There's also The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which has already infiltrated our science dept.; Omnivore's Dilemma (adult and younger readers' versions); Wes Moore's books (adult and younger readers' versions--The Other Wes Moore/Discovering Wes Moore); Mary Roach's Stiff, Spook, Packing for Mars, and I think the new one is Gulp; In the Heart of the Sea/Revenge of the Whale by Nathaniel Philbrick (again, adult and "junior" versions).  I love nf myself.

Cathy Andronik
Brien McMahon HS
Norwalk

From: Valerie DiLorenzo <vdilorenzo.rumsey@gmail.com>
To: Deborah Sharpe <DSharpe@woodstockacademy.org>
Cc: "casl-l@mylist.net" <casl-l@mylist.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2013 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] non-fiction recommendations

Are they interested in reading biographies? If so, how about Karen Blumenthal's Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different (YALSA-ALA Excellence in YA Nonfiction Finalist)--I've read the adult biography of Jobs and found it fascinating--haven't read this YA bio yet.

Steve Sheinkin used to write history textbooks, but after seeing that all the "good" stories would often get edited out, he decided to write "history books" that include all those "good" stories! You might want to check those out too.

Enjoy,
~Val


On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Deborah Sharpe <DSharpe@woodstockacademy.org> wrote:
Hello everyone,
 
A few of our English teachers are looking for new non-fiction books to use in the classroom.  Do any of you have recommendations that would work well in grade 9-12? 
 
Thanks!!
Deb Sharpe
Woodstock Academy

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