Summer Reading at Shen: 10th grade

	Achebe, Chinua. *Things Fall Apart* Okonkwo, a tribal leader in Nigeria, weathers the changes in his country after the end of colonial rule.
	Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background, until he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it; now he is the center of attention.
	Crutcher, Chris. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes An obese boy and a disfigured girl suffer years of mockery at the hands of their peers, until events in their senior year hurl them in very different directions.
	Kane, Jon. Running the Amazon An eyewitness account of the first source-to-sea navigation of the world's mightiest river--a six-month, 4,200 mile journey by foot, whitewater raft, and sea kayak.
	Larsen, Deborah. The White In her fist novel, poet Larsen mines historical territory, reinterpreting the life of Mary Jemison, a white woman who was captured in 1758 by a Shawnee raiding party at her home in Gettysburg, PA.
	Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender Alfred, a high school drop-out who is being pursued by neighborhood bullies, begins going to Donatelli's Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions.
	Steinbeck, John. Travels With Charley With his dog Charley, Steinbeck set out in his truck to explore and experience America in the 1960s.