Rippowam Cisqua School Upper Campus

RIPPOWAM CISQUA

SCHOOL UPPER CAMPUS

Some Suggestions for

Summer Reading

2015

Grades 5-9

Pam Bowlus, Librarian Jacqueline Bergson, Assistant Librarian

There are many new books to choose from this year. The following book list contains a sampling of some of our favorites for you to feast on over the summer. It also includes recommended old favorites. Use it as a place to start your reading adventures!

At the Upper Campus, all students are required to read at least four books over the summer. Make a list of the books you’ve read with titles and authors. Your parents should sign your list. We encourage you to read your required book(s) in August so everything will be fresh in your mind when school starts.

The 2015 Summer Reading List is also displayed on the Rippowam Cisqua Upper Campus website: https://www.rcsny.org/podium/default.aspx?t=157149

ALL INCOMING 5th GRADERS You should read Touch Blue, by Cynthia Lord, along with three books of your own choosing.

ALL INCOMING 6th GRADERS You should read Of Beetles and Angels: a Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard, by Mawi Asgedom, along with three books of your own choosing.

ALL INCOMING 7th GRADERS Two books are required: The Running Dream, by Wendelin Van Draanen; and, Fever, 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson. In addition, please read two books of your own choosing.

ALL INCOMING 8th GRADERS Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer is required. In addition, please read three books of your own choosing.

Some copies of these books will be available at the RCS Upper Campus Book Fair, May 11th through the 13th this year, and Amazon and other vendors have them in stock. These are terrific, inspirational stories that will provide a great deal of rich discussion and writing opportunities for you as you embark on your fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade reading journeys. In addition to these novels, you are asked to read two or three other books (depending on your grade) of your own choice over the summer. The following list should provide you with some possibilities of books to read and enjoy.

“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” ― Maya Angelou

FICTION

To the library. Books and summertime go together.” ― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

Kwame Alexander – The Crossover. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal. Also the 2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award Winner.

Laurie Halse Anderson – The Impossible Knife of Memory. Hayley’s father, a war vet who buries his pain and memories with drugs and alcohol, forces her to become as much a parent as a child. A realistic yet tender treatment, beautifully written. School Library Journal, Best of 2014.

Katherine Applegate – The One and Only Ivan. A gorilla’s-eye view of the world, laden with humor, warmth, and insights into friendship and hope. ALA Best Book 2013.

Jonathan Auxier – The Night Gardener. As two abandoned siblings try to find their way in Victorian England, they discover the value of storytelling as well as the dark side of greed. A great read!

Blue Balliett – Pieces and Players. Thirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them.

Ann E. Burg – Serafina’s Promise. Set in Haiti and told in verse, 11-year-old Serafina endures hardship but remains determined to become a doctor.

Jeanne Birdsall – The Penderwicks in Spring. As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray. Sequel to: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette.

Rob Buyea – Mr. Terupt Falls Again. Short chapters tell of Mr. Terupt’s reunited class of 7th graders. The next eagerly awaited Mr. Terupt book, Saving Mr. Terupt, comes out in early July, 2015.

J.C. Carleson – The Tyrant’s Daughter. Daughter of a former king, Laila is living in exile and trying to find the truth about her family.

Kate DiCamillo – Flora & Ulysses: the Illuminated Adventures. ALA 2014 Newbery Medal winner 2014. The story starts with a freak accident with a vacuum cleaner. The highly entertaining tale (with illustrations) of Flora Belle Buckman, a natural cynic, and Ulysses, a flying, poetry-writing squirrel, along with a full cast of funny characters.

Sharon Draper – Panic. As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing. Stella by Starlight. When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.

Kathryn Erskine – The Absolute Value of Mike. After being shipped off to relatives by his father who cares only about his own engineering project, Mike really sinks his teeth into his own project: raising $40,000 in 3 weeks so the town he is visiting can adopt an orphan from Romania.

Karen Foxlee – The Midnight Dress. From Down Under comes a wonderful story of the dress Rose makes that may change her life forever. ALA Notable Book 2014.

