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Dear Educator, Photos from the Random House Second
Annual Author Event for NYC Educators
According to the Scholastic 2010 Kids & Family Reading
Report™* the top reasons that kids ages nine to seventeen read
books for fun are that they want to use their imagination,
experience a great story, and above all, be entertained.
With this in mind, I am delighted to present you with our 2011
Language Arts and Social Studies Catalog. Geared toward
providing you, the educator, with fresh and exciting material for
your classroom, this catalog features new books that will appeal to
all of your students’ tastes in reading: adventure books, classics,
Welcome
graphic novels, historical fiction, mysteries, and more.
According to the Scholastic report mentioned above, only 39
percent of boys find that reading books for fun is very important,
compared to 62 percent of girls. To help you identify books that
are ideal for boys who may not be eager to read, we have
indicated suggestions for the reluctant reader with this logo: .
In addition to this print catalog, Random House also offers a
variety of electronic social media for teachers. Have you joined
the Random House High School Network? If not, be sure to
connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and through our blog, Authors Alissa Torres, Liz Welch, and Wes Moore
RHI Magazine on the Web (see facing page for more details).
Lastly, this past summer, we held the Second Annual Author
Event for NYC Educators in the Random House building. Over
one hundred educators and students from the tri-state area
listened to author and teacher presentations and participated in
writing workshops. Our dynamic author lineup included
Geoffrey Canada and Jamar Nicholas (Fist Stick Knife Gun), and
Wes Moore (The Other Wes Moore), whose messages you can find
on pages 5 and 11, respectively. You can view pictures taken at the Author Geoffrey Canada
event on our Facebook page, and video of the event will soon be
posted to RHI Magazine on the Web.
I invite you to turn the page and browse our offerings. I am
confident you will find the right books for your students,
whatever their interests may be.
Here’s to another great school year!
Sincerely,
Attendees
Kaiulani C. Kaneta
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Random House, Inc.
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SPOTLIGHT TITLES............................................................................................................................................................2
LANGUAGE ARTS ..........................................................................................................................................................30
SOCIAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................32
SCIENCE................................................................................................................................................................................35
PROFESSIONAL READING ........................................................................................................................................35
COLLEGE GUIDES & TEST PREP ............................................................................................................................35
ORDER FORM ..................................................................................................................................................................36
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I AM NUJOOD, AGE 10 AND DIVORCED
By Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui
“I ’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders

of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to
say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.”
Nujood Ali’s childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when
her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times
her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells of abuse at
her husband’s hands and of her daring escape. With the help
of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her
freedom—an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where
almost half of all girls are married before the legal age of
seventeen. Nujood’s courageous defiance of both Yemeni
customs and her own family even inspired other young girls in
the Middle East to challenge their forced marriages.
Featuring a new epilogue that describes Nujood’s life today,
this is an unforgettable story of tragedy, triumph, and courage.
“One of the greatest women I have ever seen . . . She set an
example with her courage.” —Hillary Clinton
“A powerful new autobiography. . . . It’s hard to imagine that
there have been many younger divorcées—or braver ones—
than a pint-size third-grader named Nujood Ali.”
Three Rivers Press | TR | 978-0-307-58967-5
—Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
192pp. | $12.00/$15.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
“The unimaginably awful story is told in the voice of the girl,
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—Kirkus Reviews
“Simple and straightforward in its telling, this is an informative
and thoroughly engaging narrative.” —Publishers Weekly
“Nujood and all other girls like her who are traded like objects
deserve to be heard. This important book gives them a voice and
sheds light on an ugly secret that has destroyed the lives of
children for centuries.”
—Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran
About the Authors

NuJooD AlI was the first child bride in Yemen to win a divorce. Named a Glamour Woman of the Year in
2008, she has been profiled in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Time magazine. She lives in Yemen.
DelpHINe mINouI, a recipient of the Albert Londres Prize, has been covering Iran and the Middle East
since 1997. She lives in Beirut.
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Dear Teachers:
I Am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced is a very special little book—as the title
certainly alludes. Forced by her father to marry a man three times her senior at an
age far below the legal one, this brave young Yemeni girl fled her new “home”
with just a few coins in her pocket, and headed to the courthouse in the capital.
Her mission: to petition for a divorce. With the help of a trailblazing female
lawyer, she won—and her extraordinary case has raised awareness throughout the
Middle East about antiquated customs and even helped change the law.
Her story is perfect for high school reading on so many levels. It’s written by
Nujood herself—her voice is one of youth that teens will easily relate to. It’s also a
book that introduces important and timely cultural and political issues in an
accessible way. Furthermore, it is an inspiration to students who are interested in
political activism, law, journalism, and women’s studies—especially considering
that Nujood is passionate about becoming a lawyer, so that she may defend other
young girls who have experienced what she has.
It’s no surprise that Nujood won Glamour magazine’s Woman of the Year award
in 2008 along with the likes of Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice, that the
book is an international best seller, or that Nicholas Kristof interviewed Nujood
for his popular New York Times blog when the book was recently published in the
United States. It is simply a story unlike any other. It is also one that will
encourage lively dialogue in the classroom and help high school teachers
introduce multicultural issues and current events in an engaging way. The book
features a reading group guide to facilitate discussion, and the Q & A below,
written by the French coauthor (a famous international journalist), is a riveting,
behind-the-scenes look into Nujood’s world, the writing of the book, and how
her experience has shaped her life and the lives of so many other young girls
like her.
—Nicole Sprinkle, The Crown Publishing Group
To read a Q & A with the journalist and cowriter of I Am Nujood, go to:

http://tinyurl.com/2vx7qza
Nujood’s French publisher, pictured

with Nujood to his immediate right,
visits her at school in Yemen
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FIST STICK KNIFE GUN: To view trailer and official website for the
documentary, Waiting for “Superman”,
A PERSONAL HISTORY OF VIOLENCE featuring Geoffrey Canada, go to:
www.waitingforsuperman.com
A True Story in Black and White
By Geoffrey Canada; Adapted by Jamar Nicholas
L ong before President Barack Obama praised his work as

“an all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck anti-poverty
effort that is literally saving a generation of children,” and First
Lady Michelle Obama called him “one of my heroes,” Geoffrey
Canada was a small and scared boy growing up in the South
Bronx. His childhood world was one where “sidewalk boys”
learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the
rituals of fist, stick, knife, and, finally, gun. In a stunning
pairing, acclaimed comics creator Jamar Nicholas presents
Canada’s raw and riveting account, one of the most authentic
and important true stories of urban violence ever told.
“Geoffrey Canada’s realistic yet hopeful voice finds fresh
expression through the comic style of Jamar Nicholas. Canada’s
account of his childhood and the role that violence played in
shaping his experiences provides hard-won and crucial lessons.”
—Pedro A. Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education
at New York University
“Jamar Nicholas is a master of his craft—his drawings are full of
life and truly stunning.”
Beacon Press | TR | 978-0-8070-4449-0 —Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
144pp. | $14.00/$16.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 “I wish every city had a Geoffrey Canada.” —President Bill Clinton
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Also available:
FIST STICK KNIFE GUN: A Personal History of Violence
A new edition, including the story of the founding of the Harlem Children’s Zone
“A more powerful depiction of the tragic life of urban children and a more
compelling plea to end ‘America’s war against itself ’ cannot be imagined.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“A slim, revealing volume that should be required reading for anyone who was
ever a child, for anyone who has ever negotiated the complicated hierarchy of
‘rep’ and revenge on city streets.” —Boston Globe
Beacon Press | TR | 978-0-807-00423-4 | 192pp. | $14.00/$16.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
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Teacher’s Guide Available
About the Author

