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Summer Reading Revere Public Schools Entering Grade 1 Read to Me and Beginner Readers Book Title Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Author Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault Silly Willy Maryann Cocca-Leffler The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle Dinner at Panda Palace Stephanie Calmenson Rainbow Fish Marcus Pfister Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey The Mitten Jan Brett The Hat Jan Brett If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Numeroff If You Give a Pig a Pancake Laura Numeroff Biscuit Finds a Friend (My First I Can Read Book) Alyssa Capucilli Biscuit's New Trick (My First I Can Read Book) Alyssa Capucilli **title may be difficult to purchase - copies available at the Revere Public Library and neighborhood school libraries) Select Books in Series or by Author Favorite Authors Alyssa Capucilli Kevin Henkes Ezra Jack Keats Frank Asch Rosemary Wells Entering Book Title Grade 2 Author The Art Lesson Tomie dePaola Ruby the Copycat Peggy Rathmann Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey Bootsie Barker Bites Barbara Bottner Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina Abe Lincoln's Hat Martha F. Brenner Sacajawea Joyce Milton Pocahontas-An American Princess Joyce Milton Helen Keller Courage in the Dark Johanna Hurwitz A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. David A. Adler Red, White & Blue The Story of the American Flag John Herman George Washington Our First President Garnet Jackson Sam, the Minuteman Nathaniel Benchley The Tiny Seed Eric Carle Frogs Gail Gibbons The Cloud Book Tomie dePaola Read All About It Laura & Jenna Bush Recycle Gail Gibbons Tikki Tikki Tembo by Blair Lent Retold by Arlene Mosel The Principal's New Clothes Stephanie Calmenson Cinderella Penguin or the Little Glass Flipper** Janet Perlman Red Riding Hood (Retold and Illustrated) James Marshall Clifford Saves the Whales ** Norman Bridwell Arthur's Mystery Envelope-a Chapter Book Marc Brown Second Grade Friends Miriam Cohen Moonwalk- The First Trip to the Moon Judy Donnelly Nate the Great and the Missing Key Marjorie Sharmat **title may be difficult to purchase - copies available at the Revere Public Library and neighborhood school libraries) Entering Grade 3 David Adler Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the TV Dog Something to Remember Me S. Vosak Marc Brown Arthur's Teacher Moves in Eleanor Barbara Cooney A Picture Book of John Kennedy David Adler A Picture Book of Thomas Alva David Alder Wilma Unlimited (Wilma Rudolph) Kathleen Kroll Osborne Magic Tree House #18 & # 22 Magic Tree House# 21 & #22 Osborne Magic Tree House #1 & # 13 Osborne Story of Ruby Bridges Robert Coles Cole Magic School Bus-Butterfly & Bog Beast Johnny Appleseed Steven Kellogg John Henry: American Legend Ezra Jack Keats Paul Bunyan: 20th Ann. Edition Steven Kellogg Pecos Bill: A tale retold Steven Kellogg Read All About It Laura & Jenna Bush Beverly Clearly Runaway Ralph Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Clearly Jenius the Amazing Guinea Pig** Dick King Smith Marc Brown Arthur and the Big Blow Up (Chapter Bk # 20) Capeci Magic School Bus Insect Invaders (Book 11) Legend Of the Indian Paintbrush Tomie dePaola Legend of the BlueBonnet:Old Texas Tale Tomie dePaola Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partidge Mem Fox One Bean Anne Rockwell Let's Go Rock Collecting Roma Gans Fossils Tell of Long Ago Aliki If you Lived when there was Slavery in America Anne Kamma First Kids Gibbs Davis John Adams Speaks for Freedom Deborah Hopkinson Ruby's Wish Shirin Yim Bridges **title may be difficult to purchase - copies available at the Revere Public Library and neighborhood school libraries) Select Books in Series or by Author Entering Book Title 26 Fairmont Ave The Secret Soldier Grade 4 Author Tomie dePaola Ann McGovern The Story of Thomas Alva Edison The School Mouse The Adventures of Ali Baba Berstein Monica Kulling Davidson Dick Smith Johanna Hurwitz Catcher With the Glass Arm Matt Christopher Ramona's World Beverly Cleary Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th May Katie's Trunk Tornadoes Jean Fritz Ann Warren Turner Seymour Simon Puffin Project, How We Bought Puffins Back Egg Rock/Kress ** Stephen Kress Eleanor Everywhere, The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt** Gail Gibbons Deserts Icebergs & Glaciers Seymour Simon Aesop's Fables Ann McGovern Fables Arnold Lobel Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Moral& Beastly Tales Scieszka Once a Mouse: Fable Cut in Wood Marcis Brown The Little Red Ant & Great Big Crumb Shelly Cimo The Trouble with Tuck Theodore Taylor Stuart Little E. B. White The Tarantula in My Purse** Jean Craighead George Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lendgren No Flying in the House Betty Brock **title may be difficult to purchase - copies available at the Revere Public Library and neighborhood school libraries) Select Books in Series or by Author Entering Grade 5 Book Title Author The Jacket Andrew Clements Flush Carl Hiaasen Esperanza Risings Pam Munroz Ryan Travel Team Mike Lupica Felita** Nicolasa Mohr Jackson Jones Puddle of Thorns Frindle Mary Quattlebaum Andrew Clements The Fourth Grade