extra credit two: americus

Reed, M.K. Americus. Illus. Hills, Jonathan. New York, New York: First Second, 2011. Print.

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When  local Christian mother, Nancy, walks into her son's room, she finds him reading The Adventure of Apathea Ravenchilde. She confronts the librarian of it's condemnation  to the generation and that the book should be banned. Neil must now face Nancy and other activists in order to save his favor series, all the while facing high school, alone without his best friend.

extra credit one: american born chinese

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. China: First Second, 2006. Print.

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All Jin wanted was to fit in, with the American kids.
Born to rule the monkeys, the Monkey King only wanted to be honored when he visited the heaven, but is given a second chance when Wong Lai-Tsao ask him to be his discipline.
Chin-Kee, who manages to act out all the stereotypes of a Chinese person, makes his yearly visit to see Danny, who only finds him annoying and embarrassing.

ten: hard love

Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard Love. Listening Library, 2008. OverDrive WMA Audiobook.

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John Gallardi, is your typical teenager who must face life, but with anger and confusion. He meets Marisol, who recently came out as a lesbian, as they build their relationship. A teenage boy who can easily express him through writing, how will he manage to get by with love, intimacy, family, and friendship.

nine: breaking night

Murray, Liz. Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and my Journey from Homeless to Harvard. New York City, New York: Hyperion, 2010. Kindle file.

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"But what I have also learned is that no one, no one truly knows what is possible until they go and do it."
A young woman's journey to survive and take control of her life. Liz Murray grew up in a drug addict home, only to be found on the streets. At age fifteen, after the death of her mother, change was what was best for her. She returns to school and finds her way to an Ivy League school.

eight: twenty boy summer

Ockler, Sarah. Twenty Boy Summer. New York City, New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Adults, 2009. Epub file.

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"To give me back my memories so that something as simple as a song floating out from behind a bonfire doesn't bring me all the way back to him every time."

When Anna's best friend, Frankie, suggest that she take a chance at having a summer fling, she willingly takes the offer. But Anna has a secret of her own, one she cannot tell, especially to her best friend. After the death of Frankie's brother, Matt, Anna must face grievance  true meaning of friendship, and love.

seven: divergent

Roth, Veronica. Divergent. New York, New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2012. Kindle file.

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When sixteen year old Beatrice chooses another faction over her old fact, she must show just how brave and courageous she really to be in the Dauntless faction. But Beatrice has a scret of her own that is too dangerous to speak of and can cause her, her life. As the meanings to her secret starts to unfold, she must find a way to save her old faction or society could be destroyed and taken over.

six: what kills me

Channing, Wynne. What Kills Me. United States of America: Jet & Jack Press, 2012. Kindle file.

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What started out as a chance to study abroad before going to college in the fall and taking a chance at having a summer fling; ended up falling down the well, literally. When an old prophecy says that a human girl will be re-born vampire and bring death to the entire vampire race, Axelia (Zee) must find a way to survive.