Independent Reading Suggested Books for Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History
Additional Texts by the Author
- 1984 by George Orwell
- A Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell (1935)
- Animal Farm by George Orwell (1170L)
- Burmese Days by George Orwell (1934) (930L)
- Coming Up for Air by George Orwell (1939) (1060L)
- Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell (1933)
- Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell (1938)
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell (1936) (790L)
- The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell (1937)
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1310L) **
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (490L) *
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin (670L)
- I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys (500L) *
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding *
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman (830L) *
- The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (820L)
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (750L) *
Non-Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming (950L)
- The Other Side of the Wall by Simon Schwartz (NF graphic novel) (580L) *
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (NF graphic novel) (760L) *
- You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People: An Empowering Guide to American Politics for Teens by Elizabeth Rusch (1140L)
* lower Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
** higher Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
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