Eric Gansworth – If I Ever Get Out of Here. An unlikely friendship between Lewis who lives on a reservation, and George who lives outside, reveals many things they’ve both tried to hide. Well written, lots of action. ALA Notable Book 2014.

Adam Gidwitz – In a Glass Grimmly, and The Grimm Conclusion are companion books to A Tale Dark and Grimm. All three books are inspired by the tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. Full of adventures and fantastic creatures. ALA Best Book 2013.

Holly Goldberg – Counting by 7s. Willow’s adoptive parents are killed in a car crash which makes her feeling of never fitting in become more pronounced. Everything changes in an unexpected way. ALA Notable Book 2014.

Chris Grabenstein -- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. A new library, designed by famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello, is the scene. Kyle and eleven kids are locked in and can’t get out until they solve all the puzzles based on famous books. Great fun! ALA Notable Book 2014.

Jennifer L. Holm – The Fourteenth Goldfish. Some fantasy elements, a light tone, and humor are in this novel of relationships, family, and life.

Elizabeth LaBan – The Tragedy Paper. Tim is deeply upset when he gets the worst room at boarding school. There he finds an unexpected gift that will change his understanding of life. ALA Notable Book 2014.

Natalie Lloyd – A Snicker of Magic. Felicity Pickles’ family has always wandered. When they land in Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, she hopes it will be a home permanently, and that its magic will be restored. Book List, Best of 2015.

Cynthia Lord – Touch Blue. Tess and her family take in a trumpet-playing foster child to increase the school population on a small island off the coast of Maine. A warm and wonderful story of friendship and growth.

Pittacus Lore – I Am Number Four; The Power of Six; The Rise of Nine; and The Fall of Five, and The Revenge of Seven. Action sequences and intriguing information will leave fans hungering for more.

Ann M. Martin – Rain Reign. Rose is obsessed with homonyms and rules, a result of her Asperger’s Syndrome. A wonderful story. Book List, Best of 2015; Schneider Family Book Award, 2015. Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award.

Tom McNeal – Far Far Away. Jeremy, the only one who can hear the narrator Jacob Grimm, must save himself and his friends. ALA Notable Book 2014. Also 2014 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults. Good follow-up to Adam Gidwitz’s books.

Maile Meloy – The Apothecary. A mysterious apothecary. A magic book. A missing scientist. An impossible plan. It’s 1952 and the Scott family has moved unexpectedly from Los Angeles to London. Janie Scott meets Benjamin and things become very interesting! The sequel is The Apprentices. A tale set two years after the events of The Apothecary finds Benjamin and his father treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam until a magical communication formula reveals that Janie is in trouble, prompting a desperate chase around the world.

R. J. Palacio – Wonder. Booklist and the American Library Association called this “The undisputed stand-up-and-cheer book of the year.” Ten-year-old Auggie was born disfigured but blessed with intelligence and grace. He changes the lives of a wide cast of characters. An all-school favorite!

Andrea Davis Pinkney – The Red Pencil. An African girl’s dreams are shattered by the militants who attack her village in the Sudan. Only the gift of a red pencil enables her to begin healing from her grief. School Library Journal, Best of 2014.

Mark Shulman – Scrawl. When 8th grade bully Tod and his friends get caught committing a crime on school property, his penalty is staying after school and writing in a journal under the eye of the school guidance counselor. This is a great read!

Maggie Stiefvater – The Dream Thieves. Recommended by everyone at Ripp who has read it, this continues the search for Glendower but puts the Raven Boys and Blue in danger. Follows The Raven Boys. ALA Notable Book 2014. Blue Lily, Lily Blue. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things though, is how easily they can be lost.

Sheila Turnage – Three Times Lucky. Mo (short for Moses) LoBeau washed ashore in Tupelo Landing, North Carolina. She and her best friend Dale, turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel and the cook in his diner seem to be implicated in a murder. A Newbery Honor Book of 2013, and an ALA Best Book of 2013.

