This year the Middle School will participate in the Scholastic Summer Reading challenge.
http://www.scholastic.com/ups/campaigns/src-2013
BOOKS
In a burst of panic about a nuclear attack, nine-year-old Eli, his sisters, and his parents move into an underground bunker, built by Eli's billionaire father. Now, they can't get out. He won't let them...570L
Buckingham, Royce. The Dead Boys.
In the desert town of Richland, there stands a giant sycamore tree. Horribly mutated by nuclear waste, it feeds on the life energy of boys that it snags with its living roots. When Teddy Matthews moves to town, the tree trains its sights on its next victim….850L
Cochrane, Mick. The Girl Who Threw Butterflies.
Eighth-grader Molly’s ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well..750L
Condie, Ally. Matched.
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her, so when Xander's face appears on-screen at her matching ceremony, Cassia knows that he is her ideal mate. Then another face flashes, for an instant, before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction. Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice:between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow…. HL 680L
Cummings, Priscilla. The Red Kayak . (Realistic Fiction)
First hailed as a hero for his dramatic water rescue of a little boy, thirteen-year-old Brady Parks soon makes a discovery that puts him at the heart of an enormous tragedy. Brady is ultimately forced to choose between loyalties to his lifelong friends and doing what he knows is right...800L
Fry, Erin. Losing it
Bennett loves baseball, not playing it, watching it with his Dad while they snack. He and his dad spend most of their free time together after his mother’s death. When dad has a major stroke, Bennett is left in the clutches of his mom’s sister, who is a complete health nut.
Goodavage, Maria. Soldier Dogs. (non-fiction)
A leading reporter offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them.
Hiaasen, Carl. Chomp.
The difficult star of the reality television show, “Expedition Survival,” disappears on location in the Florida Everglades, where they were filming animals from the wildlife refuge ...800L
Klavan, Andrew. The Last Thing I remember (Adventure).
Charlie West lived the life of an ordinary teenager - good student, black belt in karate, motivated to be the best he can be... until he wakes up strapped in a chair next to a table of blood-splattered instruments of torture. He manages to escape from his unknown captors only to discover that an entire year has passed, of which he remembers nothing.
Myer, Marissa. Cinder.
A gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a mysterious past, is blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister’s illness while a deadly plague decimates the population of New Beijing. When Cinder’s life gets intertwined with Prince Kai’s, she finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle...790L
Mulligan, Andy. Trash
In an unnamed Third World country, three "dumpsite boys" make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city. Raphael finds something very special and mysterious that he decides to keep it, even when the city police offer a handsome reward for its return. That decision brings with it terrifying consequences, and soon the dumpsite boys must use all of their cunning and courage to stay ahead of their pursuers... 850L
Shulman, Polly. Enthusiasm.
Julia’s best friend Ashleigh has decided that this year Jane Austen’ s world will be theirs. They try to master the proper forms of dancing, speech and behavior from the early nineteenth century, and then they set off to find the boys of their dreams at the local exclusive boys prep boarding school...820L
Shusterman, Neil. Unwind.
The second civil war was fought over abortion resulting in an alternative called “unwinding” .Parents can choose to have their 13-17 year old teen unwound, which involves having every part of their bodies harvested to be donated. Connor, Lev and Risa’s paths cross during an excape while enroute to the harvest camps....820L
Townley, Roderick. The Red Thread (Historical/ Mystery). Prompted by her dreams, sixteen-year-old Dana, living in the 21st century Portsmouth, NH uncovers an ancient crime that has drawn the same souls together through three lifetimes. Lexile...760
White, Andrea. Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083.(Science Fiction).
In the year 2083, five fourteen-year-olds, deprived of the opportunity to continue their educations, re-enact Scott's 1910-1913 expedition to the South Pole as contestants on a reality television show.....670L
* Recommended titles and classics for
6th Grade
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
7th Grade
Matched by Ally Condie
Gone by Michael Grant
The Compound by S. A. Bodeen
8th Grade
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Dracula by Bram Stoker
And then there was None – Agatha Christie
Remember each book you read counts towards both the Library Summer Reading Program and your School's program!!
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