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Coretta Scott King |
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Tomás Rivera
2004-2005 Tayshas High School Reading List
A High School Reading List from the Tayshas Program, a reading incentive program designed for young adults in Texas, grades 9-12, who are encouraged to read books from a selected reading list prepared by the Tayshas Committee.
The Tayshas Reading List takes its name from the Caddo Indian word meaning "friends or allies".
Written texas, texios, tejas, teyas, or tayshas.
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11
| Samantha Abeel |
My Thirteenth Winter |
Orchard Books,
J 921 Ab |
(YA) Biography |
| Laurie Halse Anderson |
Catalyst |
Viking,
Y FIC And |
(YA) Fiction |
| Catherine Atkins |
Alt Ed |
Putnam,
Y FIC Atk |
(YA) Fiction |
| Rick Beyer |
The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History To Astonish, Bewilder, & Stupefy |
HarperResource |
(AD/YA) Nonfiction |
| Eugenie Bird |
Fairie~ality: The Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand |
Candlewick Press |
(YA) Graphic |
| Holly Black |
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale |
Simon & Schuster,
Y FIC Bla |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Tim Bowler |
Storm Catchers |
Margaret K. McElderry Books,
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(FR) Mystery |
| Marcos Breton and Jose Luis Villegas (photographs) |
Home Is Everything: The Latino Baseball Story |
Cinco Puntos Press,
J 796.3570923 Br SPA ENG |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Martha Brooks, Martha |
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Y FIC Bro |
(YA) Fiction |
| Dan Brown |
The Da Vinci Code |
DoubleDay,
FIC Bro |
(AD/YA) Mystery |
| Michael Cart, editor |
Necessary Noise: Stories about Our Families As They Really Are |
Joanna Cotler Books,
Y SS Nec |
(YA) Collection |
| Jan Cheripko |
Rat |
Boyds Mills Press,
Y FIC Che |
(FR) Fiction |
| Catherine Clark |
Frozen Rodeo |
HarperCollins,
Y FIC Cla |
(YA) Fiction |
| Chris Crowe |
Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case |
P. Fogelman Books |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Chris Crutcher |
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-advised Autobiography |
Greenwillow Books,
J 921 C9572C |
(YA) Biography |
| Jennifer Donnelly |
A Northern Light |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Don |
(YA) Historical Fiction |
| Sharon Draper |
The Battle of Jericho |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Y FIC Dra |
(YA) Fiction |
| Terri Fields |
After the Death of Anna Gonzales |
Henry Holt,
J 811.54 Fi |
(FR) Poetry |
| Lisa Fraustino, editor |
Soul Searching: Thirteen Stories about Faith and Belief |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
Y SS Sou |
(YA) Collection |
| Donald R. Gallo, editor |
Destination Unexpected: Short Stories |
Candlewick Press,
Y SS Des |
(YA) Collection |
| Charles Ghigna |
A Fury of Motion: Poems for Boys |
Boyds Mills Press,
|
(FR) Poetry |
| Gail Giles |
Dead Girls Don't Write Letters |
Roaring Brook Press,
Y FIC Gil |
(YA) Mystery |
| K. L. Going |
Fat Kid Rules the World |
G. P. Putnam's Sons,
Y FIC Goi |
(YA) Fiction |
| Beth Goobie |
Who Owns Kelly Paddik? |
Orca Books |
(FR) Fiction |
| John Halliday |
Shooting Monarchs |
Margaret K. McElderry Books,
Y FIC Hal |
(FR) Fiction |
| Marilyn Halvorson |
Bull Rider |
Orca Book |
(FR) Fiction |
| Brent Hartinger |
Geography Club |
HarperTempest,
Y FIC Har |
(YA) Fiction |
| Hayden Herrera, foreword |
Frida: Bringing Frida Kahlo's Life and Art to Film |
Newmarket Press,
791.4372 Fr |
(AD/YA) Nonfiction |
| Jeanette Ingold |
