, NON-FICTION, or GRAPHIC NOVELS
"In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South."
Subjects: Autobiographies, Poetry, African Americans, Social conditions, Race relations, Civil rights movements
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Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History
"Offers a portrait of an American icon, boxer James J. Braddock, who staged a remarkable comeback during the Depression that captured the imagination of millions of working-class Americans."
Subjects: Biographies, Boxers (Sports), Boxing, Depressions, Irish American men, Sports rivalry
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by Janice P. Nimura
"In the years after 1853, when Japan opened its harbors to trade with the U.S., the Japanese government realized that its citizens would need to understand Western culture as it pursued commerce with the rest of the world. Since they viewed women as essential to the preparation of future leaders, they decided to send some girls to the U.S. so they could learn American ways and return to Japan as educators. Daughters of the Samurai presents complete biographies of three of the five girls who were chosen, tracing their foreign experiences and following their adult lives in Japan."
Subjects: Collective biographies, Cultural differences, Culture conflict, Japanese in the United States
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"Offers an account of the first fourteen years of the author's life in poems, telling of her time spent between her mother's native Cuba and her home in Los Angeles, until the revolution in Cuba dramatically alters relations between the two countries she loves."
Subjects: Autobiographies, Poetry, Cuban Americans, History, Family, 1950s, 1960s, Cuban Americans, Immigrants, International relations, Teenage girls
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Fall River Dreams: A Team's Quest for Glory, A Town's Search for Its Soulby Bill Reynolds
"A profile of Fall River's Durfee High School basketball team is set against the backdrop of a once-prosperous textile mill town turned poor and disheartened and follows the team's annual rekindling of community spirit."
Subjects: High school basketball, School sports
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Fever Pitch
"An autobiographical memoir by a humorous British author and obsessed soccer fan captures the intensity of a sports fan who measures his life in seasons rather than years."
Subjects: Biographies, Soccer, Sports, Family relationships, Fans (Persons), Friendship
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Daughter of Cambodia series #1
"Chronicles the brutality of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, from the author's forced "evacuation" of Phnom Penh in 1975 to her family's subsequent movements from town to town and eventual separation."
Subjects: Family sagas, Genocide, Revolutions, Rebellion, Family, Survival, Wars, Refugees, Khmer Rouge
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Francona: The Red Sox Yearsby Terry Francona & Dan Shaughnessy
"The former Red Sox coach discusses his eight-year tenure with the team, chronicling the challenges posed by managing difficult players, satisfying multiple owners with different expectations, and dealing with both championship and losing seasons."
Subjects: Baseball, Interpersonal relations, Sports, Autobiographies
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From the Barrio to the Board Room
"This poignant and often hard-hitting memoir traces Robert's life from a childhood of poverty and abuse in one of the poorest areas of East Los Angeles, to his proud emergence as a business owner today."
Subjects: Laundry industry, Hispanic American businesspeople, Biography, Self-service laundries
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"With courageous curiosity, journalistic persistence, and a wry empathetic sense of humor, Roach once again delves into a fascinating topic few of us would openly explore. She writes about the issues confronting the military in its attempt to protect and enable combat troops. Roach brings to our attention the amazing efforts of science to tackle all the challenges of modern warfare. Grunt is another triumph of sometimes uncomfortable but fascinating revelation."
Subjects: Wars, Science, Military science, Military life, Military research, Technological innovations, Technology and war, War and civilization
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"The story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on a solo journey into the wilds of Alaska and whose body was discovered four months later, explores the fascinating allure that the wilderness has for the American imagination."
Subjects: Biographies, Adventurers, Asceticism, Death, Hitchhiking, Men and nature, Voyages and travels, Wayfaring life, Wilderness survival, Young men
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"An account of a year inside a city homicide unit focuses on three detectives investigating murders in Baltimore--a city torn by racial tensions and plagued by drugs and crime, in a new edition of the book that became the basis for the acclaimed television series."
Subjects: True Crime, Baltimore, Maryland, Police Department, Homicide Unit, Murder investigation, Police
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"The author reflects on the place of sports in his life, describing his love of basketball, the role of the athlete for young men searching for their own identity, his education at the Citadel, and his journey to best-selling writer."
Subjects: Abuse, Autobiographies, Basketball, Father-son relations, Boarding schools, Self confidence, Military academies
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by Caren Stelson
"Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace."
Subjects: Japanese history, Biographies, Wars, Nuclear weapons, Air warfare, Atomic bomb, Hibakusha, Military campaigns, Resilience (Personal quality), Six-year-old girls, Survival (after nuclear warfare), World War II
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"Presents the life of Robert Peace, an African American who became a brillant biochemistry student at Yale University, but after graduation lived as drug dealer and was brutally murdered at the age of thirty."
Subjects: Biographies, Social conditions, Social sciences, Urban life, College environment, Single parent family, Drugs, Violence
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by M.T. Anderson
"An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens."
Subjects: Russian history, Musicians, Music, Artists, Survival, Biographies, Composers, Sieges, World War II
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Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desertby Marc Aronson
"Describes the rescue of thirty-three miners trapped in a copper-gold mine in San Jose, Chile and how experts from around the world, from drillers, to astronauts, to submarine specialists, came together to make their remarkable rescue possible."
Subjects: Mining, Rescue work, Survival, South Americans, History, Technology
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by Mark Salzman
"The author shares his experiences working with kids in Central Juvenile Hall, a jail for kids located near Los Angeles, assisting them with their writing."
Subjects: Crime, Criminals, Criminal law, Drug abuse, Prisoners, Prisons, Teenage parents, Adolescent interpersonal relations, Writing
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
"Bryson shares his breath-taking adventures and the fascinating history of the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, as he travels slowly on foot."
Subjects: Hiking, Natural history, Travel, Voyages and travels, Wilderness areas
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