Fiction Grades 6 - 8: Life as We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Miranda is living in rural Pennsylvania when world-wide catastrophe strikes. The moon is hit by a meteor and knocked closer to the earth, setting off a series of disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. In her journal, Miranda tells of her family's struggle for survival.
Fiction Grades 9 - 12: The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak
In this powerful story narrated by Death, young Liesel, orphaned and struggling to survive a hardscrabble life in Germany during the Second World War, finds salvation in stolen books.
Nonfiction Grades 6 - 12: Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement, by Ann Bausum
A compare-and-contrast method of exploring the lives of Civil Rights activists John Lewis and James Zwerg that helps teens understand the segregated esperience of our country's past.
All of these books are available at the Warren County Library.
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