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Grade 8 Supply List Our Lady of the Angels

 Flashdrive  Blue or black, and red pens  Pencils  Ruler  Markers or colored pencils  Single subject notebooks for Literature, English, Religion, Math, and Social Studies  Composition notebook for Spanish  Folders for English, Literature, Math, and Spanish  Accordion folder for Science and loose-leaf paper  One box of tissues  Scissors  Glue Stick  Highlighter  Index cards (leave at home)

It is recommended to have working printer at home. A number of assignments need to be typed and students are expected to print their work at home. Students are only allowed to print at school in exceptional circumstances (e.g., ran out of ink) and with a note from parent asking the teacher for permission to print the assignment.

Summer Reading list attached below.

7th & 8th Grades Summer Reading Challenge Our Lady of the Angels Mr. Barrett

In addition to enjoying the great outdoors this summer, I also hope you always have a good book you are reading. People have shared stories since the dawn of humankind. Stories bring people together. They provoke laughter, tears, awe, understanding and empathy. Our minds are stretched; our hearts are enlarged. We are transformed!

You are required to read at least four books this summer. You may read any age-appropriate book. The attached lists of book titles are recommendations from your peers. These are books that boys and girls your age have enjoyed, so I encourage you to read through the list to find books that may interest you. However, you do not need to read books from these lists only. Find books that you enjoy reading! Over the years, I have had many students who have read over twenty books during the summer. Challenge yourself! See how many you can read!

You are required to keep a Reading Log. After you finish a book, write down the title and author and number of pages in the book. Keep track of all the books you read on this log, have a parent sign the bottom of the list at the end of the summer, and bring it with you on the first day of school. We will record the number of books you read on our class Reading Log and you will be asked to tell us about the book you enjoyed the most!

“I find television to be very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go in the other room and read a book.” Groucho Marx

Here is an annotated list of book titles recommended by the 8th grade for your summer reading pleasure.

Maze Runner series, James Dashner Teenagers are picked at random to be lab rats in a government project. They enter a place called the Glade and must find the exit of the government-made maze. Everything changes when a 16 year old boy named Thomas enters the Glade.

Stormbreaker: Alex Rider Series, Anthony Horowitz The book begins with Alex Rider learning of the death of his uncle and adopted parent, Ian Rider. He is told that Ian died from being in a car accident where he was not wearing a seat-belt, which Alex and his housekeeper find strange. Alex digs a little deeper and unexpectedly finds out a surprise about his uncle that leads him on an exciting new path.

Terry Francona: The Red Sox Years, and For Terry Francona, 2011 was a momentous season in both good and bad senses. In July, the Red Sox notched his 1000th victory; in September, he presided over one of the worst team collapses in major league history. Despite his stunning e previous success with the team including the "" ending world championship in 2004, owners declined to renew his contract. Francona lived to lead again; in fact, last year he garnered Manager of the Year honors with the ; but the Red Sox years remain the most scrutinized part of his career.

The Darkest Path, Jeff Hirsch The Darkest Path follows Callum Roe, a sixteen year old growing up in the midst of a second American Civil War. Cal and his brother James were kidnapped by The Army of the Glorious Path in the early days of the war and forced to work in service of the revolution. But once Cal learns more about the life the Path has planned for him and his brother he decides it’s finally time to escape.

Cirque Du Freak series, Darren Shan Darren and his friend Steve — both fascinated by the macabre — sneak out of their houses to attend an "underground" freak show, Cirque Du Freak. Steve recognizes one of the performers, Mr. Crepsley, who charms a spider using telepathy, an act performed by a vampire whom Steve has read about. Steve secretly confronts the man and asks to be his apprentice. Darren, who is obsessed with spiders, uses the conversation he's overheard to steal the spider (Madam Octa) and blackmail Mr. Crepsley, who is a vampire. What happens next sets Darren and Steve on a fantastical journey.

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie, Jordan Sonnenblick Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on a pretty girl in school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece. The book is funny and poignant.

After ever After, Jordan Sonnenblick Sequel to Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie

Heat, This book is for young adults who enjoy reading about sports and have an understanding of baseball. Michael's life is a story of overcoming loss, and love. It deals with the important lesson that life may be bad, but things can change for the better at unexpected times. Michael strives to get his team to the Little League , but does he have what it takes?

Game Changers, Mike Lupica Ben McBain is every football team's dream player. He's a jack-of-all-trades guy that can handle almost any position. When the game is on the line, Ben's number is the one being called for the final play. But Ben wants to be the starting quarterback and the one thing standing in his way is the 's son.

