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EdwardianThePrince Edward County Public Schools

Volume 5, Issue 2 35 Eagle Drive, Farmville, Virginia 23901 / www.pecps.k12.va.us June 2011

Congratulations, PECHS Class of 2011!Graduates, pages 2 - 6

PECHS juniorBowles repeats state creative writing win

Prince Edward County High School has won third place in Group AA in the 2011 competi-tion for the prestigious Wachovia Cup for academic activities.

Winners of the Wachovia Cup are determined by a point system based on performance in Virginia High School League state competitions. Schools can earn academic activity points for outstanding participation in scholastic bowl, creative writing, theatre, forensics, debate, news-paper, newsmagazine, yearbook, and literary magazine.

In the AA competition, PECHS placed third out of 56

schools, earning 135 points, just five points behind second place Salem High School. Harrison-burg High School won the 2011 cup.

PECHS earned points for theatre, forensics, newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, and creative writing, following an outstanding year of academic competition, during which the school produced two state cham-pions: Alicia Moseley in foren-sics and Calla Bowles in creative writing. Moseley also earned one of eight coveted state acting med-als in VHSL theatre competition.

The 2010-11 academic teams

at Prince Edward were under the leadership of coaches Debbie Rush for theatre, forensics, and debate, Jason Abril for news-magazine, Rachel Overstreet for creative writing, Paul Jenkins for scholastic bowl, Margaret Warden for newspaper and Kathryn Orth for yearbook and literary maga-zine. Publications are judged in the school year following their publication.

PECHS third in state Wachovia Cup

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSforty-three Prince Edward County High School graduates achieved the designation of Commonwealth Scholar in 2011. The Commonwealth Scholars program encourages students to take more challenging courses in high school. Members of the business community play a vital role in the program by visiting high school classrooms to help students understand how more ambitious studies benefit them in the workplace. The course of study is patterned after the recom-mendation of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, and includes in-depth exposure to math, English, lab sciences, history, social sciences, and foreign language, as well as the student’s choice of either fine arts or Career and Technical Studies. PECHS Commonwealth Scholars were Dylan Abrams, Kristin Aitken, Aritz Aldecoa, Dominique Barsallo, Tiyana Blanton, Noah Bowman, Latasha Branch, Latisha Branch, McKenzie Brastow, Brittany Brown, Shan-non Burke, Brenae Carr, Victoria Carter, Shadae Childress, Justin Chilton, Allison Dalton, Jake Dixon, Timothy Dumminger, Kylie Dyer, John Edwards, Darius Ford, Jadesha Gilliam, Joseph Gills, Xavier Harrison, Nicole Hayes, Jackela Hickson, Kiara Hurt, Kyerra Hurt, Sarah Kingsley, Kayla McGlocklin, Alicia Mo-seley, Nora O’Brien, Thomas Overton, Christina Poulston, Sarah Ragland, Jany Santiago, Tationa Scott, Brittnee Shantz, Joshua Sibold, Tia Sydnor, Malcolm Vaughan, Rachael Winston, and Rebecca Zeledon.

Page 6: More creative writing and essay contest resultsPage 7: Summer reading lists for Elementary, Middle and High Schools

Prince Edward County High School junior Calla Bowles has won the state creative writing award in the short story category for the second consecutive year. Her story, “The Soldier and the Virgin,” was submitted as part of Prince Edward’s 2011 creative writing booklet, which took sixth place in the Virginia High School League’s Group AA creative writ-ing competition.

Calla’s 2010 entry also placed first in the state. In the ninth grade, she placed second.

The short story judge called her story “a brilliant fusion of religion, horror, and comedy-of-manners” and praised her prose as swiftly moving and vivid.

PECHS English and creative writing teacher Rachel Overstreet presents state short story winner Calla Bowles her first-place medallion.

Forensics team member Alicia Mose-ley clutches the team’s district trophy after the February competition. Alicia went on to win a first place in the state in forensics, adding 35 points to the school’s total.

