LibGuides: Vacation Reading: 2018

Summer checkout info

Summer checkout: Monday, June 11 and Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Students are welcome to borrow 5 books for summer reading
All books are DUE back Monday, August 20, 2018

Visiting author 2018-2019

Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann will be our PSA sponsored Visiting Authors for 2018-2019! Candace is the award winning author of many historical non-fiction and fiction books. Eric is an award winning author and illustrator. We are lucky to have both visit students from ECC to High School in March 2019!
www.ericrohmann.com
www.candacefleming.com

The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9780375867828
Publication Date: 2014-07-08
Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs—at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using captivating photos and compelling first person accounts the imperial family’s extravagant lives and the plight of Russia's poor masses.
The Great and Only Barnum by Candace Fleming; Ray Fenwick (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780375841972
Publication Date: 2009-09-08
Known far and wide for his jumbo elephants, midgets, and three-ring circuses, here's a complete and captivating look at the man behind the Greatest Show on Earth.
Strongheart by Candace Fleming; Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781101934104
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
When movie director Larry Trimble travels to Berlin searching for his next big star--a dog!--he finds Etzel, a fierce, highly trained three-year-old German shepherd police dog. Larry sees past the snarls and growls and brings Etzel back to Hollywood, where he is renamed Strongheart.

Before you see the movie

Middle School

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Call Number: FIC LEN
ISBN: 9780312367541
Publication Date: 2007-05-01
Meg Murry, her brother Charles, and their friend Calvin, embark on a journey through space and time, assisted by three otherworldly women, when they set out to find Meg's father, a physicist who disappeared while experimenting with time travel.

The Darkest Minds (Bonus Content) by Alexandra Bracken
ISBN: 9781368022453
Publication Date: 2018-01-02
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She survived and emerged with frightening abilities she cannot control.

High School

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Call Number: FIC CLI
ISBN: 030788743X
Publication Date: 2011-08-16
In the year 2044, Wade Watts, like the rest of humanity, chooses to escape reality and spends his waking hours in the limitless, utopian virtual world of the OASIS, but when Wade stumbles upon the first of the fiendish puzzles set up by OASIS creator James Halliday he finds he must compete with thousands of others--including those willing to commit murder--in order to claim a prize of massive fortune.

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
ISBN: 9780345803788
Publication Date: 2014-05-20
When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible bachelor.

Why summer reading?

https://www.ireadprogram.org/resources/prevent-summer-slide

Avoid the "Summer Slide"!

You should try to find time to read each and every day. Research shows students who read during the summer improve or maintain their reading skills. Kids who don't read at all see their skills slip as much as an entire grade level (Heyns 1978).

What can we read?

Award winners, suggestions from teachers or friends
Magazines, newspapers, your favourite blog
Comic books, whatever you like!

This Libguide includes suggestions only and books are not required reading. You'll find teacher and student recommendations, award winners and just great reads!

It doesn’t really matter what you read or where you read – just be sure to read every day!

To learn more read this article from School Library Journal HERE.

2017-2018 award winners

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly; Isabel Roxas (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062414151
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Winner of the Newberry Medal. Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). “Readers will be instantly engrossed in this relatable neighbourhood adventure and its eclectic cast of misfits.”—Booklist
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Call Number: FIC THO
ISBN: 9780062498533
Publication Date: 2017-02-28
National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller! Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
ISBN: 9781616208042
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
2017 National Book Award Finalist
One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon—and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her.
With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson.

Graphic Novels

Drowned City by Don Brown
Call Number: 976.3 BRO
ISBN: 9780544157774
Publication Date: 2015-08-04
A graphic novel account of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in November of 2005, when the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding areas were flooded and more than fourteen hundred people lost their lives.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson; Emily Carroll (Illustrator)
Call Number: 741.5 AND
ISBN: 9780374300289
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.
Maximum Ride by James Patterson; NaRae Lee (Artist)
Call Number: GN 741.5 LEE
ISBN: 9780759529519
Publication Date: 2009-01-27
Max, Fang, and Nudge set out for Death Valley to save Angel, who has been kidnapped by a sinister scientist.

