LITERATURE CARDS - Representative Book List – Cherise Fuselier

Author Title Genre Gender Age Race/Ethnicity Setting

1 (*) Na, An A Step Realistic F 17 Korean- Urban

From American contemporary
Heaven
2 (*) Soto, Gary Buried Realistic M 19 Mexican- Urban
Onions American contemporary
3 (*) Johnson, The First Realistic M 16 African- Urban
Angela Part Last American contemporary
4 (*) Kerr, M.E. Deliver Us Realistic M 16 Caucasian Rural
From Evie contemporary
5 (*) Potok, Chaim The Chosen Realistic M 15 Jewish Urban WWII
6 (*) Meyers, Scorpions Mystery M 12 African- Urban
Walter Dean American, contemporary
Puerto Rican
7 (*) King, Carrie Horror F 16 Caucasian Suburban
Stephen contemporary
8 (*) Hamilton, Sweet Supernatural F 14 African- Urban
Virginia Whispers, American contemporary
Brother
Rush
9 Sebold, Alice The Lovely Supernatural F 14 Caucasian Suburban
Bones 1970-1980s
10 (*) Duncan, Stranger Supernatural F 17 Caucasian; Suburban
Lois With My Navajo contemporary
Face
11 (*) Cormier, Frenchtown Poetry M 12 Caucasian Urban 1920s
Richard Summer
12 (*) Block, Weetzie Bat Humor F teen Caucasian Urban
Francesca Lia contemporary
13 McDonough, Filiation Drama M 9-10 Caucasian Suburban
Jerome contemporary
14 (*) Hesse, Out of the Poetry F 13 Caucasian Rural
Karen Dust Depression era
15 Hobbs, Will Beardance Romance M 14 Ute Rural
contemporary
16 (*) Sebestyen, Words by Western F teens African- 1910s
Ouida Heart American
17 (*) Jenkins, Damage Sports M 17 Caucasian Rural
A.M. contemporary
18 (*) The Kite Adventure M 12 Chinese 13th century
McCaughrean, Rider China
Geraldine
19 Alexander, The Rope Fantasy F Teen Caucasian Rural historical
Lloyd Trick Italy
20 (*) Jones, Castle in the Fantasy F teens Middle- Rural Middle
Diana Wynne Air Eastern East
21 (*) Lowry, Lois The Giver Sci-Fi M 12 Caucasian Contemporary
dystopia
22 (*) Dickinson, Eva Sci-Fi F 13 Caucasian Future dystopia
Peter
23 (*) Paula Fox The Slave Historical M 13 mixed 1880s
Dancer
24 Angelou, Maya I Know Why Non-fiction F 16 African- 1930s and
the Caged American 1940s
Bird Sings
25 (*) Paulsen, The Beet Biography M 16 Caucasian Rural 1955
Gary Fields