SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE OCTOBER 10
Late work will not be accepted.
Preferred Whirligig by Paul Fleishman | With a family always on the move, popularity and the ability to fit in quickly are vital to Brent Bishop's high school survival. When he blows his chances with the girl of his dreams in front of everyone, he's devastated. Brent tries to end it all in a fatal car crash, but instead he finds an unlikely beginning. He's sent on a journey of repentance a cross-country trip building whirligigs. His wind toys are found by people in need: a Maine schoolgirl yearning for her first love, a Miami street-sweeper desperate for peace and quiet, a kid in Washington who just wants to play baseball, and a San Diego teenager dealing with loss. Brent's whirligigs bring hope to others, but will they be able to heal the wounds deep inside himself? (144 pages)
From the Barrio to the Boardroom by Robert J. Renteria | This poignant and often hard-hitting memoir traces Robert's life from a childhood of poverty and abuse in one of the poorest areas of East Los Angeles, to his proud emergence as a business owner today. Along the way, Robert paints a vivid portrait of the numerous people who influenced his life, both good and bad - on one side, his loving and supportive mother and the US Army. On the other side, he talks about the forces that dragged him down—gangs, doing and dealing drugs, an alcohol and drug addicted father that abandoned the family, a sometimes abusive stepfather, and climbing the broken ladder of corporate America. From the Barrio to the Boardroom is smart, practical, self-help advice wrapped up in the exciting and inspiring, sometimes funny, and always gripping story. The book drives home the point that there's nothing that any American, Latino or otherwise, can't accomplish through persistence, hard work, heart and soul. (112 pages)
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