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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
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| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| Amber Brown is Not a Crayon |
3 |
Danziger, Paula |
| Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The |
3 |
Robinson, Barbara |
| Boxcar Children |
3 |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factor* |
3 |
Dahl, Roald |
| Charlotte's Web* |
3 |
White, E.B. |
| Chocolate Touch, The |
3 |
Catling, Patrick Skene |
| Courage of Sarah Noble, The |
3 |
Dalgliesh, Alice |
| Freckle Juice |
3 |
Blume, Judy |
| Fudge-a-mania |
3 |
Blume, Judy |
| George Washington's Breakfast |
3 |
Fritz, Jean |
| Hundred Penny Box, The |
3 |
Mathis, Sharon Bell |
| Julian Books, The |
3 |
Cameron, Ann |
| Little House in the Big Woods |
3 |
Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
| Louis Braille |
3 |
Woodhouse, Jayne |
| Magic School Bus Goes to Seed/Growing Places with Plants |
3 |
Cole, Joanna |
| Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body |
3 |
Cole, Joanna |
| Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System |
3 |
Cole, Joanna |
| Magic Treehouse (series) |
3 |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
| Molly's Pilgrim |
3 |
Cohen, Barbara |
| Ramona Quimby, Age 8 |
3 |
Cleary, Beverly |
| Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy |
3 |
Waters, Kate |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall |
3 |
MacLachlan, Patricia |
| Stone Fox |
3 |
Gardiner, John Reynolds |
| Superfudge |
3 |
Blume, Judy |
Tapenums's Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrrim Times
|
3 |
Waters, Kate |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
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| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| Because of Winn Dixie |
4 |
DiCamillo, Kate |
| Best School Year Ever, The |
4 |
Robinson, Barbara |
| Bright Freedom's Song: A Story of the Underground Railroad |
4 |
Houston, Gloria |
| Caleb's Story |
4 |
MacLachlan, Patricia |
| Dear Mr. Henshaw |
4 |
Cleary, Beverly |
| Double Fudge |
4 |
Blume, Judy |
| Emma and the Civil Warrior |
4 |
Dahl, Cindy |
| Frindle |
4 |
Clements, Andrew |
| Grandfather Tales: American-English Folk Tales |
4 |
Chase, Richard |
| Green Book, The |
4 |
Paton Walsh, Jill |
| How to Eat Fried Worms |
4 |
Rockwell, Thomas |
| Hundred Dresses, The |
4 |
Estes, Eleanor |
| Indian in the Cupboard*, The |
4 |
Banks, Lynne Reid |
| Island of the Blue Dolphin* |
4 |
O'Dell, Scott |
| Island Series |
4 |
Korman, Gordon |
| James and the Giant Peach* |
4 |
Dahl, Roald |
| Janitor's Boy, The* |
4 |
Clements, Andrew |
| Long Way from Chicago, A* |
4 |
Peck, Richard |
| Misty of Chincoteague |
4 |
Henry, Marguerite |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins |
4 |
Atwater, Richard |
| NC Ghosts and Legends |
4 |
Roberts, Nancy |
| School Story, The |
4 |
various authors |
| Shiloh |
4 |
Naylor, Phillis Reynolds |
| Sink or Swim |
4 |
Pasnak, William |
| Skylark |
4 |
MacLachlan, Patricia |
| Summer of the Swans |
4 |
Byars, Betsy |
| Taffy of Torpedo Junction |
4 |
Wechter, Nell Wise |
| Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing |
4 |
Blume, Judy |
| Taste of Blackberries, A |
4 |
Smith, Doris |
| Trumpet of the Swan |
4 |
White, E.B. |
| Whipping Boy, The |
4 |
Fleischman, Sid |
| Witches, The |
4 |
Dahl, Roald |
Year Down Yonder, A*
|
4 |
Peck, Richard |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
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| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| Across Five Aprils* |
