The document below details some of what students need to know to prosper in Parnassus. Click on the images to return to class or home pages.

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The Junior Project: Newcomers

Periods:

1800 - 1860
Equiano, Olaudah. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. 1800.

1860 - 1899
Twain, Mark. The Tragedy of Puddin' Head Wilson.

1900 - 1919
Cather, Willa. My Antonia. 1918.

1920 - 1939
Rolvaag, Ole. Giants in the Earth. 1927.
Faulkner, William. Absolom, Absolom. 1936.

1940 - 1959
Smith, Betty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. 1943.

1960 - 1979

1980 - 1999
Whelan, Gloria. Goodbye Vietnam. 1992.
Wartski, Maureen Crane. A Boat to Nowhere. 1980.
Garland, Sherry. The Shadow of the Dragon. 1993.
Bernardo, Anuli. Jumping off to Freedom. 1996.
Roth, Henry. A Star Shines over Mt. Morris Park. 1994.
Goodman, Allegra. The Family Markowitz. 1996.
Mendez, Miguel M. Pilgrims in Aztlan. 1992 (translated by David William Foster)