1. LITERARY CIRCLES Summaries of your novel options

2. The Opposite of Fate http://www.biography.com/people/amy-tan-9542574  Written by Amy Tan  Born Feb 19 th 1952  Known most for her novel The Joy Luck Club Earned Los Angeles Book Club Award along with many other Translated in 25 languages

3. The Opposite of Fate http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780142004 890,00.html  Summary  Tells the real-life story of Amy Tan from childhood to adulthood  Tragic childhood moments to the success of being a writer  “Whether recalling arguments with her mother in suburban California or introducing us to the ghosts that inhabit her computer, The Opposite of Fate offers vivid portraits of choices, attitudes, charms, and luck in action—a refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we all face today,” (penguingroup).

4. Jim Thorpe: Original All American http://www.josephbruchac.com/bruchac_biography.html  Written by Joseph Bruchac  Lives in his grandparents house in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York  Has written over 120 books for adults and children  Some achievements include: Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry Hope S. Dean Award for Notable Achievement in Children's Literature 1998 Writer of the Year Award and the 1998 Storyteller of the Year Award from the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers.

5. Jim Thorpe: Original All American http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/  Highlights Jim Thorpe’s youth  Jim Thorpe was an all-start athlete in professional Football, Baseball, and won Olympic medals in track and field  About his troubled life growing up and how Pop Warner came to his aid and set him straight

6. Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work http://www.ritakramer.com/  Author: Rita Kramer  Grew up in Midwest Attended University of Chicago and Columbia University She is a journalist, non-fiction author, and most recently, a fiction novelist

7. Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work https://www.amshq.org/Montessori-Education/History-of-Montessori- Education/Biography-of-Maria-Montessori.aspx  Maria Montessori  Physician and educator who created a teaching method that mimicked how students learn  Created the Montessori School 22,000 world wide today Montessori schools imitate how each individual student learns

8. Helen Keller: Story of My Life  Author: Helen Keller  Born 1880  Taught by Anne Sullivan  Co-founder of the ACLU (American Civil-Liberties Union)  Lost sight and hearing at 18 months old due to a fever  Received Medals, Degrees, and the like from all over the world http://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967?page=4

9. Helen Keller: Story of My Life  Story of Helen growing up and learning to read and write though deaf, blind, and mute  Details frustrations, anger, and difficulties in trying to do so http://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967?page=4

10. Madame Curie: A Biography https://www.bookrags.com/checkout/?p=bios&u=eve-curie  Author: Eve Curie  Daughter of Marie Curie Born 1907 Concert Pianist and Journalist during WWII

11. Madame Curie: A Biography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie  Marie Skłodowska-Curie  Also known as Marie or Madame Curie Born 1867 Pioneered research using radioactivity Discovered Radium First woman to win the Nobel Prize Only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes

12. Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong  Author: Alina Tugend  Journalist, Poet, Author  Since 2005, she has written for the New York Times  Better By Mistake is her first full-length book

13. Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong

14. All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes http://mayaangelou.com/bio/  Author: Maya Angelou  Poet, Author, Actor, Singer, Civil Rights Activist, Producer, and so on  Born in1928 in Stamps Akransas  First studied dance and acting, then turned to writing after holding numerous jobs

15. All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_God's_Children_Need_Traveling_Shoes  Book number 5 in a series of 7  An anthology of her autobiography  First book in the series: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings  Begins with the car accident involving her son  Ends with her coming to terms with her “double- conciousness”

16. Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears  Author: Theda Perdue and Michael Green  She: History Professor  He: American Studies Professor  Recognized experts on American Indians  Each has written books solo and together on various topics all concerning American Indians http://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/american/michael-green-and-theda- perdue/

17. Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears  Story of how Western Expansion (Manifest Destiny) affected the Cherokee people including:  How the American Government betrayed the Native Americans  The Trail of Tears  Life in the West  And how the Native Americans fought and survived through all the hardship and bloodshed

18. Lit Circle Roles  Role Sheets.pdf Role Sheets.pdf