5 |
Hunt, Irene |
| Baseball Fever |
5 |
Hurwitz, Johanna |
| Bridge to Terabithia* |
5 |
Paterson, Katherine |
| Bud, not Buddy |
5 |
Curtis, Christopher Paul |
| Cabin Faced West, The |
5 |
Fritz, Jean |
| Caddie Woodlawn* |
5 |
Brink, Carol Ryrie |
| Cay, The |
5 |
Taylor, Theodore |
| Charley Skedaddle* |
5 |
Robbins, MariLu |
| Fear Place, The |
5 |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds |
| From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler |
5 |
Konigsburg, E.L. |
| Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Train |
5 |
Gayle Sharon |
| Hatchet |
5 |
Paulsen, Gary |
| Holes |
5 |
Sachar, Louis |
| In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson |
5 |
Lord, Bette |
| Incredible Journey*, The |
5 |
Burnford, Sheila Every |
| Jacket, The* |
5 |
Clements, Andrew |
| Johnny Tremain* |
5 |
Forbes, Ester |
| Landry News: A Brand New School Story |
5 |
Clements, Andrew |
| My Side of the Mountain |
5 |
George, Jean Craighead |
| Night of the Twisters |
5 |
Ruckman, Ivy |
| Pinballs, The |
5 |
Byars, Betsy |
| Secret Garden, The |
5 |
Burnett, Frances Hodgson |
| Sign of the Beaver |
5 |
Speare, Elizabeth George |
| Sing Down the Moon |
5 |
O'Dell, Scott |
| Sounder |
5 |
Armstrong, William |
| Summer of the Monkeys* |
5 |
Rawls, Wilson |
| View from Saturday, The |
5 |
Konigsburg, E.L. |
| Watson's Go to Birmingham-1963 |
5 |
Curtis, Christopher Paul |
| Week in the Woods, A |
5 |
Clements, Andrew |
Wish Giver, The: Three Tales of Coven Tree
|
5 |
Brittain, Bill |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
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| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| 6th Grade Can Really Kill You |
6 |
DeClements, Barthe |
| Ace, The Very Important Pig |
6 |
King-Smith, Dick |
| Among the Hidden |
6 |
Haddix, Margaret |
| Angel on the Square |
6 |
Whelan, Gloria |
| Black Pearl, The |
6 |
O'Dell, Scott |
| Call of the Wild*, The |
6 |
London, Jack |
| Catherine, called Birdie* |
6 |
Cushman, Karen |
| Chronicles of Narnia , The (Series) |
6 |
Lewis, C.S. |
| Circlemaker, The |
6 |
Schur, Maxine |
| Crispin: The Cross of Lead |
6 |
Avi |
| Day No Pigs Would Die, A* |
6 |
Peck, Robert N. |
| Devil's Arithmetic, The |
6 |
Yolen, Jane |
| Door in the Wall, The |
6 |
DeAngeli, Maguerite |
| Egypt Game, The |
6 |
Snyder, Zipha Keatley |
| Ella Enchanted |
6 |
Levine, Gail Carson |
| Esperanza Rising |
6 |
Ryan, Pam Munoz |
| Face on the Milk Carton, The |
6 |
Cooney, Caroline B. |
| Giver*, The |
6 |
Lowry, Lois |
| Great Gilly Hopkins, The |
6 |
Paterson, Katherine |
| Greater Than Angels |
6 |
Matas, Carol |
| Here Lies the Librarian |
6 |
Peck, Richard |
| Hoot |
6 |
Hiaasen, Carl |
| House of Dies Drear |
6 |
Hamilton, Virginia |
| Invitation to the Game |
6 |
Hughes, Monica |
| Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth,William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth |
6 |
Konigsburg, E.L. |
| King of the Wind |
6 |
Henry, Marguerite |
| Letters from Rifka |
6 |
Hesse, Karen |
| Little Women |
6 |
Alcott, Louisa May |
| Lord of the Nutcracker Men |
6 |
Lawrence, Iain |
| Madeline L'Engle (Series) |
6 |
L'Engle, Madeline |
| Maniac Magee |
6 |
Spinelli, Jerry |
| Mrs. Frisby and the Rats OF NIMH |
6 |
O'Brien, Robert C. |
| Number the Stars |
6 |
Lowry, Lois |
| Once Upon a Marigold |
6 |
Ferris, Jean |
| Phantom Tollbooth, The |
6 |
Juster, Norton |
| Play to the Angel |
6 |
Dalberg, Maurine |
| Redwall (Series) |
6 |
Jacques, Brian |
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Trilogy) |
