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Lit Trip Library

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Alphabetical Lit Trip Library Titles
Alphabetical Developers & Contributors

A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
A Small Dog's Big Life by Irene Kelly
A Walk Down Cannery Row by Jerome Burg
A Walk in London by Sal Rubbino
Abuela by Arthur Dorros
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Big Anthony: His Story by Tomi DePaolo
Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone (STUDENT CREATED)
Bonyo Bonyo by Vanita Oelschlager
Brothers in Hope by Mary Williams
Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
By the Great Hornspoon by Sid Fleischman
Candide by Voltaire
Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson (STUDENT CREATED)
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Flesh & Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin
Flotsam by David Wiesner (STUDENT CREATED)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (STUDENT CREATED)
Going Home by Margaret Wild
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
Hard Gold by Avi (STUDENT CREATED)
Jack London Historical Park by Jerome Burg
Lost! by David McPhail
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Magic Eyes: I Spy New Zealand History by Coral Atkinson (STUDENT CREATED)
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier
Night by Elie Wiesel
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Os Lusiadas (In Portuguese) by Luís Vaz de Camões
Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C, Holling
Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Possum Magic by Mem Fox
Remote Man by Elizabeth Honey
Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Sam Patch Daredevil Jumper by Julie Cummins
Seaman by Gail Langer Karwoski
The Aeneid by Virgil
The Armadillo From Amarillo by Lynne Cherry
The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices by J. Patrick Lewis
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson by Mary Rowlandson
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
The Odyssey by Homer
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Until the Last Spike, the Journal of Sean Sullivan,
a Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West, 1867 by William Durbin
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
We All Went on Safari by Laurie Krebs
White Jade Tiger by Julie Lawson
WWII Locations: Farewell to Manzanar, Hiroshima, Night (STUDENT CREATED)

JoAn Adams, 1st Grade Teacher, St. James School, Montgomery, AL
Lost! by David McPhail

Antonella Albini, Teacher Librarian, Canley Vale Public School, Sydney Australia
Going Home by Margaret Wild

Kevin Amboe, M.A., Professional Learning oordinator for British Columbia Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium Surrey, BC V3V 0B7
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
White Jade Tiger by Julie Lawson

Karen Arrington, Instructional Technology Specialist, Trinity Valley School, Ft Worth, TX
A Walk in London by Sal Rubbino
The Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynne Cherry

Anne Brusca, Librarian, New Hyde Park Memorial High School, New Hyde Park, NY
A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Flesh & Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin

Stacey Buckalew, ED.S, Library Information Specialist, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics,
Marietta, GA
Seaman by Gail Langer Karwoski

Jerome Burg, M.A. Education & Educational Technology, Danville, CA
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Amy's Travels by Kathryn Starke
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Ansel Adams Made Me a Much Better Teacher by Jerome Burg
By the Great Hornspoon by Sid Fleischman
Candide by Voltaire
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
In Search of Beowulf by Jerome Burg
Jack London Historical Park by Jerome Burg
Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge
Night by Elie Wiesel
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
The Armadillo From Amarillo by Lynne Cherry
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
A Walk Down Cannery Row by Jerome Burg

Kim Burris, Literacy Coach, Transitional Kindergarten-8th Grade, OUSD, Orinda, CA
By the Great Hornspoon

Dorothy Burt, eLearning team leader, Pt England School, Auckland, New Zealand
Magic Eyes, I Spy New Zealand History   (STUDENT CREATED)

Holly Butora, 5th Grade Reading Teacher, Presbyterian Day School, Memphis, TN
Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson    (STUDENT CREATED)
Hard Gold by AVI    (STUDENT CREATED)

Piers Casimir-Mrowczynski, Computer Science Teacher, England
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Scott Colvin, English Teacher, New Hyde Park Memorial High School,New Hyde Park, NY
Flesh & Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin

Sue Corbin, Reading Department Chair, Shaker Heights Middle School, Shaker Heights, OH;
Accreditation Coordinator, Notre Dame College of Ohio
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Holly Doe, Enrichment and Technology Teacher, Pelham Elementary School, Pelham, NH
Flotsam by David Wiesner

Jay Elliot, Educator/Author, Retired
A Terezin Reflection by Jay Elliot
The Old Jewish Cemetery by Jay Elliot

Kathleen Ellison, Teacher/Librarian, Sakai Intermediate School, Bainbridge, WA
Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad

