Summer Reading Assignment Cedarbrook Summer Reading List

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1 Summer Reading Assignment 2017 Summer months offer wonderful opportunities for students to improve their reading and writing. The Cedarbrook staff suggests that middle school students should read a minimum of four books during the summer months. We require that all students select one book from our reading list or a book from the 2018 Reading Olympic List. If a student cannot find a book of interest on the list of suggestions or the Reading Olympics list, she or he may Mr. Jeff Hopkins, Cedarbrook Librarian, at jhopkins@cheltenham.org, for permission to make an alternate selection. Students must also complete the Making Connections Double Entry Organizer for the approved summer reading book. See Page 3. Students must also keep a log of their summer reading selections. See page 4. Cedarbrook Summer Reading List Title Author Description 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Sean Covey Describes seven habits teenagers can cultivate to help them improve their self-images, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve goals, get along with parents, and make other positive changes in their lives. I am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb In 2014, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai made history by becoming the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This memoir explains her humble origins and how she came to take on local Taliban forces. In the process, it shows how Yousafzai became an international advocate for women's education. March, Book One Booked What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions John Lewis & Andrew Aydin (illustrations by Nate Powell) Kwame Alexander Randall Munroe After successfully leading a sit-in campaign in Nashville in 1960, John Lewis is more determined than ever to change the country through the nonviolence. However, the movement s growing fame is attracting enemies and leading to internal conflicts as it moves to other parts of the south. This graphic novel explains how Lewis overcame those troubles and entered into the larger Civil Rights Movement. Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books. When the game s taken away from him by an injury, however, he learns the power of words in order to wrestle with problems at home, stand up to a bully, and impress the girl of his dreams. Millions read Randall Munroe s webcomic xkcd. Some of those millions ask him weird questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? Munroe leaves no stone unturned, and no stick figure undrawn, to provide clear and hilarious answers. The Thing About Jellyfish The Swords of Summer Rose Under Fire Ten Days a Madwoman: The Ali Benjamin Rick Riordan Elizabeth Wein Deborah Noyes After her best friend drowns, Suzy Swanson is overcome with grief. As she tries to make sense of her friend s death, she becomes convinced that something else caused it: the sting of a rare jellyfish. To prove her theory, she crafts a dangerous plan. Magnus Chase has been left homeless since the death of his mother, barely avoiding arrest. One day though, a relative hunts him down to bring unbelievable news: Magnus is is descended from Norse gods, and they re about to go to war. Magnus is unsure what to do with this information until an attack forces him into action Rose Justice is an American poet and pilot aiding the British fight against the Nazis until, one day, she s captured by her enemies. Sent to the infamous Ravensbruck concentration camp. Rose will need the help of her fellow prisoners to help stay alive. Will it be enough? Nellie Bly became a household in the late nineteenth century a time when female journalist were stuck writing about fashion and cleaning (if they were able to write at all) by pulling off a dangerous stunt: faking

2 Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original Girl Reporter, Nellie Bly Under a Painted Sky Stacey Lee insanity in order to be committed to a dangerous insane asylum. This history tells the story of Bly s daring feat and how the writing which came out of it. Not only did she reveal shocking abuses at the asylum, she became a leading voice against corruption. In 1849, Samantha lives in Missouri but dreams of returning to New York to be a professional musician, despite the discrimination she faces for being Chinese. After a tragic accident, however, she finds herself needing to flee west on the Oregon Trail with Annamae, a runaway slave. Pretending to be boys, the two form an alliance to fight the troubles quickly closing in on them. *Students should not pick a book they have already read. *Alternative: Any title from the 2018 Middle School Reading Olympics List. *Students can always Mr. Hopkins (jhopkins@cheltenham.org) to request permission to read a different title.

3 Making Connections Double Entry Journal The goal of making connections is to help you to access prior knowledge and experience in order to enhance your understanding of the text. Good readers are constantly connecting what they are reading to what they already know in order to clarify difficult concepts and improve comprehension. The three types of connections are: TEXT TO TEXT Does what you are reading remind you of another book you ve read, a movie you ve seen, a song you like, etc.? TEXT TO SELF Does what you are reading remind you of something you have experienced, can you identify with the characters thoughts, actions feelings, etc.? TEXT TO WORLD Does what you are reading remind you of something you know about from the real world, the news, history, etc.? Name: Book Title: Making Connections Double Entry Journal In this column, write down a quote or situation from the text that you can connect to yourself, the world, or to another text. In this column, record your thoughts or reactions and explain the connections, specifically which of the three types it is.

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5 Summer Reading Log- Students can either use Noodletools or the sheet below to log summer reading. To Use Noodletools: 1. Using your Noodletools account, create a new project called Reading Log Use MLA Junior. 2. Click on the Bibliography link at the top of the page. 3. Create a bibliographic citation for each book you read. Follow the directions on the Noodletools wizard. 4. At the very bottom of the citation basic information page, there is a section for annotation. In this section, type in the date you finished the book and a brief summary of its plot If you do not want to use Noodletools, list your summer reading selections in the chart below. Book Title Author Summary

6 Any Questions? Mr. Hopkins