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10th Grade - English - D.E.A.R Book Reads: Home

Use the links, blurbs, trailers, and audios below to research and learn more about the books that are possible to choose from for the 1st Quarter D.E.A.R Reads.  Use this information to give your top 3 choices to your teacher.  They will let you know which one you will be reading during D.E.A.R time.

Databases for Literary Research

The Color of Water, James McBride - Honors

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mark Haddon

The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath - Honors

Tell the Wolves I'm Home, Carol Rifka Brunt - Honors

Black Swan Green, David Mitchell - Honors

Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli (on the easier side)

The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery - Honors

The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

Looking for Alibrandi, Melina Marchetta - Honors

Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder - Honors

The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger - Honors

To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee - Honors

Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami - Honors