HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. PICK A BOOK TO READ FROM THE BOOKS LISTED IN THE BLOG POSTINGS BELOW.
2. WHEN YOU COMPLETE THE BOOK LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK BY POSTING A BOOK REVIEW. IN YOUR REVIEW PLEASE DESCRIBE THE BOOK AND SHARE YOUR REACTION TO IT. WHAT DID YOU ENJOY, OR NOT ENJOY AND WHY. THEN GIVE THE BOOK A RATING FROM THE BOOK REVIEW RATING KEY.
3. EMAIL ME, MICHELLE, AT studentcenter@aimhigh.org. LET ME KNOW WHO YOU ARE SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU A PRIZE!
4. HAVE FUN!
THIS IS A NEW ADVENTURE FOR AIM HIGH SO KINDLY LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
ALSO, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT BOOK TITLES AND AUTHORS THAT YOU ENJOY FOR FUTURE BOOK LISTS.
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Monday, February 5, 2007
AIM HIGH BOOK LIST & BOOK REVIEW RATING
HELLO AIM HIGH!
BELOW IS THE CURRENT AIM HIGH TEEN BOOK CLUB BOOK LIST. EACH POSTING BELOW IS A BOOK AND A DESCRIPTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A LIST OF BOOKS THAT WE HAVE A FEW COPIES OF IN THE OFFICE THAT YOU CAN BORROW IF YOU WOULD LIKE. JUST CONTACT ME, MICHELLE, AT studentcenter@aimhigh.org. I KNOW THAT THE LIST IS LONG, BUT I AM NEW AT THIS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WILL APPEAL TO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO LETS GET STARTED!
~BOOK REVIEW RATING KEY~
One Shout Out - A tree died to make it and I had to read it. Everybody loses!
Two Shout Outs - Not worth a paper cut.
Three Shout Outs - Worth a look, bu check the return policy before buying it.
Four Shout Outs - Check it out!
Five Shout Outs - Put one in every hotel drawer in America!
BELOW IS THE CURRENT AIM HIGH TEEN BOOK CLUB BOOK LIST. EACH POSTING BELOW IS A BOOK AND A DESCRIPTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A LIST OF BOOKS THAT WE HAVE A FEW COPIES OF IN THE OFFICE THAT YOU CAN BORROW IF YOU WOULD LIKE. JUST CONTACT ME, MICHELLE, AT studentcenter@aimhigh.org. I KNOW THAT THE LIST IS LONG, BUT I AM NEW AT THIS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WILL APPEAL TO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO LETS GET STARTED!
~BOOK REVIEW RATING KEY~
One Shout Out - A tree died to make it and I had to read it. Everybody loses!
Two Shout Outs - Not worth a paper cut.
Three Shout Outs - Worth a look, bu check the return policy before buying it.
Four Shout Outs - Check it out!
Five Shout Outs - Put one in every hotel drawer in America!
When I was a soldier: A memoir (Isreal), by Valerie Zenatti
The true story of one girl’s experience in the Israeli national army where strict routines, grueling marches, poor food, and lack of sleep are the norm, but service has it’s rewards as well.
Little Green: Growing Up During Chinese Cultural Revolution (China)
By Chun Yu
In this autobiography, Chun Yu describes her experiences during the reign of Chairman Mao.
In this autobiography, Chun Yu describes her experiences during the reign of Chairman Mao.
Boy Kills Man (Columbia), by Matt Whyman
Two thirteen-year-old boys, blood brothers and best friends, get drawn into a dangerous, violent world on the streets of a troubled Columbian city.
The Boy in the Burning House, by Tim Wynne-Jonew
Fourteen-year-old Jim tries to solve the mystery of his father’s disappearance from their rural Canadian community.
Homeless Bird (India), by Gloria Whelan
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India’s tradition or find the courage to oppose it.
The Kidnapping of Suzie Q (Ireland), by Martin Waddell
When Susie Quinn is kidnapped by robbers from a supermarket in Northern Ireland, she mush use all her cunning and courage to escape.
Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti (Haiti), by Frances Temple
In the hospital after surviving a beating and fire-bombing, seventeen-year-old Djo tells the story of his life to a young woman who has been working to fight repression in Haiti.
Chanda’s Secret (Fictional Southern Africa), by Allan Stratton
Poverty and AIDS epidemic around her, Chanda survives molestation and struggles to an education while caring for siblings and friends.
Shiva’s Fire (Inida), by Suzanne Fisher Staples
In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.
The Dirty War (Argentina), by Charles H. Slaughter
Fourteen-year-old Atre witnesses a terrifying government takeover in 1976.
The Ink-Keeper’s Appentice (Japan), by Allen Say
A fourteen-year-old boy lives on his own in Tokyo and becomes apprenticed to a famous Japanese cartoonist.
Persopolis (Iran), by Mariane Satrapi
This graphic novel tells the true story of how Marjane came of age during the Iranian Revolution.
Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (England)
By Louise Rennison
Fourteen-year-old Georgia tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of a hunk named Robbie.
Fourteen-year-old Georgia tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of a hunk named Robbie.
The Crossing (Mexico), by Gary Paulsen
Fourteen-year-old Manny, a street kid fighting for survival in Ciudad Juarez, develops a friendship with an emotionally disturbed American soldier who decides to help him get across the border.
