WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT



Middle States Association of Colleges and SchoolsMemberMemberMemberM OFFICE OF ELA/ SOCIAL STUDIES 7-12, ESL & LIBRARIES 167 Myers Corners Road, Suite 200 Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 (845) 298-5000 x 40156 Fax (845) 298-7085 Lizzette Cintron, CoordinatorGrades 9-12 Summer Reading Program 2015Dear Parents and Students,Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy reading! This summer, we are providing incoming 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders with a list of suggested books. Please look over the titles, authors, pictures, and summaries to select a few that interest you. If you would rather choose your own titles, we encourage you to do that! After all, life is too short to read a book you don’t like!Goals for Summer ReadingPersonal-Foster a love of reading-Advance literacy by engaging in reading activities-Increase reading through self-selected, voluntary readingAcademic-Enhance a sense of community-Provide a common reading experience-Stimulate discussion and critical thinkingReflect on Yourself as a ReaderHow do I best demonstrate that I comprehend the text?-I reread parts of the book.-I make predictions.-I ask questions.-I make connections.-I summarize parts of the book.When and where do I best concentrate on reading?-In the morning-Before going to sleep-At my desk-On my bed-Lying on the floorBack-to-School ActivityYou are not required to submit a written assignment upon your return to school in the fall. However, you will be asked to discuss and write about what you read.As you read, consider such questions as: How does the character’s personality evolve or change over time? How are themes developed? What are important events that contribute to the plot? You may wish to take notes or keep a reading journal. If the book is yours, you may want to highlight, annotate, or use sticky notes to emphasize important or interesting parts.Parent Tips to Encourage ReadingSet a schedule for reading. Make it the same time every day.Read with your child and model good reading habits.Talk about your child’s book. Ask him/her questions about it!Celebrate reading with rewards!Remember that if your child reads 4-5 books this summer, they will maintain their skill level and grow as readers, which will help them perform better in all subjects.Summer ReadingChick LitThe Moon and More by Dessen, SarahDuring her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline begins a whirlwind romance with Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker who is in town to make a movie.Eleanor and Park by Rowell, RainbowSet over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.Summer Love by Santopolo, JillA unique romance novel whereby readers are prompted to choose how to proceed with the plot, leading them to one of eleven different love interests and thirteen possible endings.at true love.DystopiaHomeland by Doctorow, CoryWhen Marcus, once called M1k3y, receives a thumbdrive containing evidence of corporate and governmental treachery, his job, fame, family, and well-being, as well as his reform-minded employer's election campaign, are all endangered.Hungry by Swain, H.A. ?In Thalia's world there is no more food and no need for food, as everyone takes medication to ward off hunger. But when she meets a boy who is part of an underground movement to bring food back, she realizes that the meds are not working.Under the Empyrean Sky by Wendig, ChuckAngry with the oppressive dictates of the Empyrean government, Heartlander and Captain of the Big Sky Scavengers Cael McAvoy discovers a secret, illegal garden and Cael, together with his crew, decides to make his own luck ... a choice that will bring down the wrath of the Empyrean elite and change life in the Heartland forever.FantasyTake Back the Skies by Saxon, LucyTo escape from a planned arranged marriage, teenaged Cat Hunter disguises herself as a boy and stows away on a smuggler's airship where she discovers a world of excitement and adventure.Allies & Assassins by Somper, JustinMelanie Tamaki follows her mother to the Half World, a place where people sit in limbo between the human world and the afterlife, and hopes to find a way to return alive, something no one has managed to do before. Poison by Zinn, BridgetWhen sixteen-year-old Kyra, a potions master, tries to save her kingdom by murdering the princess, who is also her best friend, the poisoned dart misses its mark and Kyra becomes a fugitive, pursued by the King's army and her ex-boyfriend Hal.Girls Who Take ChargeBeauty Queens by Bray, LibbaWhen a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.Graceling by Cashore, Kristin In a world where some people are born with extreme and often feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace of killing and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Lockhart, E.?Frankie Landau-Banks attempts to take over a secret, all-male society at her exclusive prep school, and her antics with the group soon draw some unlikely attention and have unexpected consequences that could change her life forever.Good Reads from Real Life (Nonfiction)For the Good of Mankind: The Shameful History of Human Medical Experimentation by Wittestein, Vicki O. ?Discusses the history of human experimentation and its impact on medical discoveries.The Freedom Summer Murders by Mitchell, Don A look at how the disappearance and murders of civil rights workers Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney would help bring about civil rights and social justice.Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Zuckoff, Michael In November 1942, a U.S. cargo plane crashed into the Greenland ice cap, the B-17 sent on the search-and-rescue mission got caught in a storm and also crashed, miraculously all nine men aboard survived. A second rescue operation was launched, but the plane, the Grumman Duck, flew into a storm and vanished. The survivors of the B-17 spent 148 days fighting to stay alive while waiting for rescue by famed explorer Bernt Balchen. Then in 2012 the U.S. Coast Guard and North South Polar mount an expedition to solve the mystery of the vanished plane and recover the remains of the lost plane's crew.Guy ReadsScan by Jury, WalterTate Archer outruns armed government officials as he tries to keep his now dead father's strange invention out of the wrong hands, alien hands. Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Sonnenblick, JordanAfter an injury ends former star pitcher Peter Friedman's athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives Pete all of his professional camera gear.The Gospel According to Larry by Janet TashjianSeventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a web site that is receiving national attention.Historical FictionWicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Hemphill, Stephanie A fictionalized account, told in verse, of the Salem witch trials, told from the perspective of three young women living in Salem in 1692--Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam, Jr. Never Fall Down: A Novel by McCormick, Patricia When soldiers arrive in his hometown in Cambodia, Arn Chorn Pond is separated from his family and sent to a labor camp, where he works in the rice paddies until he volunteers to learn to play an instrument—a decision that both saves his life and lands him in battle.The Berlin Boxing Club by Sharenow, RobIn 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust.HorrorIdentity Theft by Davies, Anna When someone creates a fake Facebook profile in Hayley's name and posts incriminating photographs of her, Hayley discovers that she has an identical twin sister who was adopted by another family and that her twin sister is plotting to take over her life.Scowler by Kraus, DanielIn the midst of a 1981 meteor shower in Iowa, a homicidal maniac escapes from prison and returns to the farm where his nineteen-year-old son, Ry, must summon three childhood toys--Mr. Furrington, Jesus Christ, and Scowler--to protect himself, his eleven-year-old sister, Sarah, and their mother.Don’t You Forget About Me by Quinn, Kate Karyus?Every four years madness takes over the teenagers of Gardnerville and Skylar must find a way to end the towns murderous cycle after her sister Piper leads her classmates on a midnight death march into a watery grave.LGBTQ in FictionThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Danforth, Emily M.In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center.Moon at Nine by Ellis, DeborahIn 1988, the deeply conservative and religious government controls every facet of life in Iran. Fifteen-year-old Farrin falls in love with her friend Sadira, but it is against the law to be a homosexual in Iran, punishable by death. Despite their efforts to keep their relationship secret, the girls are discovered and arrested.Openly Straight by Konigsberg, BillTired of being known as "the gay kid", Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he comes east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences.Mystery Seconds Away by Coben, HarlanWhen tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey Bolitar and his new friends find themselves at the center of a murder mystery.No One Else Can Have You by Hale, KathleenAs sixteen-year-old Kippy of Friendship, Wisconsin, reads her best friend Ruth's diary, she is shocked at what she learns and spurred to solve Ruth's murder, certain that the boy who was arrested is innocent.She is Not Invisible by Sedgwick, MarcusA London teenager, who is blind, and her younger brother travel to New York to find their missing father, using clues from his notebook.Paranormal Mortal Danger by Aguirre, AnnAgreeing to join the mysterious Kian's magical faction to exact revenge on a group of bullies who have tormented her, Edie transforms into a beautiful girl and begins to sabotage the bullies' inner circle only to discover dark truths about Kian's world.Dance of Shadows by Black, YelenaFifteen-year-old Vanessa follows her sister Margaret to an elite Manhattan ballet school, not only gaining admission but also earning the lead in a production of the Firebird, while trying to uncover why and how Margaret and other lead dancers have disappeared.Tremor by Carman, PatrickIn the year 2051, one group of telekinesis masters attempts to use their powers to stop another group of telekinesis masters from destroying the world.Realistic FictionLet’s Get Lost by Alsaid, AliDuring her cross-country adventures following the tragic death of her family, Leila touches the lives of four strangers--Hudson, Bree, Elliot, and Sonia. While forever changing the lives of these four, Leila also discovers an important truth about herself.There Will Come a Time by Arcos, CarrieOverwhelmed by grief and guilt after his twin sister Grace's accidental death, seventeen-year-old Mark Santos is persuaded by her best friend to complete the "bucket list" from Grace's journal.We Were Liars by Lockhart, E.Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer. Science FictionWhite Space by Bick, Ilsa J.A seventeen-year-old girl jumps between the lines of books and into the white space where realities are created and destroyed--but who may herself be nothing more than a character written into being from an alternative universe.Nil by Matson, Lynne Transported through a "gate" to the mysterious island of Nil, seventeen-year-old Charley has 365 days to escape--or she will die.Grasshopper Jungle by Smith, Andrew Austin Szerba narrates the end of humanity as he and his best friend Robby accidentally unleash an army of giant, unstoppable bugs and uncover the secrets of a decades-old experiment gone terribly wrong.Sports in FictionPayback Time by Deuker, CarlOverweight, somewhat timid Mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the Lincoln High newspaper because he is determined to be a writer, but he senses a real story in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to stand out on the field--or to discuss his past.Foul Trouble by Feinstein, JohnCollege recruiters are clambering to sign up Terrell Jamerson, the #1 high school basketball player in the country. But not all of these recruiters are straight shooters, and Terrell will have to think fast if he wants to stay in the game.Center Field by Lipsyte, RobertMike lives for baseball and hopes to follow his idol into the major leagues one day, but he is distracted by a new player who might take his place in center field, an ankle injury, problems at home, and a growing awareness that something sinister is happening at school.Out of Nowhere by Padian, MariaPerforming community service for pulling a stupid prank against a rival high school, soccer star Tom tutors a Somali refugee with soccer dreams of his own.SteampunkClockwork Scarab by Gleason, ColleenIn 1889 London, young women are turning