“Summer Reading Fun!” Blue/Green Reading Challenge Dear Parents/ Guardians, Research has proven time and time again that the more students read, the better they become at building language, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Reading also exposes students to new and different perspectives; whereupon they can reinforce their present knowledge of LPS’ core values: Courage, Responsibility, Honesty, Respect, and Compassion. This summer, Learning Prep School is implementing a manditory “Summer Reading Fun!” iniative. All high school students will be expected to read at least one book over the summer and then complete a “Summer Reading Fun!” project. The books being suggested by staff are meant to connect with student interests and abilities; however, any book read will be accepted. The project portion of “Summer Reading Fun!” has been designed to be accomplished without the need of fancy craft materials, so it can be done anywhere! The “Summer Reading Fun!” project will need to be turned in by September 13, 2019. This project will count as the first quiz grade… AND… A point will be given to the students’ LPS Blue/Green Reading Challenge Team!!! “SUMMER READING FUN!” PROJECT for 2019 Cover Page Student Name: Book Title: Author: DIRECTIONS: Work can be typed or neatly handwritten 1. Develop a Bubble Map describing the main character. Have 5 Descriptive Bubbles or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ more. (10 points) 2. Create a Circle Map describing the main setting. Include 5 or more details about the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ main setting. (10 points) 3. Compose a five sentence paragraph describing the story’s problem (conflict). (10 points) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4. Develop a Flow Map sequentially(first, second, third...) describing one event at the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ beginning of the story. Have 5 boxes or more on your Flow Map. (10 points) ​ ​ ​ 5. Develop a Flow Map sequentially (first, second, third...) describing one event in the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ middle of the story. Have 5 boxes or more on your Flow Map. (10 points) ​ ​ ​ 6. Develop a Flow Map sequentially (first, second, third...) describing one event toward the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ end of the story. Have 5 boxes or more on your Flow Map. (10 points) ​ ​ ​ 7. Compose a five sentence paragraph describing the solution to the problem. (10 points) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 8. Compose a five sentence paragraph describing how the story relates to ONE of the core values of LPS: Courage, Responsibility, Honesty, Respect, and/or Compassion. (10 pts) ​ 9. Edit/Revise for spelling, sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation. (10 points) ​ 10. Attach this page of directions as the Cover Page (first page). Place assignments 1-8 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ behind the cover page. (10 points) Total number of points: __________ Team Green or Blue (circle which one) ​ Staff Suggested Books Students may choose from any list! Jodi’s Suggestions: Alexander, Kwame. THE CROSSOVER. ​ Twin brothers Josh and Jordan love basketball and their dad, a former professional player. Told in verse by Josh, the story’s play-by-play basketball action is interspersed with the details of how he and his brother are growing up in different ways and at different speeds. Amato, Mary. GUITAR NOTES. ​ Two very different high school students, Tripp and Lyla, begin an unexpected friendship after discovering a common love of writing songs for the guitar. Anderson, Laurie Halse. FEVER 1793. ​ Against the 1793 yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia, teenager Matilda struggles to keep herself and those she loves alive. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. THE BOY WHO DARED. ​ In jail awaiting his execution, a German teenager recalls Hitler’s rise to power and the courage he found to stand up against the Nazi regime. Baskin, Nora Raleigh. ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL. ​ Jason, an autistic teenager with a talent for creative writing, struggles to find acceptance in his middle school community. Black, Holly, and Cassandra Clare. THE IRON TRIAL. ​ ​ ​ Callum Hunt has been warned his whole life to stay away from magic. When Call is called to attend the entrance exams for The Magisterium, a school of magic, he promises his father he will deliberately fail the test. Unfortunately, magic is in Call’s blood, and he is selected to study with the greatest magician of all time, Master Rufus. Call and his new friends discover that mysteries lie deep in the Magisterium caverns, and they learn that sometimes it is hard to tell the good from the bad. Bruchac, Joseph. CODE TALKER: A NOVEL ABOUT THE NAVAJO MARINES ​ OF WORLD WAR TWO. After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay is recruited by the Marines to become a code talker, sending urgent messages during World War II in his native tongue. Erskine, Kathryn. MOCKINGBIRD. ​ Imagine having to go to the dictionary to understand emotions and always struggling to make friends. Caitlin’s confusion and discomfort, results of her Asperger’s Syndrome, are made even worse when her brother is killed and her father is overwhelmed with grief. Gaiman, Neil. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK. ​ After losing his family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard, where he will be raised by the groundskeeper and the ghosts that dwell there. As he grows up, he learns that his family’s killer is still out there looking for him. Haddix, Margaret Peterson. FOUND. ​ Thirteen years after a plane mysteriously lands in an airport with 36 baby passengers and no adults on board, the children from the flight begin to receive strange, unexplained letters. Jonah and Chip must work quickly uncover the secrets of their past. This is the first in The Missing Book series. ​ ​ Nielsen, Jennifer A. THE FALSE PRINCE. ​ ​ ​ In a kingdom ravaged by civil war, a nobleman of the court seeks an impersonator to play the role of the king’s long-lost son in order to unify the people. He enlists a group of four orphans, including Sage, who must compete for the part. Can Sage win the part and pull off the role as a prince? Smith, Roland. PEAK. ​ Trouble with the law forces Peak Marcello to join his estranged father on a climbing adventure to the top of Mount Everest. As the story unfolds, Peak discovers his father’s true intentions and begins to realize how much danger awaits him as he climbs to the top of the mountain. Dana’s Suggestions: Booked by Kwame Alexander ​ Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Refugee by Alan Krantz Three different kids. One mission in common: ESCAPE. Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world… Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety and freedom in America… The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate This stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendships. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. Maybe a Fox by Katwi Appelt A fantastical, heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when one of the sisters disappears forever. Sylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Better than just sisters, better than best friends, they’d be identical twins if only they’d been born in the same year. And if only Sylvie wasn’t such a fast—faster than fast—runner. But Sylvie is too fast, and when she runs to the river they’re not supposed to go anywhere near … Restart by Gordon Korman Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room ​ ​ and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again . starting with his own name. He knows he's Chase. But who is Chase? When he gets back to school, he ​ ​ sees that different kids have very different reactions to his return. Cynthia’s Suggestions: The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz. 1242. On a dark ​ night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three young adventurers. Their travels take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king and save the land from a dragon. Attack of the Turtle by Drew Carlson. Set against the ​ backdrop of the American Revolutionary War, teenaged Nathan works with his older cousin David Bushnell to create the first submarine. However, if Nathan really wants to help his people win independence, he will need to overcome his fear of water and investigate his suspicions that his neighbors are Tory spies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. Set ​ in Texas in 1899, this is the story of spunky Calpurnia Tate. She ​ ​ is more interested in science and nature than in learning to be a lady. The story also shows her life with her family, which includes six brothers. The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding is a thrilling ​ mystery set in 1790s London, England.