extra credit five: the absolute true diary of a part-time indian

Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007. Print.

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Junior wanted to take matters into his own hands, in case he ended up like his parents, his sister, and every other Indian in the rez. He leaves his school and goes to an all white school, to better his future. There he slowly learns about who he is and how different people are outside the rez.

extra credit four: monster

Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. New York, New York: Harper Collins, 2008. EPub Edition.

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Having been in the wrong place at the wrong time, Steve Harmon is accused of murder. Only sixteen, he's put on trial, and yet he doesn't understand the reason why. He decides to write his experience of what happens in a notebook that they have given

extra credit three: ship breaker

Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. New York City, New York Little, Brown and Company, 2010. Print.

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In a dystopian future of New Orleans, Nailer is a fifteen year old scavenger. After a hurricane, Nailer and Pima, Nailer's best friend, comes across something that is more worthy of gold or copper. Something that will bring them much better fortune.