2018 Summer Reading List - riordanhs.org · 2018 SUMMER READING ** Lower Division (Freshmen/Sophomores) may choose any book from the list. ** ** Upper Division (Juniors/Seniors) …

2018SUMMERREADING

**LowerDivision(Freshmen/Sophomores)maychooseanybookfromthelist.**

**UpperDivision(Juniors/Seniors)maychooseONLYfromtheUpperDivisionlist.**

LOWERDIVISIONFICTION

FantasticVoyage

IsaacAsimov

Fourmenandawomanarereducedtoamicroscopicfractionoftheiroriginalsize,sentinaminiaturizedatomicsubthroughadyingman'scarotidarterytodestroyabloodclotinhisbrain.Iftheyfail,theentireworldwillbedoomed.

Tears of a Tiger

Sharon M. Draper

AfterthedeathofhislongtimefriendandfellowHazelwoodTigerinacaraccident,Andy,thedriver,blameshimselfandcannotgetpasthisguiltandpain.Whilehisotherfriendshavemanagedtoworkthroughtheirgriefandmoveon,Andyallowsdeathtobecomethefocusofhislife.Inthemonthsthatfollowtheaccident,thelivesofAndyandhisfriendsaretracedthroughaseriesofletters,articles,homeworkassignments,anddialogues,anditbecomesclearthatTigersdoindeedneedtocry.

LOWERDIVISIONNONFICTION

ALongWayHome:ABoy’sIncredible

JourneyfromIndiato

AustraliaandBackAgain

SarooBrierley

Atonlyfiveyearsold,SarooBrierleygotlostonatraininIndia.Unabletoreadorwriteorrecallthenameofhishometownorevenhisownlastname,hesurvivedaloneforweeksoftheroughstreetsofCalcuttabeforeultimatelybeingtransferredtoanagencyandadoptedbyacoupleinAustralia.Despitehisgratitude,Brierleyalwayswonderedabouthisorigins.Eventually,withtheadventofGoogleEarth,hehadtheopportunitytolookfortheplacehecalledhome.Oneday,afteryearsofsearching,hemiraculouslyfoundwhathewaslookingforandsetofftofindhisfamily.

TheBoysWhoChallengedHitler

PhillipHoose

AttheoutsetofWorldWarII,DenmarkdidnotresistGermanoccupation.Deeplyashamedofhisnation'sleaders,fifteen-year-oldKnudPedersenresolvedwithhisbrotherandahandfulofschoolmatestotakeactionagainsttheNazisiftheadultswouldnot.NamingtheirsecretclubafterthefieryBritishleader,theyoungpatriotsintheChurchillClubcommittedcountlessactsofsabotage,infuriatingtheGermans,whoeventuallyhadtheboystrackeddownandarrested.Buttheireffortswerenotinvain:theboys'exploitsandeventualimprisonmenthelpedsparkafull-blownDanishresistance.

UPPERDIVISIONFICTION

ShadowLessons

TimReardon

WhenhighschoolEnglishteacherSeanCullinancomesacrossaspecialtypublisherlookingforfreshAfrican-Americanvoices,hedecidestosubmithislatestmanuscript.Oneproblem:Cullyiswhite.EnterJanineRussell,blacklieutenantintheSanFranciscofiredepartmentandlong-timefriendofCullinan.Together,theycreatealiteraryhoaxthateventuallyfuelsanationalracedebate.Theauthorisourprincipal,Mr.Reardon.

TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time

MarkHaddon

ChristopherJohnFrancisBooneknowsallthecountriesoftheworldandtheircapitalsandeveryprimenumberupto7,057.Herelateswelltoanimalsbuthasnounderstandingofhumanemotions.Hecannotstandtobetouched.Andhedeteststhecoloryellow.ThisimprobablestoryofChristopher'squesttoinvestigatethesuspiciousdeathofaneighborhooddogmakesforoneofthemostcaptivating,unusual,andwidelyheraldednovelsinrecentyears.

BallDon’tLie

MattdelaPeña

Stickyisabeat-around-the-headfosterkidwithnowheretocallhomebutthestreet,andanoutershellsotoughthatnoonewilltakehimin.Hestartedoutlifesofarbehindthepackthatthefinishlineseemsnearlyunreachable.He’sawhiteboylivingandplayinginaworldwherehedoesn’tseemtobelong.ButStickycanball.Andbasketballmightjustbehisticketout...ifhecanonlyrealizethathedoesn’thavetobethepersoneveryoneelseexpectshimtobe.

UPPERDIVISIONNONFICTION

IntoThinAir:APersonal

AccountoftheMt.EverestDisaster

JonKrakauer

WhenJonKrakauerreachedthesummitofMt.EverestintheearlyafternoonofMay10,1996,hehadn'tsleptinfifty-sevenhoursandwasreelingfromthebrain-alteringeffectsofoxygendepletion.Asheturnedtobegintheperilousdescentfrom29,028feet,twentyotherclimberswerestillpushingdoggedlytothetop,unawarethattheskyhadbeguntoroilwithclouds.ThedefinitiveaccountofthedeadliestseasoninthehistoryofEverest,KrakauertakesthereaderstepbystepfromKatmandutothemountain'sdeadlypinnacleandhashisreadersshakingontheedgeoftheirseat.