Deborah Wiles – Revolution (“The Sixties Trilogy,” book 2). The summer of 1964 was known as “Freedom Summer,” as civil rights workers, students, and organizers went to Mississippi to help register African-American voters. Twelve-year-old Sunny of Greenwood, Mississippi is caught up in the frightening events between black and white Americans, choosing sides and standing up for themselves. Photographs and memorabilia enhance an understanding of the tumultuous period.

Rita Williams-Garcia – Gone Crazy in Alabama. "Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible.”

Jacqueline Woodson – Brown Girl Dreaming. An absorbing free verse memoir of a young girl growing up black and female in the 1960s and ‘70s full of arresting details and vivid imagery. Her choice of events and memories incorporate important historical events and her own evolution into the award-winning writer she has become. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award for 2015.

“A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.” ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

HISTORICAL FICTION

“I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period and develop a story based on that, I will probably continue to do it.” Jean M. Auel

Marjorie Agosin – I Lived on Butterfly Hill. An idyllic life in Chile is interrupted by warships in the harbor and the secret disappearance of her parents. Celeste is forced to go into exile herself. Her resilience serves her well upon her return. Pura Belpre Author Award Winner, 2015.

Alan Gratz – Prisoner B-3087. Based on a true story, we learn of Yanek Gruener’s determination to survive, despite overwhelming odds, as he is moved over a six year period to 10 different concentration camps! Truly amazing. ALA Notable Book 2014. Clara Kramer – Clara’s War (for older readers). “A knock on the door shattered my thoughts and prayers and brought back the knot in my stomach. Mr. Beck’s familiar step crossed the floor. Nobody moved or breathed.” This book chronicles the eighteen months spent as a teen hiding in Poland under Nazi occupation.

Gary Schmidt – Okay for Now. There are so many threads of mystery and discovery in this novel, it is a challenge to say which is most engaging: having to start over after a move to a small town after his father loses his job, finding pages missing from a

10 portfolio of Audubon prints, discovering a talent for painting, avoiding conflict with an explosive father, to name a few. Don’t miss it!

Clare Vanderpool – Moon Over Manifest. The 2011 Newbery Award winner tells of twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker, the daughter of a drifter who sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas where he grew up. Mysteries abound and friendships develop.

Navigating Early. At the end of World War II, Jack Baker, a landlocked Kansas boy, is suddenly uprooted after his mother’s death and placed in a boy’s boarding school in Maine. There, Jack encounters Early Auden, the strangest of boys, who reads the number pi as a story and collects clippings about the sightings of a great black bear in the nearby mountains.

Deborah Wiles – Countdown. The Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy, top secret pilots, pictures, songs, and lyrics are interspersed with a novel. Fascinating treatment. A great audiobook is available.

Deborah Wiles -- Revolution, the second book of an anticipated trilogy, is now out. A fascinating format, mixing narrative with song lyrics and photos.

Markus Zusak – The Book Thief. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel -- a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. The audio book is outstanding.

“Adventure books are my personal favorites.” ‐Dean Karnazes

Joseph Delaney – Eight titles so far in “The Last Apprentice” series. New in the series are: Slither, I Am Alice, and The Spook’s Revenge.

Laura Marx Fitzgerald – Under the Egg. Theodora is left to solve the mystery left by her grandfather.

John Flanagan – The Royal Ranger is the newest title in the “Ranger’s Apprentice” series. There is a new series, “The Brotherband Chronicles:” The Outcasts; The Invaders; and, The Hunters.

Neil Gaiman – The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it. His only defense is three women, on a farm at the

12 end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang.

John Grisham – The “Theodore Boone” series: Kid Lawyer; The Abduction; The Accused; and The Activist.

Anthony Horowitz – The “Alex Rider” series, followed by ―The “Gatekeepers” series. Oblivion. Matt. Pedro. Scott. Jamie. Scar. Five Gatekeepers have finally found one another. And only the five of them can fight the evil force that is on the rise, threatening the destruction of the world.

Erin Hunter – It all started with “The Warriors” series, continued with “Warriors: The New Prophecy,” and has continued with other series.

