[CASL-L] non-fiction recommendations

[Vaghini, T]

*American Shaolin *
*Memoirs of a Geisha?? fic?*
*A Walk in the Woods *by Bill Bryson  -  personal fav
*Girl Bomb*
*Phineas Gage*
*The Professor and the Madman*
*Guns Germs and Steel*
*Unbroken*

I did really enjoy *Stiff *and the *Omnivore's Dilema.*

Thomas Vaghini
Stafford High School

On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Cathy Andronik <cathyandronik at yahoo.com>wrote:

> 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 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Deborah Sharpe <DSharpe at woodstockacademy.org>
> *Cc:* "casl-l at mylist.net" <casl-l at 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 at 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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