Wizards Barthe DeClements Dolphin Adventure: A True Story** Wayne Grover ElChino** Allen Say Amos Fortune:Free Man Elizabeth Yater Laura Ingalls Wilder** Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Bud, Not Buddy William Anderson Jennifer Armstrong The Journal of Joshua Loper: Black Cowboy** Mieko and the Fifth Treasure Sea Otter Rescue-The Aftermath of Oil Spill Come Back Salmon** Volcano: Eruption & Healing of Mt. St.Helen Dean Myers Eleanor Coerr Roland Smith Molly Cona Lauber Oughton Bruchac Paul Gobel Paul Gobel Richard Peck Stering North Kate DiCamillo Jack Gatos How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: Navajo Legend** Christopher Paul Curtis Between Earth & Sky: Legends Native Amer. Her Seven Brothers Buffalo Woman** A Long Way to Chicago Rascal Because of Winn-Dixie Joey Pigza Loses Control **title may be difficult to purchase - copies available at the Revere Public Library and neighborhood school libraries) Select Books in Series or by Author To Become an All Star Reader Earn 10 stars by reading 10 books Complete 3 “Critic’s Corner” Book Reviews Complete Summer Reading Star’s Book List (Title of Book, Author, Star Rating, Parent’s Initials) To Enter into the Reading Hall of Fame Earn 20 stars by reading 20 books Complete 5 “Critic’s Corner” Reviews Complete Summer Reading Star’s Book List (Title of Book, Author, Star Rating, Parent’s Initials) Entering Grade 1: Children can earn a star when reading a book independently or having a book read to them by a family member. Entering Grades 3-5: For Chapter books you can earn a star for every 50 pages you read. Neighborhood School Libraries Grades K – 5 Abraham Lincoln Summer Hours Beachmont Garfield Elementary McKinley Paul Revere Whelan Elementary Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 ********************************* Revere Public Library 179 Beach St. 781-286-8380 Summer Hours Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For online information about the RPS Summer 2011 Reading List Log onto www.revereps.mec.edu STUDENTS ENTERING GARFIELD GRADE 6 Fiction (Choose One) Smart Dog (Vande Velde) - Amy meets a talking dog who is on the run from a research lab. Can she protect him from the researchers who want to use him for an experiment? A Week in the Woods (Clemens) - The fifth grade annual camping trip in the woods of New Hampshire tests Mark’s survival skills as well as his ability to relate to his science teacher. The Same Stuff as Stars (Patterson) -Angel Morgan’s family is falling apart: her father is in jail and her mother has abandoned her and her brother Bernie. But she gains inspiration from the lessons she learns from the stars, planets, constellations, and a mysterious neighbor. Non-fiction (Choose One) The Tarantula in My Purse (Craighead George) Newberry medal-winning author Jean Craighead George tells of her adventures raising her three children and 173 unusual pets, including an owl that took showers and a crow that like to sit at the dinner table. Albert Einstein (Wishinsky) The life and times of one of history’s most important scientists are chronicled in this readable biography filled with photographs and illustrations from Einstein’s life. STUDENTS ENTERING GARFIELD GRADE 7 Fiction (Choose One) The Music of the Dolphins (Hesse) - After rescuing an adolescent girl from the sea, researchers learn she has been raised by dolphins. They take her back to Boston and attempt to rehabilitate her to the human world. The Tale of the Swamp Rat (Crocker) - This is the story of Ossie, a shy, orphaned swamp rat who, with the help of Old Will the alligator, learns to find his way in the swamp. Ossie is befriended by several interesting critters in the s wamp—egrets, turtles, an owl, and a couple of quails. Love Among the Walnuts (Ferris) Despite having multi-millionaire parents, Sandy didn’t really expect to have an easy life. But he certainly never could have expected someone would try to kill his parents with a poisoned birthday cake! Laugh out loud as Sandy tries to bring the attempted murderers to justice with the help of his loyal butler and a wacky neighbor. Non-fiction (Choose One) Phineas Gage: The Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science (Fleischman) While the 3’ long iron bar didn’t kill him when it went through his brain in less than a split second, it definitely changed both Phineas Gage’s personality and what we know about how the human brain works. My Life in Dog Years (Paulsen) The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Phillipines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life. STUDENTS ENTERING GARFIELD GRADE 8 Fiction (Choose One) Ender’s Game (Card) - Earth is threatened by alien attack, and the only person who can prevent the destruction of the planet is a six year-old boy named Andrew ―Ender‖ Wiggin. Follow Ender from his first signs of genius as a child through his creative ways of surviving the challenges he encounters at his elite ―Battle School.