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31750 Independent Reading Assignment: Book Recommendations + Trimester 3 Outside Reading Assignment English 7Mrs. Dottarar2016 – 2017These books came out in either 2016 or the beginning of 2017. Remember to look at your Reading Reflection sheet to see which genres you have left to read, as well as criteria for length of book and authors to avoid. When you finish reading the book you want counted, complete the questions (on back-side) on a separate sheet of paper and turn in. Both books and questions will be due by the time the trimester ends. Most blurbs are taken from .**Questions to answer for each outside book. For question number 5, make sure to complete a different activity for each book (i.e., you can’t do the same prompt twice). YOU WILL NOT DO THIS FOR THE REQUIRED NOVELS IN CLASS, JUST YOUR TWO OUTSIDE READING BOOKS.Title of novel + AuthorGenreNumber of pagesSummary in 4-6 solid plete one of the following activities thoroughly:Second Chance: write about how it would change the story if a certain character had made a different decision earlier in the story (e.g., what if Stargirl did not move away?)P.S.: after you read the story, write an epilogue in which you explain—using whatever tense (present/past) and tone the author does—what happened to the character(s) next.The Kuglemass: Woody Allen wrote a story in which the character can throw any book into a time machine and it takes you inside the book and the era. What would you do, say, think if you traveled into the story you are reading?Write Into: find a “hole” in the story where the character disappears (off camera) for a time and describe what they do when we can’t see them.What If: write about how the story would differ if the characters were something other than they are. Examples: a priest, another gender or race, a different age or social class.Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: write a story or journal from the perspective of characters with no real role in the story and show us what they see and think, from their perspective.AuthorTitleGenreBrief Blurb on Book Freedman, RussellWe Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement that Defied Adolf HitlerBiographyAustrian-born Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie belonged to Hitler Youth as young children, but began to doubt the Nazi regime. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed the White Rose, a campaign of active resistance to Hitler and the Nazis. Risking imprisonment or even execution, the White Rose members distributed leaflets urging Germans to defy the Nazi government. McCormick, PatriciaThe Plot to Kill Hitler. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely HeroBiographyIt was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. He had put his papers in order—and left a few notes specifically for Hitler’s men to see. Two SS agents climbed the stairs and told the boyish-looking Bonhoeffer to come with them. He calmly said good-bye to his parents, put his Bible under his arm, and left. Upstairs there was proof, in his own handwriting, that this quiet young minister was part of a conspiracy to kill Adolf Hitler. This compelling, brilliantly researched account includes the remarkable discovery that Bonhoeffer was one of the first people to provide evidence to the Allies that Jews were being deported to death camps.Noyes, DeborahTen Days a Madwoman. The daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original “Girl” Reporter, Nellie BlyBiographyNellie Bly had ambitious goals, especially for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. Nellie knew she was destined for more and pulled a major journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame: feigning insanity, being committed to the notorious asylum on Blackwell's Island, and writing a shocking exposé of the clinic’s horrific treatment of its patients.Reef, CatherineFlorence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary NurseBiographyMost people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don’t know her full story. This riveting biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the Lady with the Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the war, and her modern methods in nursing became the defining standards still used today.?Zukerman, GregoryRising Above: 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in their Youth to Become StarsBiographyAthlete after athlete in this book found discipline, hope, and inspiration on the playing field, rising above their circumstances. Filled with first-hand accounts from stars who exemplify the idea of enduring at all costs.Aveyard, VictoriaThe Glass SwordFantasy/ dystopia The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they've always known—and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul.Barnhill, KellyThe Girl who Drank the MoonFantasyEvery year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. She rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth’s surface. And the woman with the Tiger’s heart is on the prowl . . .Chima, Cinda WilliamsFlamecaster, A Shattered Realms NovelFantasy/ DystopiaAdrian