Arlene Layden Photography

The Edwardian - Prince Edward County Public Schools June 2011

Allison EliseDalton

Syeda Shamere Cooper

Malcolm YanyaCooper

Tyler Scott Cook

Justin DanielChilton

Geoffrey Christian Archer

JasmineShamone Anderson

Dontrae Junious Allen

Aritz Alexander Aldecoa

Kristin Ashlee Aitken

Dylan Jonathan Abrams

Brittany AlexisBrown

McKenzie ElizabethBrastow

Latisha YasmeenBranch

Latasha JasmineBranch

Noah Poore Bowman

Evelyn BlondellBowman

Victoria ElaineCarter

Brenae Michelle Carr

Benjamin MichaelByrnes

Shannon Casey Burke

Quindell ChriseanBrown

Quasheara NicoleBrown

Kendrick Arzon Bowles

Tiyana MoniqueBlanton

Jessica ElizabethBiggers

Chadwick WayneBiggers

Dominique Alexandra Barsallo

Danielle BettyBarksdale

The PECHS Class of 2011

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June 2011 The Edwardian - Prince Edward County Public Schools


Stephone Evans

George EdwardEvans

John Anthony Edwards

Charles WilliamEdwards II

Kylie Alexandra Dyer

Timothy Carlton Dumminger

Jadesha TykiraGilliam

Mikayla ElizabethGarrett

Tyra NicoleFoster

Jamie LawrettaFord

Darius LamontFord

TiChine LaShaun Evans

Raymond John Draper

Jake Percy JordanDixon

Dominic DeontayDiggs

MauriceDavis-Taylor

Taylor Manning Davis

Markie EarlDavis

Ardric LowellGreene

Valente AlfonsoGray

Dayvon RydaGray

Dominique AlexandriaGough

Joseph ThomasGills

Shannon Chiquita Gilliam

Shanequa CrystalHill

Jackela MoneaHickson

Kimberly NicoleHayes

Xavier Davon Harrison

Nakeace Marquwe Harris

Maya PatriciaGreene



Torian Alexia DiarisJones

Shonda Rachell Jones

Keondra SharnaeJones

Crystal ElizaJones

Marcus JermaineJohnson

Dominique TatanishaJohnson

Alicia DanielleMoseley

Kayla MarieMcGlocklin

Candice MonetMarshall

Jazmine Katezia JaleekLittle

Bryce AldenLipscomb

Niki KatherynLewis

Bryan JamesLewis

Bre’anna Nicole Lee

Michael EdwardLawrence

Sarah ElizabethKingsley

Akemi TakiyahKillebrew

Carly Mae Kerr

Shanice DanielleJackson

Brittany DanielleJackson

Emily GraceIronmonger

Kyerra ShannonHurt

Kiara MichelleHurt

Evan DouglasHollingsworth

Desmond DeltwonJohnson

Doward MaxwellJohns

Kiara Nicole Jefferson-Redd

Jacob LeeJamerson

Victoria Renee Jackson

Synsorae Alicia Margarite Jackson



Thomas RossOverton

Rachel DawnOverstreet

Vanessa LouiseOdino

Nora ErinO’Brien

Jarrett Alron Nelson

Raheem Decarlo Nash

Tiana VicktoriaRedfearn

Sarah Elizabeth Ragland

Christina NicolePoulston

Tyler BrackettPostans

Ashlee PaigeParker

Major Da-Jon Owens

Rachel ReneeThomson

Tia LaTrice Sydnor

Emilie NicoleSink

Latasha Renee Sims

Joshua MichaelSibold

Rebecca LeeShepherd

Octavia AlexandraWalker

Jeremy MatthewWalker

Malcolm Jamar Vaughan

Matthew AlanTownsend

Cainan Demont Townsend

Brandon MichaelToney

Brittnee VictoriaShantz

Tationa Quata Scott

Martika DavonScott

Jany Kae Marquez Santiago

Dustin Taylor Rundstrom

Shaneal Keona Redd



Paul Ryan Weidman

Kendra MaeWatkins

Akeem IsaihWashington

Dante LamontWardell

Joshua BlakeWallace

Octavius AlexanderWalker

Rebecca CeciliaZeledon

Rachael ClaireWinston

Justin Daniel West

Jermaine Troy AgnewDynisha Jamirah AustinThomas Dillan BarkerJames Louis BeardenJoshua Evan BrandonMatthew J. BreckinridgeKristina P. CampbellKeith Ernest ChambersTraQuante DyQuis ColesHolly Christina CookLeGray Matthew CorbettDeandre Rashell DanielAnthony Ra’Shad DavisRussell Taylor EanesDa’Mar Lekeem EddinsMalik Da’Quan Eddins