‖ Along the way, Ender learns about himself, how to inspire others, how intellect can overcome brute force, and how valuable life is in the universe. Eager (Fox) - Gavin Bell and his teenage sister Fleur come from a middle-class, 21st century family. When their beloved robot Grumps breaks down, the family borrows Eager– a new experimental robot that has emotions and learns from his mistakes. But when a new series of robots begins to behave mysteriously, Eager and the Bell family attempt to answer many difficult questions, including what being alive really means. Things Not Seen (Clements)- Bobby Phillips is an average fifteen year-old boy; that is until he wakes up one morning and discovers he’s invisible. What sounds like a dream turns into a nightmare as Bobby begins to lose his friends, identity, and any hope of a normal life. That changes when he meets Alicia, a blind girl whom he finds irresistible. Bobby then knows he needs to become visible again– before it’s too late. Non-fiction (Choose One) Police Lab (Owen) In 1979, U.S. Army Captain Jeffrey MacDonald claimed that three ―hippies‖ broke into his house and attacked his wife and daughters. Despite the Captain’s best efforts to conceal evidence, forensic scientists were able to prove that he himself was guilty of his family’s murderer. Police Lab describes twenty real-life cases to show how forensic scientists gather and analyze evidence, examine weapons and bodies, and use DNA testing to bring criminals to justice. Brainstorm! The Story of Twenty American Kid Inventors (Tucker) Learn about some of the amazing inventions of young Americans. The achievements of some of the kid inventors gathered here were prominent once but have become obscure over time; others remain relatively unknown. Examples include earmuffs, television, and the re-sealable cereal box. Revere Public Schools Summer Reading 2011 Middle Schools (Garfield, Susan B. Anthony & Rumney Marsh) Purpose of the Program The purpose of the Revere Public Schools Summer Reading Program is to help students understand that reading can be fun and enjoyable. Each book chosen for Summer Reading has been specifically selected with this goal in mind. The Summer Reading Program seeks to maintain and extend literacy skills, expose students to quality literature, and to encourage all students to become lifelong readers. The ability to read and write is a critical skill necessary to achieve success in our society. We invite our students to immerse themselves in a summer of reflection, discovery, and renewal through the literature of our Summer Reading Program. Expectations All students are required to complete summer reading. All middle school students must read two books over the summer: one fiction and one non-fiction. Students are encouraged but not required to take reading notes to help them remember key points from the reading and to help them study for the tests they will take upon their return to the classroom. The summer reading books are available in limited quantities at the Revere Public Library. Most titles are also available used on websites such as Amazon.com and barnesandnobe.com. Assessments Students will be tested on summer reading upon their return to school. Testing will take place in the English classrooms. Grading Points will be added to or subtracted from the student’s first term average in his or her English class based on her or her level of performance on the summer reading tests. The student’s scores on both exams will be averaged together, and points will be added or subtracted using the following scale: 87- 100%= +2 points onto student’s first quarter average 73-86%= +1 points onto student’s first quarter average 60-72%= no points 40-59%= -1 point from student’s first quarter average 0-39%= -2 points from student’s first quarter average Revere Public Schools Dr. Paul Dakin Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Marie Costa Deputy Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Revere School Committee Thomas G. Ambrosino, Mayor Carol A. Tye Donna Wood-Pruitt Michael A. Ferrante Dan Maguire Stacey A. Rizzo Frederick A. Sannella Jonathan Mitchell Director of Humanities Special thanks to the many members of the Summer Reading Committee who spent countless hours working together to bring this program to the students of Revere. Some of the book description content courtesy of Barnes and Noble. Revere Public Schools Summer Reading 2011 Rumney Marsh Academy Purpose of the Program The purpose of the Revere Public Schools Summer Reading Program is to help students understand that reading can be fun and enjoyable. Each book chosen for Summer Reading has been specifically selected with this goal in mind. The Summer Reading Program seeks to maintain and extend literacy skills, expose students to quality literature, and to encourage all students to become lifelong readers. The ability to read and write is a critical skill necessary to achieve success in our society. We invite our students to immerse themselves in a summer of reflection, discovery, and renewal through the literature of our Summer Reading Program. Expectations All students are required to complete summer reading. All middle school students must read two books over the summer: one fiction and one non-fiction. Students are encouraged but not required to take reading notes to help them remember key points from the reading and to help them study for the tests they will take upon their return to the classroom. The summer reading books are available in limited quantities at the Revere Public Library. Most titles are also available used on websites such as Amazon.com and