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Thanks to The National Endowment for the Humanities, we were awarded the following books in 2009. Click on a title to see a review of the story.

Grades 7 to 8

The Life and Death of Crazy Horse by Russell Freedman
La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (translated by Manuel Broncano)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murphy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Grades 9 to 12

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis
Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge
Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck
Viajes con Charley - En busca de América by John Steinbeck (translated by José Manuel Alvarez Flórez)
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

Bonus books for readers of all ages:

Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
1776: The Illustrated Edition by David McCullough

"A More Perfect Union" Booklist
Thanks to The National Endowment for the Humanities, we were awarded the following books in 2010. Click on a title to see a review of the story.

Grades 7-8

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Beals
Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg
Hitch by Jeanette Ingold

Grades 9-12

The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DuBois
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph Ellis
Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Meltzer
Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
Ángeles asesinos by Michael Shaara (translated by Manuel de los Reyes)
Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

Bonus

The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns
The Civil War: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns
Declaring Independence: The Origin and Influence of America's Founding Document edited by Christian Y. Dupont

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