Steve Figurelli, Staff Development Trainer, Edison Township Public Schools, NY
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Jessica Graham, Teacher, John Tartan Elementary School, Las Vegas, NV
Priscilla and the Hollyhocks by Anne Broyles

Gregory Greenleaf and his AP English Students, Greely High School, Cumberland, ME
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley   (STUDENT CREATED)
Lane Hakel, 6th Grade Teacher, Kenwood Elementary School, Bowling Green City Schools, Bowling Green, OH
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

David Hart, Geographic Information Systems Specialist, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C, Holling   (STUDENT CREATED)>
Noah Hart (son of David Hart)
Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C, Holling   (STUDENT CREATED)

Matthew Hart, Granada High School, Livermore and adjunct teacher, Chabot College, Hayward, CA
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The Aeneid by Virgil
The Odyssey by Homer (Mediterranean-wide version)
Stacy Elizabeth Holcomb, Media Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher,
Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC
The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices by J. Patrick Lewis

Terri Izatt, Northside Elementary School, Elko, NV
Abuela by Arthur Dorros

Angie Jett, Providence Middle School, Chesterfield, VA
Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone

Deanna Jordan, Buckhorn Elementary School, Valrico, FL
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Kadena High School, 2013 Honors World Literature and History 10 Students, Okinawa, Japan,
WWII Locations: Farewell to Manzanar, Hiroshima, Night   (STUDENT CREATED)

Eva LaMar, Program Development Specialist, Springfield Middle School, Springfield, OR
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

Carol LaRow, Professional Development Consultant, Niskayuna, NY
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier

Andy Losik, Blue Star Elementary School, Holland, Michigan; Bentheim Elementary School, Hamilton, MI
Big Anthony: His Story by Tomie DePaola

Dalena Luis, M.A. Elementary Education, Candidate, College of Education, University of Central Florida
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Heather McKissick, Shenango High School, New Castle, PA
The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

Mary Ellen (Mel) McNamara, Educational Technology Resource Teacher K-12,
Howard County Public Schools, Ellicott City, MD
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Cathy Maher, Instructional Technology Integrator, Chesterfield Tech Center at Hull, Midlothian, VA
Until the Last Spike, Journal of Sean Sullivan... by William Durbin

Mark Moran, Technology Specialist, Island Creek Elementary School, Fairfax, VA
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Vanessa Morris, M.Ed, 3rd Grade teacher, Sacred Heart Elementary School, Saratoga, CA
Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Rod Murray, Retired Technology Resource Teacher, Peel District School Board, Mississauga, Ontario
Remote Man by Elizabeth Honey

Vanita Oelschlager, Author & Writer in Residence, Center for Literacy, University of Akron
Bonyo Bonyo by Vanita Oelschlager

Elizabeth Partridge, Author, Berkley, CA
Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge

Teresa Pombo Pereira, M.A., Education & Educational Technology, Portuguese Language Teacher, Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (Carlos Gargaté School Cluster), Teacher Trainer, Portugal
Os LusÍadas by Luís Vaz de Camões

Hope Preston, Lower School Librarian, Gill St. Bernard's School, Gladstone, NJ
Sam Patch: Daredevil Jumper by Julie Cummins

Maryan Ryan, 7th Grade Reading Teacher, Gibbons Midle School, Westborough, MA
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

Catrina Steiner, Center for Literacy, University of Akron
Bonyo, Bonyo by Vanita Oelschlager

Paula Stewart, Cleveland State Community College
The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Susie Throop, MA, Childhood Education, Curriculum & Intruction; Marrietta Center for Advanced Academics
Seaman by Gail Karwoski

Melanie Turner, Instructional Technology Specialist, Moultrie, GA
Possum Magic by Mem Fox

Lori Vargo, Director of eLearning, University of South Carolina, Beaufort, SC
Bonyo, Bonyo by Vanita Oelschlager

Linda S. White, Retired Library Media Specialist, Wilderness Elementary School, Spotsylvania, VA
A Small Dog's Big World by Irene Kelly

Vicki Willett, 1st Grade Teacher, West Elementary School, Licking Heights School District, Blacklick, OH
We All Went on Safari by Laurie Krebs

Roberta Witte, MA, Retired Learning Resource Specialist, Sacred Heart School, Saratoga, CA
Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan