Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes is highly recommended. Life in Boston at the beginning of the American Revolution, through the eyes of a young silversmith apprentice.
CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY by Robert Heinlein
I’m promoting sci-fi for educational purposes. The future is going to be different. We weren’t communicating like this 10 years ago. Sci-fi stimulates thinking about alternative futures. My site is down right now but should be back up soon.
http://presidentjackson.no-ip.org/knavelacademy
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