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Below you'll find a listing of Grade 8 Book Club recommendations relating to TAH 3 Mendocino and U.S. History. If you would like to see a book added, please submit suggestions via email to Ruth Hubbell.

Title Author
1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus Charles Mann
400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates & Heroines Gail Collins
The Agony and the Ecstasy Margaret Peterson Haddix
A History of US Joy Hawkim
Among the Barons Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Betrayed Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Brave Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Free Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Enemy Margaret Peterson Haddix
Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell
An American Plague: Yellow Fever of 1793 Jim Murphy
The American Presidency Gore Vidal
A Breath of Snow & Ashes Diana Gabaldon
The Big Oyster: History on a Half Shell Mark Kurlansky
Black Beard Margaret Hoffman
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World Mark Kurlansky
Cartoon History of the U.S. Larry Gonick
Dear Miss Breed Jeanne Oppenheim
Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon
Drums of Autumn Diana Gabaldon
Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis
Espernza Rising Pamela Muñoz Ryan
Fiery Cross Diana Gabaldon
Founding Mothers Cokie Roberts
Free Land Rose Wilder Lane
From Sea To Shining Sea (A Treasury of American Folklore & Folk Songs Compiled by Amy L. Chon
Good Girl Work Catherine Gorley
Harmonizing sentiments Hans L. Eicholz
History of Prostitution in the Early West Anna Seagraves
Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
Island Of The Blue Dolphin Scott O'Dell
It Happened In Northern California Aaron H. Turner
John, Paul, George & Ben Lane Smith
Keepers of The Earth Michael J. Caduto & Joseph Bruchac
The Known World Edward P. Jones (fiction slavery)
The Lorax Dr. Seuss
Made In America Bill Bryson
Martha Washington Patricia Brady
The Mayflower Nathaniel Philbrick
Moby Dick Herman Melville
Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel Avi
The Outlander (First book in the series) Diana Gabaldon
The Outlandish Companion Diana Gabaldon
Professional Learning Communities at Work Richard DuFour & Robert Eaker
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know-and Doesn't Stephen Prothero
Results: The Key To Continuous School Improvement Mike Schmoker
Riding Freedom Pamel Munoz Ryan
Salt: A World History Mark Kurlansky
Sitting Bull Albert Marrin
Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts William Still
Up Before Day Break, Cotton and People in America Deborah Hopkinson
The Vanishing Point Mary Sharret
Voyage of the Frolic: New England Merchants and the Opium Trade Thomas Layton
Voyager Diana Gabaldon
Wit & Wisdom of Jack London Margie Wilson
Women That Charmed The West Anna Seagraves
Young Reader's People's History of the U.S. Howard Zinn
Zion Chronicles: Post WWII Israel Bodie Thoene
Zion Chronicles: Pre WWII Europe Bodie Thoene

 

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