
MAGIC VALLEY COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL

INFORMATION

BOARD MEMBERS
Chair: Nate Kelsey
Vice Chair: Becca Robinson
Treasurer: Todd Hastings
Secretary: Jen Fluckiger
Mentor Liaison: Charity Johns
Parent Liaison: Peter Clark

Class Supply List
Here is the list of books for Quest I:
(Books in order of when we will be discussing them)
1. A Place to Stand, biography of Martin Luther by Gene E. Veith due on Sept. 8 (first day of class)
2. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey due on Sept. 17 (second day of class)
3. Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death, biography of Patrick Henry
4. Fiery Vision, the Life and Death of John Brown by Clinton Cox
5. Fields of Home by Ralph Moody
6. Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
7. Gandhi, Fighter Without a Sword, by Jeanette Eaton
8. The Chosen by Chaim Potok
9. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. by Coretta Scott King
10. Little Women by Louise May Alcott
Here is the list of books for Sword of Freedom:
1. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
2. Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
3. A biography of Abraham Lincoln
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. To Be Determined and announced at a later date
For Personal Finance students will need:
1. Why Didn't They Teach Me this in School?: 99 Personal Money Management Principles to Live By, by Cary Siegel
Here is the list for Pyramid Project:
1. Carry on Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham due on Sept. 8 (first day of class)
2. String, Straightedge and Shadow by Julia Diggins
3. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
4. Inteligro Math by Tiffany Earl or Making Connections by Tiffany Earl
5. (optional) The Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
Here is the list for 1st Semester of Key of Liberty:
1. "The Red Scarf Girl" by Ji-li Jiang due on Sept. 8 (first day of class)
2. "The Landing of the Pilgrims" by James Daugherty
3. "John Adams, the Relunctant Patriot of the Revolution" by Leonard Falkner
4. Any George Washington biography of students choosing