BLACK EYED SUSAN NOMINEES Other Helpful Resources for Book 2012 2013 Lists and Information : KINGSVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Join The Teen Summer Reading 2013 to win prizes 18909 KINGSVIEW RD at Montgomery County Public Libraries GERMANTOWN, MD 20874 June-August: http://montgomerycountymd.libguides.com/summerreading KINGSVIEW MIDDLE The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award is a children's choice award for the state of Maryland. Each year since 1992, the Black- SCHOOL SUMMER Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge Eyed Susan Book Award has been given to authors and/or EADING illustrators of outstanding books chosen for the award by Read * Log Minutes * Earn Rewards R Maryland students. The award seeks to promote literacy and http://www.scholastic.com/ups/campaigns/src-2013 ASSIGNMENT lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. 2013-2014 Young Adult Library Services Association: For more info: http://www.maslmd.org/index.php www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists Grades 4-6 Nominees Couloumbis, Audrey – Jake What should I read next? Ferrari, Michael – Born to Fly http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search Holm, Jennifer L. – The Trouble with May Amelia Lai, Thanhha – Inside Out & Back Again Study Skills Website: To refine reading strategies, note taking strate- Lewis, Gill – Wild Wings Nolen, Jerdine – Eliza's Freedom Road: an Underground gies, vocabulary building and more go to: Railroad Diary http://www.how-to-study.com/ This 10 point Ray, Delia – Here Lies Linc Rhodes, Jewel Parker – Ninth Ward English Concepts Internet Sites Homework assignment Schwabach, Karen – The Storm Before Atlanta Wells, Rosemary – On the Blue Comet In addition, if you would like to work on read- will be due on the ing/ writing/vocabulary with your child over the first day of School Grades 6-9 Nominees summer, please visit the following sites. Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker - Jefferson's Sons: a Found- http://www.vocabulary.co.il/prefixes/ August 26, 2013 ing Father's Secret Children Deadline Choldenko, Gennifer – No Passengers Beyond This http://www.readwritethink.org/parent- Point afterschool-resources/grade/7-8/ September 6, 2013 Deuker, Carl – Payback Time http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Frost, Helen – Hidden Questions about this assignment can be directed to Gidwitz, Adam – A Tale Dark & Grimm http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/ Kristen Sullivan LeFleur, Suzanne M. - Eight Keys Telephone :301-601-4611 Leonard, Julia Platt - Cold Case MSA/HSA Information Or Email: [email protected] Meloy, Maile – The Apothecary http://www.mdk12.org/index.html Schmatz, Pat - Bluefish havoc and whimsy of a pre-teen in the 1800’s. KINGSVIEW SUMMER READING This would be a great addition to challenge any reader. FOR 2013-2014 Mr. Waldman recommends: Skellig by David Al- mond . Michael, a ten-year-old boy, moves into a When students return to school in the fall, they will be new house and something is in the garage. Is it expected to have their completed notes with them for a just a bird, angel, monster? Read this for an in- homework grade. The students should be prepared to com- At Kingsview Middle teresting thriller. School we would like to plete a written response based on their reading. Recommen- encourage students to dations for books students might enjoy are included in this Ms. Bey recommends: The 7 Habits of Highly become life-long readers. packet. In addition we have provided web addresses to Effective Teens by Stephen R. Covey. This step- Reading is to the We believe this is best support your note taking skills and where other selections by-step guide will help any teenager who is trying mind done by allowing students can be found. There is also a link on the Kingsview web page to survive middle school! what exercise is to the to explore their own at: body interests in selecting Ms. Christen recommends: Milkweed by Jerri http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/kingsviewms/ summer reading. With Spinelli. This is a perfect book to prepare 7th that in mind, KMS requires all students to read two Teacher Recommendations graders for their Voices of the Past unit. An books of their choice. These books may be either orphan in the streets of Warsaw during WWII Mrs. Sullivan fiction or non-fiction. recommends: Peaches by Jodi Lynn finds himself in the middle of the Holocaust with- Anderson. A group of girls discover who they really are out even knowing his past! As you read over the summer, it is your responsibil- by picking peaches for the summer. ity to keep one page of notes about each of the Ms. Pearce recommends: The Essential 55 by books you have chosen. Your notes will be the basis Mrs. Walker recommends: Mother Daughter Book Club Ron Clark. This award winning book explains the of a writing assessment during the first week of by Heather Vogel Fredrick. Four girls find that being rules every student needs to know to be success- school and will count as your first 10 point home- friends with others who are unlike you can actually be ful. work assignment. okay when their mothers sign them up for the same book club. Mrs. Beroza recommends: The Last of the Really *Choose at least two age-appropriate books to read Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards over the summer. A number of suggestions are Mr. Godfroy recommends: The Bluford High Series by (aka Mary Poppins). If you liked The Chronicles of included, but choose what interests and challenges multiple authors. Even our most reluctant readers love Narnia or A Wrinkle in Time, this book is for you. you. these real-life dramas of high school aged kids. It is about the sweetest mythical creature ever *For each book, list the title, author, and main Mr. Ambrose recommends: Copper Sun by Sharon known to man, the Whangdoodle, and the Potter events on a sheet of paper either typed or neatly Draper. A Coretta Scott King Award Winner; Amari's children's journey to find him. written. village is ransacked and she is taken as a slave to a Mr. Leff recommends: Whales on Stilts by M.T. *The more detailed your notes, the more prepared strange land. Will she ever be free again? Anderson. Lily Gefelty and her friends try to stop you will be for class. Ideas for notes: Ms. Dorsey recommends: Kira Kira by Cynthia Kodahata. What you liked or disliked When Katie’s sister Lynn becomes desperately ill, the Questions? Contact Kristen M. Sullivan Phone: 301-601-4611 whole family begins to fall apart. It is up to Katie to Connections you’ve made with the text, ie: “I’ve had E-mail: [email protected] that same feeling.” or “That sounds like a book I’ve find a way to remind them all that there is always some- read before!” thing glittering -- kira-kira -- in the future. KINGSVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Beginning, Middle, and End of the story Mrs. Abdelsalam recommends: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. This is a classic book that teaches about the 18909 KINGSVIEW RD Conflict or Problem / Solution GERMANTOWN, MD 20874 Characters, Setting, Theme .