geoFFReY cANADA grew up in the South Bronx. Since 1990, he has been the President
and Chief Executive Officer for Harlem Children’s Zone, an organization that offers a
comprehensive range of services in a nearly 100-block area in Central Harlem and serves
over 10,000 children. Their work has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes,
The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, and The New York Times. In October
2005, Canada was named one of “America's Best Leaders” by U.S. News and World Report.
He is featured in the film Waiting for “Superman.”
A Message from the Author
When my memoir, Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence, was first published
in 1995, it told the story of my life growing up in the South Bronx as both a victim of
violence, and as a perpetrator, for my own survival. Things in my neighborhood and in
many neighborhoods across the country, have not improved since I was young. In fact,
they’ve grown worse. Violence has always been a problem, but it has never been as deadly
as it is today. In 2009, the Children’s Defense Fund reported that nearly nine children and
teens are killed every day as a result of gun violence. With more guns and more drugs
available on the streets than ever before, what chance do kids today have of surviving, let
alone thriving, in the world that has been provided for them?
This year my publisher, Beacon Press, has released a revised edition of Fist Stick Knife
Gun, updated to reflect some of the work that has been done over the last fifteen years. At
the Harlem Children’s Zone, where I am now the president and CEO, we have grown to
serve nearly one hundred city blocks, reaching more than ten thousand children with free
programming and support. One way in which we accomplish this is by placing trained
and caring adults in the middle of these underserved communities, in order to let these
children know that they are not alone out there. In Fist Stick Knife Gun I describe what it
was like for me to be in the middle of the violence, with nowhere to run, and no one to
turn to. In the years since I wrote it, I have worked to protect the children who are still
trapped in that difficult place.
In addition to the revised edition of my memoir, Beacon Press has also released a new
graphic novel adaptation of Fist Stick Knife Gun, by cartoonist and illustrator Jamar
Nicholas. This new version brings the book into the twenty-first century in a fresh and
exciting way. It offers a new tool for understanding the circumstances and psychology of
the children who must face violence everyday. Additionally, the graphic novel format
makes Fist Stick Knife Gun more accessible to younger readers, which I hope will help to
put this story in the hands of those who need it most.
The problem of youth violence cannot be solved from a distance. While I believe it is
essential that people begin to understand the crisis that our children face, it is more
important that they start taking steps to protect them. I hope these two new editions of
Fist Stick Knife Gun can be a step in that direction for many of today’s students, parents,
activists, and concerned citizens. When I was in college, I was absolutely focused on one
thing: how to improve the outcomes for the kinds of kids I knew growing up. I still
dream of the day that we find the answer to that question.
Geoffrey Canada
Jamar Nicholas and geoffrey canada at the Random

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MINDSET www.mindsetonline.com To read “Carol Dweck’s Attitude”, from
The Chronicle Review (May 9, 2010) go to:
The New Psychology of Success http://tinyurl.com/2cpn7nk
By Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
A leading expert in motivation and personality psychology,

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., has discovered, through more
than 20 years of research, that mindset is not a minor
personality quirk; rather, it creates one’s whole mental world.
In Mindset, she argues that it explains how individuals become
optimistic or pessimistic, shaping their goals, and their attitude
toward work, relationships, and how they raise their kids—
ultimately predicting whether or not they will fulfill their
potential. She demonstrates that mindset unfolds in childhood
and adulthood and drives every aspect of one’s life, from work
to sports, from relationships to parenting. She illustrates how
creative geniuses in all fields—music, literature, science, sports,
business—apply the growth mindset to achieve results.
Highly engaging and drawing upon years of research, and ideal
reading for faculty department programs, Mindset breaks new
ground as it offers compelling methods to change one’s
manner of thinking for a more productive life.
“A good book is one whose advice you believe. A great book is
one whose advice you follow. I have found Carol Dweck’s work
on mindsets invaluable in my own life, and even life-changing in
Ballantine Books | TR | 978-0-345-47232-8 my attitudes toward the challenges that, over the years, become
288pp. | $16.00/$19.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 more demanding rather than less. This is a book that can change
your life, as its ideas have changed mine.”
—Robert J. Sternberg, IBM Professor of Education and Psychology
at Yale University, director of the PACE Center at Yale University,
and author of Successful Intelligence
“Highly recommended. . . . This book is an essential read for
parents, teachers, coaches, and others who are instrumental in
determining a child’s mind-set, and in turn, his or her future
success, as well as for those who would like to increase their own
feelings of success and fulfillment.”
—Library Journal, starred review
“A serious, practical book. Dweck’s overall assertion that rigid
thinking benefits no one, least of all yourself, and that a change
of mind is always possible, is welcome.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Author

cARol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in
the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been
the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and is now the
Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a member of
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto,
California.
When I was in the sixth grade, my teacher Mrs. Wilson seated us around the room in IQ
order. Only the highest-IQ students were allowed to erase the blackboard or carry the flag
in the school assembly. Mrs. Wilson believed that your IQ score embodied not just your
inborn intelligence, but your character as well. This was my first and most powerful
experience with the fixed mindset—the idea that your traits are fixed and that they define
you. I have devoted my life to liberating students from this mindset.
Mindset introduces students to a body of research they can use in their lives, especially
during this time, when challenges are coming at them from every direction. Students
struggle with work that is much harder than anything they’ve done before, are in an
environment that may seem less supportive and nurturing than before, and . . . they have
to think about college! On top of this, new social challenges (and setbacks) constantly
occur. In this context, students find the growth mindset—the idea that your qualities can
be developed over time—to be critical to their adjustment. In fact, they often tell me that
they use the growth mindset principles on a daily basis, to rise to challenges and take on
new ones.
Rigorous research shows that it can be very helpful for students to learn about the growth
mindset in high school. It can positively affect motivation, grade point average, and self-
esteem. It can also help students transcend negative stereotypes, such as those facing
women in math or minority students in a variety of subjects, helping them understand
that they can acquire these skills through good instruction and sustained effort.
Mindset has also played a key role in professional development. Many educational
institutions have made it required reading for their administrators and teachers, because
the book is full of crucial information about how to motivate students. The same thing is
happening with athletic organizations, in which, according to coaches, a growth mindset
is proving essential for the development of an athlete’s (and a coach’s) potential. Business
schools and business organizations are using Mindset to encourage effective leadership
and necessary innovation in times of change.
Many teachers who have adopted Mindset in their courses tell me that the students enjoy
it tremendously, that it provokes excellent class discussions, and that it lends itself to
useful and interesting exercises. For example, students can write about something they
would like to change in themselves and how they would go about it, and keep a journal of
their changes. Students can be asked to do something that they might not have otherwise
done and they can write about it or share this challenging experience with their
classmates. Educators have told me that many of their students gain the courage to
pursue their most valued goals, ones they may not have pursued in the past because of the
fear of failure.
Almost every day, I get wonderful letters from teachers who have assigned Mindset.
I hope I will get a letter from you.
Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

GOING DOWN SOUTH www.bonnieglover.com
A Novel
By Bonnie J. Glover
F rom the author of The Middle Sister comes a heartwarming

tale of second chances and the unparalleled love between
mothers and daughters.
When fifteen-year-old Olivia Jean finds herself in the “family
way,” her mother, Daisy, who has never been very maternal,
springs into action. Daisy decides that Olivia Jean can’t stay in
New York and whisks her away to her grandmother’s farm in
Alabama to have the baby—even though Daisy and her own
mother, Birdie, have been estranged for years. When they
arrive, Birdie lays down the law: Sure, her granddaughter can
stay, but Daisy will have to stay as well. Though Daisy is
furious, she has no choice.
Now, under one little roof in the 1960s Deep South, three
generations of spirited, proud women are forced to live
together. One by one, they begin to lose their inhibitions and
share their secrets. And as long-guarded truths emerge, a baby
is born—a child with the power to turn these virtual strangers
into a real, honest-to-goodness family.
“Olivia Jean, Daisy, and Birdie are three generations of black
women who must deal with pregnancy, relationships with
One World | TR | 978-0-345-48091-0 difficult and absent mothers, and men who cannot or will not
272pp. | $14.00/$16.50 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 stand by them in times of emotional ordeal. . . . Each of these
women is feisty, insightful, and smart—and impatient with the
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generation immediately next to her own. Glover brings each of
them—as well as Olivia Jean’s adored daddy and Birdie’s
mysterious partners—to vivid and well-focused life. Easy and
quick to read, this story will resonate with girls who know the
culture portrayed as well as those who are looking from the
outside in.”
—Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia
(School Library Journal)
Also available:
THE MIDDLE SISTER
A Novel
One World | TR | 978-0-345-48090-3 | 272pp. | $12.95/$17.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
© Marilena Paris
About the Author

