Reading Ladder week 5

Realistic fiction to unexpected perspectives 10^th grade

                                                 One Half From the Eastby Nadia Hashimi

I have chosen this novel as the top of the ladder, because this novel requires students to read from a completely new perspective. This novel follows a character from Afghanistan.

                                               

                                                All American Boysby Jason Reynolds

                                                This novel is narrated by 2 different perspectives of a politically and racially charged event. This novel could be considered realistic fiction and unexpected perspectives because one narrator is black and the other narrator is white. 

                                    

                                               Prisoner B-3087 Alan Gratz

Alan Gratz’s novel Prisoner B-3087 would be a novel that could give students a perspective of a student their age growing up as a Jewish person in the 1930’s. My students would be able to get a better understanding of this time in history and what it meant for children their age

                                    Speak by Laurie Halsey

                                    Speak is a realistic fiction novel about a young adult that was sexually assaulted the Summer before school starts. This novel would challenge my students to discuss real issues such as mental health, bullying, and sexual assault. 

                                    

                                                Far From the Treeby Robin Benway

Far from the tree is a realistic fiction novel that follows 3 young adults that were given away by their birth mother. This is an easy read that appeals to a female and male audience. This novel could fit into both categories so I chose this as a baseline for the ladder.