Regisha Laveek ElliottMatthew Terell GreenJessica Lee GreeneCurtis Alonza HarveyJamari Rasheen HarveyChonte HaskinsLewis HicksShequital Lestine HobsonJordan Caprice JacksonDevontaye J. JohnsonShawn Rasheen JonesTevin Pingul JonesWilson Watkins JonesBrittany Lee LynchBrittany Monay LyttleTa-kiesha R. Mosby

Nyiema Quataysha OdomSharika Rena OgburnTremaine Rahja RaineyMustafa Harry RandallMichellae Aire ReidTravon V. RichardsonJohn William RobertsonTasshall Breanne RossRakeem Davon SaundersNichole Danielle ShepardBrandon ThomasTyhera WatkinsD’juan Wilburn

Graduates not pictured:

Youth Tour Finalists PECHS students Jennifer Thomson, Jazmin Vaughan, Kyle Hart, Jesseca White, Kaliena Dimaano and Da’Quan Johnson qualified as final-ists in the Southside Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Competition, based on essays they wrote. Kaliena, Da’Quan and Kyle won trips to Washington, D.C., where they will join approximately 1,500 students from across the United States to learn about the operation of electric cooperatives and the federal government. In addition, they will visit the Museum of Natural History, Arlington National Cemetery, the White House, Kennedy Center, and the Capitol. They will also meet their congressional delegations. The students’ expenses are paid by the Cooperative.

Additional writing awards:Calla Bowles won first place in the American History essay contest sponsored

by the Judith Randolph Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was recognized at a reception hosted by the DAR members.

In the writing contest sponsored by the Farmville Woman’s Club, Calla Bowles won first place in poetry, Grades 10-12, Emily Ironmonger won first place in short story, Grades 10-12, Carter Chassey won third place in short story, Grades 10-12, and Alice Adkins won first place in short story, Grades 7-9, at the local level.

At the district level, Calla Bowles won first place in poetry, Alice Adkins won first place in short story, and Emily Ironmonger won second place in short story.

At the state level, Calla Bowles won first place in poetry and Alice Adkins won second place in short story.

Writers’ Block

Feed Your Brain That is the title of the creative writing booklet published by Mrs. Rachel Overstreet’s creative writing students, with the assistance of Kaley Mor-ris, a senior English major at Longwood University, who edited the students’ short stories, photos, and art work for inclusion in the booklet. Participating PECHS stu-dents were Carter Chassey, Emily Ironmonger, Kat Lewis, Kaliena Dimaano, Kiara Hurt, Kendra Watkins, Kyle Hart, Rachel Hammock, Rebecca Shepherd, Shayna King, Hayley Gant, Victoria Carter, Takara Streat, Desiree Tesoroni, Zach Friend, Elaina Hill, Alice Adkins, and Maya Greene.


Dear Parents/Guardians:As the long hot days of summer stretch before us, we encourage our students to take some leisure time to enjoy reading. Attached is a list of books which we strongly encourage our stu-dents to read. The list includes award winning books and books recognized by our faculty and various literary journals as meaningful reading for students of various ages. We have included a list of wordless books that can be engaging and beneficial for readers of all ages as well as a list of books for rising kindergarteners and their families to share together. If your child enjoys reading a book at a lower or high grade level, encourage him or her to do so. Reading familiar books reinforces fluency and enjoy-ment of reading. If there is a book you would like to see added to the list, please write it down and give it to us so that we can consider adding it to next summer’s list. We appreciate your input!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Wordless Books:There are many excellent wordless books available (such as the “Good Dog, Carl” series). Have your child “read” these to you by telling the story of the pictures. You can write down the words as the child dictates. Voila! Even a non-writer can write a story through dictation. Older children can actually write stories for wordless books on their own.

