Read one of the following. The descriptions
contain some challenging words phrases. Please email if you need help.
Do not rely on movie versions of these classic stories. They are not
always true to the original book.
The
Wizard of Oz, by Frank L. Baum. Dorothy and her dog Toto,
carried
away into the fabulous land of Oz, are sent on a quest with the
Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, to vanquish the Wicked
Witch of the West. F Bau
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Ten-year-old Opal
and her father, "the
preacher," move to a small town in Florida, where Opal adopts a stray
dog, whom she names Winn- Dixie (yes, the grocery store chain)/ The dog
helps her make an assortment of friends and to
get over
the pain of losing her mother. F
DiC
Misty
of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry. Paul
and Maureen bring into their lives a wild foal from the annual
Assateague-to-Chincoteague(Virginia) pony swim/roundup, which is still
held every year. F Hen
Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne. The
adventures of the bear Pooh and his friends Eeyore, the
melancholy donkey, Tigger, the exuberant tiger, and the always cheerful
Piglet. F Mil
Shiloh, by Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor.
Marty has to cope with many
moral issues when be adopts an abused dog. F Nay
Z for
Zacharia, by Robert C. O'Brien. Nuclear war has
destroyed the world, but Ann and her dog are able to survive in the
sheltered valley she and her family called home, until her existence is
threatened by a stranger. F Obr
Freak the
Mighty, by W.R. Philbrook. Also published as The Mighty, Big Max and tiny Kevin are as opposite as
can be, but become best friends as Freak the Mighty, friend to
the underdog and foe of evil bulliers. F Phi
The
Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare. In
1687 Kit Tyler is sent from her home in Barbados to live with her aunt
and uncle in Puritan Connecticut, where she befriends an old Quaker
woman.
F Spe
Mary Poppins, by P.L.
Travers. When
Mary Poppins joins the Banks
household as nannie to Michael, Jane, and the twins, nothing is ever
quite the same. F Tra
Little House on the Prairie, by
Laura
Ingalls Wilder. Laura
and her family stake their claim on a piece of
property in Wisconsin and forge a new life in the wilderness. F Wil
Any
of the Nancy Drew (teen crimesolver), Hardy Boys (teen
crimesolvers), or Cherry Ames (nurse/teen crimesolver) series.
These books (except the Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Cherry
Ames) are available for loan from the WSHS
Library, which is
open
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 3:30 beginning July 30.
The loan period is 3
weeks, no renewals, with overdue fines of $1 per non-holiday weekday.
All WSHS Library obligations must be
cleared prior to checkout.
Questions:
(703) 913-3852 or stephanie.byrnes@fcps.edu
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