Nick Lake – Hostage Three. Shocked out of her own world when her family’s yacht is hijacked by Somali pirates, Amy’s life changes dramatically. ALA Notable Book 2014.

Andy McNab – Meltdown, the Final Chapter of the Watts Family Adventures is the latest in the series which includes: Traitor; Payback; and, Avenger (Grades 6 and up). Page-turners written by a well-known British author and former military intelligence officer. These books feature young teens who manage to outsmart the bad guys.

Robert Muchamore – The “CHERUB” series is very popular. Young agents in the CHERUB division of MI5 go out on dangerous missions that only teens can manage.

James Patterson – “Maximum Ride” series: The Angel Experiment; School’s Out— Forever; Max; Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports; The Final Warning; Fang; Angel; Nevermore; the Final Maximum Ride Adventure, and the grand finale: Maximum Ride Forever. As Maximum Ride boldly navigates a post-apocalyptic world, she and her broken flock are roaming the earth, searching for answers to what happened.

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

“I have swallowed up girls and boys, women and men, kings and emperors, cities and realms," -Aslan (The Silver Chair)” ― C.S. Lewis

David Baldacci – The Finisher. Welcome to Wormwood: a place where curiosity is discouraged and no one has ever left. Until one girl, Vega Jane, discovers a map that suggests a mysterious world beyond the walls, a world with possibilities and creatures beyond her imagining. But she will be forced to fight for her freedom. And unravelling the truth may cost Vega her life. First book in the “Vega Jane” series.

Paolo Bacigalupi – The Drowned Cities. This sequel to Ship Breaker tells of a wartorn future American Southeast when Mahlia and Mouse, cast-off refugees, meet Tool, a half-man genetically engineered for one thing: killing. Don’t miss Zombie Baseball Beatdown. While practicing for their next baseball game, thirteen-year-old friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe discover that the nefarious activities of the Delbe, Iowa, meatpacking plant have caused cows to turn into zombies.

T.A. Barron – Starting with Merlin’s younger life, “The Great Tree of Avalon” series explores Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy; Shadows on the Stars; and, The Eternal Flame. A great fantasy series.

Orson Scott Card – Ender in Exile. Ender is offered the choice of living in isolation on Eros at one of the Hegemony's training facilities, but chooses to journey out to the colonies with his sister, Valentine. The direct sequel to Ender’s Game.

Chris Columbus – Battle of the Beasts (Book 2 in the “House of Secrets” series). Since the siblings' last adventure, life in the Walker household is much improved -- the family is rich and the Wind Witch is banished. But no Walker will be safe until she is found. Summoning her to San Francisco brings all the danger that comes with her, and puts the Walkers in the crosshairs of a mysterious journey through Denver Kristoff's books. As the Walkers travel from ancient Rome to World War II to Tibet, they are tested in ways that cut deeper than before.

James Dashner – The Maze Runner; The Scorch Trials; and, The Death Cure. A new addition to middle school must-reads. These are tales of teens whose memories have been erased and who find themselves in mysterious, life-threatening situations in which they have limited control. A new series: “The 13th Reality” includes The Journal of Curious Letters; The Hunt for Dark Infinity; The Blade of Shattered Hope; and, The Void of Mist and Thunder. As compelling as his previous trilogy.

Jeanne DuPrau – The “City of Ember” series: The City of Ember; The People of Sparks; The Prophet of Yonwood; and, The Diamond of Darkhold.

Rachel Hartman – Seraphina. There is an uneasy truce between dragons and humans. Seraphina grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals while she struggles to develop her own extraordinary musical talents. Shadow Scale. At last, the eagerly awaited sequel has arrived—and with it comes an epic battle between humans and dragons.

D. J. MacHale – The “Pendragon” series (All ages). Ten volumes so far in a journal of an adventure through time and space with Bobby Pendragon. A new series, “Morpheus Road” includes The Light; The Black; and, The Blood.