Habibi (Palestine), by Naomi Shihab Nye
When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abbovd and her family move from St. Louis to Jerusalem, they are swept into the fierce tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
No Turning Back (South Africa), by Beverly Naidoo
Sipho runs away from an abusive home to the streets of post-apartheid Johannesburg.
Zazoo (France), by Richard Mosher
Why do the villagers seem leery of Zazoo’s gentle grandfather, a supposed war hero who brought her from Vietnam to his French village when she was just 2 years old?
Shizuko’s Daughter (Japan), by Kyoko Mori
After her mother’s suicide, twelve-year-old Yuki goes to live with her distant father and his resentful new wife and relies on her own inner strength to cope with the tragedy.
Sparrow Howk Red (Mexico), by Ben Mikaelsen
Mikaelsen, Ben
Thirteen-year-old Ricky tries to avenge his mother’s murder by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers.
Thirteen-year-old Ricky tries to avenge his mother’s murder by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers.
Tree Girl (Guatemala), by Ben Mikaelsen
Traumatized by brutality against her Mayan village, Gabriela realizes that only by facing her fears can she and her sister hope for a better future.
Looking for Alibrandi (Australia), by Melina Marchetta
During senior year at a Catholic school in Sydney, Australia, seventeen-year-old Josephine deals with two possible romances and a long-lost father.
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter (China)
By Adeline Yen Mah
Wu Mei’s family considers her bad luck because her mother died shortly after giving birth to her; can she prove them wrong?
Wu Mei’s family considers her bad luck because her mother died shortly after giving birth to her; can she prove them wrong?
Asphalt Angels (Brazil)
By Ineke Holwijk. Translated by Wanda Boeke
Abandoned on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, thirteen-year-old Alex joins a group of children like him and tries to adapt to his new life.
Abandoned on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, thirteen-year-old Alex joins a group of children like him and tries to adapt to his new life.
Stone Goddess (Cambodia), by Minfong Ho
Torn from their family after a military coup, twelve-year-old Nakri and her older sister rely on each other to make life bearable in a prison camp.
A Girl Named Disaster (Mozambique), by Nancy Farmer
On a dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe, Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and encounters a world of African spirits.
Under the Sun (former Yugoslavia), by Arthur Dorros
Ehmet, a thirteen-year-old boy from Sarajevo, gets caught up in the ethnic conflicts of the former Yugoslavia.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (China)
By Sijie Da, Translated from the French by Ina Rilke
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the lives of two city boys take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and happen upon a forbidden stash of Western books.
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the lives of two city boys take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and happen upon a forbidden stash of Western books.
The Meaning of Consuelo (Puerto Rico), by Judith Ortiz Cofer
In the suburbs of San Juan during the 1950’s, Consuelo struggles to find a place in her family and the outside world.
Colibri (Guatemala), by Ann Cameron
A fortune teller gives Rosa the courage to try to escape the abusive man who kidnapped her at the age of four.
Colibri (Guatemala), by Ann Cameron
A fortune teller gives Rosa the courage to try to escape the abusive man who kidnapped her at the age of four.
Candy (England), by Kevin Brooks
On the streets of London, fifteen-year-old Joe falls for Candy, a troubled, addicted teen, and risks everything to help her.
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept (Philippines), by cecilia Manguerra Brainard
In 1941, Ynonne flees with her family into the jungle to join a political resistance movement.
Jumping Off to Freedon (Cuba), by Anilu Bernardo
Courage and desperation lead fifteen-year-old David and his father to flee repression by taking to the sea on a raft headed for Miami, Florida.
Crazy (Germany), by Benjamin Lebert
Written by a 16-year-old, this coming-of-age story tells of a teen trying to fit in at a remedial boarding school.
Thura's Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq (Iraq), by Thura Al-Windawi
Experience the true struggles of nineteen-year-old Thura in a war-torn Baghdad.
Before We Were Free (Dominican Republic), by Julia Alvarez
In the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita discovers that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of a dictator.
Purple Hibiscus (Nigeria), by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigeria begins to fall under a military coup just as Kambili gets a taste of love and freedom at her aunt’s home.
Go and Come Back (Peru), by Joan Abelove
An Amazonian tribeswoman, Alicia wonders at the strange habits and customs of two American women anthropologists who arrive in her village.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou describes her coming of age as a precocious but insecure black girl in the American South during the 1930s and subsequently in California during the 1940s. Maya’s parents divorce when she is only three years old and ship Maya and her older brother, Bailey, to live with their paternal grandmother, Annie Henderson, in rural Stamps, Arkansas. Annie, whom they call Momma, runs the only store in the black section of Stamps and becomes the central moral figure in Maya’s childhood.
Anne Frank; The Diary of a Young Girl
Her diary tells of the life of a group of Jews waiting in fear of discover by the Nazis. Yet within it, a tender love story slowly unfolds.
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe’s outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold-the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.
Daughters of Copper Woman by Laurence Yep
Weaving together the lives of mythic and imaginary characters, Daughters of Copper Woman offers a shining vision of womanhood, of how the spiritual and social power of women – through relentlessly challenged – can Endure and Survie.
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