ThisBoy’sLife:AMemoir

TobiasWolff

Separatedbydivorcefromhisfatherandbrother,Tobyandhismotherareconstantlyonthemove.AsTobyfightsforidentityandself-respectagainsttheunrelentinghostilityofanewstepfather,hisexperiencesareatoncepoignantandcomical.Hisvariousschemes-runningawaytoAlaska,forgingchecks,andstealingcars-leadeventuallytoanactofoutrageousself-inventionthatreleaseshimintoanewworldofpossibility.

ALongWayGone:MemoirsofaBoySoldier

IshmaelBeah

Attheageoftwelve,IshmaelBeahfledattackingrebelsinSierraLeoneandwanderedalandrenderedunrecognizablebyviolence.Bythirteen,he'dbeenpickedupbythegovernmentarmy,andBeah,atheartagentleboy,foundthathewascapableoftrulyterribleacts.Atsixteen,hewasremovedfromfightingbyUNICEF,andthroughthehelpofthestaffathisrehabilitationcenter,helearnedhowtoforgivehimself,toregainhishumanity,and,finally,toheal.

EscapefromCamp14:One

Man’sRemarkableOdysseyfromNorthKoreatoFreedominthe

West

BlaineHarden

NorthKorea’spoliticalprisoncampshaveexistedtwiceaslongasStalin’sgulagsandtwelvetimesaslongastheNaziconcentrationcamps.Thesecampsareclearlyvisibleinsatellitephotos,yetNorthKorea’sgovernmentdeniestheyexist.Noonebornandraisedinthesecampsisknowntohaveescaped.Noone,thatis,exceptShinDong-hyuk.VeteranreporterBlaineHardenunlocksthesecretsoftheworld’smostrepressivetotalitarianstatethroughthestoryofShin’sshockingimprisonmentandhisastoundinggetaway.

OnePager/3-2018

SummerReadingAnalysisAssignment

Description/Purpose/Connections

Thepurposeofthisassignmentistorespondtoyourreadingbycreatingamodelofyouruniqueunderstanding.Makeitcreativeandrespondimaginativelyandhonestly.Connecttheverbalandthevisualbyuncoveringthebook’smessage(s)andthenconnectingittoyourownthoughtsandknowledgethroughbothwordsandimages.Thepointistodemonstrateyourdeeperunderstandingofthenovel.Directions

• SaveaDIGITALCOPYofwrittenportiononyouriPad(GoogleDocsorPagesisbest)

• BringaPAPERCOPYonthefirstdayofclass

• Avoidplotsummary–useyouranalyticalskills

1. Writeanoriginalstatement(yourownwords)aboutwhatyouhaveread.Inthestatement,demonstrateyourunderstandingofthebookandmakeaconnectiontowhatyouarereading.Thestatementmustshowyourdeeperunderstandingofthebookanditstheme.NOPLOTSUMMARY!Makeitanoriginal,well-organizedparagraphofatleast10sentencesinTimesNewRoman12-pointtype.

2. Separatefromtheaboveparagraph,chooseaminimumoftwoquotationsandwritethemonyourpaperusingMLAformatforcitation.Usethesequotesasaspringboardtoexploreyourownideas.MAKESURETHEQUOTESHAVEMEANINGTOYOU.Explainwhyyouchosethesequotesandhowtheyrelatetothenovelasawhole,particularlythenovel’stheme.Eachquoteresponseshouldbeaminimumoffivesentences.

SampleMLACitation:“Slowly,likeaterrierwhodoesn’twanttobringaballtoitsmaster,Lennieapproached,drewback,approachedagain”(27).LinktoMLAStyleCenter:https://style.mla.org/formatting-papers/

3. Asktwoopen-endedquestionsaboutyourbookandanswerthem.Makethemthoughtprovoking.Neitherquestionshouldrequireaone-wordor“rightorwrong”answer.Thinklikeateachertryingtosparkadiscussion.Samplequestion:Attimesthemaincharacterseemsmentallyunstable,andatothertimesheseemslikeanormalteenager.Whichismoreaccurateandwhy?Usethetexttosupportyouranswer.(Remembertoanswerthequestions!)

4. Onaseparatesheetofpaper,find/createavisual(s)(handdrawing,computerimage,magazine

clipping,slideshow,video,ceramicpiece,etc.)torepresentyourbook(nobookcoversormovieposters).Writeatleast10wordsandphrasesaroundtheimage(s).Theycanbedominantimpressions,feelings,orthoughtsregardingwhatyouhaveread.Ifyouhaveanotherartisticapproach,likecreatingasculptureordiorama,feelfreetousethatform,butincludeavisualportionandwords.Ifpossible,STAPLETHEVISUALTOTHEBACKOFYOURWRITTENPORTION;otherwisemakesuretoincludeyourfullname.Becreative!

Createbothpartsofyourfinalprojectinamannerthatwillgiveyouraudienceinsightintoyourthinkingandunderstanding.Feelfreetousecoloredpens,pencils,markers,paint,digitalimages,etc.Themorevisuallyappealing,thebetter.Becreative!