Gregory Maguire – Egg & Spoon. Ekaterina, on her way to meet the Tsar, and Elena, a Russian peasant, accidentally cross paths and begin a fantastic journey replete with Baba Yaga and other folkloric creatures. ALA Best of 2015.

Jennifer Nielsen – “The Ascendance Trilogy” -- The False Prince; The Runaway King; The Shadow Throne, all filled with danger, deceit and adventure. And now, book one in a new series: Mark of the Thief. When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for.

Kenneth Oppel – The Boundless. This wild adventure on a mile-long train, has elements of reality, fantasy, criminals, and even a Sasquatch. A great tale. School Library Journal, Best of 2014.

Margi Preus – West of the Moon. A clever mixing of fantasy, folk tales, and superstition. School Library Journal, Best of 2014.

Philip Pullman – The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; and, The Amber Spyglass. This trilogy is considered by many to be the most outstanding series in the last twenty five years.

Angie Sage – Seven titles in the series about the wizard Septimus Heap: Magyk; Flyte; Physik; Queste; Syren; Darke; and Fyre. More to come.

Michael Scott – The Alchemyst. He holds the secret that can end the world. Nicholas Flamel was born on Sept. 28, 1330 and nearly 700 years later is the greatest alchemyst of his day. Sequels include The Magician; The Sorceress; The Necromancer; The Warlock; and, The Enchantress. Places the fate of the human race in the hands of the divided twins of prophecy, a near-death Nicholas Flamel, a sword-wielding John Dee, and Danu Talis, a legendary island which has yet to fall.

John Stephens – The Emerald Atlas; The Fire Chronicle; and, The Black Reckoning in the “Books of Beginning” series, trace the story of Kate, Michael, and Emma who have been passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them. Now they learn they have special powers and a fearsome enemy as they try to find a magical book. Great fun!

Jonathan Stroud – The “Bartimaeus Trilogy”: The Amulet of Samarkand; The Golem’s Eye; Ptolemy’s Gate; and the prequel to the series, The Ring of Solomon. Nonstop action in a vividly drawn fantasy world. Heroes of the Valley (for older readers). The adventures of an unlikely hero in a book by a master of fantasy writing.

“I've never lost a game, I just ran out of time.” ― Michael Jordan, For the Love of the Game

John Feinstein – Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember; and, Foul Trouble. Feinstein’s latest series is “The Triple Threat.” In The Walk On, Alex Myers, a student athlete, tries to take on the sports establishment in his new town. Next in the series is The Sixth Man. New kid Max Bellotti has the talent to lead The Lions basketball team straight to victory, but Max also has a secret that could disrupt their winning streak once it's exposed.

Tim Green – Lost Boy. After a near-fatal car accident, twelve-year-old Ryder's mother needs an operation they cannot afford and while a new friend tries to raise funds, Ryder travels with a grouchy, disabled neighbor, from Yankee Stadium to Turner Field seeking the major league baseball player who might be Ryder's father.

Mike Lupica – The Only Game. Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.

Jeffrey Marx – Season of Life: a Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Marx tells of the successful program run by Joe Ehrmann as he gives a new meaning to masculinity.

“Writing a nonfiction story is like cracking a safe. It seems impossible at the beginning, but once you're in, you're in.” Rich Cohen

Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos -- Sugar Changed the World : a Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science. Songs, oral histories, maps, and more than eighty archival illustrations help trace the history of sugar and the sugar trade. A fascinating look at how sugar has affected our lives.

Daniel James Brown – The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Eight oarsmen and their coxswain struggle to overcome the odds amid the Great Depression. ALA Notable Book 2014.

Jennifer Bryant – The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus. Although this title was a Caldecott Award Honor Book in 2015, it introduces Peter Mark Roget to all ages. It also won the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award.

Sarah C. Campbell – Mysterious Patterns: Finding Fractals in Nature. Found everywhere in nature, fractals are shapes that are not perfect but change in the same way over and over. Photographs show where these marvels can be found and clear language will engage readers to be more observant and see the correlation between nature and math.