barnesandnobe.com. Assessments Students will be tested on summer reading upon their return to school. Testing will take place in the English classrooms. Grading Points will be added to or subtracted from the student’s first term average in his or her English class based on her or her level of performance on the summer reading tests. The student’s scores on both exams will be averaged together, and points will be added or subtracted using the following scale: 87- 100%= +2 points onto student’s first quarter average 73-86%= +1 points onto student’s first quarter average 60-72%= no points 40-59%= -1 point from student’s first quarter average 0-39%= -2 points from student’s first quarter average Revere Public Schools Dr. Paul Dakin Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Marie Costa Deputy Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Revere School Committee Thomas G. Ambrosino, Mayor Carol A. Tye Donna Wood-Pruitt Michael A. Ferrante Dan Maguire Stacey A. Rizzo Frederick A. Sannella Jonathan Mitchell Director of Humanities Special thanks to the many members of the Summer Reading Committee who spent countless hours working together to bring this program to the students of Revere. Some of the book description content courtesy of Barnes and Noble. STUDENTS ENTERING RUMNEY MARSH ACADEMY GRADE 6 Fiction (Choose One) Freak the Mighty (Philbrick) - "I never had a brain until Freak came along…", that's what Max thought. All his life he'd been stupid and learned to be alone until Freak came along. Together Max and Freak are unstoppable. The Cat Ate My Gymsuit (Danziger) - Marcy Lewis hates school, her father is a tyrant, and she struggles with weight. Then along comes Ms. Finney, an English teacher who's willing to try anything in the classroom and treats the kids like human beings. Then Ms. Finney is suspended, and Marcy organizes the protest but will this new independence be worth the price she will pay at home and school? Time Cat (Alexander) - The adventures of a cat and his owner who travel through time and meet important people from history. Non-fiction (Choose One) Out of Darkness (Freedman) - An inspirational biography of the 19th century Frenchman who developed Braille. The book spans Braille’s life from childhood through his days at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth and into his final years, when the alphabet he invented was finally gaining acceptance. When Justice Failed: Fred Korematsu Story (Chin) - The story of a girl who discovers that her father fought against Japanese internment during WWII. This compelling tale details what Japanese Americans went through during this time. STUDENTS ENTERING RUMNEY MARSH ACADEMY GRADE 7 Fiction (Choose One) Flipped (Van Draanen) -The first time he saw her...he ran, and that's how it was from the second to the seventh grade. Now in the eighth grade he looks at her differently. Is there hope for happiness in junior high? Have you FLIPPED??? Among the Hidden (Peterson Haddix) - Luke is a Shadow Child, the third child of the family in a futuristic society where the Population Law states that families are only allowed two offspring. He risks being caught and befriends Jen, another shadow child and together they forge a friendship. After Jen's death, Luke relies on his own courage and ultimately sets out to change the world, a little at a time. The Breadwinner (Ellis) - Parvana is the 11-year-old daughter of well-educated prosperous parents who have been forced into near poverty, living in a single dark room. Parvana disguises herself as a boy to be able to go out and earn money for food. This novel opens a dramatic window on human frailty and strength during a frightful period in the history of the country. Non-fiction (Choose One) Breaking Through (Jimenez)- The inspiring true story of a fourteen year-old boy who, together with his migrant-worker family of eight siblings and their mother, battle poverty and prejudice to achieve the American Dream in 1940’s California. Boy:Tales of Childhood (Dahl) The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach relates stories from his boyhood and reveals how many of his zany antics later inspired the plots of his quirky novels. STUDENTS ENTERING RUMNEY MARSH ACADEMY GRADE 8 Fiction (Choose One) The Giver (Lowry) - A haunting novel in which a boy inhabits a seemingly ideal world. When he is selected by a man called 'The Giver' - he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world. The spell-binding story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes a task that is impossible. The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success (Andrews) - A down-on-his-luck man hits an all-time low. While temporarily unconscious, he visits seven people from history who ultimately teach him that he is the only one who can change his life. Hatchet (Paulsen) While on his way to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness, 13 year-old Brian Robeson becomes the sole survivor of a small plane crash and has only his wits, determination, and a hatchet to help him survive as he hopes for rescue. Non-fiction (Choose One) Left for Dead—The USS Indianapolis Project (Nelson) - Hunter becomes interested in the story of the USS Indianapolis for a History Day project, never thinking that his research would change the truth