Teen 2017 SRP-Read a book based on a true story

 

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1. The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian

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Author:
Alexie, Sherman, 1966-
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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Author:
Boyne, John
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Description:
Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this powerful read that USA Today called "as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.”  

Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away,...

3. The fault in our stars

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Author:
Green, John, 1977-
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.