Pre-Kindergarten Reading List:The Listening Walk by Paul Showers Just Grandma & Me by Mercer Mayer The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst When I Get Bigger by Mercer Mayer Flower Garden by Eve Bunting A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni The Pledge of Allegiance by Francis Bellamy Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak The Napping House by Don and Audry Wood Inside a Barn in the Country by Alyssa Capucilli I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch I’m Not Going to Get up Today by Dr. Seuss Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss Why Can’t I Fly by Rita Gelman I Always, Always Get My Way by Thad Krasnesky Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Panda and Polar Bear by Matthew Baek Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier Will I Have a Friend? by Mariam Cohen A Visit to Grandma’s by Nancy Carlson All About Myself by Mercer Mayer My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer Corduroy by Don Freeman

SUMMER READINGfor all ages

RISING KINDERGARTENERS:

ALL children can benefit from having books read to them. Any book lends itself to being a read aloud. Most children love to hear adults read to them. It creates a special time between the adult and the child. Choose books that you think they will love and even books 2-3 grade levels above your child’s reading level. Children can listen to language at a higher level than they can read. Let your child’s interests and maturity guide you in selecting appropriate books. It only takes 20 minutes a day! Kindergarteners will learn so many things this year. Some topics to consider when selecting books not on this list are the five senses, colors and shapes, basic needs and life processes of plants and animals, seasons of the year, conservation, famous Americans (Pocahontas, George Washington, Betsy Ross, Abraham Lincoln), holidays (Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Independence Day), and good citizenship.

Leo, the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Silly Sally by Audrey Wood Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina Tough Boris by Mem Fox Pete’s A Pizza by William Steig Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel William’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow

Any books with rhyme and repetition

INCOMING FIRST GRADERS:

Summer reading is an enjoyable experience designed to keep reading skills active. Our goal is for your child to read enjoyable material frequently during these summer weeks. Please read fairy tales and folk tales to your children whenever possible. They are a rich and benefi-cial part of our literary heritage and enhance the cultural literacy of our children.

Research has shown that the best way to improve reading skills is to READ. The fol-lowing is a list of suggested authors. Other authors that a child enjoys are certainly appro-priate. Difficulty of reading levels varies from author to author and book to book.

Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing! Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain BearsBlume, Judy. Freckle JuiceBirdwell, Norman. Clifford, the Big Red Dog Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age EightCooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryHoban, Russell. Bedtime for FrancesLobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are FriendsMcCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki TemboOsborne, Mary Pope. Magic Tree House Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones Rey, H.A. Curious George Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat Sharmat, Marjorie W. Nate the GreatSilverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Warner, Gertrude. Boxcar Children White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web Wilder, Laura I. Little House on the PrairieWilliams, Margery. The Velveteen Rabbit

INCOMING SECOND GRADERS:

As part of the first grade curriculum, the children have covered such topics as commu-nity helpers, families, life long ago, motion/moving objects, solids/liquids/gases, plant and animal life needs, weather, and social relation-ships. You may wish to encourage your child to read any nonfiction books in these areas.

Looking ahead to the second grade, you may select books about Native Americans, life long ago, China, Egypt (dress, food, customs, etc.), magnets, the butterfly life cycle (meta-morphosis), the water cycle, and poetry.

Series:

The Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Craig Sharmat Jigsaw Jones by James Preller Cam Jansen by David Adler Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant Arthur by Marc Brown Franklin by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda ClarkFlat Stanley by Jeff Brown The Littles by John Peterson The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary Amber Brown by Paula Danziger Geronimo Stilton books

Favorite Authors/Wonderful Stories (various reading levels):

Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, etc.) Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express, Jumanji, The Widow’s Broom, etc.) Patricia Polacco (Thank You, Mr. Falker, Mr. Lincoln’s Way, Pink and Say, etc.) Tomie de Paola (The Art Lesson, Strega Nona, The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, etc.) Janell Cannon (Stellaluna, Verdi, Crickwing, etc.) Audrey Wood (King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, The Napping House, Silly Sally, etc.) Roald Dahl (The BFG, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc.) Steven Kellogg (Paul Bunyan, Mike Fink, Johnny Appleseed, etc.) Jan Brett (The Mitten, The Hat, Annie and the Wild Animals, etc.) Dav Pilkey (Dragon Gets By, Dogzilla, Kat Kong, etc.) Laura Numeroff (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Moose a Muf fin, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, etc.) James Marshall (Miss Nelson is Missing, Miss Nelson is Back, Miss Nelson Has a Field Day, etc.) David Wiesner (Tuesday, Hurricane, June 29, 1999, etc.)

Kevin Henkes (Wemberly Worried, Chrysan themum, Sheila Rae, the Brave, etc.) Mary Hoffman (Amazing Grace, Boundless Grace, etc.) Margie Palatini (Moosetache, Mooseltoe, etc.)