of history about the final voyage of the battleship that delivered the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Revenge of the Whale (Philbrick) Five months after the Whaleship Essex sank after being deliberately rammed by an enraged whale, five emaciated men were rescued from two small lifeboats filled with the bones of their unlucky companions. This book details the story of their harrowing experience, from the attack to the sinking, to the desperate measures the men took to survive and then live with the guilt of having survived. Revere Public Schools Summer Reading 2011 Susan B. Anthony Middle School of the Arts Purpose of the Program The purpose of the Revere Public Schools Summer Reading Program is to help students understand that reading can be fun and enjoyable. Each book chosen for Summer Reading has been specifically selected with this goal in mind. The Summer Reading Program seeks to maintain and extend literacy skills, expose students to quality literature, and to encourage all students to become lifelong readers. The ability to read and write is a critical skill necessary to achieve success in our society. We invite our students to immerse themselves in a summer of reflection, discovery, and renewal through the literature of our Summer Reading Program. Expectations All students are required to complete summer reading. All middle school students must read two books over the summer: one fiction and one non-fiction. Students are encouraged but not required to take reading notes to help them remember key points from the reading and to help them study for the tests they will take upon their return to the classroom. The summer reading books are available in limited quantities at the Revere Public Library. Most titles are also available used on websites such as Amazon.com and barnesandnobe.com. Assessments Students will be tested on summer reading upon their return to school. Testing will take place in the English classrooms. Grading Points will be added to or subtracted from the student’s first term average in his or her English class based on her or her level of performance on the summer reading tests. The student’s scores on both exams will be averaged together, and points will be added or subtracted using the following scale: 87- 100%= +2 points onto student’s first quarter average 73-86%= +1 points onto student’s first quarter average 60-72%= no points 40-59%= -1 point from student’s first quarter average 0-39%= -2 points from student’s first quarter average Revere Public Schools Dr. Paul Dakin Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Marie Costa Deputy Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Revere School Committee Thomas G. Ambrosino, Mayor Carol A. Tye Donna Wood-Pruitt Michael A. Ferrante Dan Maguire Stacey A. Rizzo Frederick A. Sannella Jonathan Mitchell Director of Humanities Special thanks to the many members of the Summer Reading Committee who spent countless hours working together to bring this program to the students of Revere. Some of the book description content courtesy of Barnes and Noble. STUDENTS ENTERING SUSAN B. ANTHONY GRADE 6 Fiction (Choose One) Saffy’s Angel (McKay) - Saffy suddenly learns that she is the Italian-born daughter of her supposed mother’s twin sister, who died in a car crash when Saffy was only three. When her grandfather also dies and leaves her the statue of an angel, her search leads to more than one important discovery. The Royal Ballet School Diaries: Sophie’s Flight of Fancy (Moss) Tensions are running high at the Royal Ballet School as students practice and hope to pass their appraisals. One student in particular, Sophie, is acting strangely and her friends hope that she won’t be thrown out of the school. Non-fiction (Students may choose to read two non-fiction titles in this grade ONLY) Susan B. Anthony: Champion of Women’s Rights (Monsell) Learn about the women’s rights visionary for whom the school is named. Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist (Greenberg and Jordan) Trace the life and career of one of the most important and most troubled artists in history from the time he begins painting at age 27 to his untimely demise. Also included are 16 pages of van Gogh’s unconventional and revolutionary works. Readers will learn that he’s more than just the painter who cut his ear off. Leonardo Da Vinci (Stanley)- A biography of the Italian Renaissance artist and inventor who overcame poverty and created the famous notebooks which contain outpourings of his amazing mind. Readers will benefit from seeing reproductions of both the author’s and Da Vinci’s important works. STUDENTS ENTERING SUSAN B. ANTHONY GRADE 7 Fiction (Choose One) The Shakespeare Stealer (Blackwood) - A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting troupe in order to steal the script of Hamlet, but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty. I, Juan de Pareja (DeTrevino) - Told through the eyes of a slave named Juan in picturesque 17th century Spain, I, Juan de Pareja tells the life story of a man who overcame cruelty and prejudice to become a free man and a respected artist. Buddha Boy (Koja) - When Justin is paired with the artistically talented but odd Jinsen for a class project, he begins to examine his own beliefs. As the two boys become