One World, Many Stories
English Titles • Grade 8
Behind the Mountains Fiction Written by Edwidge Danticat
Through journal entries, a young Haitian girl describes her difficult adjustment to a new land upon her family’s move to New York City.
Blood in the Water Fiction Written by Tiffany D. Jackson
When the death of a teenage boy stuns the Martha’s Vineyard community, Brooklyn girl Kaylani is determined to solve the crime in this heart- pounding mystery.
How High the Moon Fiction Written by Karyn Parsons
In 1940s South Carolina, Ella, a young Black girl, grapples with the events happening to the people closest to her.
Outsider Kids: Graphix Fiction Written & Illustrated by Betty C. Tang
After seven months on their own, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California as they wait for their parents to arrive from Taiwan.
Voices from the March on Washington Nonfiction Written by J. Patrick Lewis and George Ella Lyon Powerful poems quilt portraits of the participants who shared Dr. King’s dream of civil rights for African Americans in 1963.
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One World, Many Stories • Grade 8
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