Entering Grade 9

HISTORY

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Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
This re-imagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's, Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an anti-racist future. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers.
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larsen
An intimate chronicle of one of the modern world’s great leaders, Winston Churchill, and London during the Blitz as told through the journals and diaries of his closest friends, wife, and children.
A Queer History of the United States for Young People by Michael Bronski
Queer history didn’t start with Stonewall. This book explores how LGBTQ people have always been a part of our national identity, contributing to the country and culture for over 400 years.
Lies My Teacher Told Me, Young Readers Edition: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong 
by Rebecca Steffoff & James Loewen
Beginning with pre-Columbian history and then covering characters and events as diverse as the first Thanksgiving, Helen Keller, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen’s lively, provocative telling of American history is a “counter-textbook that retells the story of the American past” (The Nation).
The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men
by Robert M. Edsel
The true story of 11 men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization.
Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet
by Will Hunt
A panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape, from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feet.
Killers of the Flower Moon
by David Grann
Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
The author follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. This book explores our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation in the 21st century. (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
By Mark Bowden
On October 3, 1993, one hundred elite U.S. soldiers were dropped by Black Hawk helicopter into the market in Mogadishu Somalia. In the morning, 18 were dead and the rest were fighting for their lives.
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex  OR In the Heart of the Sea  
by Nathaniel Philbrick
The story of the Nantucket based whaling ship rammed by an enraged whale, destroying the boat and casting it’s crew adrift in the Pacific for three months. ​
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