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  Suggestions for novels in World History?

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  I'm teaching integrated LA and world history next year and am looking for novels that would support this.
  
  I'm looking for books like Red Scarf Girl, that have fairly high readability, and are appealing to 10th graders
  
  Any suggestions? Thanks!

  Katy Reedy started this discussion 1 year ago. ( reply | permalink )

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  LadyRedDevilTeacher 

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  Just finished reading Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. It's an accessible and engaging novel we just added to next year's novel selections for our high schoolers. Quick Synopsis: In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author’s family, includes a historical note.

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  Katy Reedy 

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  That sounds perfect! Thanks much. I'll check it out!

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  Karen R 

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  House of Sixty Fathers

  When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

  Cry the Beloved Country

  The Golden Goblet

  The Robe (it's old, but my son enjoyed it at age 16)

  Born in the Year of Courage

  Betsy and the Emperor

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    Katy Reedy 

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    Awesome! THanks much.

    Katy

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  Angeline L 

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  World War 2:

  A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute (set in Malaya, Singapore, London, Australia)

  Empire of the Sun by J G Ballard

  Sold for Silver by Janet Lim (a true story about female slavery and emancipation and POW experiences in Singapore )

  The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (based on the Chinese diaspora)

  Exodus by Leon Uris

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  Jonathan Anderson 

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  I put together an integrated playwriting lesson plan using Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" last year. The kids enjoyed the variety found in the short story collection.

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  uplandpoet 

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  Lord Jim, A Bend in the River, Caravan, Winds of War, The Painted Veil, The Power and The Glory.

  (a word of warning, I am an uneducated non educator)

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  MsGrammar (edited)

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  Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse: This is a story of a Russian girl and her family's emigration from Russia to Ellis Island in 1919 and 1920. The story is told through letters and won the Christopher Medal and was a ALA/YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. It's also a relatively quick-read at 148 pages.

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  Justin J 

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  It's not exactly what you're describing, but I teach my sophomores THE KING MUST DIE by Mary Renault. It's a realistic retelling of the Theseus myth...in case you're looking for something from the ancient world.

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  Emily R 

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  One of my 10th grade favorites was The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. I also loved All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.

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