Penny Colman – Adventurous Women: Eight True Stories About Women Who Made a Difference. Including the story of Mary Gibson Henry’s incredible botanical research and the devotion of Katherine Wormeley to heal the sick during the Civil War, this book profiles the lives of eight strong and determined women who let nothing stand in their way in the pursuit of their goals and dreams.

Sean Connolly -- The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math: 24 Death-defying Challenges for Young Mathematicians. Includes twenty-four mathematical problems, including algebra, geometry, and more.

Candace Fleming -- The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia. When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World War I raged outside their door and political unrest grew into the Russian Revolution. Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, 2015.

Russell Freedman – Because They Marched: the People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America. The fiftieth anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabama is brought back to life in a detailed and moving account of this pivotal event in civil rights history.

Conor Grennan – Little Princes; One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal. Grennan went to Nepal on what was meant to be a 90-day experience to work in an orphanage. While there he learned that many of the children were actually the victims of a child trafficker. A heartfelt, funny, adventurous, and romantic recounting of reconnecting the children and their families.

Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken: an Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive. "On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War. The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini."--Book jacket.

Marilyn Nelson – How I Discovered Poetry. The author reflects on her childhood in the 1950s and her development as an artist and young woman through fifty poems that consider such influences as the Civil Rights Movement, the "Red Scare" era, and the feminist movement.

Aline Alexander Newman and Gary Weitzman – How to Speak Dog: a Guide to Decoding Dog Language. What are dogs really saying? How to Speak Cat: a Guide to Decoding Cat Language. We know cats are beautiful, secretive, and independent ... but even the most loyal cat owners are often baffled by their own pet's behavior. This book helps to understand what cats are trying to communicate by their body language and behavior. If you've ever wondered what Fluffy means when she's purring or moving her tail emphatically from left to right - this book is for you! It's full of insights, expert advice, and real-life cat scenarios, so you'll soon learn what each meow and flick of the tail means!

Doreen Rappaport – Beyond Courage: the Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust. This is one of the few histories to focus on Jewish resistance across Europe. It includes carefully documented accounts of young and old who made a difference. Excellent photos and eminently readable.

Steve Sheinkin – Bomb: the Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. The history of the atomic bomb, the race to build it, and the impact on societies around the world.

Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb – I Am Malala: the Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. A fifteen-year-old girl who suffered wounds that were potentially fatal, Malala tells her story as she raises consciousness and inspires other girls all over the world. She was the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. For other titles of recommended feminist books, see http://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/

BOOKS FOR PARENTS

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” ― Albert Einstein

Emily Bazelon – Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. Examines bullying in the age of technology, discussing the experiences of three young people and how their predicaments escalated into community-wide issues.

Frank Bruni -- Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania. Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. In this book, Frank Bruni gives students and their parents a new perspective on this competition and a path out of the anxiety it provokes.

Susan Cain – Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Explores the role introverts play in a world that is geared towards those who enjoy communicating with others and offers practical suggestions at how introverts can make sure their message is heard.

Lara Fox -- Breaking the Code : Two Teens Reveal the Secrets of Better Parent-Child Communication. Two teens present typical dialogues between parents and teens and translate them in order to help parents understand what their teenagers really hear when they are talking with their parents.

Alexandra Robbins – The Overachievers : The Secret Lives of Driven Kids. High school isn’t what it used to be.

Susan Morris Shaffer -- Why Girls Talk-- and What They're Really Saying : a Parent's Survival Guide to Connecting With Your Teen. Offers parents practical advice for raising teenage daughters and provides tips on understanding what teens are really thinking and feeling and keeping the lines of communication open.

Catherine Steiner-Adair – The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age. In this book the author offers insights and advice that can help parents achieve greater understanding, authority, and confidence as they come up against the tech revolution and how families can combat the disconnection we are experiencing from our extreme device dependence.

Beverly Daniel Tatum – “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? There is a moment when every child leaves color- blindness behind & enters the world of race consciousness. At that moment, there are two roads parents, educators, & therapists can take: they can follow the status quo, internalizing racial expectations, & become-consciously or unconsciously part of the problem. Or, they can question stereotypes, &, actively work against racism to become part of the solution. This book provides the tools we all need to become part of the solution. Beginning with racial segregation in an integrated school situation, this book explores race relations & the development of racial identity from many different viewpoints.

