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Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson

 

Another classic adventure story that begins when Jim and his mother find a pirate map. Where will this adventure take them and how will Jim grow into adulthood?

Website to help you understand the novel. Warning Not to be used in place of reading the novel. - http://www.online-literature.com/stevenson/treasureisland/

This novel takes place during the 18th century. This site will provide you with some background reading on life during the 18th Century. http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/index.html

 

Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

 

Lowry wrote this book so that we would not forget the atrocities of the Holocaust. Much has been written about this very dark time in history. Here are some sites to explore the Holocaust in more detail.

United States Holocaust Museum - http://www.ushmm.org/

The Holocaust: Discover the story of Holocaust survivors. This a virtual museum http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/themes/holocaust/page1.html?WT.srch=1

A site devoted to Holocaust history and provides factual non biased information about the Holocaust. http://www.holocaust-history.org/short-essays/general.shtml

If you like this author and want to read more visit her site to get information on some of the 30 books she has written. http://www.loislowry.com/index.html

If you want to read more on the Holocaust here are a few suggestions:

Napoli, Donna Jo:  Stones in Water (1997) When two Italian boys, Roberto and Samuele, sneak off to see a movie, they are rounded up by German soldiers and taken to a work camp in Munich. Samuele must conceal he is Jewish, while Roberto slowly transforms from a prisoner to a saboteur.

Zusak, Markus: The Book Thief  (2006)
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

 

Non Fiction

Bartoletti Susan Campbell: Hitler Youth (2005)
By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3. 5 million children belonged to the Hitler Youth. It would become the largest youth group in history. This book explores how Hitler gained the loyalty, trust, and passion of so many of Germany's young people. This book is well researched and includes telling interviews with surviving Hitler Youth members.

Frank, Anne   Diary of a Young Girl, the Definitive Edition (1995)
The diary of a young Danish Jew who hid with her family during the holocaust.  

Rochman, Hazel and Darlene Z. McCampbell: Bearing Witness : Stories of the Holocaust  (1995)
A series of narratives offers a multifaceted view of the Holocaust, from a child's bewilderment at having to wear a star and later go into hiding, to the agony of the camps themselves.  

 

Short Story

Here is the list of stories and some websites to aid your understanding.

The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain

The Necklace by Guy du Maupassant

The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Check out http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0845023.html for more information on short stories. Or you can visit the following website to learn more about short stories in general http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/stories/

Poetry

We will do a lot of poetry throughout the year. Here are some sites to help you:

British Poetry - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/britpo.html

Poetry Magazine Online - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/britpo.html

Representative Poetry Online - http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0845023.html

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