Tayshas Reading List

The objective of the Tayshas project is to motivate young adults to become life-long readers and to participate in the community of readers in Texas. TAYSHAS' takes its name from the Caddo Indian word meaning "friends or allies." Written texas, texios, tejas, teyas or tayshas, the word was applied to the Caddos by the Spanish in eastern Texas, who regarded them as friends and allies against the Apaches . (Newcomb, W.W., Jr. The Indians from Texas: Prehistoric to Modern Times. Univeristy of Texas Press, 1961). The list is sponsored by the Young-Adult Round Table of the Texas Library Association.

Students at DeBakey who read books from the list and accumulate 50 points are invited to a party with at the end of the semester, and the students with the highest points can win prizes.  This program is a voluntary one to encourage students to continue to read throughout the school year.

For a copy of the list, click here.

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