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Unit 3 Independent Reading List
Suggestions for Independent Reading
This list, divided into the categories of Literature and Nonfiction/Informational Text, comprises titles related to the themes and content of the unit. For your independent reading, you can select from this wide array of titles, which have been chosen based on complexity and interest. You can also do your own research and select titles that intrigue you.
Unit 3: The Challenge to Make a Difference
Literature
Author Title Lexile
Adlington, L. J. The Diary of Pelly D. 770L
Arato, Rona The Last Train: A Holocaust Story 580L
Bergman, Tamar Along the Tracks 650L
Boyne, John The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 1080L
Chotjewitz, David Daniel, Half Human: And the Good Nazi, 740L
Gratz, Alan and Gruener, Ruth Prisoner B-3087 760L
Hesse, Karen The Cats in Krasinski Square 990L
Hoestlandt, Jo Star of Fear, Star of Hope 490L
Boom, Corrie Ten The Hiding Place 900L
Isaacs, Anne Torn Thread 880L
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars 670L
Matas, Carol Daniel’s Story 720L
Drucker, Malka and Halperin, Michael Jacob’s Rescue 680L
Matas, Carol The Garden 810L
Mazer, Norma Fox Good Night, Maman 510L
Meminger, Neesha Shine, Coconut Moon 740L
Morpurgo, Michael Waiting for Anya 770L
Na, An The Fold 700L
Napoli, Donna Jo Stones in Water 630L
Nye, Naomi Shihab 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East 970L
Orgel, Doris The Devil in Vienna 700L
Orlev, Uri Run, Boy, Run 570L
Orlev, Uri The Island on Bird Street 690L
Peacock, Carol Antionette Red Thread Sisters 700L
Polacco, Patricia The Butterfly 430L
Radin, Ruth Yaffe Escape to the Forest: Based on a True Story of the Holocaust 660L
Spinelli, Jerry Milkweed 510L
Venkatraman, Padma Climbing the Stairs 750L
Yep, Laurence Golden Mountain Chronicles: Child of the Owl 920L
Yolen, Jane The Devil’s Arithmetic 730L
Zullo, Allan We Fought Back: Teen Resisters of the Holocaust 1070L
Zusak, Markus The Book Thief 730L
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