6 |
Taylor, Mildred |
| Teacher's Funeral, The: A Comedy in Three Parts |
6 |
Peck, Richard |
| Time Stops for No Mouse: a Hermux Tantamoq Adventure |
6 |
Hoeye, Michael |
| Tom Sawyer* |
6 |
Twain, Mark |
| Trumpeter of Krakow* |
6 |
Kelly, Eric Philbrook |
| Tuck Everlasting |
6 |
Babbitt, Natalie |
| Westing Game, The |
6 |
Raskin, Ellen |
| Who Really Killed Cock Robin?: An Ecological Mystery |
6 |
George, Jean Craighead |
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo
|
6 |
Filipovic, Zlata |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
|
| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| Banner in the Sky |
7 |
Ullman, James R. |
| Bearstone |
7 |
Hobbs, Will |
| Cheaper by the Dozen* |
7 |
Gilbreth, Frank & Ernestine Carey |
| Children of the River* |
7 |
Crew, Linda |
| Chinese Cinderella |
7 |
Mah, Adeline Yen |
| Christmas Carol, A* |
7 |
Dickens, Charles |
| Code Orange |
7 |
Cooney, Caroline B. |
| Dragonwings |
7 |
Yep, Lawrence |
| Ghost of Tokaido Inn, The |
7 |
Hoobler, Dorothy |
| Habibi |
7 |
Nye, Naomi Shahib |
| Homesick: My Own Story |
7 |
Fritz, Jean |
| House of the Scorpion |
7 |
Farmer, Nancy |
| Kira-Kira |
7 |
Kadohata, Cynthia |
| Kiss the Dust |
7 |
Laird, Elizabeth |
| Kite Rider, The |
7 |
McCaughrean, Geraldine |
| Middle of Somewhere, The: Stories of South Africa |
7 |
Gordon, Sheila |
| Other Side of Truth, The |
7 |
Naidoo, Beverley |
| People Could Fly, The: American Black Folktales |
7 |
Hamilton, Virginia |
| Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution |
7 |
Jiang, Ji-li |
| Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes |
7 |
Coerr, Eleanor |
| Shane |
7 |
Schaefer, Jack |
| Single Shard, A |
7 |
Park, Linda Sue |
| Storyteller's Daughter, The |
7 |
Dokey, Cameron |
| Waiting for the Rain: A Novel of South Africa |
7 |
Gordon, Sheila |
| Walkabout* |
7 |
Marshall, James V. |
| Where the Read Fern Grows |
7 |
Rawls, Wilson |
Year of the Impossible Goodbyes
|
7 |
Choi, Sook Nyul |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
|
| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| And Then There Were None |
8 |
Christie, Agatha |
| Bless the Beasts and The Children |
8 |
Swarthout, Glendon |
| Blue |
8 |
Hostetter, Joyce Moyer |
| Chicken Boy |
8 |
Dowell, Frances O'Roark |
| Death Be Not Proud*: A Memoir |
8 |
Gunther, John |
| Diary of A Young Girl (Anne Frank)*, The |
8 |
Frank, Anne |
| Dovey Coe |
8 |
Dowell, Frances O'Roark |
| Dr. Jeckle and Mr.Hyde |
8 |
Stevenson, Robert Louis |
| Flowers for Algeron* |
8 |
Keyes, Daniel |
| Freak the Mighty* |
8 |
Philbrick, W.R. |
| Gathering Blue |
8 |
Lowry, Lois |
| Hobbit, The* |
8 |
Tolkien, J.R.R. |
| Life on the Mississippi* |
8 |
Twain, Mark |
| Messenger, The |
8 |
Lowry, Lois |
| Mountain Valor |
8 |
Houston, Gloria |
| My Dog Skip |
8 |
Morris, Willie |
| Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel |
8 |
Avi |
| Out of the Dust |
8 |
Hesse, Karen |
| Outsiders, The |
8 |
Hinton, S.E. |
| Pearl*, The |
8 |
Steinbeck, John |
| Robinson Crusoe |
8 |
Defoe, Daniel |
| Rocket Boys (October Sky)* |
8 |
Hickam, Homer |
| Romiette and Julio |
8 |
Draper, Sharon |
| Summer of My German Soldier |
8 |
Greene, Bette |
| Tex |
8 |
Hinton, S. E. |
| Touching Spirit Bear |
8 |
Mikaelson, Ben |
| Treasure Island* |
8 |
Stevenson, Robert Louis |
| Under a War-Torn Sky |
8 |
Elliott, Laura |
| Weirdo, The |
8 |
Taylor, Theodore |
Where the Lilies Bloom
|
8 |
Cleaver, Vera |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
|
| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| And the Earth did not Devour Him |
