Required Summer Reading 2017
Unami Middle School
What is the purpose of summer reading?
The purpose of summer reading is to encourage in each student a lifelong love of reading. By choosing books students will enjoy and by reinforcing and inviting students to cogitate on their reading, we hope to engage and entertain as well as communicate the joys of participating in a lively, interactive community of fellow readers.
Requirements
All students entering grades seven, eight, and nine must read at least two books over the summer.
Incoming 7th Graders' Requirements
All Unami 7th graders are required to read two books.
One of the books must come from this list: Boy, The King of Shadows, Hope was Here, Stargirl, The Maze, Transall Saga, Flipped, If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period, Savvy, Eragon, Ender's Game, The Crossover and QB1. (More information about these titles can be found at the following link. )
The other is a free choice of any book that is on your reading level.
Incoming 8th Graders' Requirements
All Unami 8th graders are required to read two books.
One of the books must come from this list: Found, The House of the Scorpion, Deathwatch, The Juvie Three, and Mockingbird. (More information about these titles can be found at the following link. )
The other is a free choice of any book that is on your reading level.
Incoming 9th Graders' Requirements
All Unami 8th graders are required to read two books.
One of the books must come from this list: The Martian Chronicles, The Good Earth, Tears of a Tiger, This World We Live In, Chinese Cinderella, The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, The Tragedy Paper, A Monster Calls, and The Art of Secrets. (More information about these titles can be found at the following link. )
The other is a free choice of any book that is on your reading level.
Where can I get the books?
- Local bookstores have been advised of Central Bucks' summer reading list and should be well stocked with the titles.
- The Unami Library will be hosting a book fair the week of May 22nd.
- A limited number of books will be available to be borrowed from the Unami library over the summer. These books will be housed in Unami's main office. The office's summer hours are: Monday-Thursday from 7:15AM to 4 PM.
- Some of the titles are available either as Ebook or Audiobook through Unami library's Destiny Discover collection. You can access these digital copies through the Destiny Discover app and directions can be found at http://cbsd.org/Page/14854 . To access the Destiny Discover app, once it is downloaded, log in to the Unami library account with your CB username and password. See the screenshots below for some additional help.
- Similarly, public libraries have these titles available as well.
Download the Destiny Discover App and Login
Search for your title in the eBooks or Audiobooks Section
Check out the title to your phone or other device
Any questions?
Before June 13th, please email Unami's librarian, Mrs. Holly Kilpatrick
After June 14th, please email Unami's principal, Mrs. Christina Lang, or call the main office at (267) 893-3400.