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Summer Reading
2013
CWRC SUMMER READING LIST
2013
Realistic
Fiction
As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth
Lynne Rae Perkins
Ry is on his way to camp.... until he receives a
letter telling him camp is canceled. His parents have already left on a Caribbean vacation, and he decides to get off the train transporting him to the camp. Shoeless, with a
powerless cell phone, Ry encounters one bit
of misfortune after another as he wanders
around in the middle of nowhere. This book
will leave you laughing, scratching your head,
and cheering for Ry to get back to where he
belongs.
Undercover
Beth Kephart
Elisa is a poet and uses her talent to help boys at her school by secretly writing poems to their girlfriends. It’s a great scheme (and very lucrative!) until Elisa’s crush
asks her to write a love poem... for another girl.
Revenge of the Girl with
the Great Personality
Elizabeth Eulberg
Push the play button to hear Ms. Nelson talk
about the book!
The Big Game of Everything
Chris Lynch
“You have to love your family. You do, even
if you don’t, right? You don’t have to agree
with them or appreciate them or go to concerts with them or even understand them,
but you have to love them. It’s a rule, and it’s
the kind of rule you don’t break unless you’re
some kind of animal.”
Jock’s summer job is to work at his grandfather’s mini-golf course. At first, Jock
thinks it will be an easy summer with golf
cart races and not much else. However, as
he is rubbing sunscreen on his grandpa’s
back and worrying about the inevitable
buy-out of the course, Jock realizes he
might not survive the summer... unless he
enlists the help of his kooky family.
CWRC SUMMER READING LIST
2013
Mystery and
Suspense
The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie
Jaclyn Moriarty
Bindy is the smartest girl at her Australian high school.
She likes to give her teachers notes on their lectures and
corrects her classmates’ grammar. Bindy is indignant
when she is forced to take a new class called Friendship
and Development. Why would she need that? As she
gains some self-awareness in this class, though, she also
gets the feeling that she is slowly being murdered. She
fails a test for the first time ever and can’t stop feeling
sleepy. What is going on? Who would want to get rid of
her? Or, maybe a better question to ask, who wouldn’t?
The narrative is sprinkled with emails, diaries, phone
calls, and other formats which help tell the tale and
solve the mystery.
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
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Code Orange
Caroline B. Cooney
If Mitty Blake spent as much time doing homework as he
does avoiding homework, then he would be at the top of
his class. For his science project, Mitty finds an old envelope with scabs in them and decides that will be sufficient
for his project. Little does he know, this envelope contains
smallpox scabs, and he may have just exposed the entirety
of New York City. This book is fast-paced, suspenseful,
and a fun read for anyone who isn’t a germaphobe!
Strike Three You’re Dead
Josh Berk
Lenny wins the chance of a lifetime. He
gets to be a game announcer for his beloved Phillies. The day of the big game is
also the debut of a rookie pitcher who is
supposed to have great stuff. However, he
drops dead on the mound, and Lenny does
not get a chance to call the game. Instead,
he makes it his mission to figure out what
happened to the rookie and enlists his two
best pals, his librarian, and a fangirl, into
helping him solve the mystery. A great
mystery that is also incredibly funny!
CWRC SUMMER READING LIST
2013
Fantasy, Science
Fiction, and Horror
The Gardener
S.A. Bodeen
The Rumplestiltskin Problem
Vivian Vande Velde
You have probably heard the story of Rumplestiltskin,
a favorite fairy tale. But you have never experienced it
like this! Vande Velde writes six very different takes
on the classic story. Some are scary, one involves
pizza delivery, and all are hilarious!
Click through this keynote created
by Ms. Rickert!
Heir Apparent
Vivian Vande Velde
The Amulet of Samarkand
Jonathan Stroud
Nathaniel is a magician’s apprentice for an
unimpressive magician. Yet, Nathaniel is
given the task of stealing a powerful amulet
from a rival magician and summons a sarcastic djinni to help him in his quest. The
djinni, Bartimeaus, has an agenda all his
own, which raises havoc for all involved.