friends, Justin must make a difficult choice: fit in with the other kids at school, or remain friends with a “freak.” (Includes mature content) Non-fiction (Choose One) Andy Warhol: Prince of Pop (Greenberg and Jordan) - The life of the man who made cans of tomato soup into highbrow art is chronicled in this engaging biography of pop artist Andy Warhol, the Pittsburgh-bred son of poor European immigrants who rose to fame and wealth in the New York City art scene. (Includes mature content) Daniel Radcliffe: No Ordinary Wizard (Norwich)- Daniel Radcliffe, the young man who plays the ever popular wizard Harry Potter, shares some behindthe-scenes stories that show what being a child actor is really like. STUDENTS ENTERING SUSAN B. ANTHONY GRADE 8 Fiction (Choose One) No More Dead Dogs (Korman) - Wallace, an eighth grade football star, gets sentenced to detention where he is forced to attend rehearsals of his school play. Surprisingly, he ends up participating in the production and suggesting changes to the play. But the most significant changes he makes are those that relate to his own life. Drawing Lessons (Mack) - Twelve year-old Aurora learned the subtle art of drawing forms and figures from her father, but when she catches him kissing one of his female subjects, she loses her way. With her parents’ marriage unraveling, Aurora seeks to find meaning and heal herself through her painting. Tears of a Salamander (Dickinson) - When Alfredo, a twelve year-old choir boy from eighteenth-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, he goes to live with his mysterious Uncle Giorgio, who he discovers is a sorcerer in control of the fires of Mt. Etna. What’s worse, he seems to have sinister plans for his young nephew! Non-fiction (Choose One) The Voice That Challenged a Nation (Freedman) Marian Anderson’s voice had been heard in the most famous theaters in Europe, but because of her race, she was not allowed to sing in her own country’s Constitutional Hall. Her response to this injustice made her a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois (Greenberg and Jordan) An intimate look at the life and sculpture of Louise Bourgeois, who broke down barriers for women in the male-dominated art world as she struggled to make sense of her own troubled past. Chinese Cinderella (Yen Mah) Resented by her family after her mother dies in childbirth, Adeline Yen Mah endured the mistreatment of her stepmother, winning prizes at school but wishing she could win the love and understanding of her family instead. Revere Public Schools Summer Reading 2011 Revere High School Purpose of the Program The purpose of the Revere Public Schools Summer Reading Program is to help students understand that reading can be fun and enjoyable. Each book chosen for Summer Reading has been specifically selected with this goal in mind. The Summer Reading Program seeks to maintain and extend literacy skills, expose students to quality literature, and to encourage all students to become lifelong readers. The ability to read and write is a critical skill necessary to achieve success in our society. We invite our students to immerse themselves in a summer of reflection, discovery, and renewal through the literature of our Summer Reading Program. Expectations For the sake of keeping their reading skills sharp over the summer, it is our expectation that students complete the recommended summer reading as described below. High school students should read at least three books over the summer. The summer reading books are available in limited quantities at the Revere Public Library. Most titles are also available used on websites such as Amazon.com and barnesandnobe.com. Assessments Students will be NOT be tested on summer reading upon their return to school. Students enrolled in AP courses need to consult with their respective teachers to get their subject-specific summer assignments. Revere Public Schools Dr. Paul Dakin Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Marie Costa Deputy Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Revere School Committee Thomas G. Ambrosino, Mayor Donna Wood-Pruitt, Vice Chair Stacey A. Rizzo, Secretary Michael A. Ferrante Dan Maguire Frederick A. Sannella Carol A. Tye Jonathan Mitchell Director of Humanities Special thanks to the many members of the Summer Reading Committee who spent countless hours working together to bring this program to the students of Revere. Some of the book description content courtesy of Barnes and Noble. STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 9 Students are required to read three books, one from each of the following categories: English (Choose One) The Cay (Taylor) - In April, 1942, following the torpedo blast that sinks his Virginia-bound ship, eleven-year-old Phillip Enright is left blinded and stranded on a saltwater cay with an initially fearsome West Indian native. