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2018SUMMERREADING
**LowerDivision(Freshmen/Sophomores)maychooseanybookfromthelist.**
**UpperDivision(Juniors/Seniors)maychooseONLYfromtheUpperDivisionlist.**
LOWERDIVISIONFICTION
FantasticVoyage
IsaacAsimov
Fourmenandawomanarereducedtoamicroscopicfractionoftheiroriginalsize,sentinaminiaturizedatomicsubthroughadyingman'scarotidarterytodestroyabloodclotinhisbrain.Iftheyfail,theentireworldwillbedoomed.
Tears of a Tiger
Sharon M. Draper
AfterthedeathofhislongtimefriendandfellowHazelwoodTigerinacaraccident,Andy,thedriver,blameshimselfandcannotgetpasthisguiltandpain.Whilehisotherfriendshavemanagedtoworkthroughtheirgriefandmoveon,Andyallowsdeathtobecomethefocusofhislife.Inthemonthsthatfollowtheaccident,thelivesofAndyandhisfriendsaretracedthroughaseriesofletters,articles,homeworkassignments,anddialogues,anditbecomesclearthatTigersdoindeedneedtocry.
LOWERDIVISIONNONFICTION
ALongWayHome:ABoy’sIncredible
JourneyfromIndiato
AustraliaandBackAgain
SarooBrierley
Atonlyfiveyearsold,SarooBrierleygotlostonatraininIndia.Unabletoreadorwriteorrecallthenameofhishometownorevenhisownlastname,hesurvivedaloneforweeksoftheroughstreetsofCalcuttabeforeultimatelybeingtransferredtoanagencyandadoptedbyacoupleinAustralia.Despitehisgratitude,Brierleyalwayswonderedabouthisorigins.Eventually,withtheadventofGoogleEarth,hehadtheopportunitytolookfortheplacehecalledhome.Oneday,afteryearsofsearching,hemiraculouslyfoundwhathewaslookingforandsetofftofindhisfamily.
TheBoysWhoChallengedHitler
PhillipHoose
AttheoutsetofWorldWarII,DenmarkdidnotresistGermanoccupation.Deeplyashamedofhisnation'sleaders,fifteen-year-oldKnudPedersenresolvedwithhisbrotherandahandfulofschoolmatestotakeactionagainsttheNazisiftheadultswouldnot.NamingtheirsecretclubafterthefieryBritishleader,theyoungpatriotsintheChurchillClubcommittedcountlessactsofsabotage,infuriatingtheGermans,whoeventuallyhadtheboystrackeddownandarrested.Buttheireffortswerenotinvain:theboys'exploitsandeventualimprisonmenthelpedsparkafull-blownDanishresistance.
UPPERDIVISIONFICTION
ShadowLessons
TimReardon
WhenhighschoolEnglishteacherSeanCullinancomesacrossaspecialtypublisherlookingforfreshAfrican-Americanvoices,hedecidestosubmithislatestmanuscript.Oneproblem:Cullyiswhite.EnterJanineRussell,blacklieutenantintheSanFranciscofiredepartmentandlong-timefriendofCullinan.Together,theycreatealiteraryhoaxthateventuallyfuelsanationalracedebate.Theauthorisourprincipal,Mr.Reardon.
TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time
MarkHaddon
ChristopherJohnFrancisBooneknowsallthecountriesoftheworldandtheircapitalsandeveryprimenumberupto7,057.Herelateswelltoanimalsbuthasnounderstandingofhumanemotions.Hecannotstandtobetouched.Andhedeteststhecoloryellow.ThisimprobablestoryofChristopher'squesttoinvestigatethesuspiciousdeathofaneighborhooddogmakesforoneofthemostcaptivating,unusual,andwidelyheraldednovelsinrecentyears.
BallDon’tLie
MattdelaPeña
Stickyisabeat-around-the-headfosterkidwithnowheretocallhomebutthestreet,andanoutershellsotoughthatnoonewilltakehimin.Hestartedoutlifesofarbehindthepackthatthefinishlineseemsnearlyunreachable.He’sawhiteboylivingandplayinginaworldwherehedoesn’tseemtobelong.ButStickycanball.Andbasketballmightjustbehisticketout...ifhecanonlyrealizethathedoesn’thavetobethepersoneveryoneelseexpectshimtobe.
UPPERDIVISIONNONFICTION
IntoThinAir:APersonal
AccountoftheMt.EverestDisaster
JonKrakauer
WhenJonKrakauerreachedthesummitofMt.EverestintheearlyafternoonofMay10,1996,hehadn'tsleptinfifty-sevenhoursandwasreelingfromthebrain-alteringeffectsofoxygendepletion.Asheturnedtobegintheperilousdescentfrom29,028feet,twentyotherclimberswerestillpushingdoggedlytothetop,unawarethattheskyhadbeguntoroilwithclouds.ThedefinitiveaccountofthedeadliestseasoninthehistoryofEverest,KrakauertakesthereaderstepbystepfromKatmandutothemountain'sdeadlypinnacleandhashisreadersshakingontheedgeoftheirseat.