BoNNIe J. gloVeR was born in Florence, Alabama and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
She graduated from Stetson University College of Law with a Juris Doctorate degree.
Since 2005, when my first book, The Middle Sister, was published, I’ve been asked to speak at
various public schools, ranging from grade schools to colleges in Florida, where I currently live.
Each event has left me wanting to participate more in book discussions with young adults, and I’m
glad that now I’m receiving invitations to speak in schools as far away as Missouri.
With the publication of Going Down South, I am finding more and more of my readership among
the young adult (YA) population, due to the novel’s focus on teenage pregnancy. The protagonist,
Olivia Jean Stone, is 15 years old and in “trouble”—the dated euphemism for pregnancy in that
era. Although the book is set at the cusp of 1959 and 1960, it strikes a chord with today’s teen
audience and their educators. Suddenly, I’m in demand as a speaker, and school personnel and
administrators contact me to come to them and talk to their students.
My latest foray into public speaking for high school students occurred in early March. Dr. Nick
JacAngelo met me in a fairly nice-sized room at Miami Coral Park Senior High. I had been there
before. Rosalind Gooding, the school’s Reading Department Chair/Reading Coach, had invited
me to attend an assembly back in 2005, at the publication of my first book. During that meeting I
spoke about writing, how I wrote, the process, my ideas, etc. I answered a lot of questions. The
students told me about themselves and what they wanted to accomplish. I felt a secret flush of
pride when a couple of students remained behind and whispered their aspirations to me because
they wanted me to know them, even though they felt too shy to communicate in front of an
audience of their peers. I gave them my card with my email address. I didn’t hear from either
student again.
So this time when Rosalind called, I had a plan. I didn’t want to run in and out of the school and
not make a solid connection with the students. I thought about the issues facing our children today
and what I had written about in both of my novels—the inability of parents and children to
sometimes connect and make things work. I wanted to meet with the students at least twice—once
to introduce myself, to get to know them a little, and to whet their appetite for reading Going
Down South by doing an initial reading and a signing. My follow-up visit would be a discussion of
the topical issues in Going Down South, with a focus on the students and their feelings about the
characters and the problems they were facing.
When I arrived at Miami Coral, thirty-six students—all girls except for one young man who
insisted on being a part of our group—were waiting quietly and very politely for me. I started the
process: I introduced myself and used humor to try and ease the tension in the room—inevitable
when new people meet. They laughed when I told them about my adventures in Los Angeles at
the NAACP Awards ceremony. Going Down South had been nominated for an Outstanding
Literary Fiction Award and I got to peer at the stars for a good moment or two. I showed the
students how I strutted on the red carpet but couldn’t get the paparazzi interested because I am
not well-known, since writers are usually behind the scenes and it was my first nomination. After
our shared laughter, they seemed to relax and a few young people shared their dreams with me—
there was one attorney-to-be and one writer present!
I signed books as they left that first day and each student whispered to me a promise—that they
would read Going Down South and be ready to talk to me when I came back. And I promised
myself that I would do more of these talks. I might only make a difference to a handful of students,
but out of that handful, one or two might go on to do great things. I’m hopeful.
Bonnie J. Glover

THE OTHER WES MOORE www.theotherwesmoore.com
One Name, Two Fates
By Wes Moore
I n December 2000, The Baltimore Sun ran a short article

about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a
Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a huge story
about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer
in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still
hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a
pair of brothers. One was also named Wes Moore.
Wes just couldn’t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the
inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same
newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the
manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to
the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life
sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively
asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you?
How did this happen?
That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have
lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits,
Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike
his own: Both had grown up in similar neighborhoods and had
had difficult childhoods; both were fatherless; they’d hung out
Spiegel & Grau | TR | 978-0-385-52820-7 on similar corners with similar crews; and both had run into
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Do not order before 1/11/2011. had faced similar moments of decision, yet their choices would
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Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from
heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption,
The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys
trying to find their way in a hostile world.
“The Other Wes Moore highlights the transformative influence of
caring adults. . . . Moore vividly and powerfully describes not just
the culture of the streets but how it feels to be a boy growing up
in a world where violence makes you a man, school seems
irrelevant, and drug dealing is a respected career choice.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine
wes moore at the Random House Second
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About the Author

weS mooRe is a Rhodes Scholar and a combat veteran of the war in Afghanistan. As a
White House Fellow, he worked as a special assistant to Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the
State Department. He was a featured speaker at the 2008 Democratic National
Convention, was named one of Ebony magazine’s Top 30 Leaders Under 30 (2007), and
most recently, was dubbed one of the top young business leaders in America in Crain’s
New York Business. He works in New York City.
I am living proof that a support system of family, mentors, and educators is critical for success and
as such, have the most tremendous respect for those of you who give tirelessly of yourselves to
improve the future of a child. I would like to humbly thank all of you for being heroes to so many
of your students, for inspiring them in ways you probably cannot even fathom yet, and for teaching
them character and personal responsibility in addition to academics. It is your example, your belief
in them, along with the preparation you give them in the classroom, that will unlock doors of
opportunity.
I am a grandchild of a retired school teacher who taught in the Bronx public school system for
over 20 years, the son-in-law of a New York City public elementary school teacher of over 20
years, and a proud advocate for schools and the kids they serve. I have grown up hearing the stories
of redemption and disappointment, of joy and pain, and of success and failure of so many kids who
find themselves in a system that currently works for some, but doesn’t for too many. Just as I was
serving as a captain on the front lines in Afghanistan, you all are the front-line soldiers in the most
important battle our nation faces now: the battle to educate and prepare our next generation of
leaders.
Just as we need to mobilize leaders and resources around our battles overseas, the same must be
done to help our children navigate their journeys into adulthood.
We all know the disturbing statistics of low graduation and high dropout rates in our nation’s
public schools by heart. And with more than 50% of marriages failing in today’s society, and
single-parent households the norm in many inner-city communities, children lack the guidance
that the family structure once provided. I am sure we are all alarmed that in today’s world, young
men of color are more likely to be in prison than in college. For too many in our nation,
particularly those who live in our most precarious areas, a broken school system serves as a
precursor to entry into the juvenile justice system. But I believe this is a problem we can—and
must—tackle.
Studies show that students from low-income communities can and do achieve at high levels when
they are given the resources and attention they deserve. And there are amazing educators and civic
leaders who are already leading the charge with impressive steam. I know the fixes aren’t simple,
nor are they cheap. But there are two things to remember: The answer isn’t simply spending more
money, it is to spend the money wisely with a focus on the children we intend to serve; and the
costs of inaction on this issue are unbearably high, when you consider it costs nearly $200,000 to
incarcerate someone in New York, and according to a recent Columbia University study, cutting
the dropout rate in half would yield $45 billion annually in both new federal tax revenues and cost
savings.
Promising reforms that have embraced alternative teaching platforms, teacher pay systems based
on performance, and the inspired $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” funds that the Obama
Administration has allocated are tremendous, but a national embrace of innovation and policy
change are imperatives.
We will need fortitude and ingenuity as we embark on the education-reform battle of our lifetime.
The chance to raise expectations, the opportunity for our children to do better than their parents,
and the need to translate the experience of young students into the dreams of a nation must now
drive us all. Just as it was imperative for me and my soldiers on the ground to win our fights, the
same can be said for you and the work you are doing. As President Obama recently said, “The
future belongs to the nation that best educates its citizens.” I could not agree more.
Wes Moore

ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY www.enriquesjourney.com
The Story of a Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey

For additional educator guides and materials, go to:
to Reunite with his Mother www.enriquesjourney.com/educators.html
By Sonia Nazario
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
I n this astonishing story, award-winning journalist Sonia

Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran
boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his
mother in the United States. Eleven years after his mother is
forced to leave her starving family to find work, Enrique
travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and
corrupt cops, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight
trains, and with little more in his pocket than a slip of paper
bearing his mother’s North Carolina telephone number. But
Enrique pushes forward, relying on his wit, courage, and
hope—and the kindness of strangers.
Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two
Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature
photography, Enrique’s Journey puts a human face on the
ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United
States. It is also a timeless story of families torn apart, the
yearning to be together again, and a boy who will risk his life
to find the mother he loves.
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reshape American conversations about immigration.”
Exam Copy: $3.00
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Enrique’s Journey is insightful and beautifully written and sheds
Teacher’s Guide Available a great deal of light on the horrific journeys immigrants risk to
find a better life. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal
“In the tradition of Jacob Riis . . . Nazario has illuminated the
This book is a popular modern immigrant experience; with Enrique, she has given a
common reading selection voice and a face to these migrant children.”
at high schools, —The New York Times Book Review
colleges/universities, and
“One City, One Book”
Programs.
To view the complete list, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/289o78x
About the Author

SoNIA NAZARIo has spent 20 years reporting on and writing about social issues, most
recently as a projects reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Her stories have tackled some of
this country’s most intractable problems: hunger, drug addiction, immigration. In addition
to winning the Pulitzer Prize, she has won numerous national journalism and book awards.
President Obama has vowed that he will soon raise the issue of immigration reform anew, likely igniting heated
debates in homes around the country.
Yet in many high schools nationwide, teachers have already sought to help students better understand their
newly arrived neighbors through discussions of Enrique’s Journey. Scores of high schools from Bay Shore, New
York to Santa Monica, California—places that have seen a sudden surge of newcomers from other countries—
have used my book about one Central American boy’s quest to reach his mother in the U.S. to take students
inside the world of migrants, a world many know little about.
My visits to high schools all over the country have led to incredibly interesting and moving encounters with
students. Many non-Latino students tell me that they had no real concept of the poverty that pushes migrants
out of places like Honduras. They say that they find the story of what Enrique and other migrant children are
willing to do to reach the U.S. moving and instructive, forcing them to reevaluate their preconceptions about
immigrants. One African-American student at a Chicago high school told me how her grandmother had moved
from Mississippi to Illinois, leaving her children behind—an experience common among African-American
women leaving the South. That student said the book gave her a deeper bond with people living south of the
border.
Mexican-American students often tell me that, after reading Enrique’s Journey, they have a better understanding
of the tensions between Mexicans and Central Americans living in the U. S.
The most moving responses, however, are from Latino students who say this is the first book they have read in
which they can see some glimmer of their own lives and experiences reflected. They—or someone in their
family—have made the journey to the U. S. on top of freight trains, or have been separated from their parents in
the process of coming to the U.S. These Latino students tell me that my book led to first-ever conversations
with their parents about how they arrived in the United States. Often, high school teachers tell me that they
normally can’t get their students to read anything, but their pupils devoured this tale.
What has been most promising is to see students’ clear desire to try to alleviate the situation I describe in
Enrique’s Journey. At La Jolla Country Day School, near San Diego, students launched a campaign to raise
money to provide microloans to women in Guatemala. These loans provide women with the necessary start-up
capital to create businesses and generate income, thus allowing them to stay with their children in their home
country.
Students at Crawford High School in San Diego were so taken with the book that they worked with the local
public broadcasting station to produce an Emmy-winning short film for television based upon the book and its
characters. They also created pop-up books based on Enrique’s Journey, and took them to elementary schools to
discuss immigration.
In Logan, Utah, the mostly white, Mormon, high school students interpreted Enrique’s Journey artistically,
through poems, musical compositions, and sculptures. As they performed or presented their works, many in the
crowd of parents cried.
High school teachers have told me that the book works as a common read for many reasons. It appeals to both
male and female students. The protagonist is close to the students’ age. It is a compelling read that broadens
students’ awareness of other cultures. And it is about a pressing, current issue.
Administrators and teachers appreciate how Enrique’s Journey addresses

key themes: survival, community, education, family, diversity, racism,
violence, drugs, redemption, foreign relations, politics, and, of course,
immigration.
What I have enjoyed most about my discussions at high schools is

seeing that Enrique’s Journey has taken a highly polarizing and
important issue, and has forced students to reconsider it in a
Sonia Nazario with students at nuanced way.
Fort lewis college Sonia Nazario

HOW TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL SUPERSTAR
A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out www.calnewport.com
(Without Burning Out)
By Cal Newport
I n How to Be a High School Superstar, Cal Newport explores

the world of relaxed superstars—students who scored spots
at the nation’s top colleges by leading uncluttered and
authentic lives. Drawing from extensive interviews and
cutting-edge science, Newport’s latest book offers step-by-step
instructions and guidance to help students and parents
navigate the college admissions process without stress. Topics
covered include why:
• Doing less is the foundation for becoming more impressive;
• Demonstrating passion is meaningless, but being interesting is crucial;
• Accomplishments that are hard to explain are better than accomplishments
that are hard to do.
“As a former Ivy League admissions officer, I was overjoyed to see
a book that hit the nail on the head regarding selective college
admissions and how to take the process in stride. Students will
find his book extremely useful and admissions officers will be
relieved to see applicants who escape the cookie-cutter
syndrome.”
—Dr. Michele Hernandez, author of A Is for Admission and president
of Hernandez College Consulting and Application Boot Camp
Broadway | TR | 978-0-7679-3258-5 “Newport possesses an outstanding sense of high school

272pp. | $12.99/$14.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 students’ lives, as well as the science behind using free time to
become interesting, interested, engaged, and authentic. He
For more books by Cal Newport, go to provides many excellent principles with numerous practical, real
http://tinyurl.com/39aqa96 life examples to illustrate his points and to help students take
immediate action.”
—Dr. Linda Caldwell, Professor, Penn State University
© Beltrami Studios
About the Author

cAl NewpoRt is the author of How to Win at College and How to Become a Straight-A
Student. He graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a Ph.D. from MIT. His
writing has appeared in national publications, and he is the founder of Study Hacks
(www.calnewport.com/blog), the Web’s most popular student advice blog.
In the spring of 2008, a group of parents gathered at Palo Alto High School for a
program titled “Let’s REALLY Talk About College.” Originally billed as “a panel
discussion for parents and students,” the event garnered a buzz once it was
revealed that several college admissions experts would sit on the panel.
A few minutes into the first presentation, however, it became clear that the focus
of the discussion was not insider tips on how to win acceptance to elite schools.
Instead, the panelist asked parents to look beyond the Ivy League and settle for
less-competitive schools that would generate less stress for their children. A
murmur spread through the crowd. Someone stood up and walked out of the
auditorium. More followed. By the time the first speaker finished, more than 20
percent of the audience had left.
I later asked one of the event organizers why parents would ignore a message that
directly concerned the well-being of their children.
“They think it’s other peoples’ problem,” she told me. “They think, ‘Not my
kids—my kids will be okay.’”
This story underscores the difficulty of reigning in admissions-related stress. The

