AnnouncingOurSummerReadingList!

Our Media Specialist along with our Reading and Language Arts

Teachers have chosen some exciting books for our students to read this summer. We have come up with a list of suggested books and authors for each grade level. Students will be held accountable for reading two books from their rising grade level list of books and authors over the summer. They will be assessed by the Language Arts Department during the first month of the 2016-2017 school year. This assessment will become an important part of their first quarter Language Arts grade.

You may also visit the novaschools.com website to print out an optional story map to take notes on to help you remember the important parts of the books. We hope you enjoy the books and authors we have picked for you! If you have any questions, please email Ms. Karen Proia or Ms. Angel Welsh, Language Arts Department Co-Chairs at: marie.welsh@browardschools.com or karen.proia@browardschools.com, Ms. Lagaylia.Mosley, Reading Department Chair at lagaylia.mosley@browardschools.com, Ms. Peg Snipas, Media Specialist at: peg.snipas@browardschools.com or Ms. Juliet Rezende, Literacy Coach at:juliet.rezende@browardschools.com. You may also call the school at: (754) 323-3700. We appreciate your participation and cooperation.

MyOn Reader

Broward County Public Schools has partnered with MyON Reader to offer an additional online summer reading program. An informational letter was sent home with students and is on our web site. Sign in information is the student’s ten-digit ID number and birthday in the following format: mm/dd/yyyy

Herearethebooksandauthorswehavechosenforthissummer:

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OptionforAllGradeLevelsFish in a Tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt – The Schneider Family Book Award The author of the beloved One for the Muphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in. “Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.” All has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people.

About the Books

Rising 6th Graders The Prince of Fenway Park – Julianna Baggott 1919 - The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. And with that act, the Curse begins. Oscar Egg believes he is cursed, just like his favorite team, the Boston Red Sox. Oscar's real parents didn't want him, and now his adopted mom has dumped him off to live with her estranged husband—Oscar's strange and sickly adoptive father. But Oscar's dad has a secret. He lives deep below Fenway Park, and is one of a number of strange magical souls called the Cursed Creatures, a group that has been doomed to live out their existence below Fenway until the Curse is broken. Oscar is the key to breaking the curse. But someone wants Oscar to fail—and the Curse to remain. Forever. Paper Boy - Vince Vawter – Newbery Medal Award Winner 2014 Little Man throws the meanest fastball in town. But talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering- not even his own name.

Double Dutch—Sharon Draper Delia loves Double Dutch. And she's good at it. So good that her team has a chance to win the World Double Dutch Championships this year -- Delia is sure of it. What she is less sure of is her chance of passing the school's state exam. Delia has been using her success at Double Dutch to mask a secret that could jeopardize her place on the team, and her future. Delia's potential boyfriend, Randy, has a secret, too -- his dad has been missing for weeks. Randy hasn't told anyone for fear he'll be put in a foster home. But he is running out of money and getting scared. The one thing that isn't a secret is that their classmates, the Tolliver twins, are out to cause trouble. With their angry faces and hints of violence, they seem to enjoy intimidating the other kids. But will they cross the line from intimidation to violence?

Skink – No Surrender – Carl Hiaasan When your cousin goes missing under suspicious circumstances, who do you call? There’s only one man for the job: a half-crazed, half-feral, one-eyed ex-governor named Skink. Skink joins 14-year-old Richard on a breakneck chase across Florida, undaunted by lightning storms, poisonous snakes, flying bullets, and giant gators.

Others by Carl Hiaasen: Hoot, Flush, Scat or Chomp Carl Hiaasen writes about the environmental destruction of his beloved home state, Florida. With his unique blend of comedy and truthfulness," Hiaasen continues to treat Florida institutions -- from tourism to real estate development - -with a wickedly resentful attitude. Hoot- Roy, new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site Flush - Noah is exasperated over his father's arrest for sinking a casino boat that he believes is flushing sewage into the ocean. But Noah’s got a plan to flush this crooked polluter out into the open. Scat- - Mrs. Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, was last seen during a field trip to Black Vine Swamp. There’s no real evidence of foul play. But still, Nick and Marta don’t buy it. Something weird is definitely going on. Chomp- Wahoo, his dad, and Wahoo's friend Tuna find themselves deep in the Everglades with a motley cast of characters, fighting for their very survival. Crossover – Kwame Alexander “With a bolt of lightning on my kicks…The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering,” announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He 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. Booked – Kwame Alexander In the follow up to THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as twelve-year old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read.

Any book by these authors: Meg Cabot, Christopher Paul Curtis, Gordon Korman, Mike Lupica, J.K. Rowling, JerrySpinelli, Rick Riordan, or Pam Munoz Ryan.