sul’Han, known as Ash, is a trained healer with a powerful gift of magic—and a thirst for revenge. Ash is forced into hiding after a series of murders throws the queendom into chaos. Now he’s closer than ever to killing the man responsible, the cruel king of Arden. Can Ash use his powers not to save a life but to take it?Eagar, LindsayThe Hour of the BeesFantasyWhile her friends are spending their summers having pool parties and sleepovers, twelve-year-old Carolina — Carol — is spending hers in the middle of the New Mexico desert, helping her parents move the grandfather she’s never met into a home for people with dementia. As the thin line between magic and reality starts to blur, Carol must decide for herself what is possible — and what it means to be true to her roots. Hand, CynthiaMy Lady JaneFantasy/ historical fictionAt sixteen, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren’t for Jane to worry about.?Jane?gets to be Queen of England. Like that could go wrong.Heilig, HeidiThe Girl from EverywhereFantasy As the daughter of a time traveler, Nix has spent sixteen years sweeping across the globe and through the centuries aboard her father’s ship. Modern-day New York City, nineteenth-century Hawaii, other lands seen only in myth and legend—Nix has been to them all. But when her father gambles with her very existence, it all may be about to end.Meyers, MarissaHeartlessFantasyLong before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen.Redwine, C.J.The Shadow QueenFantasyDark epic inspired by the tale of Snow White. Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen.Riordan, RickThe Trials of Apollo: The Hidden OracleFantasyAfter angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor.Anderson, Laurie HalseThe Seeds of America TrilogyHistorical fictionIt’s 1776 and Isabel, Curzon, and Ruth have only ever known life as slaves. But now the young country of America is in turmoil—there are whisperings, then cries, of freedom from England spreading like fire, and with it is a whole new type of danger. For freedom being fought for one isn’t necessarily freedom being fought for all…especially if you are a slave. But if an entire nation can seek its freedom, why can’t they? Baskin, Nora RaleighNine, Ten: A September 11 StoryHistorical fictionOn September 11th, 2001, for different middle school kids are in Chicago’s O’Hare airport, heading different directions. A boy who lives in Pennsylvania, a Muslim girl, a NYC black boy who has just won a big math competition, and a girl who has moved to California but her mom has business in NYC. Follow their stories through the next three days.DiCamillo, KateRaymie NightingaleHistorical fictionIn 1975, after her father runs off with the dental hygienist, 10-year-old Raymie has a plan to get him to come home. But she has to do a good deed and in the process makes friends with two other girls with problems of their own.Fox, JanetThe Charmed Children of Rookskill CastleHistorical fiction/ mystery“Keep calm and carry on.”? That’s what Katherine Bateson’s father told her, and that’s what she’s trying to do:? when her father goes off to the war, when her mother sends Kat and her brother and sister away from London to escape the incessant bombing, even when the children arrive at Rookskill Castle, an ancient, crumbling manor on the misty Scottish highlands. ?But it’s hard to keep calm in the strange castle that seems haunted by ghosts or worse.? What’s making those terrifying screeches and groans at night?? Why do the castle’s walls seem to have a mind of their own?? And why do people seem to mysteriously appear and disappear?Gidwitz, AdamThe Inquisitor’s TaleHistorical fiction/ fantasy1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.Hardinge, FrancesThe Lie TreeHistorical fiction/ mysteryIn pursuit of justice and revenge, Faith hunts through her father’s possessions and discovers a strange tree. The tree bears fruit only when she whispers a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, delivers a hidden truth. The tree might hold the key to her father’s murder—or it may lure the murderer directly to Faith herself.Kirby, MatthewA Taste for MonstersHistorical fiction/ mysteryLondon 1888, and Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the people of the city. Evelyn, a young woman disfigured by her dangerous work in a matchstick factory with nowhere to go, does not know what to make of her new position as a maid to the Elephant Man in London Hospital. But in Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, she finds a gentle kindred, who does not recoil from her, and who understands her pain. When the murders begin, however, Joseph and Evelyn are haunted nightly by the ghosts of the Ripper's dead, setting Evelyn on a path to facing her fears and uncovering humanity's worst nightmares, in which the real monsters are men.Sepetys, RutaSalt to the SeaHistorical fictionWorld War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide.?Among them are?Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the?ship that promises salvation, the?Wilhelm Gustloff.?Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested?with each step closer to safety. Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not?country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people—adults and children alike—aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.Bascomb, NealSabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler’s Atomic BombInformationalThe invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping into harbor, and soon the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They institute martial rule. And at Vemork, an industrial fortress high above a dizzying gorge, they gain access to an essential ingredient for the weapon that could end World War II: Hitler’s very own nuclear bomb.Goldsmith, ConnieThe Ebola Epidemic: The Fight, the FutureInformationalAn ordinary blue thermos holding blood samples from a sick nun in Zaire reached Belgium's Institute of Tropical Medicine in September 1976. From the samples, researchers discovered a new virus, which they named the Ebola virus after a river in Central Africa. The virus killed two hundred eighty people before it seemingly disappeared into the jungle. No one suspected the virus would erupt in West Africa nearly four decades later to cause an unprecedented epidemic.?Hopkinson, DeborahDive! WWII Stories of Sailors and Submarines in the PacificInformationalFollowing the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US entered World War II in December 1941 with only 44 Naval submarines -- many of them dating from the 1920s. With the Pacific battleship fleet decimated after Pearl Harbor, it was up to the feisty and heroic sailors aboard the US submarines to stop the Japanese invasion across the Pacific.Jarrow, GailBubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded AmericaInformationalIn March 1900, San Francisco’s health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world’s deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible??This is the true story of America’s first plague epidemic—the public health doctors who desperately fought to end it, the political leaders who tried to keep it hidden, and the brave scientists who uncovered the plague’s secrets.Miller, SarahThe Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden & the Trial of the CenturyInformationalA brutal crime: the August 4, 1892, murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The accused? Mild-mannered and highly respected Lizzie Borden, daughter of Andrew and stepdaughter of Abby. Most of what is known about Lizzie’s arrest and subsequent trial (and acquittal) comes from sensationalized newspaper reports; as Miller sorts fact from fiction, and as a legal battle gets under way, a gripping portrait of a woman and a town emerges.?Grande, ReynaThe Distance Between UsMemoir As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father.Beatty, RobertSerafina and the Black Cloak; Serafina and the Twisted StaffMystery/ suspense A brave and unusual girl named Serafina lives secretly in the basement of the grand?Biltmore Estate?amidst the splendor of the Gilded Age. Serafina's pa, the estate's maintenance man, has warned her to keep herself hidden from the fancy folk who live on the floors above, but when children at the estate start disappearing, Serafina and her friend Braeden Vanderbilt must work together to solve a dark and dangerous mystery.Cohen, MarinaThe Inn BetweenMystery/ suspenseWhen Quinn's best friend Kara has to move away, she goes on one last trip with Kara and her family. They stop over at the first hotel they see, a Victorian inn that instantly gives Quinn the creeps, and she begins to notice strange things happening around them. When Kara's parents and brother disappear without a trace, the girls are stranded in a hotel full of strange guests, hallways that twist back in on themselves, and a particularly nasty surprise lucking beneath the floorboards. Will the girls be able to solve the mystery of what happened to Kara's family before it's too late?Grisham, JohnTheodore Boone BooksMystery/ suspenseIn the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk—and a lot about the law. And he won’t stop until justice is served!Markell, DenisClick Here to StartMystery/ suspenseWhat if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a priceless treasure? Twelve-year-old Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing video games. So when his great-uncle dies and bequeaths him the all so-called treasure in his overstuffed junk shop of an apartment, Ted explores it like it’s another level to beat. And to his shock, he finds that eccentric Great-Uncle Ted actually has?set the place up like a real-life escape-the-room game! Using his specially honed skills, Ted sets off to win the greatest game he’s ever played. With each puzzle Ted solves, he gets closer to unraveling the mystery—but someone dangerous is hot on their heels, and he’s not about to let them get away with the fortune.Stewart, Trenton LeeThe Secret KeepersMystery/ suspenseA magical watch. A string of secrets. A race against time. At first Reuben is thrilled with his new treasure, but as one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero. Now he is on a dangerous adventure--full of curious characters, treacherous traps, and