Domain 5 Text Selection

For Domain 5 we are focusing on issues related to oppression, power, and rebellion.  Use the information below and the Amazon pages linked for each title to choose the 3 books you are most interested in reading next domain.

When you're choosing your books, think about...

1. The difficulty level of the text (both Lexile and my ranking).
2. The length of the text--Are you a fast reader? You will have about 4 weeks to read this book.
3. The genre of the text.
4. The way the text is written (follow the link to the Amazon page and read the first page or two of the book).

These books are listed from MOST to LEAST challenging--in my opinion.

1984 by George Orwell
Lexile: 1090
Pages: 328
Genre: science fiction / dystopian 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Lexile: 730
Pages: 425
Genre: historical fiction

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Lexile: 910
Pages: 295
Genre: historical fiction

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein *
Lexile: 1000
Pages: 322
Genre: fantasy

The Giver by Lois Lowry*
Lexile: 760
Pages: 138
Genre: science fiction / dystopian

Divergent by Veronica Roth*
Lexile: 700
Pages: 311
Genre: science fiction / dystopian

Fire from the Rock by Sharon Draper
Lexile: 830
Pages: 191
Genre: historical fiction

47 by Walter Mosley
Lexile: 860
Pages: 149
Genre: historical fiction / fantasy

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore*
Lexile: 700
Pages: 452
Genre: science fiction

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld*
Lexile: 770
Pages: 448
Genre: science fiction / dystopian

Above World by Jenn Reese*
Lexile: 710
Pages: 368
Genre: fantasy

The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau*
Lexile: 680
Pages: 163
Genre: science fiction

The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 by PJ Haarsma*
Lexile: 650
Pages: 262
Genre: science fiction

The Chosen One by Carlo Lynch Williams
Lexile: 480
Pages: 240
Genre: realistic fiction

* = first book in a series