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Jared Eliot Middle School2019Summer Reading ListClinton Public SchoolsGrade 7

Jared Eliot Middle School2019 Summer Reading ListSummer Reading Directions.1Grade 7 Book Chat List.2Book Chat Notes & Questions.3-4Free Choice Summer Reading Questions .5-7Governor’s Reading Challenge Journal . 8

Summer Reading DirectionsStudents entering grades 6, 7, and 8 in the fall are required to read two books.The first book must be selected from the Book Chat List, and students mustbe prepared to discuss the book on Friday, September 6, 2019.The second book is a free choice selection, either fiction or non-fiction, andstudents must complete the assignment questions on this book. Thisassignment is due to the homeroom teacher by Friday, September 6, 2019.The book chat grade and the free choice book assignment grade will be averagedand included as the first English grade of the marking period.Students are encouraged to continue reading additional books for enjoyment andrecord titles on the Governor’s Reading Challenge Journal. This form can besubmitted to the homeroom teacher by Friday, September 6, 2019.Helpful Websites:Henry Carter Hull Library: https://hchlibrary.org/Nutmeg Book Awards: https://www.nutmegaward.org/Young Adult Library Services Association: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: ds: ens-books-2018SDE Governor’s Reading Challenge: 1 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Grade 7 Book Chat List Students entering Grade 7 must select one of their two book choices from the following list. Students should take notes on their selection, so that they will be prepared to discuss thebook with a teacher in a small group in the r’s Game by Orson Scott CardEnders’s skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mockbattles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers, Ender suffers from isolation,rivalry from his peers, pressure from adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. Hispsychological battles include loneliness, fear of becoming like his brother, and fanning the flames of devotionto his beloved sister.The Cat Ate My Gym Suit by Paula DanzigarMarcy hates school until Ms. Finney comes along, an English teacher with innovative methods. When Ms.Finney gets suspended, Marcy organizes a student protest on her behalf.The Outsiders by S.E. HintonSince his parents’ deaths, Ponyboy’s loyalty has been to his brothers and his gang. However,when his best friend kills a member of a rival gang, Ponyboy finds himself caught up in a nightmare of violence.Scorpia by Anthony HorowitzAlex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when helearns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful organization in the world,Scorpia, Alex’s world shatters. Now Scorpia wants him on their side. Alex no longer has the strength to fightthem until he learns of Scorpia’s latest terrorist plot. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove onceand for all that the terror will not be stopped?Batboy by Mike LupicaBrian Dudley grew up around baseball. His dad, Cole, was a major league pitcher, and they had season ticketsfor the Detroit Tigers games. Even though Cole walked out on Brian and his mom, Brian still loves baseball andlands a job as a batboy for the Tigers. He is put in the line of action.Bruiser by Neal ShustermanThere’s a reason why Brewster can’t have friends-why he can’t care about too many people. Because when hecares about you, things start to happen. Impossible things that can’t be explained. I know, because they’rehappening to me.Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan SonnenblickWith a father in jail and a mother trying hard to keep her family together, San Lee’s home life is anything butZen. He’s entering yet another new school as an outside eighth grader—and moving from big town Houston tosmall-town Pennsylvania isn’t exactly his idea of fun. He becomes an unlikely school hero, the local ZenMaster.The Running Dream by Wendelin Van DraanenJessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She’s not comforted by the news that she’llbe able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run?2 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Book Chat Notes(Optional)Please jot down notes about your book that will help you during the book chat. These notesshould include characters, setting (time and place), problem, events, solution to the problem,conclusion. Please review the book chat questions sheet to help you recall the story (nextpage).3 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Book Chat Questions(Optional)1.Who was your favorite or least favorite character? What was he/she like? Give anexample from the book that shows one of his/her traits.2.Talk about a relationship, whether friendly or not, between any two people in the book.3.What was the setting (time and place)? Was it important to the story? Could this storyhave happened anywhere and/or anytime?4.What was a conflict in the story? How was it resolved? What did this show about thecharacter involved?5.Describe the conclusion of the story. Were all conflicts resolved? Did the story have asatisfying ending? Suggest a different type of ending.6.What is the theme of the book?7.What is the significance of the book title? Suggest another title.8.Did you like the book? Why or why not? Give an example of something that happensin the book to illustrate your point.4 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Summer Reading Questions(Required for free choice selection)Name of Student: Date:Title of Book Read:Author:Check One: Fiction NonfictionSummer Reading Questions (Required)Answer fiction questions below for fiction book or nonfiction questions on the nextpage for nonfiction book.Write in Complete Sentences. Please use page 9 if additional space is needed.FICTIONHow did the main character in your book change from the beginning to the end?What was a problem in the book and how was that problem resolved?5 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Summer Reading Questions(Required for free choice selection)Name of StudentNONFICTIONExplain the subject/event of your nonfiction book and include a detailed description.Describe the author’s attitude toward the topic and give one example from the text (findsomething the author said—specific words) that proves that you are correct.6 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Please use this page if additional space is needed.Name of student7 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Connecticut Reads 2019The Governor’s Summer Reading ChallengeReading JournalName:Team:School: Jared Eliot Middle SchoolPlease record the titles of books read. Return to your homeroom teacher bySeptember 6th, 2019.12345678910111213141516171819208 J a re d El i ot Mi ddl e School

Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when he learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful organization in the world, Scorpia, Alex’s world shatters. Now Scorpia wants him on their side.

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