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Summertime Reading
BBA Summer Reading 2018
Students in 10th -12th grade will select a book from the attached reading list. Each book is sponsored by one or more faculty member. When we return to school in the fall there will be a designated campus-wide discussion time when all book groups meet to discuss their books. Sign up for your book here.
A limited number of copies of all books will be available for checkout from the Manchester Community Library as well as for purchase from Northshire Bookstore. In some cases, there are downloadable audiobooks available. If students have any difficulties finding a copy of their book or need help accessing an audio version, they should email Mrs. Putney at mputney@burrburton.org.
Some Great Summer Reads
The Darkest Minds
Fast-paced page-turner similar to Divergent or The Hunger Games. A horrible virus that only affects children, has ravaged the United States. The few children and teens who survive find themselves with dangerous powers that they can’t control. For their own safety, the government places them in mandatory "rehabilitation camps." After six years in a camp, sixteen year old Ruby escapes and joins up with some other escapees on the run. First book in a series, this YA is a great summer read: adventure, a little romance. Movie coming out soon.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Graphic novel memoir of a young woman’s life as remembered through her experiences with food. Knishley describes growing up in New York City and later rural New York, traveling with her parents and working in food stores and restaurants. Her love of food is infectious. The reader can act on Knishley’s inspiration by preparing some of the recipes included in the book.
Piecing Me Together
Jade is tired of being offered “opportunities,” (SAT class, tutoring, etc.) because she is the “poor black girl.” So she struggles with her latest opportunity: a mentor program which pairs black girls with successful black women. Jade isn’t sure she can trust her mentor Maxine's motivations. Similarly, Jade struggles with trusting a new white friend. They ride the bus together from neighboring poor communities to their affluent school, but do not always view their experience the same way. A thoughtful young adult novel about race, privilege and opportunity.
Green Mountain Book Awards
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
Instead of attending her homecoming dance, like most of her sixteen year old friends, Grace finds herself giving birth to a daughter. Her decision to place her daughter in an open adoption prompts her to search for her “bio mother.” In the process, Grace learns that she has two half-siblings: Maya and Joaquin. None of them knew the other existed until Grace reaches out to them. This YA novel examines the ties of family and what defines a family through the lens of birth, adoption and fostering.
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Phone: (802) 549-8122
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