standard strategy, as presented by the panelists at Palo Alto High School, is to
convince students and their parents that there’s more to life than Harvard. Those
who are suffering the most, however, are also the most likely to ignore this advice:
like the walk-outs at the Palo Alto discussion, they convince themselves that
they’re different; somehow they’ll make it through.
I wrote How to Be a High School Superstar to address this issue. The book describes
a new philosophy of college admissions that aims to simultaneously decrease stress
and increase impressiveness. I start by taking the reader inside the world of
relaxed superstars—students who defy conventional wisdom by living uncluttered
and authentic high school lives, yet still do well during the admissions process. I
then detail exactly what makes these students impressive—demolishing the myth
that overload and exhaustion is a prerequisite for standing out. I augment this
discussion with detailed instructions—from practical time management and study
habits, to sophisticated strategies for becoming more engaged with the world—
that prove that relaxed superstardom is not something enjoyed by a lucky few, but
is instead a viable goal for any high school student looking to live up to his or her
potential without having to suffer through an over-scheduled lifestyle.
How to Be a High School Superstar goes far beyond the standard collections of
application tips that populate the admissions shelf. It offers the reader a new way
of viewing the college process—recasting it not as a chore to survive, but instead
as a reward for living a genuinely interesting life.
Cal Newport

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF www.rebeccaskloot.com
HENRIETTA LACKS
By Rebecca Skloot
H er name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as

HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who
worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—
taken without her knowledge—became one of the most
important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells
grown in culture, they played a vital role in developing the
polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the
effects of the atom bomb; helped lead to important advances
like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have
been bought and sold by the billions, with devastating
consequences for her family.
Now Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey,
from the “colored” ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the
1950s to stark white laboratories with freezers full of HeLa
cells, from Henrietta’s small, dying hometown of Clover,
Virginia—a land of old wooden slave quarters, faith healings,
and voodoo—to East Baltimore today, where Henrietta’s
children, unable to afford health insurance, wrestle with
feelings of pride, fear, and betrayal.
Crown | HC | 978-1-4000-5217-2
384pp. | $26.00/$32.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $13.00 “Using [The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks] in the classroom will
Paperback coming March 2011. deepen your students’ understanding of nonfiction, science,
medicine, and history—but more than that, it will prepare them
ReADINg leVel: 9 to engage thoughtfully with the profound moral and ethical
Teacher’s Guide Available dilemmas posed by emergent technologies and the world we
share.” —Amy Jurskis, Tri-Cities High School, East Point, Georgia
This book is a popular “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fascinating read and a
ringing success. It is a well-written, carefully researched, complex
common reading selection saga of medical research, bioethics, and race in America. Above
at high schools, all it is a human story of redemption for a family, torn by loss,
colleges/universities, and and for a writer with a vision that would not let go.”
—The Boston Globe
“Skloot narrates the science lucidly, tracks the racial politics of
Programs. medicine thoughtfully, and tells the Lacks family’s often painful
To view the complete list, go to: story with grace . . . Science writing is often just about the ‘facts.’
Skloot’s book, her first, is far deeper, braver, and more
http://tinyurl.com/3xwrwze wonderful. . . . Made my hair stand on end.”
—The New York Times Book Review
About the Author

ReBeccA Skloot is an award-winning science writer whose articles have appeared in
The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Discover; and elsewhere. She has
worked as a correspondent for NPR’s Radiolab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW, and has taught
nonfiction in the creative writing departments at the University of Memphis and the
University of Pittsburgh, and science journalism at New York University. Visit her on the
web at www.RebeccaSkloot.com.
I first learned about HeLa cells and the woman behind them as a sixteen-year-old sitting
in a basic biology class. I knew only fragments of her story, but those fragments inspired me
to start asking questions—about science and mortality, bioethics, and how I’d feel if my own
cells were used in research. I didn’t yet know that her cells had launched a multibillion-
dollar industry while her children lived in poverty, or that the cells had had devastating
consequences for the family.
Henrietta’s story captures the imagination of students interested in any number of subjects,
including the sciences, medicine, history, philosophy, law, bioethics, journalism, and creative
writing. I’ve spoken about HeLa at schools around the country, where students are transfixed
by the story. I tell them that if you could pile all the HeLa cells ever grown on a scale they
would weigh more than one hundred fifty Empire State Buildings, and that HeLa has been
fused with mouse cells to create Henrietta-mouse hybrid cells. It’s the stuff of science fiction,
but it’s true, and students love it. Combine that with the story of Henrietta’s family—a tale
about science, religion, race, and class—and students’ reactions are powerful.
During Q & As, the first question is usually, “Wasn’t it illegal to take her cells and use them
in research without asking?” The answer is no—not in 1951, and not in 2010. Today, most
Americans have their tissue on file somewhere, as a result of routine blood tests or biopsies.
And since the late sixties, when testing newborns for genetic diseases became required by law,
each baby born in the United States has had blood taken, and those samples are often stored
and used by scientists. This means that most students in this country have tissues of their own
being used in research, and neither they nor their parents likely realize it.
As a teacher, I always look for books that bring together the many disparate fields that
students will study throughout their academic careers, and that allow them to explore the
real-world consequences of intellectual discoveries. Other teachers tell me The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks does just that, bringing together themes of health, community, family,
ethics, religion, science, storytelling, history, business, law, and humanity.
I have already spoken at hundreds of schools nationwide. As a regular guest speaker who has
also worked as a correspondent for radio and television, I understand the importance of being
an engaging speaker, and my talks have been called “moving and engaging of both the heart
and mind.” You can visit the events page of my website at RebeccaSkloot.com and you can
contact me through the site. I look forward to visiting even more schools as part of their
Common Reading Programs.
As a young student, I couldn’t have imagined that Henrietta’s story would lead me to become
a writer, or that writing this book would be a ten-year journey. There’s no telling what effect
this story could have on students. I can’t wait to find out.
Rebecca Skloot
© Omar Quintero Courtesy of Gopal Murti Courtesy of Gopal Murti Courtesy of Tom Deerinck
Hela cells take on a different appearance depending on the type of microscope and dye used to see them

OUTCASTS UNITED www.outcastsunited.com
An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One To view video of an author discussion with
Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference educators, go to: http://tinyurl.com/yegm5jj
By Warren St. John
utcasts United is the story of a refugee soccer team, a

O remarkable woman coach, and a small southern town
turned upside down by the process of refugee resettlement.
In the 1990s, Clarkston, Georgia, became a resettlement center
for refugees and a modern-day Ellis Island for scores of
families from war zones in Liberia, Congo, Sudan, Iraq, and
Afghanistan. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh,
an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a
youth soccer team to help keep Clarkston’s boys off the streets.
These boys named themselves the Fugees—short for refugees.
Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the lives of the
Fugees, their families, and their charismatic coach, as they
struggle to build new lives in a fading town overwhelmed by
change. Theirs is a story about resilience in the face of
extraordinary hardship, the power of one person to make a
difference, and the daunting challenge of creating community
in a place where people seem to have so little in common.
“Not merely about soccer, St. John’s book teaches readers about
the social and economic difficulties of adapting to a new culture
and the challenges facing a town with a new and disparate
Spiegel & Grau | TR | 978-0-385-52204-5 population. Despite their cultural and religious differences and
336pp. | $15.00/$18.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 the difficulty of adaptation, the Fugees came together to play
soccer. This wonderful, poignant book is highly recommended.”
ReADINg leVel: 8
—Library Journal, starred review
A “richly detailed, uplifting account of a young Jordanian
immigrant who created a soccer program in Georgia for young
refugees from war-torn nations . . . educational and enriching.”
This book is a popular —Kirkus Reviews
common reading selection
Selected for Common Reading at St. Catherine’s School
at high schools, (Richmond, VA)
colleges/universities, and
Programs.
http://tinyurl.com/29do7ql
About the Author