Divergent, Veronica Roth Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions each representing a different virtue, teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another - for the rest of their lives. Tris Prior makes a choice that surprises everyone. Then Tris and her fellow faction-members have to live through a highly competitive initiation process to live out the choice they have made. They must undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests that transform them all. But Tris has a secret that she is Divergent and if anyone knew, it would mean a certain death. As she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, this secret might help her save the people she loves... or it might destroy her.

Before I Fall, Lauren Olivier Samantha Kingston has it all: the world's most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High—from the best table in the cafeteria to the choicest parking spot. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it turns out to be her last. Then she gets a second chance. Seven chances, in fact. Reliving her last day during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death—and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.

Pretty Little Liars Series, Sara Sheperd , Aria Montgomery, , , and Spencer Hasting, whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader, Alison DiLaurentis. Three years later, they begin receiving text messages from an anonymous source, "A," who threatens to expose their secrets.

H.I.V.E series, Mark Walden H.I.V.E. is a top secret school hidden inside a still active volcano. The school is a part of G.L.O.V.E., the Global League of Villainous Enterprises, and was built for the purpose of training children to become criminal masterminds. Only children who have already been seen to have some villainous skill are accepted to the school. The school has four streams; the Alpha stream, Henchmen stream, Technical stream and the Political/Financial stream. Otto Malpense is a thirteen-year-old criminal genius, who has been handpicked along with others - the smartest, most athletic, technologically advanced kids in the world. He discovers that it is not all what it seems, and sets out to unfold the mystery behind the school.

The Fault in Our Stars, John Green Hazel, who suffers from cancer, is 16 and is reluctant to go to a support group for kids like her. There Hazel meets a teenage boy named Augustus Waters. He is charming and witty. Augustus has had osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, but has recently had the all-clear. Hazel and Augustus embark on a roller coaster ride of emotions, including love, sadness, and deep friendship, while searching for the author of their favorite book. Funny and poignant. A book you can’t stop reading.

Gone, Michael Grant In the blink of an eye… Everyone disappears….Gone… Everyone except for the young, teens, middle schoolers, and toddler. But not a single adult is to be found - no teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Gone, too, are the phones, internet, and television. Is it possible to get help?

The Big Field, Mike Lupica Hutch has been a baseball player his whole life and not just any baseball player, a shortstop, the one that’s suppose to be the leader of a team. But on his new team, an American legion team called Post 226 Cardinals; they already have an amazing shortstop. His name is Darryl who is projected to go pro when he is older. Now Hutch is stuck playing 2nd base. Don’t think it’s just a change of position because to Hutch it feels like a demotion.

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins A 2008 science fiction novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins, the story is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the dystopian, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation and terrorizes the districts through The Hunger Games, an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol, are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.

The Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, often shortened to Percy Jackson, is a pentalogy of adventure and fiction books written by Rick Riordan. The story revolves around Percy Jackson, while he goes on adventures with his friends, Grover and Annabeth.

Zom-B Series, Darren Shan When news reports start appearing of a zombie outbreak in Ireland, B. Smith’s racist father thinks it’s a joke—but even if it isn’t, he figures, it’s okay to lose a few Irish. B doesn’t fully buy her Dad’s racism, but figures it’s easier to go along with it than to risk the fights and abuse that will surely follow sticking up for Muslims, blacks, or immigrants. But when zombies attack B’s school, B is forced on a mad dash through serpentine corridors, making allegiances with anyone with enough guts to fight off their pursuers.

Kill Me Softly, Sarah Cross Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths about why she can’t return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her sixteenth birthday—and discovers a world she never could have imagined. In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seems—the strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboy who’s a beast to everyone he meets, and the chivalrous guy who has a thing for damsels in distress. Here, fairy tales come to life, curses are awakened, and ancient stories are played out again and again. But fairy tales aren’t pretty things, and they don’t always end in happily ever after. Mira has a role to play, a fairy tale destiny to embrace or resist. As she struggles to take control of her fate, Mira is drawn into the lives of two brothers with fairy tale curses of their own… brothers who share a dark secret. And she’ll find that love, just like fairy tales, can have sharp edges and hidden thorns.

Born To Play: My Life in the Game, The inspirational story of second baseman Dustin Pedroia – a giant talent in a small package – who defied his critics to become one of the greatest players in the game today.

Summer Ball, Mike Lupica Twelve-year-old Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court – but don’t tell him that because no one plays with more heart or court sense. But none of that matters when he is cut from his local basketball team, the same team his father led to national prominence as a boy. Danny’s father, still smarting from his own troubles, knows Danny isn’t the only kid who was cut for the wrong reason, and together, this washed-up former player and a bunch of never-say-die kids prove that the heart simply cannot be measured.

Arena One Series, Morgan Rice In a post-apocalyptic world, Brooke is looking out for her younger sister, Bree, while dangerous slave- runners are out to round-up survivors to send them either to be slaves to the king of the fallen U.S. or to compete in various hunger games-like death matches mixed in with traps and puzzles.