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide (Covey) - Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve selfimage, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and much more. Fat Chance (Newman) - In a series of diary entries, thirteen-year old Judi tells of her struggles to lose weight, hide her bulimia from her mother, find a boyfriend, and decide on a profession. History (Choose One) Fever 1793 (Halse Anderson) In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and selfreliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution (Bober) This Boston Globe Horn Book Award winning biography tells the story of a woman who was more than simply the wife of one president and mother of another president. Readers will gain insight into what life was like in the early years of our country. Science (Choose One) Radioactive Boyscout (Silverstein) The true story of a scientifically curious 16-year-old living in suburban Detroit who sets out to build a model nuclear reactor in his oblivious parents’ backyard potting shed. Into the Wild (Krakauer) The author of Into Thin Air reconstructs the final four months of college graduate Chris McCandless’ troubled life after he gave up all his worldly possessions and tried to re-invent himself in the wilderness of Alaska. STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 10 Students are required to read three books, one from each of the following categories English (Choose One) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Haddon) If you like a good mystery, peppered with humor and some sadness, this is the book for you. Follow Christopher, a young, mathematically gifted autistic boy, as he investigates the suspicious death of Wellington, a neighborhood dog (contains isolated episodes of profanity) The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream (Davis) - As teenagers from a rough part of Newark, New Jersey, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins make a pact to finish high school and attend medical school together, despite the poverty and crime they face every day. Sold (McCormick) Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut in a mountain village in Nepal. Though crushingly poor, her life is made up of simple pleasures like going to school and spending time with her loving ama, and baby brother. But these happy times are tragically undercut by her father’s desperate act to combat his family’s poverty: selling his young daughter into the sex trade in the big city. History (Choose One) The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair the Changed America (Larson) -The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 is the setting for this factual account of a serial killer who lurked in the city and the intriguing historical figures who attended the fair. Hiroshima (Hersey) Survivors of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima provide first-hand accounts of the devastating effects of this historic event. Science (Choose One): Silent Spring (Carson) - Released in 1962, this book offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation. With discussion about poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products, this book will reveal the dangers of the modern world. Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life (Schwarcz) A collection of fascinating stories that help the reader see the wonder of chemistry at work in history, forensics, health, and everyday life. The book explores the origins of clichés such as “basking in the limelight,” why feet can smell like cheese (and vice versa), and the chemical basis for Van Gogh’s Genius / Insanity. Readers, please read the following selections: A Quest for the Right Chemistry; Evangelists, Mad Scientists, and Kricket Krap; An Appeal for Chemical Literacy; Basking in the Limelight; Jeanetics; Playing with Chemicals; Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs; Some Magical Chemistry; Living Can be Fatal; Soupy Science; The Feet of God; Chemical Witchcraft in Salem; Colorful Wastes; Fight Crime: Eat Chalk; Van Gogh’s Brain. STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 11 Students are required to read three books, one from each of the following categories: English (Choose One) The Teammates (Halberstam) - The famous journalist and baseball fan presents a short but sweet account of the lives and friendship of four ballplayers from the legendary Boston Red Sox teams of the 1940s: Ted Williams, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr. The Secret Life of Bees (Monk Kidd) - Fourteen-year old Lily, neglected by her father, searches for a connection to her deceased mother, and ends up in Tiburon, North Carolina, the place where three black sisters produce Black Madonna Honey. History (Choose One) All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque) Paul Baumer and his friends eagerly enlist in the German army during World War I, but slowly realize the horrors of war as they fight in the trenches. First They Killed My Father (Ung) From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime comes an unforgettable true story of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit Science (Choose One) The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher (Thomas) - A fantastic collection of essays that explore biological relationships in terms everyone can understand and appreciate. A National Book Award winning collection makes for a great read! The Hot Zone (Preston) - OOOOH Scary! A great nonfiction book that reads like a Steven King novel in terms of the fear it elicits. The story describes an incident that happened in Reston, Virginia, when the deadly Ebola virus is found in primates (monkeys) for the first time in the United States STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 12 Students are required to read three books, one from each of the following categories: English (Choose One) Tuesdays with Morrie (Albom) - A Detroit Free Press journalist and best-selling author recounts his weekly visits with a dying teacher who years before had set him straight. Catalyst (Halse Anderson) - Eighteen-year old Katie doesn’t always like being the preacher’s daughter. She finds herself losing control in her senior year as she deals with difficult neighbors, the possibility that she may not be accepted by her college of choice, and an unexpected death. