Recommended+Books

Other people's lists:
1. From article: Barnstable High School's summer reading page: http://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/bhs/Library/SummerReadingProgram.htm

2. [] Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County

3. Kids Read []

4. Cooperative CHildren's Book Center - Univ. of Wisconsin School of Education []

5. International Reading Association []

6. Nancy Keane's ATN (All Together Now) Booklist []

7. Book Adventure []

8. Somers Students' Book Reviews []

Commonly, summer reading lists do not reflect student input: 43-92 percent of titles are fiction, even though research studies report that boys prefer nonfiction.

Net generation responds to web based reading programs and lists...especially those that are image rich ...lots of graphics.

((I AM OK WITH A NON-ANNOTATED LIST FOR THIS YEAR BUT IT SHOULD BE ORGANIZED IN SOME WAY. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS? THAT WOULD BE ONE WAY TO ORGANIZE IT THAT MIGHT BE FUN. THEN HAVE A CATEGORY FOR 8TH GRADER RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO. IF WE DO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TEACHERS OUTSIDE THE ELA DEPT FOR IDEAS TOO. AND ADMINISTRATORS. AT LEAST ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS. IS THAT TOO LONG OF A LIST?))
 * What do you all think about having a non-annotated list? An annotated list is sometimes nice, but that will require a whole lot of work – and it would make a lengthy list really lengthy.

Donna mentioned that we might include a cover letter for parents about choosing just right books, being sure to include what it means to take on a challenge, and making a point that summertime is not usually the ideal time to take on a challenge. ((WE ABSOLUTELY NEED A COVER LETTER TO PARENTS AND KIDS. SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS TO INCLUDE...READING REGULARLY = MOST DAYS OVER THE SUMMER, ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO READ WITH KIDS - FAMILY BOOK CLUBS, MAYBE THE NAME OF THE YA LIBRARIAN AT THE SOMERS LIBRARY AS A RESOURCE, SHOULD BE ENJOYABLE!!))

Here’s my initial thinking about a list…

//The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks// by E. Lockheart

//The Hunger Games// by Suzanne Collins

//The Giver// Lois Lowry

//Guys Write for Guys Read// edited by Jon Scieszka

//13: Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen// edited by James Howe

//Past Perfect Present Tense// by Richard Peck

Carolyn – what do you think about including //War Is…//?

//How Tia Lola Came to Visit// by Julia Alvarez //Before We Were Free// by Julia Alvarez //A Single Shard// by Julie Sue Park //Kira Kira// Cynthia Kadohata //Edward’s Eyes// by Patricia McLachlan //Walk Two Moons// by Sharon Creech //Stargirl// by Jerry Spinelli //Wringer// by Jerry Spinelli //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// by Kimberly Willis Holt
 * Here are my books -Tara**

Carolyn's summer reading picks...(all of my current pics, except one, have boy characters!!! I have to think of more "girl" books! Though I totally agree with Tricia's pics of Disreputable History and Hunger Games - both girl protagonists...) __Hero__ S.L. Rottman __Ender's Game__ Orson Scott Card __Notes from a Midnight Driver__ Jordan Sonnenblick __Uglies__ Scott Westerfeld __Guts__ Gary Paulsen __Shark Life__ Peter Benchley

** 6th Grade Teachers Recommend ** __ Kira Kira __ by Cynthia Kadohata __ Esperanza Rising __ by Pam Ruiz-Munoz

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dear America The Clique Candy Apple
 * Series books: **

Jerry Spinelli Ann Martin Patricia MacLaughlin Cynthia Rylant Kate DiCamillo Sharon Creech ** 7th Grade Teachers Recommend ** __ Twilight __ by Stephanie Meyer __ Perfect __ by Natasha Friend __ Among the Hidden __ Margaret Peterson Haddix __ The Hobbit __ by J.R.R. Tolkein __ Chinese Cinderella __ by Adeline Yen Mah __ Holes __ by Louis Sachar __ Imitate the Tiger __ by Ian Cheripko
 * Favorite Authors: **

Mike Lupica Gary Paulsen S.L. Rottman (Can this move to the 8th grade list???)
 * Favorite Authors: **

** 8th Grade Teachers Recommend ** __ Hunger Games __ by Suzanne Collins __ The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks __ by E. Lockhart __ Shark Life __ by Peter Benchley __ Thirteen: Thirteen Stories that Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen __ by James Howe __ Guys Write for Guys Read __ by John Scieszka __ Baseball in April __ by Gary Soto __ First French Kiss: and other traumas __ by Adam Bagdasarian __ Dairy Queen __ by Catherine Gilbert Murdock __ Please Stop Laughing at Me __ by Jodee Blanco __ Corner of the Universe __ by Ann M. Martin __ Speak __ by Laurie Halse Anderson __ Flipped __ by Wendelin van Draanen __ So B. It __ by Sarah Weeks __ Left for Dead: A Young Man’s Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis __ by Pete Nelson and Hunter Scott