Mrs. Trimble's 2016 Summer Reading Challenge
Step out of your comfort zone.
Challenge yourself to read something different.
Discover some amazing award-winning books!
Challenge yourself to read something different.
Discover some amazing award-winning books!
Turn in your Summer Reading Challenge Guide to Mrs. Trimble on the first day of school (August 18th) and receive a small incentive prize just for participating! ALSO, each participant will be entered into a raffle for many great prizes including $25 gift cards to Game Stop, Half Price Books and iTunes. You'll earn 1 raffle ticket for every 200 pages read.
Rules
- Print out the Summer Reading Challenge Guide (or get one in the CFI).
- Read at least 5 of the 8 selected books (roughly 7 to 19 pages per day for each of the 85 days of summer*).
- 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. Every 200 pages read = 1 raffle ticket. For example if you read the five books with the lowest number of pages you'll receive 3 raffle tickets (592 pages / 200); if you read all eight books you'll receive 8 raffle tickets (1,601 pages / 200).
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One of the 2016 Teens' Top Ten Nominees
"Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone... A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Kaz's crew are the only ones who might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first."(Goodreads.com) Fantasy Fiction 465 Pages Middle Grade+ Level AR Book Level 5.5 |
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2016 Schneider Family Book Award winner for middle school.
2016 Buckeye Children's Book Award Nominee "Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike."(Goodreads.com) Fiction 288 Pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 3.7 |
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Winner of the 2016 John Steptoe Award for New Talent.
"Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can't seem to cast a simple spell. Then a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, and Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy. Not just any boy. A boy named Hoodoo. The entire town is at risk from the Stranger’s black magic, and only Hoodoo can defeat him. He’ll just need to learn how to conjure first. Set amid the swamps, red soil, and sweltering heat of small town Alabama in the 1930s, Hoodoo is infused with a big dose of creepiness leavened with gentle humor." (Goodreads.com) Fiction 224 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 4.2 |
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2016 Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal.
2016 Pura Belpre (Illustrator) Honor Book 2015 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book "Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras—skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities—came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852–1913). In a country that was not known for freedom of speech, he first drew political cartoons, much to the amusement of the local population but not the politicians. He continued to draw cartoons throughout much of his life, but he is best known today for his calavera drawings. They have become synonymous with Mexico’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe’s, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the remarkable life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity." (Goodreads.com) Nonfiction 40 pages Lower Grade Level AR Book Level 5.1 |
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Just one of the 2016 Buckeye Children's Book Award nominees for grades 6-8. Read them all and vote for your favorite starting September 1, 2016.
"12-year old Josh Bell and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood. Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story's heart-stopping climax proves a game-changer for the entire family." (Goodreads.com) Realistic Fiction 240 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 4.3 |
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2016 Newbery Award winner.
2016 Caldecott Honor Book 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book 2015 Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book "Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty—and fun—in their routine and the world around them." (Goodreads.com) Fiction 32 pages Lower Grade Level AR Book Level 3.3 |
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2015 Scott O'Dell Award winner for historical fiction.
"Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home -- or her beloved dog, Dash. But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it. The camp is a crowded and unfamiliar place, whose dusty floors, seemingly endless lines, and barbed wire fences begin to unravel the strong Kashino family ties. With the help of a friendly neighbor back home, Mitsi remains connected to Dash in spite of the hard times, holding on to the hope that the war will end soon and life will return to normal. Though they've lost their home, will the Kashino family also lose their sense of family? And will Mitsi and Dash ever be reunited?" (Goodreads.com) Historical Fiction 256 pages Middle Grade Level AR Book Level 3.9 |
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"Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie.
In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey--from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England... And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin. Here is the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh." (Goodreads.com) Nonfiction
56 pages Lower Grade Level AR Book Level 3.4 |
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