What a great birthday present! Giannine
receives a a gift certificate to the Rasmussem Gaming Center, where she will be
able to participate in a virtual reality role
playing game. Giannine gets hooked up
to the game and is given a task: she must
survive in the game world for three days.
If she dies in the game, she has to start
over from the very beginning. Dragons,
sheep, and killer statues are only some of
the characters she will have to defeat.
Will this birthday gift cost Giannine her
life?
“These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I have betrayed. But
he is dead now and has been for more than forty years, the one who
gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets. The one who
saved me... and the one who cursed me.”
This is the first book in the four-title Monstrumologist series. It is a gory
tale describing what it is like to be an assistant for the town monster expert: the monstrumologist. Get ready to be horrified and spellbound by
this novel. Beware: there are lots of scenes of dissection and gross,
graphic descriptions.
The Skinjacker Trilogy
Neal Shusterman
This trilogy follows children and teenagers that, instead of dying, live in a
limbo state in a place called Everlost. It opens with Allie and Nick, new to
the limbo world, figuring out how to navigate and survive through chocolate ogres and children gangs. Power struggles, romance, humor, and adventure make this trilogy a must-read!
Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi
On the post-apocalyptic Gulf
Coast, young Nailer’s survival is
dependent on gathering enough
copper wire each day for the crew
boss.
When a giant hurricane
hits, Nailer’s luck changes. He is
washed up by an untouched clipper ship with food and treasure
galore. Nailer finds a girl on board
as well, which complicates matters
as he decides on his next course of
action . Can he trust her? What
lies beyond the Gulf? What does
the future hold for Nailer? This
book mixes action and science fiction together into a unique story
that is darker and more violent
than other titles on the list.
The Amaranth
Enchantment
Julie Berry
When Lucinda was a young girl,
her parents left for a royal ball
and never returned. Ever since,
Lucinda has been stuck in servitude at her evil aunt’s store. A
mysterious visitor and a bizarre
piece of jewelry both enter the
shop on the same day, setting in
motion twists and turns that will
forever alter Lucinda’s path.
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CWRC SUMMER READING LIST
2013
Historical Fiction
Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Brooklyn Bridge
Karen Hesse
In 1903, Joseph’s family, recent immigrants
from Russia, set up a small shop in Brooklyn. Life was great, filled with stickball and
dreams of the new amusement park called
Coney Island. And then the bear showed
up! Joseph’s father had the brilliant idea to
make a cloth, toy bear and name it after
President Teddy Roosevelt. Orders rush in,
and the entire family is called into service in
the shop. Joseph’s carefree days and love
for America are now gone. All because of a
stupid Teddy bear...
The Watch That Ends the Night
Allan Wolf
1911 - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Code Name Kris
Carol Matas
“I am to be executed. It will be soon. The Nazis are
getting desperate, and as they get more desperate
they get meaner.”
Jesper is imprisoned by Nazi soldiers and systematically tortured by them in order to gain information. He reflects on his role in the Resistance movement against the Nazis, which led to
his capture. Will he betray other members of
the Resistance in order to save his own life?
This historical fiction story will stick with you
long after you have finished the last page.
This novel-in-verse features 24 distinct voices,
all sharing their perspectives on the Titanic
voyage. Everyone from Molly Brown, to the
iceberg, to the rats below deck have their say.
Sophia’s War
Avi
Did you like Chains? If so, this should be your
next book! Sophia and her family fled their
home when the British invaded New York in
1776. When they returned they found their belongings looted and British at their doorstep.
Sophia becomes involved in a dangerous game
between the British and the colonists as she
fights to keep her mother, brother, and father
safe. How far will she go to protect her family?
CWRC SUMMER READING LIST
2013
Team Required
Reading
Team Discover
None
Team Electric
None
Team Imagine
English - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Social Studies - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
by Harriette Gillem Robinet and Wendell Minor
Team Pursuit
Math - Letters to a Young Mathematician by Ian Stewart
English - choose one of the following Science Fiction novels:
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Life as we Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen
The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Team Rainmakers
English - choose at least one of the following classic books:
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
Classic Tales of Edgar Allen Poe
1984 by George Orwell
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Emma by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Team Sol
English - choose one of the following Science Fiction novels:
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Life as we Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen
The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
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