ThisBoy’sLife:AMemoir
TobiasWolff
Separatedbydivorcefromhisfatherandbrother,Tobyandhismotherareconstantlyonthemove.AsTobyfightsforidentityandself-respectagainsttheunrelentinghostilityofanewstepfather,hisexperiencesareatoncepoignantandcomical.Hisvariousschemes-runningawaytoAlaska,forgingchecks,andstealingcars-leadeventuallytoanactofoutrageousself-inventionthatreleaseshimintoanewworldofpossibility.
ALongWayGone:MemoirsofaBoySoldier
IshmaelBeah
Attheageoftwelve,IshmaelBeahfledattackingrebelsinSierraLeoneandwanderedalandrenderedunrecognizablebyviolence.Bythirteen,he'dbeenpickedupbythegovernmentarmy,andBeah,atheartagentleboy,foundthathewascapableoftrulyterribleacts.Atsixteen,hewasremovedfromfightingbyUNICEF,andthroughthehelpofthestaffathisrehabilitationcenter,helearnedhowtoforgivehimself,toregainhishumanity,and,finally,toheal.
EscapefromCamp14:One
Man’sRemarkableOdysseyfromNorthKoreatoFreedominthe
West
BlaineHarden
NorthKorea’spoliticalprisoncampshaveexistedtwiceaslongasStalin’sgulagsandtwelvetimesaslongastheNaziconcentrationcamps.Thesecampsareclearlyvisibleinsatellitephotos,yetNorthKorea’sgovernmentdeniestheyexist.Noonebornandraisedinthesecampsisknowntohaveescaped.Noone,thatis,exceptShinDong-hyuk.VeteranreporterBlaineHardenunlocksthesecretsoftheworld’smostrepressivetotalitarianstatethroughthestoryofShin’sshockingimprisonmentandhisastoundinggetaway.
OnePager/3-2018
SummerReadingAnalysisAssignment
Description/Purpose/Connections
Thepurposeofthisassignmentistorespondtoyourreadingbycreatingamodelofyouruniqueunderstanding.Makeitcreativeandrespondimaginativelyandhonestly.Connecttheverbalandthevisualbyuncoveringthebook’smessage(s)andthenconnectingittoyourownthoughtsandknowledgethroughbothwordsandimages.Thepointistodemonstrateyourdeeperunderstandingofthenovel.Directions
• SaveaDIGITALCOPYofwrittenportiononyouriPad(GoogleDocsorPagesisbest)
• BringaPAPERCOPYonthefirstdayofclass
• Avoidplotsummary–useyouranalyticalskills
1. Writeanoriginalstatement(yourownwords)aboutwhatyouhaveread.Inthestatement,demonstrateyourunderstandingofthebookandmakeaconnectiontowhatyouarereading.Thestatementmustshowyourdeeperunderstandingofthebookanditstheme.NOPLOTSUMMARY!Makeitanoriginal,well-organizedparagraphofatleast10sentencesinTimesNewRoman12-pointtype.
2. Separatefromtheaboveparagraph,chooseaminimumoftwoquotationsandwritethemonyourpaperusingMLAformatforcitation.Usethesequotesasaspringboardtoexploreyourownideas.MAKESURETHEQUOTESHAVEMEANINGTOYOU.Explainwhyyouchosethesequotesandhowtheyrelatetothenovelasawhole,particularlythenovel’stheme.Eachquoteresponseshouldbeaminimumoffivesentences.
SampleMLACitation:“Slowly,likeaterrierwhodoesn’twanttobringaballtoitsmaster,Lennieapproached,drewback,approachedagain”(27).LinktoMLAStyleCenter:https://style.mla.org/formatting-papers/
3. Asktwoopen-endedquestionsaboutyourbookandanswerthem.Makethemthoughtprovoking.Neitherquestionshouldrequireaone-wordor“rightorwrong”answer.Thinklikeateachertryingtosparkadiscussion.Samplequestion:Attimesthemaincharacterseemsmentallyunstable,andatothertimesheseemslikeanormalteenager.Whichismoreaccurateandwhy?Usethetexttosupportyouranswer.(Remembertoanswerthequestions!)
4. Onaseparatesheetofpaper,find/createavisual(s)(handdrawing,computerimage,magazine
clipping,slideshow,video,ceramicpiece,etc.)torepresentyourbook(nobookcoversormovieposters).Writeatleast10wordsandphrasesaroundtheimage(s).Theycanbedominantimpressions,feelings,orthoughtsregardingwhatyouhaveread.Ifyouhaveanotherartisticapproach,likecreatingasculptureordiorama,feelfreetousethatform,butincludeavisualportionandwords.Ifpossible,STAPLETHEVISUALTOTHEBACKOFYOURWRITTENPORTION;otherwisemakesuretoincludeyourfullname.Becreative!
Createbothpartsofyourfinalprojectinamannerthatwillgiveyouraudienceinsightintoyourthinkingandunderstanding.Feelfreetousecoloredpens,pencils,markers,paint,digitalimages,etc.Themorevisuallyappealing,thebetter.Becreative!