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Alvarez) It's a long way from Santo Domingo to the Bronx, but if anyone can go the distance, it's the Garcia girls. Four lively Latinas plunged from a pampered life of privilege on an island compound into the big-city chaos of New York, they rebel against Mami and Papi's old-world discipline and embrace all that America has to offer. History (Choose One) All Souls: A Family Story from Southie (MacDonald) - A poor family’s struggles are recounted in this modern memoir about growing up in the povertystricken neighborhood of South Boston during a turbulent time in the city’s history. In Revere, In Those Days (Merullo) - A young man recounts stories of his life while growing up in Revere in the 1960s and 1970s. Science (Choose One) The Double Helix (Watson) - Short but historically and scientifically interesting piece that chronicles what is arguably the most important scientific moment in the past 100 years. A fascinating portrait of the people involved in doing science. If you think sports are competitive, try science! Stiff (Roach) From medicinal mummies to cadaver models for crash-test dummies, a San Francisco writer presents a well-researched, lively dissection of offbeat ways that the dead have served the living through scientific research. A good choice for students considering the medical professions, the book addresses the moral and ethical issues surrounding societies’ treatment of the dead. FOREIGN LANGUAGES In addition to the three books required in English, history, and science, students enrolled in upper level foreign language classes need to select an additional book as described below. STUDENTS ENTERING SPANISH II (Choose One) Color of My Words (Joseph) When did you discover your passion? On the beautiful island of the Dominican Republic, a girl’s perfect world is turned upside down when her family, in danger of losing everything they worked for, actually loses so much more. Out of tragedy comes the great gift of discovering a passion and healing. Secret of the Andes (Clark) Would you choose a life full of travel, adventure and family over that of a llama herder? This is the dilemma a young boy faces as his mentor steps back and lets him discover his own path. His adventure, courage, and spirit lead him to discover his true calling and find the incredible secret that his chosen life holds. STUDENTS ENTERING SPANISH III (Choose One) When I Was Puerto Rican (Santiago) Ripped from her native soil, Esmerelda Santiago never knew how good she had it. From the peaceful countryside of Puerto Rico to a booming U.S. metropolis, Esmerelda is coming of age at a time when all American girls are searching for their voice. How far away would you stray from the teachings of your family to find your dream? Parrot in the Oven (Martinez) Is it better to be a good student? A prize fighter? A caring brother? A migrant worker? A romantic? A gang member? Finding your true self is never easy, but as Manny discovers, some paths are not worth the cost. STUDENTS ENTERING FRENCH II (Choose One) The Dark Child (Laye) A memoir of the author’s youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea, The Dark Child describes the journey into adulthood of a young man who must choose between maintaining his unique heritage and leaving his homeland for the opportunity of academic success in foreign and culturally different cities. The Little Prince (Saint-Exupery) An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life. STUDENTS ENTERING FRENCH III (Choose One) So Long a Letter (Ba) An intense and poised novel in the form of a letter written by Ramatoulaye, who has recently been widowed. Zazie in the Metro (Queneau) The mischievous title character was supposed to simply visit her uncle in Paris, but a strike on the Metro subway line provides her with an opportunity for zany trouble that is too tempting to ignore. STUDENTS ENTERING ITALIAN II The Italian Way (Constantino and Gambella) This readable and valuable handbook helps students understand how people from every corner of Italy think, do business, and act in their daily lives. STUDENTS ENTERING ITALIAN III As the Romans Do: An American Family’s Italian Odyssey (Epstein) The author details his love for his newfound Roman home and relates its style, history, culture, and drama in a humorous, anecdotal story. STUDENTS ENTERING ITALIAN IV La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind (Severgnini)- By describing visits to thirty locations around the world, the author attempts to describe what truly goes on inside the typical Italian head. Old myths are debunked, and new ones abound in this humorous guidebook.