Because of the Moon, C.J. Cutayne Jay Roberts, a 13 year old spray paint artist, is caught in the wrong place and at the wrong time when he gets busted by the cops for being part of a carjacking ring. When the judge gives Jay his sentence: One year of school and work for the natives of the First Nation Native American tribe his mother was born in, or a year in jail, Jay goes with the choice of Native American tribe. Jay has to learn many virtues like respect and honesty or else he will fail his test and have to go to jail.

The Lonely Hearts Club, Elizabeth Eulberg Penny is sick of boys and sick of dating. So she vows: no more. It’s a personal choice but soon everyone wants to know about it. And a few other girls are inspired. A movement is born: The Lonely Hearts Club (named after the band from Sgt. Pepper). Penny is suddenly known for her non-dating ways which is too bad, because there’s this certain boy she can’t help but like.

Ms. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his bizarre tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys. Now at 16, he is reeling from the old man's unexpected death. Then Jacob is given a mysterious letter that propels him on a journey to the remote Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. There, he finds the children from the photographs--alive and well--despite the islanders’ assertion that all were killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfather’s childhood, he suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see.

Hollow City (sequel to Ms. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Ransom Riggs Set in 1940, England, Miss Peregrine’s home, a haven for youngsters with peculiar gifts, has been bombed and the protective time-loop shielding the children from the outside world shattered. With frightful hollowgasts and cruel wights honing in on the ruins, the defenseless children flee in the night with Miss Peregrine – trapped and injured in bird form – in tow. Desperate for help, Jacob, Emma and the other peculiar children strike out to find other loops and ymbrynes who can help restore Miss Peregrine to her human form before she forgets her true self and is stuck as a mere bird forever. Their journey takes the children through woods and atop cliffs, on leaky boats and swanky first-class cars on trains, even across the bomb-strewn ruins of Blitz itself. Jacob and his nine peculiar friends will travel anywhere, in any time loop necessary, to save their beloved Miss Peregrine, and each other.

Confessions of a Closet Catholic, Sarah Darer Littman Justine Silver is Jewish, but when she meets her new friend Mary Catherine McAllister, who is Catholic, she decides to give it up. Justine prays the Hail Mary and even confesses to Father Ted, her Teddy bear, in her closet confessional. But when her grandmother Bubbe suffers from a stroke, Justine questions her conversion. With love and support from those around her, Justine discovers her religion and what it means to her.

The Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt Holling Hoodhood is a seventh grader at Camillo Junior High, who has to spend every afternoon with his teacher Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Baker does not like him. She makes him read Shakespeare and clean her two rabid rats’ cage. But Holling has bigger problems to worry about like Vietnam and the future of Hoodhood and Associates. Nevertheless Holling’s life is never dull with cream puffs, yellow tights, baseball superstars, varsity track, a bully, and a girl who he never seems to understand. In this page turning novel Holling Hoodhood will find out who he really is.

You Are Here, Jennifer E. Smith Sixteen-year-old Emma of New York has always felt that a part of her was missing. Finding a birth certificate and a death certificate dated two days later of an unknown twin brother in her attic, Emma feels a sudden urge to visit his grave in South Carolina, leading to a road trip with an unexpected friend, a stray dog, and a lot of self-discovery on the way.

Paper Towns, John Green Quentin “Q” Jacobsen has always admired the mysterious, beautiful, popular Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. Having not spoken to her for years, Q is surprised when Margo picks him to go on a night of outrageous pranks on recently made rivals. After Margo runs away from home the day after the pranks, Q makes it his responsibility to put her clues together and find Margo, realizing that Margo may not be the girl he always thought her to be.

Avalon High, Meg Cabot Ellie Harrison is used to being the new girl in school. But Avalon High is different, with Will the star quarterback, Jennifer the cheerleader, and Marco, Will’s evil step-brother who are all thought to be reincarnations of characters from the times of King Arthur and Camelot. After Jennifer cheats on Will with his best friend Lance, the story begins to piece together and Ellie makes it her job to warn and try to protect Will, who is believed to be the reincarnation of King Arthur, from the forces of evil.

Daniel X Series, James Patterson This action-packed, comedic series by James Patterson is about Daniel, a teenage alien who has a List of evil aliens trying to take over the universe. Daniel has to take out every one of these aliens leading up to the Prayer, number one on the List and the hardest to beat.

Artemis Fowl Series, Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl, a 13 year old genius, thought that there was a magical civilization of fairies or sprites underground, so he goes in search of a fairy or sprite to retrieve their book of magic and gets wound up in all sorts of trouble.

Another extensive Annotated Bibliography of suggested titles can be picked up from the Office at Our Lady of the Angels.