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Rome Middle School Suggested Summer Reading 2013-14

We are constantly trying to improve our Suggested

Summer Reading List for Rome Middle School students, so this

years list includes several new authors and selections. We have

divided the list into 3 categories Fiction/Fantasy/Sci-Fi,

Nonfiction and eBooks. It is very important for children to be

reading a variety of genres, and we have included a wide variety

of contemporary and classic texts from which students maychoose. Some of the texts are specifically recommended for the

new rigor in the Common Core Curriculum which was rolled out

last fall. This year, students Summer Reading project is due no

later than the first full week of school (Aug. 6-10) for an EXTRA

CREDITGRADE in their literature class. Even if you choose not

to complete the extra credit assignment, PLEASE READ THIS SUMMER!!!!!

FICTION/FANTASY ASSIGNMENT: You are to produce either a digital or a paper project for your summer

reading assignment that explains and illustrates one of the themes from your chosen book. You must have

clear EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT WITH CITATIONS! Whatever option you choose will be shared in class in a 3

minute oral presentation. You have the following options:

1) Create a Prezi or another multimedia (online) presentation explaining and illustrating one theme from your

book. You may NOT use Power Point! Example web tools: Prezi, Livebinders, Animoto, GoAnimate, Voki,

Microsoft Photo Story 3, Windows Moviemaker v 2.6 or Live, Voicethread, Wallwisher (now Padlet),

Mural.ly

2) Write a response to literature in which you explain one theme from your book.

3) Create a poster collage that illustrates your theme and write a brief explanation of your collage.

NONFICTION ASSIGNMENT: You are to produce either a digital or paper project for your summer reading

assignment that explains and illustrates the main idea of your book. If your choice has multiple topics, choose

3 to illustrate and explain. You must have clear EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT WITH CITATIONS! Whateveroption you choose will be shared in class in a 3 minute oral presentation. You have the following options:

1) Create a Prezi or another multimedia (online) presentation explaining and illustrating one theme from your

book. You may NOT use Power Point! Example web tools: Prezi, Livebinders, Animoto, GoAnimate, Voki,

Microsoft Photo Story 3, Windows Moviemaker v 2.6 or Live, Voicethread, Wallwisher (now Padlet),

Mural.ly

2) Write an explanatory essay in which you explain the main idea(s) from your book.

3) Create a poster collage that illustrates your theme and write a brief explanation of your collage.

James DashnerThe Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The

Death Cure, and The Kill Order

Maggie StiefvaterShiver, Linger, Forever

Eoin ColferArtemis Fowl series

Christopher Paul CurtisElijah of Buxton, The Mighty Miss Malone

Gary Paulsen

Notes From the Dog

Gary SotoPacific Crossing

Nancy FarmerThe House of the Scorpion

Jerry SpinelliMilkweed, Eggs

Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Madeleine LEngleA Wrinkle in Time

Susan CooperThe Dark is Rising

Scott WesterfeldUglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras

Kenneth OppelThis Dark Endeavor, Such Wicked Intent

Dave Barry /Ridley PearsonScience Fair, Peter and the Starcatchers

series

Lois DuncanStranger with My Face, The Third Eye

FICTION/SCI-FI/FANTASY

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Jeff HirschThe Eleventh Plague

Walter Dean MyersThe Glory Field, Hoops, Slam, Sunrise

Over Fallujah

John BoyneThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Evslin, Evslin, HoopesThe Greek Gods, Heroes & Monsters of

Greek Myth

Sharon FlakeMoney Hungry, Bang

Mildred TaylorThe Land

Patrick CarmanSkeleton Creekseries,Atherton series

Wendelin VanDraanen

The Running Dream

R. J. Palacio

Wonder

Anthony Horowitz

Alex Riderseries

Jack GantosDead End in Norvelt

Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Ruta SeptysBetween Shades of Gray

Roland SmithZachs Lie, Jacks Run, Peak, I.Q, series

Louise May AlcottLittle Women, Little Men

Robert Louis StevensonTreasure Island

Jules Verne20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around

the World in 80 Days, Journey to the

Center of the Earth

Laurence Yep

Dragonwings

Carl HiassenHoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp

James PattersonDaniel Xseries, Maximum Ride series,

Witch and Wizardseries

Gary D. SchmidtLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

Ann BrasharesThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

series

Heather BrewerVladimir Todd series

Sharon DraperOut of My Mind, Hazelwood High Series,

Romiette and Julio

Ally CondieMatched, Crossed, Reached

Richard Paul Evans

Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25, TheRise of Elgen

Mike Lupica

Hero

Grace Lin

When the Mountain Meets the Moon

Jennifer BryantPieces of Georgia

Marilyn SingerVenom

John SteinbeckTravels with Charlie: In Search of

America

David MacaulayThe New Way Things Work

Cathedral: The Story of its Construction

Candace FlemingAmelia Lost

Hans Magmus EnzensbergerThe Number Devil: A Mathematical

Adventure

Dan GreenPhysics: Why Matter Matters!

Anna NilsenArt Fraud Detective

Theodore GrayThe Elements (A Visual Exploration of

Every Known Atom in the Universe)

Philip Caputo

10,000 Days of Thunder (A History of theVietnam War)

Robert StewartMysteries of History

Russell FreedmanWho was First? (Discovering America)

Patricia LauberVolcano

Michael PollanThe Omnivores Dilemma for Kids: The

Secrets Behind What You Eat

Andrew LangleyHurricanes, Tsunamis, & Other Natural

Disasters

Jennifer ArmstrongShipwrecked at the Bottom of the World:

The Extraordinary True Story of

Shackelton and the Endurance

Janet BodeThe Colors of Freedom: Immigrant

Stories

Catherine ThimmeshTeam Moon: How 400,000 People Landed

Apollo 11 on the Moon

Susan D. BachrachTell Them We Remember (The Story of

the Holocaust)

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Kelly Milner HallsAlien Investigation: Searching for the

Truth about UFOs and Aliens

Tony AllanAncient Greece and Rome: Myths and

Beliefs

Michael Sandler

Bethany Hamilton: Follow Your Dreams

Marylou Morano Kjelle

Helping Hands: A City and Nation Lend

Their Support at Ground Zero

Sandra Markle

Wounded Brains: True Survival Stories

Henry A. OerteltAn Unbroken Chain: My Journey through

the Nazi Holocaust

Joseph BruchacThe Way

Ginny Rorby

Lost in the River of Grass

Additional Classics in eBook format

include:Kidnapped, Treasure Island, White Fang,

Jungle Book, The Adventures of Tom

Sawyer plus several more!

NONFICTION

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