wARReN St. JoHN is a reporter for The New York Times and the author of the national best
seller Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer.
For the better part of a hundred years, Clarkston, Georgia—a community of 7,100 on one
square mile of land east of downtown Atlanta—was a mostly white town where little of
interest happened. In the early 1990s, the town was designated as a resettlement center for
refugees from around the world, who poured in from Southeast Asia, the Balkans, Africa,
and the Middle East. In less than a decade, little Clarkston transformed into one of the
most diverse communities in the country.
Outcasts United is the story of this town, told through the lens of a soccer team of refugee
boys called the Fugees, a team founded and coached by an American-educated, Jordanian-
born volunteer named Luma Mufleh. The team and its remarkable coach ultimately provide
the rest of us with powerful lessons about how to create community in places where
everyone is different.
The Fugees are a paradigm of the modern-day student body. A group of boys from an
extraordinary range of backgrounds have come together in a new place and face the
challenge of forging alliances and creating a new community. But through lessons taught by
the coach and derived from their own experiences, the boys manage to identify common
goals that override their significant cultural differences.
A nuanced and realistic approach to discussing diversity. The drama of the Fugees’ soccer
season offers a way into a more complex and nuanced discussion about diversity that is not
doctrinaire or simplistic. The book does not gloss over the challenges posed by diverse
communities, but does offer positive, real-world examples of how people in Clarkston have
turned diversity into an asset.
Expands students’ horizons. Though set in Clarkston, Georgia, Outcasts United traces the
origins of the conflicts that caused the refugees of Clarkston to flee their homes in the first
place, in order to contextualize the refugee experience. Students learn about conflicts in
Liberia, Bosnia and Kosovo, Burundi and the Congo, among others. In addition, students
gain valuable insights into the struggle of other young people to assimilate into a new
culture.
The importance and rewards of service. The example of Coach Luma proves the adage
that one person can make a difference. With no formal training in social work and with
little outside support, she identified a profound local need and single-handedly took the
initiative to help meet it. In the process, she found herself with a new family, who valued
and appreciated her for her efforts and kindness.
Strong female role model. Luma offers a powerful role model for female students. A lone
female coach in a league of male coaches, she is determined—sometimes stubborn—clever,
and above all, passionate on behalf of her players and their families. And through sheer
force of will, she takes on local prejudices and political intransigence that works against the
refugees.
Having already been selected by several schools and communities just the first year of its
publication, Outcasts United has already spoken to thousands of students. I hope to have the
opportunity to bring the book’s message to your school as well.
Warren St. John

MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE www.Bill-Strickland.com
POSSIBLE To watch a video of Bill Strickland speaking

at the Random House Luncheon during the
One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to First Year Experience 2010 Conference, go to:
Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary http://tinyurl.com/334reoj
By Bill Strickland with Vince Rause
“Success is the point where your most authentic talents, passion,

values, and experiences intersect with the chance to contribute to
some greater good.” —Bill Strickland
A ccording to MacArthur Fellowship “Genius” award

winner Bill Strickland, a successful life is not something
you simply pursue—it is something that you create, moment
by moment. Over the past thirty years, Bill Strickland has been
transforming the lives of thousands of people through the
creation of Manchester Bidwell, a job-training center and
community arts program. Working with corporations,
community leaders, and schools, he and his staff strive to give
disadvantaged kids and adults the opportunities and tools they
need to envision and build better, brighter futures.
Strickland believes that every one of us has the potential for
remarkable achievement. Every one of us can accomplish the
impossible in our lives if given the right inspiration and
motivation to do so. Through lessons from his own life
experiences, and those of countless others who have overcome
their circumstances and turned their lives around, Make the
Broadway Business | TR | 978-0-385-52055-3 Impossible Possible shows how all of us can build on our
240pp. | $14.00/$17.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 passions and strengths, dream bigger and set the bar higher,
achieve meaningful success, and help mentor and inspire the
ReADINg leVel: 11 lives of others.
“Straddling between both autobiographical and inspirational
genre, the most exquisite beauty of this book is in its
straightforward and heartfelt approach. There are so many
imminently quotable lines you can draw from cover to cover. This
is the kind of book you’d want to read over and over again, with
a marker in hand to annotate it as you read, or with a pen and
paper on the side to take down notes. Or even both. For as you
share in the struggles and successes of Bill Strickland, Make The
Impossible Possible is an inexhaustible wellspring of real-life
inspiration.” —Sacramento Book Review
About the Author

BIll StRIcklAND is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its
subsidiaries, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG), and Bidwell Training Center (BTC). He is
nationally recognized as a visionary leader who authentically delivers educational and
cultural opportunities to students and adults within an organizational culture that fosters
innovation, creativity, responsibility, and integrity. Throughout Strickland’s distinguished
career, he has been honored with numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to
the arts and his community, including the coveted MacArthur Fellowship “Genius” award.
Make the Impossible Possible describes my personal journey from being an inner-city
public-school student and troubled high-schooler to a successful college graduate, and
eventually a community leader.
The book demonstrates the power of not only one young person to transform his or
her own life, but also the power of a motivated public-school teacher to help guide
and facilitate that change through the arts and mentorship. I have seen how the book
appeals to high-school students and teachers because it:
• touches on important and relevant themes, such as the transformative potential

of change, the power of determination, and the value of helping others;
• appeals to students, teachers, administrators, and school-reform leaders, as well

as school boards, by giving them a real-life model for improving their systems of
education; and
• is written in accessible, easy-to-read language and with a commonsense approach.
The book has also inspired a Web site devoted to the improvement of public
education, has been adopted by over ten universities now using it as required reading
for incoming freshmen, and has been the inspiration for a “Fans of Bill Strickland”
video on YouTube.
As the book continues to generate wide interest, I believe it has the potential to create
real change in the area of education reform, and will eventually work its way into
school libraries, both at the high school and university levels.
Ultimately, the true value of Make the Impossible Possible lies in its universal message,
which is timeless and can be appreciated by all, regardless of age or background, who
are willing and able to listen, learn, and challenge themselves and those around them
to make what may seem impossible, possible.
Bill Strickland
Bill Strickland with students at his manchester Bidwell job-training and community arts center

THE EARTH’S LAST WILDERNESS www.2041.com
A Quest to Save Antarctica For information about a curriculum

By Robert Swan with Gil Reavill developed around this book, go to:
(Previously published as Antarctica 2041) http://education.2041.com/
A dventurer-turned-environmentalist Robert Swan

illuminates the perils facing the planet come 2041—the
year when the international treaty protecting Antarctica is up
for review—and the many steps that can be taken to avoid
environmental calamity.
In 1985, when Robert Swan walked across Antarctica, the
fragile polar environment was not a high priority for him. But
upon his return, the earth’s perilous state became personal:
Robert’s ice-blue eyes had been singed to a pale gray—a result
of being exposed to the sun’s rays passing unfiltered through
the depleted ozone layer. At that moment, his commitment to
preserving the environment was born, and in The Earth’s Last
Wilderness Swan details his journey to awareness, and his firm
belief that humans can reverse the harm done to the planet
thus far, and secure its future for generations to come.
Despite the dire warnings Swan raises in The Earth’s Last
Wilderness—exponentially higher greenhouse-gas levels, rising
seas, massive species extinction—he says there is much we can
do to avert looming disaster. Ultimately an upbeat call to
action, his book provides the information people need to
Broadway | TR | 978-0-7679-3176-2 understand the world’s crisis, and the tools they need to
304pp. | $14.99/$16.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 combat it, ultimately showing us all that saving Antarctica
ReADINg leVel: 8 amounts to saving ourselves.
“Even more compelling than Robert Swan’s story—and he relates
his extraordinary experiences with humor and levity—is his plea,
not as a scientist or as an activist but as an ordinary man, that we
heed the moral mandate to quickly face the challenges of
averting global climate chaos.” —Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
About the Author