Reading poll

What will you read this summer?

Comics: 1 votes (50%)

The news!: 0 votes (0%)

Fiction: 1 votes (50%)

Non-Fiction: 0 votes (0%)

Online reading: 0 votes (0%)

Other: 0 votes (0%)

Total Votes: 2

Must Reads!

High School

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
ISBN: 9781484728499
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.
Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel
Call Number: FIC PAT
ISBN: 9781941026496
Publication Date: 2016-10-11
Rani Patel, almost seventeen and living on remote Moloka'i island, is oppressed by the cultural norms of her Gujarati immigrant parents but when Mark, an older man, draws her into new experiences red flags abound.
The Haters by Jesse Andrews
ISBN: 9781419723704
Publication Date: 2017-04-04
Wes and his best friend, Corey, were excited for jazz camp. But it turns out to be lame. But then they jam with Ash, a charismatic girl with an unusual sound, and the three just click. Its three and a half hours of pure musical magic, and Ash makes a decision: they need to hit the road.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Call Number: FIC SHU
ISBN: 9781442472426
Publication Date: 2016-11-22
In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't.

Middle School

The Spinner Prince by Matt Laney
ISBN: 9781328707260
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Prince Leo is next in line for the throne of Singara, a land ruled by super-evolved felines. Like every thirteen-year-old, Leo must prove his worth by hunting a deadly beast called a slaycon. But killing a slaycon is the least of Leo’s problems. The enemy beyond the Great Wall is rising up. Inside the wall, Singara is being torn apart by Leo’s rebellious cousin...
Braced by Alyson Gerber
Call Number: FIC GER
ISBN: 9780545902144
Publication Date: 2017-03-28
When twelve-year-old Rachel learns that her scoliosis has worsened and she will need to wear a back brace to keep her spine straight, she is devastated; afraid that she will not be able to play soccer, and terrified that she will not be able to hide her condition from her friends and classmates...
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Call Number: FIC REY
ISBN: 9781481450157
Publication Date: 2016-08-30
Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential.
The Best Man by Richard Peck
Call Number: FIC PEC
ISBN: 9780803738393
Publication Date: 2016-09-20
Archer has four important role models in his life--his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favourite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget.

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Online reads

Audio books are a great way to read during the summer.
This site offers different FREE audio books each week of the summer.
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Battle of the books 2019

Middle School

The Golden Door by Emily Rodda
ISBN: 9780545429900
Publication Date: 2012-10-01
Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull
Call Number: FIC MUL
ISBN: 9781442497016
Publication Date: 2015-01-06
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Call Number: FIC STE
ISBN: 9780375850868
Publication Date: 2010-12-28
The Apple Tart of Hope by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9780823437641
Publication Date: 2017-01-30
Coraline by Dave McKean (Illustrator); Neil Gaiman
Call Number: FIC GAI
ISBN: 9780380807345
Publication Date: 2012-04-24
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Call Number: FIC AND
ISBN: 9781416905868
Publication Date: 2010-01-05
Soldier Dog by Sam Angus
ISBN: 9781250044174
Publication Date: 2014-06-03
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm; Matthew Holm (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780545741668
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
Call Number: FIC PIN
ISBN: 9780316247825
Publication Date: 2015-11-03
Strongheart by Candace Fleming; Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781101934104
Publication Date: 2018-02-06

High School

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo; Erin Stein (Editor)
ISBN: 9781627792127
Publication Date: 2015-09-29
Warcross by Marie Lu
Call Number: FIC LU
ISBN: 9780399547966
Publication Date: 2017-09-12
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
ISBN: 9780553496680
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Call Number: FIC GRE
ISBN: 9780525555360
Publication Date: 2017-10-10
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Call Number: FIC SEP
ISBN: 9780399160301
Publication Date: 2016-02-02
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
Call Number: FIC GRA
ISBN: 9780316405126
Publication Date: 2015-10-20
The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9780375867828
Publication Date: 2014-07-08
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi; Abraham Verghese (Foreword by)
Call Number: 616.99 KAL
ISBN: 9780812988406
Publication Date: 2016-01-12