[Publib] Re: R.A. help

[Rebecca Harlow]

Hi Katie,

I perused my bookshelf and here is what I came up with:

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-caw-paperback-writers9-2008nov09,1,7992171.story

Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/09/24/reviews/boys.html?_r=1

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_Than_Zero

You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Shall_Know_Our_Velocity

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Is_Illuminated

Twelve by Nick McDonnell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_(novel)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_McDonell

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil by George Saunders
http://www.reignofphil.com/book.html

Book of Prayer by Joan Didion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Book_of_Common_Prayer

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore
http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/09/20/specials/moore-frog.html

I've included some links to reviews and synopses of these so you can check them out. Some of these may be a little advanced for high school kids but they are all fabulous books.


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Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:25:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kathleen Fargo <kaf33 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Publib] R.A. help
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Hello,
The
Honors American Literature class gives a very specific summer reading
assignment in our town.  Students need to read a contemporary novel
(1980 or after) written by an American author, and it must have the
theme of individual vs.society. They must be able to write an essay on
how the character seeks redemption.  

Any suggestions? We had
our first student with this assignment today, and we want to be ready
with a long list when the swarms start coming.

Thanks so much!
Katie



      
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