Mountain Solo |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Ing |
(YA) Fiction |
| Angela Johnson |
The First Part Last |
Simon & Schuster,
Y FIC Joh |
(FR) Fiction |
| Sue Monk Kidd |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Viking,
FIC Kid |
(AD/YA) Fiction |
| David Klass |
Home of the Braves |
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus, & Giroux,
Y FIC Kla |
(YA) Fiction |
| John Lekich |
The Losers' Club |
Annick Press,
Y FIC Lek |
(FR) Fiction |
| Carolyn Mackler |
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things |
Candlewick Press,
Y FIC Mac |
(YA) Fiction |
| Graham McNamee |
Acceleration |
Wendy Lamb Books,
J FIC Mac |
(YA) Mystery |
| Laura and Tom McNeal |
Zipped |
Alfred A. Knopf,
FIC Mac |
(YA) Fiction |
| Milton Meltzer, editor |
Hour of Freedom: American History in Poetry |
Boyds Mills Press,
J 811.008 Ho |
(YA) Poetry |
| Jim Murphy |
Inside the Alamo |
Delacorte Press,
J 976.403 Mu |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Beverly Naidoo |
Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope |
HarperCollins,
Y SS Nai |
(YA) Collection |
| Pete Nelson |
Left for Dead |
Delacorte Press,
J 940.545 Ne |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Joan Lowery Nixon |
Nightmare |
Delacorte Press,
Y M Nix |
(FR) Mystery |
| Ejovi Nuwere |
Hacker Cracker: A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace |
William Morrow,
005.8092 N989n |
(AD/YA) Biography |
| Nancy Osa |
Cuba 15 |
Delacorte Press,
Y FIC Osa |
(YA) Fiction |
| Christopher Paolini |
Eragon |
Alfred A. Knopf,
Y FIC Pao |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Nathaniel Philbrick |
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex |
G. P. Putnam's,
J 910.916 Ph |
(YA) Nonfiction |
| Tamora Pierce |
Trickster's Choice |
Random House,
Y FIC Pie |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Richard Platt |
Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science |
DK Publishing,
363.25 Pl |
(AD/YA) Nonfiction |
| Carol Plum-Ucci |
The She |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Plu |
(YA) Mystery |
| Natalie Jane Prior |
The Encyclopedia of Preserved People: Pickled, Frozen, and Mummified Corpses from Around the World |
Crown Publishers,
J 393.303 Pr |
(FR) Nonfiction |
| Francine Prose |
After |
Joanna Cotler Books,
Y FIC Pro |
(YA) Fiction |
| Kristen Randle |
Slumming |
HarperTempest |
(YA) Fiction |
| Madeleine Robins |
Point of Honour |
Forge,
FIC Rob |
(AD/YA) Mystery |
| René Saldaña, Jr. |
Finding Our Way: Stories |
Wendy Lamb Books,
Y SS Sal |
(FR) Collection |
| Marjane Satrapi |
Persepolis |
Pantheon,
GN Per |
(AD/YA) Graphic |
| Marcus Sedgwick |
The Dark Horse |
Wendy Lamb Books,
Y FIC Sed |
(YA) Fantasy |
| Tucker Shaw |
Flavor of the Week |
Hyperion,
Y FIC Sha |
(FR) Fiction |
| Michael Simmons |
Pool Boy |
Roaring Brook Press,
Y FIC Sim |
(FR) Fiction |
| Sherrie Smith |
Lucy the Giant |
Delacorte Press,
Y FIC Smi |
(YA) Fiction |
| Gary Soto |
The Afterlife |
Harcourt,
Y FIC Sot |
(FR) Fiction |
| Jerry Spinelli |
Milkweed |
Alfred A. Knopf,
Y FIC Spi |
(YA) Historical Fiction |
| Miriam Stone |
At the End of Words: A Daughter's Memoir |
Candlewick Press,
J 921 St |
(YA) Poetry |
| Michele Torrey |
To the Edge of the World |
Alfred A. Knopf,
Y FIC Tor |
(YA) Historical Fiction. |
| S. D. Tower |
The Assassins of Tamurin |
Eos,
FIC Tow |
(AD/YA) Fantasy |
| Terry Trueman |
Inside Out |
HarperTempest,
Y FIC Tru |
(FR) Fiction |
| Susanna Vance |
Deep |
Delacorte Press,
Y FIC Van |
(YA) Mystery |
| Will Weaver |
Claws: A Novel |
HarperTempest,
Y FIC Wea |
(YA) Fiction |
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