INCOMING THIRD GRADERS:

As part of the second grade curriculum, the children have covered such topics as Native Americans, China, Egypt, magnets, the but-terfly life cycle (metamorphosis), and the water cycle. You may wish to encourage your child to read a nonfiction book in these areas as well to reinforce what they have learned.

The third grade teachers suggest that in-coming students read about explorers, Greece and Rome, biographies of famous Americans, food chains, food webs, simple machines, phases of the moon, animal adaptations/habitats, as well as folk and fairy tales from Europe, Asia and Africa.

Aardema: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Atwater: Mr. Popper’s Penguins Avi: Poppy Bell Mathis: The Hundred Penny Box Blume: Freckle Juice Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Christopher: The Spy on Third Base Cleary: Muggie Maggie Coerr: The Josefina Quilt Dahl: The Fantastic Mr. Fox Danny, Champion of the World Donnelly: The Titantic Lost… and Found Estes: The Hundred Dresses LeGuin: Catwings Lobel: Aesop’s Fables Maccaronel: The Haunting of Grade Three MacLachlan: Sarah, Plain and Tall Three Names Robert Bulla: The Chalkbox Kid Rockwell: How to Eat Fried Worms Rowowsky: Not My Dog Seldon: The Cricket In Times Square Silverstein: The Giving Tree Van Allsburg: Jumanji White: Stuart Little The Trumpet of the Swan Williams: The Velveteen Rabbit

INCOMING FOURTH GRADERS:

Incoming fourth graders should try to select books from the following categories as well as books from the list:

Earth, moon, and sunPhases of the moonElectricityPlant partsDifferent cultures of the world (to support 4th grade World Cultures course)

Because of Winn-Dixie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlotte’s Web Esperanza Rising The Double Life of Pocahontas Frindle James and the Giant Peach Shiloh The Tale of Desperaux Ella Enchanted Little House on the Prairie My Brother Sam is Dead Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Fudge-a-Mania Tanya’s Reunion Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing The Secret Garden


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READING LISTS CONTINUED(Grade 4 cont.)

Stone Fox Alien in the Classroom The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Sarah, Plain and Tall Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective By the Shores of Silver Lake The Mouse and the Motorcycle The Last Holiday Concert Lunch Money The BFG From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankenweilerHoles Things Not SeenAll About Maps Magic Tree House: Tonight on the Titanic Magic Tree House: Revolutionary War on Wednesday Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon The Best Christmas Pageant Ever How to Eat Fried Worms A Wrinkle in Time The Sign of the Beaver The Black Pearl Island of the Blue Dolphins The Cricket in Times Square Caddie Woodlawn By the Great Horn Spoon Matilda The Hundred Dresses The War With Grandpa Freckle Juice Misty of Chincoteague Stuart Little My Father’s Dragon Boxcar Children #1

MIDDLE SCHOOL

INCOMING FIFTH GRADERS:

Incoming fifth graders should try to select books from the following categories as well as books from the list:

Biographies of George Washington, Patrick Henry and other famous Virginians

Books on the 13 colonies and life in Colo nial timesBooks on VirginiaFolk tales of other culturesClassifications (vertebrate/non-vertebrates)Ocean communitiesRock cycleEffects of weatheringLight and sound

The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars The Wright Brothers by Russell Freedman Poppy by Avi A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff Mississippi Bridge by Mildred D. Taylor

In the Year of the Boar by Bette Bao Lord Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS:

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloJoey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack GantosThe School Story by Andrew ClementDear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly ClearyShiloh by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeOn the Course with Tiger Woods (and series) by Matt ChristopherPhoebe: The Spy by Judith Berry GriffinDiary of a Wimpy Kid (series) by Jeff KinneyThe Spiderwick Chronicles (series) by Tony DiTerlizziThe Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell BartolettiChicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul by Jack CanfieldChicken Soup for the Preteen Soul by Jack Canfield

INCOMING SEVENTH GRADERS:

This list includes a wide variety of books to appeal to the interests and reading levels of many students. Parents are encouraged to review book selections with their children in order to help them make appropriate choices. Students may select books from this list, or they may read a comparable book that is ap-proved by their parents.

Abbott, Tony. FIREGIRL. Tom befriends a new girl, Jessica, at his private school. His classmates are astonished at this friendship because Jessica’s appearance has been tragically altered due to major burns.

