Maine West Summer Reading

Choose one of the following books:

Non-Fiction means REAL

First up: Non-Fiction Books

 In Outliers, Gladwell tries to explain why some people succeed and some do not. If you want to know how to succeed in life, read this book!

Interview with Katie Couric:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-Uxg9Uujc

Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell

The title says it all…if you’ve ever been bullied, seen bullying or been a bully, read this book!

Interview with Ms. Hall:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne2VWpO8uRw

Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories

Story of Tiny Fey’s life

If you want a good laugh, pick this book!

Unprofessional trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6QQzG01U9Y

Bossypants

2 boys – same name Born in the same neighborhood Similar family life One is a Rhodes Scholar One is a criminal

WHY???

4 minute summary:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bk_U6wHszE

The Other Wes Moore

A true story of discovering a WWII German U-boat near New Jersey

Adventurous and exciting read!

Shadow Divers

Would you want to drive the Wienermobile? If so, read this book to learn about the

experience! A fun and easy read!

Dog Days: A Year in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Next up: Fiction

Romance story 2 teens with cancer Theme: Love

conquers all

Short trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4BCKLbRHTM

The Fault in our Stars

Teenagers in a scary environment

Living in an unsolvable Maze full of hideous creatures

Survival story Action-packed! Movie coming out soon

Creepy trailer (3 minutes):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD3zA3GI020

The Maze Runner

It’s 1996 Two teenagers start up AOL Something called “Facebook”

appears on the monitor They see themselves 15

years in the future

(40 second trailer)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKs74qAjDz8

The Future of UsSame author as Thirteen Reasons Why

Can 4 minutes change your life?

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Read this book if you love love

Movie Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBhJv5hYsAU

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Apocalyptic (End-of-the-world) theme

Fictional history of how humanity survived a zombie invasion

Movie trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EC7P5WdUko

World War Z

An over-weight girl improves her life with the help of her friends

She finds love and more importantly, learns to love herself

Choose this book if you want to learn about her journey

Artichoke’s Heart

What if your parents could “unwind” you?

What if you parents could give away your body parts if they no longer wanted to keep you?

What would you do?

Unwind

From Amazon.com: Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver

without much of a future.

He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman.

His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first ace

arrives in the mail.

I am the Messenger

From Amazon.com:

Funny, surprising, and tender, Friends with Boys is a pitch perfect YA graphic novel full of spooky supernatural fun.

Friends with Boys

Sonia’s family recently immigrated from Mexico

She has to juggle a difficult family life while trying to graduate from high school

A heart-warming story about a girl growing up in America

The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez

A classic novel set in the early 1900’s (Pioneer times)

A young man falls in love with a woman who is struggling to survive in a harsh, prairie land

My Antonia