up dead, and Evaline Stoker, relative of Bram, and Mina Holmes, niece of Sherlock, are summoned to investigate the clue of the not-so-ancient Egyptian scarabs--but where does a time traveler fit in?Falconer by May, ElizabethIn 1844 Edinburgh, eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron is neither an ordinary debutante nor a murderess--she is a Falconer, a female warrior born with the gift for hunting and killing the faeries who prey on mankind and who killed her mother.Leviathan by Westerfeld, ScottIn an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.Undead Reads (Zombie Books)Zomburbia by Gallardo, Adam?Teenager Courtney Hart wants to move from Salem, Oregon, to New York and her only way out is to sell Vitamin Z, which contains zombie brains as the secret ingredient, at her place of employment, The Bully Burger.The Dead by Higson, CharlesEd, Jack, Bam, and the other students at Rowhurst Academy must run for their lives when a mutant disease attacks the adults and turns them into flesh-eating monsters.Immortal Rules by Kagawa, JulieAllison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city, until she too becomes an immortal vampire. Forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls, she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend--a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.Urban FictionHow it Went Down by Magoon, KeklaWhen sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson is shot to death, his community is thrown into an uproar because Tariq was black and the shooter, Jack Franklin, is white, and in the aftermath everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events agree.Darius & Twig by Myers, Walter DeanTwo best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem.Caged Warrior by Sitomer, Alan LawrenceFrom age three, McCutcheon Daniels, now sixteen, has been trained in Mixed Martial Arts and must keep winning to feed his five-year-old sister and father, but chance presents an opportunity to get out of the Detroit slums using his brain instead of his fighting skills.Vampire TalesThe Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Black, HollyWhen seventeen-year-old Tana wakes up following a party, she finds herself in the aftermath of a violent vampire attack, and along with her ex-boyfriend and a mysterious vampire boy, the only other survivors, she travels to Coldtown, a quarantined Massachusetts city full of vampires.The Hunt by Fukuda, Andrew XiaSeventeen-year-old Gene has passed as a vampire for years, carefully following every rule, but now, just as he finds a girl worth fighting for, he is chosen to participate in the hunt for the last remaining humans among ruthless vampires who soon suspect his true nature.The Forever Song by Kagawa, Julie Allie will do anything to destroy psychopathic vampire Sarren, who murdered Zeke, and she, her creator Kanin, and her blood brother, Jackal must protect, at any cost, the last vampire-free zone on Earth, Eden.Before you leave for the summer, it’s a good idea to have some titles of books in mind that you might enjoy reading. On the lines below, list the titles and authors of three books that you will explore as your summer reading options. If the attached list of suggested books doesn’t strike your fancy, get a recommendation from a friend, teacher (current or former!), or your friendly (and well-stocked!) librarian. Browse your local bookstore or Amazon’s wide selection of Kindle books for your eReader, tablet, or smartphone. Remember, you don’t need to stick with any of the books you write down. If a book is too difficult, or doesn’t interest you, try a different one. The important thing is that you enjoy what you read!Title and author 1.______________________________________________________________________Title and author 2:______________________________________________________________________Title and author 3:______________________________________________________________________Summer is a great time to challenge yourself to do something you may not have done before. Choose from the list of goals below and put a check next to what you want to be able to complete. You can make it a goal to read a certain number of books or pages. You may check more than one (but check at least one)._______I will complete one book._______I will complete _________ books._______I will read ________ pages. (Attached is a reading log for your pleasure!)Student’s Signature:____________________________________________________________________Parents/Guardians: Please review the summer reading program with your child and sign below. If you have any questions, feel free to write them in the space provided. *Our local Barnes and Nobles will have The WCSD Summer Reading suggested books in stock and please check with your local library, they have our reading list as well. Parent/Guardian Signature:________________________________________________________________Questions?Additional Summer Reading for Honors StudentsAll incoming 9 and 10th grade honors students are expected to fulfill the previous reading suggestion AND read one assigned book. Incoming AP students need to contact their teachers.Incoming 9th GradersThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakIncoming 10th GradersThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckIncoming 11 AP and 12 APSee your AP English TeacherBack-to-School ActivityGOAL: Students are not required to submit a written assignment upon their return to school in the fall. However, you will be asked to discuss and write about what you read.As you read, consider: How does the character’s personality evolve or change over time? How are themes developed? What are important events that contribute to the plot? You may wish to take notes or keep a reading journal. If the book is yours, you may want to highlight or use sticky notes to emphasize important or interesting parts.ALL ENGLISH CLASSES will have a day or more to celebrate summer reading. Get ready to talk about one of the books you read!***BOOK CHALLENGE*** How many pages or how many books can you read this summer?Optional Reading LogSummer Reading 7-8 for Wappingers Central School DistrictRead, Read, Read!Challenge yourself to read ____ pages or ____ books! Record below:DateTitleAuthorPages ReadBook Completed?Impress your teacher! Show this log to him or her in September! ................
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