9 |
Rivera, Tomas |
| Anne McCaffrey (novels) |
9 |
McCaffrey, Anne |
| Anthem |
9 |
Ayn Rand |
| Breathing Lessons* |
9 |
Tyler, Anne |
| Child of the Owl |
9 |
Yep, Laurence |
| Chosen, The |
9 |
Potok, Chaim |
| Cold Sassy Tree |
9 |
Burns, Olive Ann |
| Contender, The* |
9 |
Robert Lipsyte |
| Crystal Cave, The |
9 |
Stewart, Mary |
| Dandelion Wine |
9 |
Bradbury, Ray |
| Education of Little Tree, The |
9 |
Carter, Forrest |
| Fahrenheit 451 |
9 |
Bradbury, Ray |
| Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter* |
9 |
Mah, Adeline Yen |
| Farewell to Manzanar* |
9 |
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki |
| Gathering of Old Men, A |
9 |
Gaines, Ernest |
| Go Ask Alice |
9 |
Anonymous |
| Great Expectations |
9 |
Dickens, Charles |
| Hiroshima |
9 |
Hershey, John |
| His Enemy, His Friend |
9 |
Tunis, John |
| I Heard the Owl Call My Name |
9 |
Craven, Margaret |
| In the Time of Butterflies |
9 |
Alvarez, Julia |
| Jacob Have I Loved* |
9 |
Paterson, Katherine |
| Light in the Forest, The |
9 |
Richter, Conrad |
| Little Prince, The |
9 |
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de |
| Lord of Rings Trilogy |
9 |
Tolkein, J.R.R. |
| Lord of the Flies |
9 |
Golding, William |
| Maus (I and II): A Survivor's Tale |
9 |
Spiegelman, Art |
| Midsummer Night's Dream |
9 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Miracle Worker (drama) |
9 |
Gibson, Henry |
| Odyssey, The |
9 |
Homer |
| Old Man and the Sea, The |
9 |
Hemingway, Ernest |
| Ordinary People |
9 |
Guest, Judith |
| Pigman, The |
9 |
Zindel, Paul |
| Rebecca |
9 |
DuMaurier, Daphe |
| Romeo and Juliet |
9 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Seedfolks |
9 |
Fleischman, Paul |
| Silas Marner |
9 |
Eliot, George |
| Speak |
9 |
Laurie Anderson |
| Story of My Life, The (Helen Keller) |
9 |
Keller, Helen |
| Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The |
9 |
Stevenson, Robert Louis |
| That was Then, This is Now |
9 |
Hinton, S. E.. |
| When the Legends Die |
9 |
Borland, Hal |
Wizard of Earthsea, A
|
9 |
LeGuin, Ursula K. |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
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| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| Alchemist, The |
10 |
Coelho, Paulo |
| All Quiet on the Western Front |
10 |
Remarque, Erich M. |
| Anna Karenina |
10 |
Tolstoy, Leo |
| Antigone |
10 |
Sophocles |
| Bless Me Ultima |
10 |
Anaya, Rudolfo A |
| Candide* |
10 |
Voltaire |
| Confessions of Nat Turner, The |
10 |
Styron, William |
| Count of Monte Cristo, The |
10 |
Dumas, Alexandre |
| Cyrano de Bergerac |
10 |
Rostard, Edmond |
| Doctor Zhivago |
10 |
Pastemik, Boris |
| Doll's House, A |
10 |
Ibsen, Henrik |
| Don Quixote |
10 |
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de |
| Good Earth, The |
10 |
Buck, Pearl |
| Hunchback of Notre Dame, The |
10 |
Hugo, Victor |
| Iliad, The |
10 |
Homer |
| Joy Luck Club, The |
10 |
Tan, Amy |
| Julius Caesar |
10 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Legend of King Arthur, The |
10 |
|
| Les Miserables |
10 |
Hugo, Victor |
| Madame Bovary |
10 |
Flaubert, Gustave |
| Man in the Iron Mask, The |
10 |
Dumas, Alexandre |
| Medea |
10 |
Euripides |
| Moliere: One-Act Plays |
10 |
Moliere |
| My forbidden face : growing up under the Taliban : a young woman's story |
10 |
Latifa |
| Nectar in a Sieve |
10 |
Markandaya, Kamala |
| Night |
10 |
Wiesel, Elie |
| Notes from the Underground |
10 |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor |
| Oedipus Rex |
10 |
Sophocles |
