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Student Packet Grades 5-6 ... Read more

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6 books for young readers:ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY (Mildred D. Taylor)Newbery Award WinnerAmerican Library Assn. Notable BookNY Times Book Review Best of Children's Books"With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. . . it is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride--no matter how others may degrade them . . ."NUMBERING ALL THE BONES (Ann Rinaldi)"In 1864 the Civil War is moving toward an end. But for thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation, it is the most difficult time of her life. . ."THE FRIENDSHIP and THE GOLD CADILLAC(Mildred D. Taylor"Newbery Award winner Mildred D. Taylor writes about growing up black in America in these two memorable stories, one from the South and one from the North."THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN (Ernest J. Gaines"Gaines's novel brings to mind other great works: 'The Odyssey' for the way his heroine's travels manage to ssummarize the American history of her race, and 'huckleberry Finn' for the clarity of her voice, for her rare capacity to sort through the mess of years and things to find the one true story in it all."--NewsweekCOUSINS (Virginia Hamilton)"Cammy loves her family-- except for her cousin Patty Ann. . .Then one day something terrible happens . . . that's when Cammy learns the truth about Patty Ann, and about family love, and forgiveness."THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN, CONDUCTOR OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (Kate Mullan) ... Read more