Mrs. Trimble's Summer Reading Challenge
Happy Reading!!
This summer we'll read 2012 & 2013 award-winning books!
At the beginning of the next school year (August 14th) each student will receive a small
incentive prize just for participating. ALSO...each participant will be entered into a raffle for many great prizes!!!
At the beginning of the next school year (August 14th) each student will receive a small
incentive prize just for participating. ALSO...each participant will be entered into a raffle for many great prizes!!!
Raffle items include $25 gift cards to:
Game Stop, Half Price Books, and iTunes.
Game Stop, Half Price Books, and iTunes.
Rules
- Print out the Summer Reading Challenge Guide
- Read at least 5 of the 7 selected books (around 15 pages per day for each of the 82 days of summer.
- Comment about the books in Goodreads (optional).
- Have parent/guardian sign & date the Summer Reading Challenge Guide and return to Mrs. Trimble on the first day of school.
- Returned sheets enter student into raffle.
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Tamora Pierce is the 2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award winner for her significant contribution to young adult literature.
"Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins -- one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land." (Goodreads.com) Fantasy Fiction 272 Pages Upper Grade Level AR Book Level 4.5 WEBSITE |
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2013 Schneider Family Book Award winner for middle school.
"When Cally Fisher says she sees her dead mother, no one believes her. The only other living soul who sees Cally's mom is a mysterious wolfhound who always seems to be there when her mom appears. And when Cally stops talking--what's the point if no one is listening?--how will she convince anyone that her mom is still with them or persuade her dad that the huge silver-gray dog is their last link with her? A Dog Called Homeless is the gentle and touching story of how one girl's friendship with a homeless dog can mend a family's heart." (Goodreads.com) Realistic Fiction 208 Pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 4.4 READ THE FIRST 43 PAGES |
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2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner
"The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country divided by law, education, and wealth; of a people whose struggles and achievements helped define their country. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton for their masters; it's about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws; it's about the brothers and sisters of all colors who rallied against those who would dare bar a child from an education. It's a story of discrimination and broken promises, determination and triumphs." (Goodreads.com) Nonfiction 108 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 6.6 YOUTUBE VIDEO |
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2013 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book.
"Inspiring prose, thorough research, and stirring images explore the tragedy of extinction through the triumph of a single bird. B95 is a rufa red knot, a remarkable bird that flies each year from breeding grounds in Argentina to the Canadian Arctic." (arbookfind.com) Nonfiction 160 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 7.9 WEBSITE |
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2013 Buckeye Children's Book Award Nominee for grades 6-8.
"Schmidt's latest novel, explores another seemingly improbable alliance, this one between new outsider in town Doug Swieteck and Lil Spicer, the savvy spitfire daughter of his deli owner boss. With her challenging assistance, Doug discovers new sides of himself. Along the way, he also readjusts his relationship with his abusive father, his school peers, and his older brother, a newly returned war victim of Vietnam." (Goodreads.com) Realistic Fiction 368 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 4.9 WEBSITE |
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2013 Newbery Award winner.
"When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life." (arbookfind.com) Fiction 320 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 3.6 WEBSITE |
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Click image to hear Mr. Gantos read the first few pages of his award winning book.
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2012 Scott O'Dell Award winner for historical fiction.
"In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore." (arbookfind.com) Historical Fiction 352 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 5.7 YOUTUBE BOOK TRAILER |