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September/October’s Read On! Suggested Readings Grades 6-8:Suggested ActivitiesFictionAbove World Series by Jenn ReeseAbove WorldMirageHorizone-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).? Jenn Reese suspenseful science fictionescapade plucks two ocean born children out ofthe ocean for a thrilling adventure.Follow link for Activities: Series by George O’ConnerOlympians: Zues, King of the GodsOlympians: Athena, Grey-Eyed GoddessOlympians: Hera, the Goddess and Her GloryOlympians: Hades, Lord of the DeadOlympians: Poseidon, Earth ShakerOlympians: Aphrodite, Goddess of LoveOlympians: Ares, Bring of WarOlympians: Apollo: The Brilliant OneOlympians: Artemis: Wild Goddess of the HuntOlympians: Hermes: Tales of the Trickstere-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password). Todd Olson’s action-packed series includesintriguing stories based on true events. Follow link for Activities: Websites with Additional Resources:’s Read On!Suggested Readings Grades 6-8:Suggested ActivitiesFictionTrack Series by Jason ReynoldsGhostLuPatinaSunnye-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password). Jason Reynolds follows a group of track kidsFrom different backgrounds that are chosen on eliteTrack team.Follow link for Activities: It Yourself Nomad Series:Amazing African Projects You Can Build Yourself by Carla MooneyAmazing Biomed Projects You Can Build Yourself by Donna LathamCities: Discover How They Work by Kathleen ReillyGarbage: Investigate What Happens When You Throw It Out: with 25 Projects by Donna LathamRenewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future with 20 Projects by Joshua Sneideman Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future, with 20 Projects by Kathy CeceriThe Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Judy Dodge Cumminse-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).? introduce readers to fun projects that takethem to different times, places, ethnic groups,cultures, and visits with famous inventors andpeople in history. They will use common householdsupplies and recycled materials to make replicas ofobjects of that time and place.Follow link for Activities: Websites with Additional Resources:’s Read On! Suggested Readings Grades 6-8:Suggested ActivitiesFictionBrotherband Chronic Series by JohnFlanaganThe CalderaThe GhostfacesThe HuntersThe InvadersThe OutcastsScorpion MountainSlaves of Socorroe-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password). Flanagan creates a new cast of characters topopulate his world of Skandians and Araluens, asthey courageously battle at sea against the otherbands, the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimaterace. Follow link for Activities: Series by Tod OlsonLost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to DrinkLost in the Amazon: A Battle for Survival in the Heart of the RainforestLost in the Antarctic: The Doomed Voyage of the Endurancee-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password). Olson in this nonfiction series present readers withincredible true survival stories.Follow link for Activities: Websites with Additional Resources:’s Read On! Suggested Readings Grades 6-8:Suggested ActivitiesFictionSpy School Series by Stuart GibbsEvil Spy SchoolSpy CampSpy SchoolSpy School Goes SouthSpy School Secret ServiceSpy Ski Schoole-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password) Gibbs in this series follows Benjamin Ripley themain character, and his adventures at being ajunior CIA spy.Follow link for Activities: Questions Series:50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts by Tanya Lloyd50 Poisonous Questions: A Book with Bite by Tanya Lloyd50 Underwear Questions: A Bare-All History by Tanya Lloyd50 Burning Questions: A Sizzling History of Fire by Tanya Lloyd50 Climate Questions: A Blizzard of Blistering Facts by Peter Christiee-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password). Lloyd the author provides readers with andintroduction to grim, but surprisingly fascinating factsabout the body, history of the underwear, poison,and the history of fire.Follow link for Activities: Websites with Additional Resources:’s Read On! Suggested Readings Grades 6-8:Suggested ActivitiesFictionWollstonecraft Series by Jordan StratfordThe Case of the Counterfeit CriminalsThe Case of the Girl in GreyThe Case pf the Missing MoonstoneThe Case of the Perilous Palacee-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password). Jordan Stratford promotes the STEM fieldsfor girls, where two girls use math, science andcreative analytical thinking to solve crimes.Follow link for Activities: Animal Defenses Series by Susan K. MitchellAnimal Body-Part Regenerators: Growing New Heads, Tails, and LegsAnimal Chemical Combat: Poisons, Smells, and SlimeAnimals with Awesome Armor: Shells, Scales and ExoskeletonsAnimals with Crafty Camouflage: Hiding in Plain Sighte-Reader: Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).? Susan K. Mitchell tells readers about animaldefenses such as body parts regeneration, poison,smells, and slime in this series.Follow link for Activities: Websites with Additional Resources: ................
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