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HAISLN RECOMMENDED READING LIST 2010 Grade 9 and Grade 10 Any available unabridged edition of a title is acceptable. Abadzis, Nick. Laika. Roaring Brook, 2007. An abandoned puppy, Laika, was destined to become Earth’s first space traveler in the Soviet Union’s Sputnik program. This non-fiction graphic novel portrays the preparation for her fatal journey and the agony of her special handler, who knows that there are no plans for her to come back. Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Little, Brown, 2007. Talented Arnold Spirit leaves the reservation school to go to an academically superior one located many miles away. How he copes with this change, both at school and on the reservation, is realistic, thought provoking, and laugh-out-loud funny. National Book Award Young People’s Literature 2007; Book Sense Book of the Year 2008 Asher, Jay. Th1rteen R3asons Why: A Novel. Razorbill, 2007. When Hannah Baker commits suicide she leaves behind thirteen cassette tapes to those she feels contributed to her decision to end her life. Clay finds the box of tapes on his front porch, and as he starts listening to Hannah recount the events leading up to her suicide, his heartrending night begins. Berra, Tim M. Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man. Johns Hopkins University, 2009. Although Darwin was born into a family of physicians and scientists, and targeted by his father for the clergy, he gravitated toward ...