Read one of the following.
Do not rely on movie versions of these classic stories. They are not
always true to the original book.
Peter Pan,
by James Barrie. Wendy and her
brothers share adventures in Never Never Land with Peter and the Lost
Boys. F Bar
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares. Four
BFF (best friends forever) share a pair of jeans over the course of
asummer, as each takes a very different course in life. F Bra
The Princess Diaries, by Meg
Cabot. Mia is a typical New York City teen, except that
her
grandmother happens to be the queen of a small kingdom in Europe. Can
Mia adapt to being royalty? F
Cab
Old Yeller by Fred
Gipson. A boy and his dog share many adventures
until tragedy intervenes. F Gip
Flush, by Carl
Hiassen.
Hoot, by Carl
Hiassen.
Hiassen
is a long-time advocate of slowing the destruction of his native
Florida ecosystem but always couples that perspective with an offbeat
sense of humor. F Hia
A Time
for Dancing, by Davida Wills
Hurwin. A classic story of BFF (best friend forever), love and
loss. Get
out the box of tissues, because this one will leave you sobbing. F
Hur
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue
Monk Kidd. In 1964, in the deep South, Lily and her
Black housekeeper Rosaleen leave Lily's abusive father, ultimately
finding
refuge, self-, and political awareness with 3
African-American sisters who keep bees. F Kid
Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia
MacLachlan. Will Maine mail-order-bride Sarah be accepted and
even loved by her new Midwestern family? F Mac
Eragon by Christopher
Paolini. Eragon and Saphira, his wise and beautiful
dragon, in
this first book of a trilogy, battle the bad guys to a standstill.
Fan Pao
Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler make
their way through the War Between the States and the resulting
Reconstruction Era. F Mil
Harry
Potter and the
Sorceror's Stone by J.K. Rowling. Harry discovers that there
is another world beyond his unpleasant relatives and
that he has special gifts as well as a special mission. Fan Row
These books 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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