hairsbreadth escapes--as he races to solve the mystery before it is too late. Watson, JudeStingMystery/ suspenseA cursed sapphire, a botched heist, and twins, March and Jules, are in the sights of the FBI and Interpol and vicious gang of international jewel thieves. Sequel to Loot.Alexander, KwameBookedPoetry/ Realistic fictionSoccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.?Dooley, SarahFree VersePoetry/ Realistic fictionWhen her brother Michael dies in a fire, Sasha has no one left and nowhere to turn. He’d been her caretaker since their mother ran off and their father died in the mines. Now, she’s in foster care, feeling more stuck and broken than ever. Trying to cope with her brother’s death, Sasha returns to school and discovers family she didn’t know she had. But just as she’s settling into her new life, tragedy strikes the mine her cousin works in. But will running really fix the pain in Sasha’s life, or will she have to discover a new way to heal?Engle, MargaritaLion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of WordsPoetry/ Historical fictionAntonio feels lucky to have found a good job as a messenger, where his richly blended cultural background is an asset. Through his work he meets Wing, a young Chinese fruit seller who barely escaped the anti-Asian riots in San Francisco, and his sister Fan, a talented singer. With injustice all around them, the three friends are determined that violence will not be the only way to gain liberty.Sones, SonyaSaving RedPoetryA gripping, funny, and inspiring novel in verse about what happens when the person you set out to save ends up saving?you.Deuker, CarlGutlessRealistic fiction/ sportsWith both good speed and good hands, wide receiver Brock should be a natural for the varsity team. When he gets cut from varsity, he loses his friendship with star quarterback Hunter, who begins lashing out at not only Brock, but also Brock’s friend, the quiet and smart Richie. Brock wants to stand up for Ritchie, but doesn’t want to cause problems. But when the bullying goes too far, will Brock be able to face his fears and prove that he is brave enough???Gout, LeopoldoGenius: the GameRealistic fictionTrust no one. Every camera is an eye.?Every microphone an ear. Find me and we can stop him together. Rex:?Sixteen-year-old Mexican American programmer. One of the best in the world. Determined to find his missing brother. Tunde:?Fourteen-year-old self-taught engineering genius. Brought the Internet to his Nigerian village. Targeted by a ruthless military warlord. Painted Wolf:?Mysterious sixteen-year-old activist blogger. Pulled into the spotlight when her father became involved with a corrupt Chinese official. The Game:?Two hundred geniuses. A head-to-head competition devised by India’s youngest CEO and visionary.Green, TimHome Run: A Baseball Great NovelRealistic fiction/ sportsJosh’s life has just fallen apart. His father will no longer be coaching the travel baseball team and is moving to Florida, forcing his mom and baby sister to move into a small apartment on the wrong side of town. Josh’s friend Benji tells Josh about a home run derby in which the winner gets a brand-new house. All he has to do is hit twenty home runs during his travel team season. With Benji and their friend Jaden’s help, Josh is hoping to hit it out of the park and save his family, because if he strikes out, he just may lose everything.Sonnenblick, JordanFalling Over SidewaysRealistic fictionEighth grader Claire’s dealing with normal girl things—dance, band, mean girls, changing friendships, a perfect older brother—when her funny, amazing, father has a stroke.Sullivan, TaraThe Bitter Side of SweetRealistic fictionEscape for 15-year-old Amadou and his eight-year-old brother, Seydou, doesn't seem likely. The boys were hoping to pay off the family's debt but instead were tricked into picking cacao daily. They are forced to meet unreasonable quotas or be beaten or left with no supper. The boys see little hope for freedom until Khadija shows up. She is the first girl to enter the camp, and she is a fighter. The three band together to escape. The trio are appalled to learn that the cacao pods that they were forced to harvest are used to create candy that is enjoyed by rich children. Johnston, E.K.Star Wars: AhsokaScience fictionFollowing her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation of Order 66, Ahsoka is unsure she can be part of a larger whole ever again. But her desire to fight the evils of the Empire and protect those who need it will lead her right to Bail Organa, and the Rebel Alliance.Westerfield, ScottHorizonScience fictionWhen a plane crash-lands in the arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead they find themselves lost in a strange jungle with no way to get home and little hope of rescue. Food is running out. Water is scarce. And the jungle is full of threats unlike anything the survivors have ever seen before. With danger at every turn, these eight kids must learn to work together to survive. But cliques and rivalries threaten to tear them apart. And not everyone will make it out of the jungle alive ................
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