Michael Thompson – Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow. Helps parents sort out the best time to send kids away from home to summer camp, arguing that when kids go to camp—for a week, a month, or the whole summer— they can experience some of the greatest maturation of their lives, and return more independent, strong, and healthy.

Michael Thompson, Lawrence Cohen, and Catherine O’Neill Grace – Mom, They’re Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. Using research and case studies, the authors help parents deal with a range of social problems, including teasing, rejection, fights, bullying, and cruelty.

Siva Vaidhyanathan – The Googlization of Everything (and Why We Should Worry). Looks at the dark side of Google and its search engine, raising issues about intellectual property rights, the way Google makes people think and more, in a book where the author also looks at ways to avoid a Google-dominated Internet.

Miriam Weinstein – The Surprising Power of Family Meals : How Eating Together Makes Us Smarter, Stronger, Healthier, and Happier.

Series and Sequels Database – Mid-Continent Public Library. http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/ Keep up-to-date on any sequels to your favorite series or discover a new one to dig into.

Mysteries/crime/suspense/spy/thrillers – Stop, You’re Killing Me! http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/

Science Fiction and Fantasy – SciFan – http://www.scifan.com/

American Library Association – http://www.ala.org/ Lists of award-winning books in many categories: YASL (young Adult), Newbery Awards, Coretta Scott King, and many more.

23 ePub Bud – www.epubbud.com/ Hub to upload, share, and publish electronic books for kids. Create an original eBook, upload an existing work for conversion, or download titles to an iTunes or iBook account.

FanFiction.Net – www.fanfiction.net/ A place for readers to post and read about what should happen next in favorite books and series.

Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/best A popular social service that allows users to share what they are reading with friends.

Guys Read – http://www.guysread.com/ A selection of books that are especially appealing to boys. The Guys Read initiative was founded by author Jon Scieszka.

The best American children’s literature is granted this well-known distinction, which is administered by the American Library Association. It’s named for the 18th century Englishman, John Newbery, who was the first publisher and seller of children’s books. Starting in 1922, the medal has been awarded each February. This year’s winner: The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander

2014 DiCamillo, Kate Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013 Applegate, Katherine The One and Only Ivan 2012 Gantos, Jack Dead End in Norvelt 2011 Vanderpool, Clare Moon over Manifest 2010 Stead, Rebecca When You Reach Me 2009 Gaiman, Neil The Graveyard Book 2008 Schlitz, Laura Amy Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! … 2007 Patron, Susan The Higher Power of Lucky 2006 Perkins, Lynne Rae Criss Cross 2005 Kadohata, Cynthia Kira-Kira 2004 DiCamillo, Kate The Tale of Despereaux 2003 Avi Crispin: The Cross of Lead

2002 Park, Linda Sue A Single Shard 2001 Peck, Richard A Year Down Yonder 2000 Curtis, Christopher Bud, Not Buddy 1999 Sachar, Louis Holes 1998 Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust 1997 Konigsburg, E. L. The View from Saturday 1996 Cushman, Karen The Midwife’s Apprentice 1995 Creech, Sharon Walk Two Moons 1994 Lowry, Lois The Giver 1993 Rylant, Cynthia Missing May 1992 Naylor, Phyllis Shiloh 1991 Spinelli, Jerry Maniac Magee 1990 Lowry, Lois Number the Stars 1989 Fleischman, Paul Joyful Noise : Poems for Two Voices 1988 Freedman, Russell Lincoln: A Photobiography 1987 Fleischman, Sid The Whipping Boy 1986 MacLachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985 McKinley, Robin The Hero and the Crown 1984 Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw 1983 Voigt, Cynthia Dicey’s Song 1982 Willard, Nancy A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Poems 1981 Paterson, Katherine Jacob Have I Loved 1980 Blos, Joan W. A Gathering of Days 1979 Raskin, Ellen The Westing Game 1978 Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia 1977 Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1976 Cooper, Susan The Grey King (―Dark Is Rising Series) 1975 Hamilton, Virginia M. C. Higgins, The Great 1974 Fox, Paula The Slave Dancer 1973 George, Jean C. Julie of the Wolves 1972 O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1971 Byars, Betsy Summer of the Swans 1970 Armstrong, William Sounder 1969 Alexander, Lloyd The High King (―Prydain Chronicles ) 1968 Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files… 1967 Hunt, Irene Up A Road Slowly 1966 Trevino, Elizabeth I, Juan de Pareja 1965 Wojciechowska, Maia Shadow of a Bull 1964 Neville, Emily It’s Like This, Cat 1963 L’Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle In Time 1962 Speare, Elizabeth The Bronze Bow

