LibGuides: One Book One Community: All the Broken Pieces 2017-2018

Author Ann E. Burg

Ann E. Burg Image. AALBC.com. Web. October 2017.

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Books on Theme of Vietnam War

Did Anything Good Come Out of the Vietnam War? by Philip Steele
Call Number: 959.704 STE
ISBN: 9781508170761
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Text and illustrations explore the causes and effects of the Vietnam War, along with the positive and negative outcomes of the war.
The Vietnam War by Earle Rice; Jason R. Musteen (Editor)
Call Number: 959.704 RIC
ISBN: 9781422233597
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Examines the events that led to the Vietnam War and political and military strategies employed by the United States and Vietnamese forces, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.
Dogtag Summer by Elizabeth Partridge
Call Number: F PAR
ISBN: 1599901838
Publication Date: 2011-03-15
In the summer of 1980 before she starts junior high school in Santa Rosa, California, Tracy, who was adopted from Vietnam when she was six years old, finds an old ammo box with a dog tag and picture that bring up painful memories for both her Vietnam veteran father and her.

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Books on Theme of Adoption

Last Airlift by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Call Number: 959.704 SKR
ISBN: 098694954X
Publication Date: 2012-03-01
Tells Tuyet's story of when she was an orphan in Vietnam during the war and when Saigon was taken over orphans were airlifted and brought to Canada, and recounts her first few days with her new family.
Soar by Joan Bauer
Call Number: F BAU
ISBN: 9780451470348
Publication Date: 2016-01-05
Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.

More Books on Theme of Adoption

"All the Broken Pieces"

Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past. This powerful first-person story is told in free verse.

Quotes from "All the Broken Pieces"

All the Broken Pieces Quotes from The Fangirl Blog. Web. August 16, 2016.

"All the Broken Pieces" Trailer

Book trailer created by Mary Faye Randolph, 2011

Notes for Parents!

A good discussion question for home might be, “How do you feel Matt is handling his challenges? What could/should others do to help young adults or children like Matt overcome these types of prejudice and resentment?

PARENT BOOK CLUB Meeting
Join us for coffee and a chat about "All the Broken Pieces", Tuesday, October 17 @9:30am in the MS/HS library.

OBOC CELEBRATION!

Join us for our OBOC CELEBRATION!
Everyone is welcome: Parents, Students and Teachers!

Trivia
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Snack Craft
And MORE!

Thursday, October 19 @ 5-6pm
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Other Books Told in Verse

Booked by Kwame Alexander
Call Number: F ALE
ISBN: 9780544570986
Publication Date: 2016-04-05
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes
Call Number: F GRI
ISBN: 9781629797403
Publication Date: 2016-10-04
Preferring science and reading to the sports his father wants him to play, Garvey comforts himself with food and endures bullying before joining the school chorus, where he learns how to accept himself and bond with his father.

Other Novels in Verse

Books on Theme of Baseball

What Is the World Series? by Gail Herman; Scott Anderson (Illustrator); Tomie dePaola; David Grayson Kenyon (Illustrator)
Call Number: 924 WHA
ISBN: 9780448484068
Publication Date: 2015-06-23
Describes the history of the World Series, the championship series of major league baseball, and includes historical facts, trivia, and notable World Series players.
Top of the Order by John Coy
Call Number: F COY
ISBN: 0312611110
Publication Date: 2010-03-02
Ten-year-old Jackson lives for baseball, but becomes distracted by the approach of middle school, his mother's latest boyfriend, and the presence of a girl--his good friend's sister--on his team.

Other Books on Theme of Baseball

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Kathy Kersting