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Mixed Text Set Choices 11B-Bell

The Glass Castle: A Memoir Author: Jeannette Walls Lexile: 1010 # of Pages: 288

The Glass Castle conti… Themes Family Life Homelessness and Poverty Determination and Perseverance Substance Abuse Experiences Summary Jeanette’s life is anything but normal, but when normalcy starts to settle on her family, devastation is in store. Jeanette shares her story in her own words.

Speak Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Lexile: 690 # of Pages: 224

Speak conti… Themes Strength of Character Growing Up Conformity Summary What if you had a terrible secret that you could not tell any one? Who would listen anyway when the entire school hates you?!

Twisted Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Lexile: 680 # of Pages: 288

Twisted conti… Themes Summary After spending the summer on community service, Tyler returns to school very different. As the Queen Bee takes notice of these changes, Tyler is left to question what it means to be a man…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Author: Sherman Alexie Lexile: 600 # of Pages: 229

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian conti… Themes Summary What could be worse than growing up on the poor Spokane Indian Reservation? For Junior, nothing! Ready to chase his future, Junior leaves the rez to attend an all-white school. Destiny here he comes!