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Leon Sablatura Middle School
2201 N. Galveston Avenue
Pearland, TX  77581
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Dear Readers,

You may notice, upon visiting this page, that there are several books on the subject of the Holocaust.  As a teacher, I can't think of a more important topic about which to inform our children.  As a human being, I can't think of a more critical time in history to remember, so that it NEVER happens again. 

There are several links available on this site to web sites that contain information on the Holocaust for your own use.  Your child should not view these sites without your guidance, as some of them may contain content that is highly disturbing.

If you see any books you have questions about, or if you have books to recommend for the list, please email me at heumannt@pearlandisd.org.  Thanks!

A note about the ratings:

5 Stars = Totally awesome book!  Reading it is REQUIRED!

4 Stars = Really great book!  You really should read it!

3 Stars = Great book!  Reading it would be a good idea!

2 Stars = Good book!  Read it if you can!

1 Star = I have no idea why they have this rating.  I wouldn't even bother putting in a book that I felt only deserved one star.  But if I did, it would mean something like, yeah it's okay.  Read it if you have nothing else to do on a long car trip or something.

Realistic Fiction
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A Summer to Die
by Lois Lowry
Average
After Ever After
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Average
Autumn Street
by Lois Lowry
Challenging
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
by Sonnenblick
Average
Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye
by Lois Lowry
Challenging
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
by Sharon Creech
Average
Home and Other Big Fat Lies
by Jill Wolfson
Average
Ida B.
by Katherine Hannigan
Average
Loser
by Jerry Spinelli
Easy Reading
Mockingbird
by Kathryn Erskine
Average
Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Average
So B. It
by Sarah Weeks
Average
Something Very Sorry
by Arno Bohlmeijer
Average
The Silent Boy
by Lois Lowry
Challenging
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech
Average
 
Humor
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
Easy Reading
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney
Easy Reading
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
by Jeff Kinney
Easy Reading
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney
Easy Reading
Schooled
by Gordon Korman
Average
The Anybodies
by N. E. Bode
Average
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt
Challenging
The Willoughbys
by Lois Lowry
Easy Reading
 
Fantasy
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Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer
Challenging
Gossamer
by Lois Lowry
Easy Reading
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
Average
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
Challenging
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
Challenging
Harry Potter & the Half-blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
Challenging
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
Challenging
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
Average
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
Average
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
Challenging
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer
Challenging
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4)
by Rick Riordan
Average
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian (Book 5)
by Rick Riordan
Challenging
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
Average
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters (Book 2)
by Rick Riordan
Average
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's Curse (Book 3)
by Rick Riordan
Average
Pure Dead Magic
by Debi Gliori
Average
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
by Sid Fleischman
Challenging
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
Average
The Tapestry: The Fiend and the Forge
by Henry H. Neff
Challenging
The Tapestry: The Hound of Rowan
by Henry H. Neff
Challenging
The Tapestry: The Second Siege
by Henry H. Neff
Challenging
The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke
Challenging
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer
Challenging
 
Sci. Fi.
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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
Challenging
Among the Barons
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
Among the Betrayed
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
Among the Brave
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
Among the Enemy
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
Among the Free
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
Among the Impostors
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry
Challenging
Messenger
by Lois Lowry
Challenging
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
Challenging
The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
Challenging
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
Challenging
 
Adventure
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Code Orange
by Caroline B. Cooney
Challenging
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Average
Maximum Ride: Max
by James Patterson
Average
Maximum Ride: The Final Warning
by James Patterson
Average
Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
by James Patterson
Average
Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever
by James Patterson
Average
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson
Average
Storm Runners
by Roland Smith
Easy Reading
 
Historical Fiction
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Al Capone Does My Shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko
Average
All the Broken Pieces
by Ann E. Burg
Challenging
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Challenging
Countdown
by Deborah Wiles
Challenging
I Am David
by Anne Holm
Average
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
Average
Letters From Rifka
by Karen Hesse
Challenging
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
by Gary D. Schmidt
Challenging
Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
Challenging
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
Challenging
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
Average
Someone Named Eva
by Joan Wolfe
Average
The Breadwinner
by Deborah Ellis
Average
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
by Sid Fleischman
Average
 
Information/Nonfiction
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...I Never Saw Another Butterfly...
by The Children of the Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944
Challenging
Darkness Over Denmark
by Ellen Levine
Challenging
Destined to Live
by Ruth Gruener
Average
Heroes of the Holocaust: True Stories of Rescues by Teens
by Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
Average
Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People
by Angela Gluck Wood
Challenging
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
by Andrea Warren
Average
We Remember the Holocaust
by David A. Adler
Challenging
 
Mystery
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Breathe, A Ghost Story
by Cliff McNish
Average
Ruined
by Paula Morris
Challenging
The 39 Clues: The Emperor's Code (Book 8)
by Gordon Korman
Average
The 39 Clues: Beyond the Grave (Book 4)
by Jude Watson
Average
The 39 Clues: In Too Deep (Book 6)
by Jude Watson
Average
The 39 Clues: Into the Gauntlet (Book 10)
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Average
The 39 Clues: One False Note (Book 2)
by Gordon Korman
Average
The 39 Clues: Storm Warning (Book 9)
by Linda Sue Park
Average
The 39 Clues: The Black Circle (Book 5)
by Patrick Carman
Average
The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones (Book 1)
by Rick Riordan
Average
The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief (Book 3)
by Peter Lerangis
Average
The 39 Clues: The Viper's Nest (Book 7)
by Peter Lerangis
Average
 
Poetry
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Hate That Cat
by Sharon Creech
Average
Heartbeat
by Sharon Creech
Average
Love that Dog
by Sharon Creech
Average
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein
 



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Sablatura Middle School
2201 N. Galveston Ave.
Pearland, TX
77581