RoBeRt SwAN is the first person to have walked to both the North and South Poles.
An active lecturer, he regularly leads Antarctic expeditions. He divides his time between
London, New York, and Antarctica.
Teacher Testimonial
Using The Earth’s Last Wilderness in the Classroom
The Earth’s Last Wilderness played a central role in my unit on sustainability. The book
chronicles the recklessly ambitious dreams of Robert Swan as he sets out to become the
first man to walk to both the North and South Poles. Following this journey, students
learn with Robert, as they discover together truths about themselves and the environment.
My unit on sustainability focused on the personal choices that my students could make to
become more conscious citizens. We asked ourselves, “What will my world be like in the
year 2030?” and “What decisions can I be making now to better prepare myself to be
living in a healthier body and environment twenty years from now?” Under this theme we
explored the meaning of sustainability, in what capacities it is expressed, and why it is an
issue about which we should be informed.
Zach Rome
ZAcH Rome is a Cohort 16 New York City Teaching Fellow. As Grand-Prize winner of the 2041
Teacher’s Contest, Rome was awarded free passage aboard the 2009 International Antarctic Treaty
Expedition with author Robert Swan.
Book Excerpt from The Earth’s Last Wilderness

In the Antarctic summer of 1985 I found myself standing at the inland margin of the
Ross Ice Shelf, a crevasse-riven, glacier-fed formation about the size of France. A France
without baguettes and cathedrals. A totally Paris-less France.
The ice beneath me ran down a thousand feet. Underneath that, the Bible-black darkness
of a cold, unexplored sea.
There were reasons why the Ross Sea remained unexplored. A New Zealand fishing boat
once pulled from its waters a colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, to distinguish
the species from its smaller cousin, the merely giant squid) more than thirty feet long and
weighing over a thousand pounds. That’s what they had down there, that and God knows
what other creatures. Perhaps only Captain Nemo could have handled it.
To report my location on the Ross Ice Shelf above the Ross Sea, in other words, is
another way of saying that I was in the middle of frozen nowhere, perched on the brink
of an enormous nothingness. “A silence deep with a breath like sleep” is how one man
who died there put it.
Early Antarctic explorers called the ice shelf “the Great Ice Barrier,” in honor of the
hundred-foot-high vertical wall where it meets the sea. But for those early explorers, and
for me, the barrier acted more as a road, an immense, human-dwarfing, windswept road,
but nevertheless a well-recognized path into the interior of the continent.
We followed “In the Footsteps of Scott,” as our expedition was called, tracing the trek to
the South Pole of the great British explorer Captain Robert F. Scott.
Excerpted from The Earth’s Last Wilderness by Robert Swan with Gil Reavill. Copyright © 2009 by Robert Swan. Excerpted by permission
of Broadway, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without
permission in writing from the publisher.

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STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
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About the Author

Author of the prize-winning series A History of US, JoY HAkIm is the recipient of the
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The Explosion of the American Language Since 1900
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A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Soon to be a major motion picture A Memoir
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by Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch, and Dan Welch
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Writing Guides SOCIAL STUDIES
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Adventures in Creative Writing Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By Karen Benke By Amnesty International USA
Trumpeter | TR | 978-1-59030-812-7 | 256pp. | $14.95/$17.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 Do not order before 1/4/2011.
Three Rivers Press | TR | 978-0-307-58883-8 | 400pp. | $16.00/NCR | Exam Copy: $3.00
IT WAS THE BEST OF SENTENCES, IT WAS ReADINg leVel: 9
THE WORST OF SENTENCES I DON’T WISH NOBODY TO HAVE A LIFE LIKE MINE
A Writer’s Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup
By June Casagrande
By David Chura
Ten Speed Press | TR | 978-1-58008-740-7 | 224pp. | $14.00/$17.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
Beacon | TR | 978-0-8070-0123-3 | 240pp. | $14.00/$18.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
THE WRITE START ReADINg leVel: 11
A Guide to Nurturing Writing at Every Stage, from
Scribbling to Forming Letters and Writing Stories PLAY THEIR HEARTS OUT
By Jennifer Hallissy A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
Do not order before 12/28/2010. By George Dohrmann
Trumpeter | TR | 978-1-59030-837-0 | 160pp. | $15.95/$18.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
Ballantine Books | HC | 978-0-345-50860-7 | 432pp. | $26.00/$30.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $13.00
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NAMING THE WORLD
And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer PLAIN, HONEST MEN
Edited by Bret Anthony Johnston The Making of the American Constitution
Random House Trade Paperbacks | TR | 978-0-8129-7548-2 | 400pp. | $16.00/$19.95 Can. By Richard Beeman
Exam Copy: $3.00
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ORIGINS OF THE SPECIOUS ReADINg leVel: 12
Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
By Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman LOST TO THE WEST
Random House Trade Paperbacks | TR | 978-0-8129-7810-0 | 288pp. | $15.00/$17.00 Can. The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western
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Civilization
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By Sol Steinmetz
Crown | HC | 978-0-375-42617-9 | 256pp. | $19.99/$24.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $10.00 A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
Special Illustrated Edition
DISCOVERING WORDS By Bill Bryson
By Julian Walker Broadway | TR | 978-0-307-88515-9 | 624pp. | $28.00/NCR | Exam Copy: $14.00
Shire | TR | 978-0-7478-0749-0 | 80pp. | $13.95/$15.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
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HEAT AND LIGHT ReADINg leVel: 9
Advice for the Next Generation of Journalists Teacher's Guide Available
By Mike Wallace and Beth Knobel
Three Rivers Press | TR | 978-0-307-46465-1 | 288pp. | $14.00/$17.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY
From Ancient Times to the Modern Era
Edited by Patricia Daniels
Foreword by James Reston, Jr.
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Exam Copy: $17.50
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Edited by Gerald Early and Nikki Giovanni A Child, a Promise, and a Heroic Escape During World War II
One World | TR | 978-0-553-38535-9 | 336pp. | $16.00/$19.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 By Ram Oren
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ReADINg leVel: 11 ACTS OF FAITH
The Story of an American Muslim, in the Struggle for the
THE OXFORD PROJECT Soul of a Generation
By Stephen G. Bloom By Eboo Patel
Photographed by Peter Feldstein Beacon Press | TR | 978-0-8070-0622-1 | 192pp. | $14.00/$16.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
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Fighting to End Africa’s Worst Human Rights Crimes
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES By John Prendergast and Don Cheadle
OF AMERICA Three Rivers Press | TR | 978-0-307-46482-8 | 304pp. | $14.99/$16.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
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Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance Crown | HC | 978-0-307-58787-9 | 352pp. | $27.00/$31.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $13.50
By Parag Khanna ReADINg leVel: 9
Random House | HC | 978-1-4000-6827-2 | 272pp. | $26.00/$30.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $13.00 THE LIFE YOU CAN SAVE
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By Peter Singer
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My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School Exam Copy: $3.00
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Foreword by Bill Clinton
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Teacher’s Guide Available By Larry Tye
THE WORLD IS BIGGER NOW Exam Copy: $3.00
An American Journalist’s Release from Captivity in ReADINg leVel: 8
North Korea . . . A Remarkable Story of Faith, Family, Teacher’s Guide Available
and Forgiveness
By Euna Lee with Lisa Dickey
LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS
Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life
Broadway | HC | 978-0-307-71613-2 | 304pp. | $25.00/$28.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $12.50
ReADINg leVel: 8 By Nick Vujicic
Doubleday Religion | HC | 978-0-307-58973-6 | 256pp. | $19.99/$22.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $10.00
ReADINg leVel: 9
THE ROAD OF LOST INNOCENCE
By Somaly Mam THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MONGOL QUEENS
Foreword by Nicholas D. Kristof; Introduction by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
Spiegel & Grau | TR | 978-0-385-52622-7 | 224pp. | $15.00/NCR | Exam Copy: $3.00
ReADINg leVel: 6 By Jack Weatherford
THINGS I’VE BEEN SILENT ABOUT ReADINg leVel: 12
Memories of a Prodigal Daughter
By Azar Nafisi INDIAN GIVERS
Random House Trade Paperbacks | TR | 978-0-8129-7390-7 | 368pp. | $16.00/$19.95 Can. How Native Americans Transformed the World
Exam Copy: $3.00
ReADINg leVel: 10 By Jack Weatherford
ReADINg leVel: 11

