Related Works
Theme of Overcoming Hardships
- Warriors Don't Cry, by Melba Pattillo Beals
- Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina Garcia
- My Brother Sam is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Theme of Mortality
- The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
- Death Be Not Proud, by John Gunther
- The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
Theme of Family
- The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams
- A Yellow Raft in the Water, by Michael Dorris
- A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
Nonfiction:
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793; by Jim MurphyThis book is filled with facts, a timeline, and newspaper articles and much more related to Yellow Fever.
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever the Epidemic That Shaped out History; by Molly Caldwell CrosbyThis book compares the different outbreaks of Yellow Fever through out the United States. Students would be able to compare 1793 to cities outbreaks.
African American Fraternities and Sororities: The legacy and the vision pp.71-72; by Clarenda M. PhillipsThis section of the book will give students a better understanding of what a Free African Society means.
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793; by Jim MurphyThis book is filled with facts, a timeline, and newspaper articles and much more related to Yellow Fever.
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever the Epidemic That Shaped out History; by Molly Caldwell CrosbyThis book compares the different outbreaks of Yellow Fever through out the United States. Students would be able to compare 1793 to cities outbreaks.
African American Fraternities and Sororities: The legacy and the vision pp.71-72; by Clarenda M. PhillipsThis section of the book will give students a better understanding of what a Free African Society means.
Picture Books:
A picture Book of George Washington; by David A. AdlerAges: 4-8
This picture book is a biography of George Washington. Students would be able to learn more of what he was really like before and after as President.
George vs. George: The American Revolution as seen from Both Sides By Rosalyn Schanzer
Ages: 8 & up
There are two sides to every story and this book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution.
Historical Fiction:
With this book students can really see how people lived back in the 1700’s, for instance how they dressed. They can see the difference in the different classes of society. This book also helps give students a better understanding of the war.
A picture Book of George Washington; by David A. AdlerAges: 4-8
This picture book is a biography of George Washington. Students would be able to learn more of what he was really like before and after as President.
George vs. George: The American Revolution as seen from Both Sides By Rosalyn Schanzer
Ages: 8 & up
There are two sides to every story and this book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution.
Historical Fiction:
- If you lived at the time of the American Revolution; by Kay Moore
With this book students can really see how people lived back in the 1700’s, for instance how they dressed. They can see the difference in the different classes of society. This book also helps give students a better understanding of the war.