| One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich |
10 |
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr |
| Othello* |
10 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Phantom of the Opera |
10 |
Leroux, Gaston |
| Prince, The* |
10 |
Machiavelli, Niccolo |
| Rice Without Rain |
10 |
Ho, Minfong |
| Siddhartha |
10 |
Hesse, Hermann |
| Socrates(The Writings of) |
10 |
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| Things Fall Apart |
10 |
Achebe, Chinua |
Three Musketeers, The
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10 |
Dumas, Alexandre |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
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| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The |
11 |
Twain, Mark |
| All My Sons |
11 |
Miller, Arthur |
| As I Lay Dying* |
11 |
Faulkner, William |
| Atlas Shrugged* |
11 |
Rand, Ayn |
| Autobiography of Malcolm X |
11 |
Malcolm X |
| Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The |
11 |
Gaines, Ernest |
| Awakening, The |
11 |
Tiernan, Cate |
| Beloved |
11 |
Morrison, Toni |
| Billy Budd and Other Stories |
11 |
Melville, Herman |
| Black Boy |
11 |
Wright, Richard |
| Black Like Me |
11 |
Griffin, John Howard |
| Color Purple, The |
11 |
Walker, Alice |
| Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A |
11 |
Twain, Mark |
| County Doctor, A |
11 |
Jewett, Sarah Orne |
| Crucible, The |
11 |
Miller, Arthur |
| Death of a Salesman |
11 |
Miller, Arthur |
| Drifters, The |
11 |
Michener, James A. |
| Ellen Foster |
11 |
Gibbons, Kaye |
| Ethan Frome |
11 |
Wharton, Edith |
| Fall of the House of Usher & Other Tales |
11 |
Poe, Edgar Allan |
| Fallen Angels |
11 |
Myers, Walter Dean |
| Farewell to Arms, A |
11 |
Hemingway, Ernest |
| Fountainhead, The* |
11 |
Rand, Ayn |
| Four Plays |
11 |
Eugene O'Neill |
| Glass Menagerie, The |
11 |
Williams, Tennesse |
| Godfather, The |
11 |
Mario Puzo |
| Grapes of Wrath, The |
11 |
Steinbeck, John |
| Great Gatsby, The |
11 |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
| Green Mile, The: a Novel in Six Parts |
11 |
King, Stephen |
| Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years |
11 |
Delany, Sarah Louise |
| Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The |
11 |
McCullers, Carson |
| House of the Seven Cables |
11 |
Hawthorne, Nathaniel |
| I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings |
11 |
Angelou, Maya |
| Invisible Man |
11 |
Wells, H.G. |
| Johnny Got His Gun |
11 |
Trumbo, Dalton |
| Letters from a Slave Girl: the Story of Harriet Jacobs |
11 |
Lyons, Mary E. |
| Light in August |
11 |
Faulkner, William |
| Look Homeward, Angel |
11 |
Wolfe, Thomas |
| McTeague : a story of San Francisco |
11 |
Norris, Frank |
| Moby Dick |
11 |
Melville, Herman |
| My Antonia |
11 |
Cather, Willa |
| Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave |
11 |
Douglass, Frederick |
| Native Son |
11 |
Wright, Richard |
| Of Mice and Men |
11 |
Steinbeck, John |
| One Flew Ov er the Cuckoo's Nest |
11 |
Kesey, Ken |
| Our Town |
11 |
Wilder, Thorton |
| Raisin in the Sun, A |
11 |
Hansberry, Lorraine |
| Raney |
11 |
Edgerton, Clyde |
| Readings on Twelve Angry Men |
11 |
(Greenhaven Press) |
| Red Badge of Courage, The |
11 |
Crane, Stephen |
| Scarlet Letter, The* |
11 |
Hawthorne, Nathaniel |
| Separate Peace, A |
11 |
Knowles, John |
| Song of Myself |
11 |
Whitman, Walt |
| Song of Solomon |
11 |
Morrison, Toni |
| Sorrow of War: a Novel of North Vietnam, The |
11 |
B̉ao Ninh |
| Sound and the Fury, The |
11 |
Faulkner, William |
| Streetcar Named Desire |
11 |
Williams, Tennessee |