April 12, 2011 marks the 150th
anniversary of the American Civil War.
Books for your classroom:
HOW THE SOUTH COULD HAVE WON THE CIVIL WAR

The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat
By Bevin Alexander
ReADINg leVel: 11 The king Legacy Series
FIELDS OF HONOR: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War By Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Edwin C. Bearss Beacon Press is partnering with the Estate of Martin
Introduction by James McPherson Luther King Jr. in a new publishing program, “The King
National Geographic | TR | 978-1-4262-0093-9 | 448pp. | $15.95/$19.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 Legacy.” Beacon will print new editions of previously
ReADINg leVel: 11 published King titles and compile Dr. King’s writings,
sermons, orations, lectures, and prayers into entirely new
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: This Mighty Scourge of War editions, including significant new introductions by
By Gary Gallagher leading scholars.
Osprey | TR | 978-1-84176-736-9 | 328pp. | $24.95/$27.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $12.50
ReADINg leVel: 10 “Martin Luther King’s early words return to us today with
enormous power, as profoundly true, as wise and inspiring,
THE KILLER ANGELS now as when he wrote them fifty years ago.”
By Michael Shaara —Howard Zinn
Winner of The Pulitzer Prize ReADINg leVel: 9
Ballantine | MM | 978-0-345-34810-4 | 384pp. | $7.99/$10.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
ReADINg leVel: 6
ALL LABOR HAS DIGNITY
Edited by Michael K. Honey
GODS AND GENERALS: A Novel of the Civil War Do not order before 1/11/2011.
By Jeff Shaara Beacon Press | HC | 978-0-8070-8600-1 | 240pp. | $26.95/$31.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $13.50
ReADINg leVel: 7 STRIDE TOWARD FREEDOM
The Montgomery Story
THE LAST FULL MEASURE Introduction by Clayborne Carson
By Jeff Shaara Beacon Press | TR | 978-0-8070-0069-4 | 272pp. | $14.00/NCR | Exam Copy: $3.00
ReADINg leVel: 12 THE TRUMPET OF CONSCIENCE
Foreword by Coretta Scott King
Modern Library Presents New Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman
NEw BOOkS ON ThE CIvIL wAR Beacon Press | HC | 978-0-8070-0071-7 | 96pp. | $22.00/$25.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $11.00
Coming April 2011
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
HEARTS TOUCHED BY FIRE Chaos or Community?
The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Foreword by Coretta Scott King
Edited by Harold Holzer Introduction by Vincent Harding
THE CIVIL WAR BOX SET
By Shelby Foote WHY WE CAN’T WAIT
With American Homer: Reflections on Shelby Foote and His Classic Introduction by Dorothy Cotton
The Civil War: A Narrative Do not order before 1/11/2011.
A Bonus Book edited and introduced by Jon Meacham Beacon Press | TR | 978-0-8070-0112-7 | 256pp. | $14.00/16.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
For more information, visit www.modernlibrary.com
SCIENCE LOOK ME IN THE EYE
My Life with Asperger’s
THE GRAND DESIGN By John Elder Robison
By Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Three Rivers Press | TR | 978-0-307-39618-1 | 320pp. | $14.95/$16.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
Bantam | HC | 978-0-553-80537-6 | 208pp. | $28.00/$33.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $14.00
ReADINg leVel: 12 NOT QUITE ADULTS
Why 20-Somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to
GREAT MIGRATIONS Adulthood, and Why It’s Good for Everyone
Epic Animal Journeys By Richard Settersten and Barbara E. Ray
By Karen Kostyal Do not order before 12/28/2010.
National Geographic | HC | 978-1-4262-0644-3 | 304pp. | $35.00/$40.00 Can. Bantam | TR | 978-0-553-80740-0 | 272pp. | $15.00/$17.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
Exam Copy: $17.50
ReADINg leVel: 10 THE YOUNG AND THE DIGITAL
What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and
THE WATER BOOK Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future
A Simple Approach to One of Earth’s Most Precious
By S. Craig Watkins
Resources
Edited by Anna Krusinski
Hatherleigh Press | TR | 978-1-57826-345-5 | 128pp. | $11.00/$13.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 QUEEN BEES AND WANNABES
ReADINg leVel: 9
By Rosalind Wiseman
Three Rivers Press | TR | 448pp. | 978-0-307-45444-7 | $15.00/$18.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
NATURE STORIES
By Jules Renard
Translated by Douglas Parmee
Illustrated by Pierre Bonnard COLLEGE GUIDES & TEST PREP
NYRB Classics | TR | 978-1-59017-364-0 | 208pp. | $14.95/$16.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
ReADINg leVel: 9 WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE?
FOR TEENS, 2ND EDITION
Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future
PROFESSIONAL READING By Carol Christen and Richard N. Bolles
Ten Speed Press | TR | 978-1-58008-141-2 | 192pp. | $15.99/$19.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
MAKING SENSE OF AUTISTIC SPECTRUM
DISORDERS DON’T STALK THE ADMISSIONS OFFICER
Create the Brightest Future for Your Child How to Survive the College Admissions Process
with the Best Treatment Options without Losing Your Mind
By James Coplan, M.D. By Risa Lewak
Bantam | HC | 978-0-553-80681-6 | 448pp. | $25.00/$29.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $12.50 Ten Speed Press | TR | 978-1-58008-060-6 | 208pp. | $13.99/$16.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR PERFECT KID THE HARDEST QUESTIONS AREN’T ON THE TEST
A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children Lessons from an Innovative Urban School
By Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian By Linda F. Nathan
Three Rivers Press | TR | 978-0-307-58748-0 | 288pp. | $15.00/$17.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00 Beacon Press | TR | 978-0-8070-0615-3 | 224pp. | $16.00/$18.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
MADE TO STICK CRACKING THE SAT, 2011 EDITION

How to Change Things When Change Is Hard By Princeton Review
Updated, with a New Chapter Princeton Review | TR | 978-0-375-42982-8 | 768pp. | $21.99/$25.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $11.00
By Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Random House | HC | 978-1-4000-6428-1 | 336pp. | $26.00/$32.00 Can. | Exam Copy: $13.00 THE PORTABLE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
Answers to the 284 Most Important Questions About
SWITCH Getting Into College
How to Change Things When Change Is Hard By Princeton Review
By Chip Heath and Dan Heath Princeton Review | TR | 978-0-375-42936-1 | 272pp. | $14.99/$18.99 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
Broadway Business | HC | 978-0-385-52875-7 | 320pp. | $26.00/NCR | Exam Copy: $13.00
WRITE YOUR COLLEGE ESSAY IN LESS THAN A DAY
GETTING TO 50/50 By Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
How Working Couples Can Have It All by Sharing It All Ballantine Books | TR | 978-0-345-51727-2 | 224pp. | $15.00/$18.95 Can. | Exam Copy: $3.00
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