Grade 8 ELA
Circulating Materials
These books are available to all students at any time. Just come down to the library any period before lunch, send me an email or place a hold to claim them. Clicking on the book cover image will link to the library catalog.
This is is not exhaustive! I encourage you to use the catalog to find even more :)
Non-fiction
Related to: The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Related to: Born A Crime
Related to: Ringside, 1925
Related to: Poetry Unit
Related to: The Space Race
Biography and Autobiography
Related to: The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Related to: Born A Crime
Related to: Ringside, 1925
Related to: Poetry Unit
Related to: The Space Race
Fiction
Read if you like: House of the Scorpion
Read if you liked: The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Read if you liked: Born a Crime
Read if you liked: the Poetry Unit
Graphic Novel
Related to: The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Related to: Ringside, 1925
Related to: Space Race
Related to: Poetry Unit
Digital Resources
Webpages
Short clip of the author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham talking about his career in writing.
Digital Databases
Topic webpage within the Black Freedom Struggle in the United States Proquest digital database. Access provided courtesy of the Maine State Library.
Topic webpage within the Gale: In Context digital database. Access provided courtesy of the Maine State Library.
Topic webpage within the Gale: In Context digital database. Access provided courtesy of the Maine State Library.
Topic webpage within the Gale: In Context digital database. Access provided courtesy of the Maine State Library.
Topic webpage within the Gale: In Context digital database. Access provided courtesy of the Maine State Library.
Topic webpage within the Gale: In Context digital database. Access provided courtesy of the Maine State Library.