Abdel-Fattah, Randa. DOES MY HEAD LOOK TOO BIG IN THIS? 16-year-old Ama, an Australian born Muslim Palestinian, decides she is ready to wear the hijab, or head covering, as a sign of her deep faith. Ama copes with misconceptions and discrimination in a humorous way as she defends her decision to herself and others.

Abrahams, Peter. DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. Ingrid lands the starring role in Alice in Wonderland while becoming caught up in the murder investigation of an eccentric neighbor. The first in the series, An Echo Falls Mystery.

Alexander, Lloyd. THE BOOK OF THREE. In the magical realm of Prydain, Taran, a young and restless pig-keeper, gets more than he bargained for in this fantasy based on Welsh legends. The first of The Chronicles of Prydain.

Allison, Jennifer. GILDA JOYCE: PSY-CHIC INVESTIGATOR. Gilda visits a distant San Francisco cousin and his daughter where she uses her psychic powers to solve the mystery of a mansion’s boarded-up tower.

Baskin, Nora Raleigh. ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL. Jason, an autistic teenager with a talent for creative writing, struggles to find acceptance in his middle school community.

Bingham, Kelly L. SHARK GIRL. After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm,

fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day to day life and future plans.

McCaffrey, Anne. BLACK HORSES FOR THE KING. Galway, son of a Roman Celt, escapes from tyrannical uncle and joins Lord Artos, Later know as King Arthur.

Rinaldi, Anne. A BREAK WITH CHARITY: A Story About The Salem Witch Trials While waiting for a church meeting in 1706, Susanna Eng-lish, daughter of a wealthy Salem merchant.

Ambrose, Stephen E. THE GOOD FIGHT: HOW WWII WAS WON. Ambrose presents a concise, readable chronicle of WWII through amaz-ing photographs and research.

Armstrong, Jennifer. SHIPWRECK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. During a 1914 Antarctic expedition, the waters freeze and crush Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, forcing his crew to make a long, perilous journey across the ice to find rescue.

Bausum, Ann. FREEDOM RIDERS: JOHN LEWIS AND JIM ZWERG ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. The 1960’s saw courageous young people, black and white, risking great personal dan-ger as they participated in the freedom rides during the Civil Rights Movement.

Freedman, Russell. FREEDOM WALKERS: THE STORY OF THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT. This is an account of the major persons, coordination, and sacrifices of the year-long struggle for equal rights on Montgomery’s city buses.

INCOMING EIGHTH GRADERS:

It is important for children to keep an interest in reading during the summer months. Reading helps the children with their vocabu-lary, improves comprehension and strength-ens their reading fluency. Visit the library, bookstores, and your bookshelf at home. Take some time this summer to visit a far away land, solve a mystery, or take an adventure to the wild. Have fun and enjoy a great book. The following list is a suggested reading list for the summer months.

Science Fiction/Fantasy:

Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth PfefferThe Maze Runner - James DashnerUglies - Scott WesterfieldBeastly - Alex FlinnThe Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie RyanRash - Pete HautmanThe Host - Stephanie MeyerThe Adoration of Jenna Fox - Mary E. PearsonThe Enemy - Charlie HigsonElsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin

Historical Fiction:

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing - M. T. AndersonThe Book Thief - Markus ZusakThe Boy Who Dared - Susan Campbell

Chains - Laurie Halse AndersonThe Girl in the Cage - Stewart Quartet

Classic:

The Time Machine - H.G. WellsTreasure Island - Robert Louis StevensonA Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty SmithTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules VerneEmma - Jane Austen

Fiction:

Slam - Walter Dean MyersThe Misfits - James HoweHope was Here - James BauerThe House on Mango Street - Sandra CisnerosSchooled - Gordan KormanMango Shaped Space - Wendy MassCrash - Jerry SpinelliThe Boy Who Saved Baseball - John RitterShift - Jennifer BradburySpeak & Twisted - Laurie Halse AndersonSlam & Hoops - Walter Dean Myers

HIGH SCHOOL

AP English Language and CompositionREQUIRED TEXTS:

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

These books can be purchased at Barnes & Noble or online at BN.com, amazon. com, etc.

If you have any questions, about the AP LAnguage and Literature course assignments for these books, please email [email protected]

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