KJHS Summer Reading
2016
Next Year's Rebecca Caudill List
I recommend... The Paper Cowboy, Rain Reign, Echo, The Screaming Staircase, A Time to Dance, The Crossover, The War that Saved My Life, The Great Plague
**If you read one over the summer, submit a RC Google Form through the Media Centers website!
OverDrive
Login Info:
username = first and last name
password = MMDD of birthday
Can read on computers, phones, any internet-enabled device
New ebooks and audiobooks added over the summer... so, keep checking!
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
-he's not always sure where his next meal is coming from
-to help deal with the stress, an imaginary friend (Crenshaw) comes into his life again
Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban
-Manami and her family are forced from their home to an internment camp
-how can she leave the family dog behind?
I will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda
-a girl in America and a boy in Africa (Zimbabwe)
-becoming pen pals changes both of their lives for the better!
A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen
-Berlin is divided into two sections - East and West
-Gerta's family is also divided, she does everything she can to reunite her family
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm
-based on an event in their childhood
-Sunny goes to live with her grandpa in Florida for the summer
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
-Suzy is so devastated and feeling bad about how her friendship with Franny ended that she stops talking
-she becomes fascinated by jellyfish and thinks she can prove how Franny died
Summer Reading Bookmark and Checkout!
If your library account is in good standing (no overdue books or lost/damaged books), you can check out up to TWO books for summer reading!!! Just bring them back to school in August to turn in... Keep in mind:
- Don't check out a book you will finish in one hour
- Challenge yourself!
- If you are reading a series, check out the next book