Choose and read one of the following books...
Basketball Junkie, by Chris Herren and Bill Reynolds
Butterfly Yellow, by
I Was Their American Dream, by Malaka Gharib
The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See
Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay
| BOOK | Author | Main Characters/Subject | Setting | Type | Notes? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball Junkie | Chris Herren & Bill Reynolds | Adult white male, former NBA player | USA , 1990s-2000s | Memoir | Basketball player's ascent to NBA, descent into addiction, and redemption |
| Butterfly Yellow | Thanhha Lai | Viet girl, Texan boy | 1980s Texas | Novel | Vietnamese refugee reconnects with her long lost brother |
| I Was Their American Dream | Malaka Gharib | Filipina-Egyptian-American woman | Modern: USA, Philippines, Egypt | Graphic Memoir | Cartoonist shares story of her multi cultural family and upbringing |
| Island of Sea Women | Lisa See | Korean women, multi-generational | Korea, 1939-2008 | Novel | Friendship and struggles of women divers on a Korean island. |
| Patron Saints of Nothing | Randy Ribay | Filipino-American teen | Modern Day: USA, Philippines | Novel | Teen travels to Philippines to investigate cousin's death |
| They Called Us Enemy | George Takei, et al | Japanese American Family | USA: WWII and Modern day | Graphic Memoir | Actor and activist relates family's experience in US Japanese Interment camps |
They Called Us Enemy