Rising 7th Graders

Among the Hidden - Margaret Peterson Haddix Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Is she a shadow child like himself? What if they risk everything to come out of the shadows? Mockingbird – Kathryn Erskine Caitlin has Asperger's. The world according to her is black and white; anything in between is confusing. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her older brother, Devon, for help. But Devon has died, and Caitlin's dad is so distraught that he is just not helpful. Caitlin wants everything to go back to the way things were, but she doesn't know how to do that. Then she comes across the word closure- and she realizes this is what she needs. And in her search for it, Caitlin discovers that the world may not be black and white after all. Paper Boy – Vince Vawter Little Man throws the meanest fastball in town. But talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering-not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend’s paper route for the month of July, he’s not exactly looking forward to interacting with the customers. But it’s the neighborhood junkman, a bully and a thief, who stirs up real trouble in Little Man’s life. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life - James Patterson Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off: With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class- 5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been avoiding. Out of My Mind – Sharon Draper Melody has a photographic memory. She remembers everything that has ever happened to her. She also knows thousands and thousands of facts. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school—but, NO ONE knows because she has virtually no way of communicating. Melody has cerebral palsy. All most people see is a special needs kid-- never suspecting that trapped inside this eleven-year old girl is more information and insight than they ever imagined. Will Melody learn to communicate with the world with the help of a computer? Football Genius – Tim Green Troy White has a phenomenal gift. He can predict football plays before they happen. ..any position, any player, any team. When Troy's single mom gets a job working in public relations for the Atlanta Falcons, Troy figures it's his chance to prove what he can do. But first he has to get to the Falcons—and with tight security and a notoriously mean coach, even his mom's field passes aren't much help. Then Troy and his best friends devise a plan to get the attention of star linebacker Seth Holloway. With Seth's playing and Troy's genius, the Falcons could be unstoppable—if they'll only listen. Any book by: Margaret Petersen Haddix, Mike Lupica, Gary Soto Rick Riordan, J.K. Rowling, Suzanne Collins or Walter Dean Myers.

Rising 8th Graders I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World By Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren’t allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn’t go to school. Raised in a once-peacful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. On 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school. No one expected her to survive.

The Hired Girl– Laura Amy Schlitz Fourteen year old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure, beauty, or art on a hardscrabble farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself-because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl could only dream of- a woman with a future.

The Underdogs – Mike Lupica Will Tyler may not be the biggest running back around, but no one can touch him when it comes to hitting the hole and finding the end zone. And no one can match his love of the game. When Will has a football in his hand, life can't touch him—his dad isn't so defeated, his town isn't so poor, and everyone has something to cheer for. All of which does him no good if the football season is canceled. With no funding for things like uniforms and a well-maintained playing field, with every other family moving to find jobs, there just isn't enough money or players for a season. It's up to Will to give everyone a reason to believe.

Middleworld – J & P Voelkel (The Jaquar Stones:Book 1) 14 year old Max Murphy is looking forward to a family vacation. But his parents, both archeologists and Maya experts, announce a change in plan. They must leave immediately for a dig in the tiny Central American country of San Xavier. Max has to go to summer camp and he is furious. When he is mysteriously summoned to San Xavier, he thinks they’ve had a change of heart. Upon his arrival, Max’s wild adventure in the tropical rainforests of San Xavier begins.

Killer Pizza – Greg Taylor Toby McGill dreams of becoming a world-famous chef. When Toby lands a summer job at Killer Pizza, things seem perfect. His coworkers, Annabel and Strobe, are cool, and Toby loves being part of a team. But none of them are prepared for what’s really going on at Killer Pizza: It’s a front for a monster- hunting organization! Learning to cook pizzas is one thing, but killing hideously terrifying monsters? That’s a whole other story. Still, if Toby quits Killer Pizza, will monsters take over his town?

Just Listen – Sarah Dessen When Annabel has a bitter falling out with her best friend, she suddenly finds herself isolated and friendless. But then she meets Owen—a loner, passionate about music and his weekly radio show, and always determined to tell the truth. And when they develop a friendship, Annabel is not only introduced to new music but is encouraged to listen to her own inner voice. With Owen’s help, can Annabel find the courage to speak out about what exactly happened the night her friendship with Sophie came to a screeching halt?

Any book by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Sharon Draper, Gordon Korman, Gary Paulsen, Rick Riordan, J.K. Rowling or J.R.R. Tolkien

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Juliet Rezende, Literacy Coach Lagaylia Mosley, Reading Department Chair

Karen Proia, Language Arts Department Chair Angel Welsh, Language Arts Department Chair

Peg Snipas, Media Specialist

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