1961 O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960 Krumgold, Joseph Onion John 1959 Speare, Elizabeth The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958 Keith, Harold Rifles For Watie 1957 Sorenson, Virginia Miracles on Maple Hill 1956 Latham, Jean Lee Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955 DeJong, Meindert The Wheel on the School 1954 Krumgold, Joseph …And Now Miguel 1953 Clark, Ann Nolan Secret of the Andes 1952 Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye 1951 Yates, Elizabeth Amos Fortune, Free Man 1950 deAngeli, Marguerite The Door in the Wall 1949 Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind 1948 duBois, William The Twenty-One Balloons 1947 Bailey, Carolyn Miss Hickory 1946 Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl 1945 Lawson, Robert Rabbit Hill 1944 Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain 1943 Gray, Elizabeth J. Adam of the Road 1942 Edmonds, Walter The Matchlock Gun 1941 Sperry, Armstrong Call It Courage 1940 Daugherty, James Daniel Boone 1939 Enright, Elizabeth Thimble Summer 1938 Seredy, Kate The White Stag 1937 Sawyer, Ruth Roller Skates 1936 Brink, Carol Ryrie Caddie Woodlawn 1935 Shannon, Monica Dobry 1934 Meigs, Cornelia Invincible Louisa 1933 Lewis, Elizabeth Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze 1932 Armer, Laura Adams Waterless Mountain 1931 Coatsworth, Elizabeth The Cat Who Went to Heaven 1930 Field, Rachel Hitty, Her First Hundred Years 1929 Kelly, Eric P. The Trumpeter of Krakow 1928 Mukerji, Dhan Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon 1927 James, Will Smoky, the Cowhorse 1926 Chrisman, Arthur Shen of the Sea 1925 Finger, Charles Tales from Silver Lands 1924 Hawes, Charles The Dark Frigate 1923 Lofting, Hugh The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle 1922 Van Loon, Hendrik The Story of Mankind

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Your public library has books that might be unavailable at our book fair (held on May 11th through the 13th this year). The library is a wonderful place to visit in the summer and the librarians will be happy to help you find books you’ll enjoy. A copy of this list will be sent to the reference librarian at each of the libraries listed below. The Summer Reading list for the Upper Campus is also available online on the Rippowam Cisqua School (Upper Campus) website. https://www.rcsny.org/podium/default.aspx?t=1477&rc=1

Ardsley 914-693-6636 Armonk 914-273-3887 Bedford Hills 914-666-6472 Bedford Village 914-234-3570 Brewster 845-279-6421 Chappaqua 914-238-4779 Croton-on-Hudson 914-271-6612 Katonah 914-232-3508 Mahopac 845-628-2009 Montrose 914-739-5654 Mt. Kisco 914-666-8041 North Salem 914-669-5161 Ossining 914-941-2416 Peekskill 914-737-1212 Pound Ridge 914-764-5085 Putnam Valley 845-528-3242 Ridgefield, CT 203-438-2282 Rye 914-967-0480 Scarsdale 914-722-1300 Somers 914-232-5717 South Salem 914-763-3857 Tarrytown 914-631-7734 White Plains 914-422-1400 Yorktown 914-245-5262