Independent Reading Project: Heroes and Journeys

2nd Marking Period

Independent Reading Project: Heroes and Journeys

Below, please find a list of possible choices from contemporary and classic authors. You may select from this list, but you are not required to use this list. If you pick a book from this list, or if you come up with your own selection, your parent/guardian MUST sign the approval form.

Note- Since these titles vary in reading level, topic, and genre- please make sure you investigate any selections carefully before deciding on your final choice.

Listening for Lions- Gloria Whelan

Angel on the Square- Gloria Whelan

Homeless Bird- Gloria Whelan

Parade of Shadows- Gloria Whelan

The Disappeared- Gloria Whelan

Copper Sun- Sharon Draper

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams

The White Mountains- John Christopher

A Wrinkle in Time- Madeline L’Engle

The Power of One- Bryce Courtenay

Run, boy, Run!- Uri Orlev

The Island on Bird Street- Uri Orlev

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer- Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huck Finn- Mark Twain

Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson

Kidnapped- Robert Louis Stevenson

Robinson Crusoe- Daniel Defoe

The Hobbit- JRR Tolkien

The Breadwinner- Deborah Ellis

The Kidnapped Prince- Ann Cameron

The Last of the Mohicans- James Fenimore Cooper

Shooting Kabul- N.H. Senzai

Gulliver’s Travels- Jonathan Swift

Unbroken- Lauren Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit- Lauren Hillenbrand

Stones into Schools- Greg Mortenson

Three Cups of Tea- Greg Mortenson

Of Courage Undaunted- James Daugherty

To find a book that is not on the above list:

1.  If you have a particular interest in a specific book or author and want to reading similar books, visit Amazon.com, BarnesandNobel.com,. etc. Type in the title and/or author, and you will see many book suggestions from people who have purchased the book/author you’re searching.

2.  Go to the American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/) or Shelfari.com to search the book lists for teens and young adults. Some of the titles above have come from these lists.

You will need to finish your book by: ____DECEMBER 10th______and are therefore encouraged to begin reading over Thanksgiving break. You will be required to read for 30+ minutes each night once you return from break.