Incoming 7th graders are required to read Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with his Mother by Sonia Nazario and pick a 2nd book from the list below. Most, if not all, of these books should be available through your local library’s E-book system and the BB&N E-book library through SORA. If you are having access issues, please contact Ms. Dominique-Pierre (MS Librarian) at cdominiquepierre@bbns.org or Mr. Billings (MS History Dept. Chair) at mbillings@bbns.org.
In addition to the required book above, choose and read a second book from the list below.
Enrique's Journey: A True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with his Mother (Young Adult Adaptation) by Sonia Nazario (REQUIRED READING)
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A Promise to Keep by Mario Bencastro
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The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez
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The Circuit: The Graphic Novel by Francisco Jiménez
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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
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An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder
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The Queen of Water by Laura Resau
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Silver People* by Margarita Engle
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Hold Tight, Don't Let Go by Laura Rose Wagner
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The Distance Between Us (Young Reader's Edition) by Reyna Grande
*Unlikely available in your library's E-book system or BB&N SORA
Incoming 8th graders are required to read, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi and pick the 2nd book from the list below. Most, if not all, of these books, should be available through your local library’s E-book system and the BB&N E-book library through SORA. If you are having access issues, please contact Ms. Dominique-Pierre (MS Librarian) at cdominiquepierre@bbns.org or Mr. Billings (MS History Dept. Chair) at mbillings@bbns.org.
In addition to the required book above, choose and read a second book from the list below.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds (REQUIRED READING)
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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Bomb: The Race to Build--And Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steven Sheinkin
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Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe
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A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
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Becoming by Michelle Obama
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The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark
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All the President's Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
*Unlikely available in your library's E-book system or BB&N SORA