For my period 6 class, these are books I believe you will love!

1. Books Can Be
Wonderful!
Mrs. Mohr’s Book Shopping Adventure for Period 6

2. What is this about?
 This weekend, I went shopping for books.
 I went with a printout of your survey responses in my
hand.
 With your responses in mind, I went out in search of
books you might like. I thought of your personalities
and your reading desires and picked books that I felt
you would truly love.

3. Who do I think would like this?
Cindy
Oscar S.
I have a copy to lend! First come first serve!
NightJohn
“Imagine being beaten for learning to
read, shackled and whipped for
learning a few letters of the alphabet.
Now, imagine a man brave enough to
risk torture in order to teach others
how to read; his name is Nightjohn,
and he sneaks into the slave camps at
night to teach other slaves how to
read and write.”
- Amazon.com
(Used copies available for as little as
$4)

4. Who do I think will like this?
- Jose N
- Oscar S
Drums, Girls, &
Dangerous Pie
Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally
normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star
Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest
girl in the school, and is constantly
annoyed by his five-year-old brother,
Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed
with leukemia, Steven's world is turned
upside down. He is forced to deal with
his brother's illness and his parents'
attempts to keep the family in one piece.
Salted with humor and peppered with
devastating realities, DRUMS, GIRLS,
AND DANGEROUS PIE is a
heartwarming journey through a year in
the life of a family in crisis.
$7 at Barnes and Noble

5. Getting the Girl
Cameron Wolfe is the quiet one in his
family, not a soccer star like his brother
Steve or a charming fighter with a new
girl every week like his brother Rube.
Cam would give anything to be near one
of those girls, to love her and treat her
right. He especially likes Rube's latest,
Octavia, with her brilliant ideas and
bright green eyes. But what woman like
that would want a loser like him?
Maybe Octavia would, Cam discovers.
Maybe he'd even have something to
say. And those maybes change
everything: winning, loving, losing, the
Wolfe brothers, and Cameron himself. Who do I think would like this book?
Available on Amazon for $4 Jose N
Rolando C

6. Project 17
High school senior Derik
convinces some classmates
to spend the night in an
abandoned mental
institution. Derek plans to
film the experience and
enter it in a contest, hoping
to save himself from a future
of working in his parents'
diner.
$3.60 on Amazon
Who would like this?
Karina
Nayeli Victor

7. Free? Stories
about Human
Rights
A boy who thinks that school is "slavery" learns
the true meaning of the word when he stumbles
on a secret child-labor factory. A Palestinian boy,
mute from trauma, releases kites over a wall to a
hilltop settlement, each bearing a message of
peace. This inspiring, engaging anthology
gathers an international roster of authors to
explore such themes as asylum, law, education,
and faith — from a riveting tale of an attempt to
find drinking water after Hurricane Katrina; to a
chilling look at a future where microchips track
every citizen’s every move; to a hilarious police
interrogation involving the London Tower, the
Crown Jewels, and a Ghanaian boy with a
passion for playing marbles.
Used copies available from Amazon for $6.50
Mrs. Mohr has a copy to lend. First come first Paola, Oscar S, and David would
serve!
probably enjoy this book.

8. Recommended for…
- Naomi
- Jose N
Twisted
High school senior Tyler Miller used to
be the kind of guy who faded into the
background. But since he got busted
for doing graffiti on the school, and
spent the summer doing outdoor work
to pay for it, he stands out like you
wouldn?t believe. His new physique
attracts the attention of queen bee
Bethany Milbury, who just so happens
to be his father?s boss?s daughter,
the sister of his biggest enemy? and
Tyler?s secret crush. And that sets off
a string of events and changes that
have Tyler questioning his place in
school, in his family, and in the world.
Available on Amazon for $8

9. A comedy/sci-fi fantasy about Oliver Watson,
an overweight 12-year-old from Omaha, NE,
who fools his family and classmates into
thinking that he is slow-witted when in fact he
is the world's third-richest person. He
overthrows foreign dictators, owns
corporations, is a successful inventor and
investor, and is on the way to attaining his
goal of world domination. This evil
supergenius, who makes Artemis Fowl look
ready for sainthood, has the appeal of a
cartoon villain. His father and arch nemesis is
too involved in running a local PBS affiliate
and too uninvolved in his son. What Oliver
really wants is his dad's approval and
attention. He decides that the way to get this
is to win the election for president of the
eighth-grade class at Gale Sayers Middle
School. Lieb perfectly captures the wise-guy
sarcasm and trash mouth of a seventh-grade
evil genius. Readers will love the sci-fi/fantasy
touches, from Oliver's elaborate underground
lair to the transmitter implanted in his jaw and
his installing root beer and chocolate milk at
the school's water fountain (of course, only he
knows how to make it work).
For Zanette & Brandon
$6 on Amazon

10. The Wave
(Note: Mrs. Mohr HIGHLY recommends
this book. It is short but impactful).
The Wave is based on a true incident
that occured in a high school history
class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.
The powerful forces of group pressure
that pervaded many historic movements
such as Nazism are recreated in the
classroom when history teacher Burt
Ross introduces a "new" system to his
students. And before long "The Wave,"
with its rules of "strength through
discipline, community, and action, "
sweeps from the classroom through the
entire school. And as most of the
students join the movement, Laurie
Saunders and David Collins recognize
the frightening momentum of "The
Wave" and realize they must stop it
before it's too late.
Limited copies available on Amazon.
Copies at Barnes and Noble for $6
Who would like this?
Oscar S., Jose N., Nayeli