| Sun Also Rises, The |
11 |
Hemingway, Ernest |
| Their Eyes Were Watching God* |
11 |
Hurston, Zora |
| This Side of Paradise |
11 |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
| To Kill a Mockingbird |
11 |
Lee, Harper |
| Twelve Angry Men |
11 |
Rose, Reginald |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin |
11 |
Stowe, Harriet Beecher |
| When We Were Colored |
11 |
Taulbert, Clifton L. |
Why We Can't Wait
|
11 |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., |
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This is a grade level list of suggested novels and nonfiction works to be used for class study/discussion. The purpose of the list is for the teacher to be able to find books that are linked to the curriculum and can be integrated into classroom units and/or books that are engaging to students. Note the following:
- No selection should be used prior to careful consideration by individual teachers.
- Any novel marked with a star (*) is recommended for AIG students.
- Teachers may select novels from a grade level LOWER than theirs but not higher.
- A teacher must send a letter to parents detailing the curricular objectives of the assignment any time a book which includes explicit language or graphics, strong sexual connotation, or questionable subject matter is chosen. A form should be enclosed for parents to sign indicating that their child has permission to take part in the assignment or asking that an alternate assignment be made for their child.
- All instructional materials are selected in accordance with the HCS Policy Code 3200, Selection of Instructional Materials. This policy can be accessed from the online policy manual link found at http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/BoardofEd/index.htm and also includes information and procedures regarding any material challenge.
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| Title |
Grade Level |
Author |
| 1984 |
12 |
Orwell, George |
| Animal Farm |
12 |
Orwell, George |
| Beowulf |
12 |
Anonymous-Various Translations |
| Brave New World |
12 |
Huxley, Aldous |
| Canterbury Tales |
12 |
Chaucer, Geoffrey |
| Crime and Punishment |
12 |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor |
| Cry, the Beloved Country* |
12 |
Paton, Alan |
| Doctor Faustus* |
12 |
Marlowe, Christopher |
| Dr. Faustus* |
12 |
Marlowe, Christopher |
| Frankenstein |
12 |
Shelley, Marie |
| Gulliver's Travels |
12 |
Swift, Jonathan |
| Hamlet* |
12 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Hard Times for These Times |
12 |
Dickens, Charles |
| Heart of Darkness* |
12 |
Conrad, Joseph |
| Importance of Being Ernest, The |
12 |
Wilde, Oscar |
| Jane Eyre |
12 |
Bronte, Charlotte |
| King Lear |
12 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Macbeth |
12 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Mayor of Casterbridge, The |
12 |
Hardy, Thomas |
| My Fair Lady |
12 |
Loewe, Frederick |
| On the Beach |
12 |
Shute, Neville |
| Paradise Lost* |
12 |
Milton, John |
| Plague, The |
12 |
Camus, Albert |
| Pride and Prejudice* |
12 |
Austen, Jane |
| Pygmalion |
12 |
Shaw, Bernard |
| Return of the Native |
12 |
Hardy, Thomas |
| Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead |
12 |
Stoppard, Tom |
| Sonnets, The |
12 |
Shakespeare, William |
| Tale of Two Cities, A |
12 |
Dickens, Charles |
| Tess of the D'Urbervilles* |
12 |
Hardy, Thomas |
| Waste Land, The (poem) |
12 |
Elliott, T.S. |
Wuthering Heights*
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12 |
Bronte, Emily |
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