Grade Nine Academic students…

Are normally reading at, or above grade level.  Texts for them should be high interest and challenging.  They should be presented with complex ideas that encourage them to delve deeper into thematic issues, while inviting them to demonstrate key literacy skills.

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

By: Mark Dunn

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Feed

By: M.T. Anderson

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Indian Horse

By: Richard Wagamese

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Symphony for the City of the Dead

By: M.T. Anderson

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The Way We Fall

By: Megan Crewe

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The Cellist of Sarajevo

By: Steven Galloway

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The Garbage King

By: Elizabeth Laird

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The Ruby in the Smoke

By: Phillip Pullman

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The Golden Compass

By: Philip Pullman

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