11. Small Steps
Two years after being released from Camp
Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin,
Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it's
hard when you have a record and
everyone expects the worst from you. The
only person who believe in Armpit is Ginny,
his ten-year-old disabled neighbor.
Together, they are learning to take small
steps.
Armpit seems to be on the right path until
X-Ray, a buddy from Camp Green Lake,
comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. X-
Ray's plan leads to a chance encounter
with teen pop sensation Kaira DeLeon,
and suddenly Armpit's life spins out of
control. Only one thing is certain: he'll
never be the same again.
Available on Amazon from $5-$10
This one is totally for David, but Jose N & Denise will probably like it too

12. We Beat the Street
Growing up on the rough streets of
Newark, New Jersey, Rameck,
George,and Sampson could easily have
followed their childhood friends into drug
dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a
presentation at their school made the
three boys aware of the opportunities
available to them in the medical and
dental professions, they made a pact
among themselves that they would
become doctors. It took a lot of
determination—and a lot of support from
one another—but despite all the
hardships along the way, the three
succeeded.
Amazon $8
Recommended for David, Paola,
and maybe Jose N

13. Three Little Words
(True Story)
An inspiring true story of the tumultuous nine
years Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent in the
foster care system, and how she triumphed
over painful memories and real-life horrors to
ultimately find her own voice.
Painful memories of being taken away from
her home quickly become consumed by real-
life horrors, where Ashley is juggled between
caseworkers, shuffled from school to school,
and forced to endure manipulative,
humiliating treatment from a very abusive
foster family. In this inspiring, unforgettable
memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed
- and in doing so, discovers the power of her
own voice.
Amazon $10
Recommended for Paola & Alejandra … maybe Michelle (but be forewarned it is a little
long)

14. Books by John Green
Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Will
Grayson, The Fault in our Stars
TOUCHING STORIES
INTELLIGENT HUMOR,
Zanette for sure would LOVE
these. Paola, Denise, and Naomi
would probably really like these
too!
Will make you laugh and cry, possibly in the same moment.
~$10 on Amazon

15. The Pregnancy
Project
A true story from a girl who decided to
pretend to be pregnant to see how
people would treat her.
Limited copies available on Amazon
for $8
Honestly… I didn’t really have
someone specific in mind for this
book, but it looked really good.

16. The Future of Us
What if you could see how your life
would unfold--just by clicking a button?
It's 1996, and less than half of all
American high school students have
ever used the Internet. Emma just got
her first computer and an America
Online CD-ROM. Josh is her best friend.
They power up and log on--and discover
themselves on Facebook, fifteen years
in the future. Everybody wonders what
their destiny will be. Josh and Emma are
about to find out.
Naomi, Gerry, and Paola might like this. It is
by the author of Thirteen Reasons Why.

17. American Born
Chinese Graphic
Quick Read for Anyone Who Likes
Novels
(This one is in color)
Jin Wang starts at a new school where he’s the
only Chinese-American student. When a boy
from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesn’t want to
be associated with an FOB like him. Jin just
wants to be an all-American boy, because he’s
in love with an all-American girl. Danny is an
all-American boy: great at basketball, popular
with the girls. But his obnoxious Chinese
cousin Chin-Kee’s annual visit is such a
disaster that it ruins Danny’s reputation at
school, leaving him with no choice but to
transfer somewhere he can start all over again.
The Monkey King has lived for thousands of
years and mastered the arts of kung fu and the
heavenly disciplines. He’s ready to join the
ranks of the immortal gods in heaven. But
there’s no place in heaven for a monkey. Each
of these characters cannot help himself alone,
but how can they possibly help each other?
They’re going to have to find a way—if they Brandon & Cindy will like this book
want fix the disasters their lives have become.
$10 on Amazon (possibly used
ones cheaper)

18. Stuck in Neutral
Shawn McDaniel's life is not what it may
seem to anyone looking at him. He is
glued to his wheelchair, unable to
voluntarily move a muscle—he can't
even move his eyes. For all Shawn's
father knows, his son may be suffering.
Shawn may want a release. And as long
as he is unable to communicate his true
feelings to his father, Shawn's life is in
danger.
To the world, Shawn's senses seem
dead. Within these pages, however, we
meet a side of him that no one else has
seen—a spirit that is rich beyond
imagining, breathing life.
Recommended for Nayeli and
possibly Victor
$9 on Amazon. Mrs. Mohr has a copy to lend, first come, first serve

19. Friends with Boys
Maggie McKay hardly knows what to
do with herself. After an idyllic
childhood of homeschooling with her
mother and rough-housing with her
older brothers, it’s time for Maggie to
face the outside world, all on her own.
But that means facing high school
first. And it also means solving the
mystery of the melancholy ghost who
has silently followed Maggie
throughout her entire life. Maybe it
even means making a new friend—
one who isn’t one of her brothers.
Brandon is going to love this book.
Gerry, it might be your style too!
$10 on Amazon, some used copies
available cheaper

20. It is my heart’s desire that you
all always have a book that you
can hardly put down!
Many of these books are in our library. I am happy to help you search for cheap
prices on buying these books online!