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The Fault In Our StarsBy John GreenThe?Fault In Our Stars?is a fabulous book about a young teenage girl who has been diagnosed with lung cancer and attends a cancer support group. Hazel is 16 and is reluctant to go to the support group, but she soon realizes that it was a good idea. Hazel meets a young boy named Augustus Waters. Flowers for AlgernonBy Daniel KeyesCharlie Gordon is a mentally disabled thirty-two-year-old man about to undergo a major elective surgery to improve his intelligence. We're basically reading his diary as he undergoes the whole process. ... He also buddies up to super-smart?Algernon, a mouse who's already undergone the experimental surgery.Skink No SurrenderBy Carl HiaasenRichard Sloan is worried when his cousin and best friend, Malley, fails to meet him for their regular nightly exploration of?Loggerhead Beach, scouting for turtle nests. Noticing a soda straw poking out of such a nest, Richard pulls it up and is surprised when a homeless man, "Skink", bursts out of the sand and complains about Richard ruining his trap. This only the beginning of their adventures.The Perks of Being a WallflowerBy Stephen Chbosky?Fifteen-year-old Charlie is coping with the suicide of his friend, Michael. To lessen the fear and anxiety of starting high school alone, Charlie starts writing letters to a stranger, someone he heard was nice but has never met in person.Water for ElephantsBy Sara GruenJacob Jankowski, a veterinary student, is close to graduating when a terrible tragedy forces him to leave school. With nowhere else to go, he hops on a passing train and finds it belongs to a traveling circus. Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker and meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant named Rosie leads to love, but August, Marlena's cruel husband, stands in their way.Dear Bishop Ludden Parents and Students,This year the English Department has decided to compile a list of books for each grade. Your student will be responsible for choosing one book from their grade level list and reading it over their summer break. Along with this, they will be responsible for taking some short notes on each chapter. These chapter notes will be collected and taken for a grade on the first day school, September 4th 2019. The function of taking these notes is two-fold. First, it is to help students break down what they are reading for better comprehension and personal analysis. Secondly, it is to show their teachers that they thoroughly read the book. Each student will receive a Chapter Chart with this list and additional copies can be printed off of the Bishop Ludden website.In regards to obtaining a book, you can either purchase the book your student selects at any bookstore that has it available, or go to a public library and check the book out. Students will not be required to have the book for school. As an English Department, above all else, we want this summer reading to be enjoyable. Please help your student pick a book from their grade level list that will help them not only develop a love of reading, but also interest them on a personal level.If you have any questions you, or your student, can contact their current English teacher or Mike Morgan.Thank you, and happy reading.The Bishop Ludden English Department ................
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