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English
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On its surface, life in Houston is as you would expect - drive-in restaurants, souped-up cars, jukeboxes, teenagers discovering their sexuality. But beneath the glitz and superficial normalcy, a class war has begun, and it is nothing like the conventional portrayal of the decade. Against this backdrop Aaron Holland Broussard discovers the poignancy of first love and a world of violence he did not know existed. When Aaron spots the beautiful and gifted...
2) Taking off
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In 1985 in Clear Lake, Texas, home of the Johnson Space Center, high school senior Annie Porter struggles with her desire to become a poet, but her resolve to pursue her dream is strengthened when she meets Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to go into space.
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
In Clover, Texas, in the late 1950s, high-schooler Frankilee deals with a devious and manipulative, not to mention prettier and more talented, foster sister, a boyfriend she does not want, and a community divided over school integration.
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
In small-town Texas in the mid-1950s, twelve-year-old Silvy tries to make sense of her parent's financial problems, a Supreme Court ruling that will integrate her school, the prejudice of her family and friends, and her own behavior, which always seems to be wrong.
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