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SummerReading2016

Readingisanintegralpartofastudent’songoingeducationanddevelopment.Summeristheidealtimetotakeastepawayfromthepressuresoftheschoolyearandtoexplorenewworldsandtopics.Readingteachesusabouttheworldbeyondwhatweexperienceonadailybasis,helpsusdiscovernewinterests,andenhancesourunderstandingofalreadyestablishedinterests.ByreadingthesamebooksasyourLindenHallschoolmatesandteachers,youwillcomebackfromyoursummeradventureswithasharedexperiencethatwewilldiscussandexploretogether.

Thissummer,weaskthatyoureadtwobooks.First,readeithertheMiddleorUpperSchoolcommunitybook,andthenreadoneofthebooksfromthechoicelist.PleasenotethatmostofthebooksdonotspecifyiftheyareforMiddleorUpperSchoolstudents;wewouldlikeyoutochooseabookthatisnewtoyouandisatalevelthatyouarecomfortablereading.

Weencourageyourparentstojoininthissharedexperienceaswell,andtoreadyoursummerreadingselectionswithyou.Thelistthatfollowsincludesbooksfromawiderangeofgenresandtopics,andeachofyouwillbeabletofindsomethingthatsparksyourinterest.Pleasenotethatnoteverybookisappropriateforeverystudent.Itisimportantthatyouandyourparentsworktogethertolookoverthechoicesthatfollowandtomakethebestselectionforyou.

Youshouldreturntoschoolpreparedtodiscussbothofthebooksthatyoureadandtoengageinavarietyofactivitiesabouteachbook.

WeinviteyoutoexplorethebooksbeforemakingyourchoicebycomingtotheSummerReadingBookFairinthemainlobbyonApril8and9.Atthebookfairyouwillhavetheopportunitytolookateachofthesummerreadingtitlesandtoorderthebookstotakehomewithyouattheendoftheyear.

Asinthepast,certainclasseswillrequireadditionalsummerreadingthisyear.Thatinformationwillbesharedwithyouclosertotheendoftheschoolyear.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthesummerreadingassignmentsthisyear,contactMs.Roman(eroman@lindenhall.org).

MiddleSchoolCommunityBook

Forstudentsenteringgrades6-8

TheOmnivore’sDilemma:YoungReadersEditionbyMichaelPollan

“What’sfordinner?”seemedlikeasimplequestion—untiljournalistandsupermarketdetectiveMichaelPollandelvedbehindthescenes.Fromfastfoodandbigorganictosmallfarmsandold-fashionedhuntingandgathering,thisyoungreaders’adaptationofPollan’sfamousfood-chainexplorationencourageskidstoconsiderthepersonalandglobalhealthimplicationsoftheirfoodchoices.

UpperSchoolCommunityBook

Forstudentsenteringgrades9-12

Animal,Vegetable,MiraclebyBarbaraKingsolver

AuthorBarbaraKingsolverandherfamilyabandonedtheindustrial-foodpipelinetolivearurallife—vowingthat,foroneyear,they’donlybuyfoodraisedintheirownneighborhood,growitthemselves,or

learntolivewithoutit.Partmemoir,partjournalisticinvestigation,Animal,Vegetable,Miracleisanenthrallingnarrativethatwillopenyoureyesinahundrednewwaystoanoldtruth:Youarewhatyou

eat.

ChoiceBooks

Eachstudentshouldchooseatleastonebookfromthelistbelowtoreadthissummer.

TheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryofaPart-TimeIndianbyShermanAlexie

BestsellingauthorShermanAlexietellsthestoryofJunior,abuddingcartoonistgrowingupontheSpokaneIndianReservation.Determinedtotakehisfutureintohisownhands,Juniorleaveshistroubledschoolonthereztoattendanall-whitefarmtownhighschoolwheretheonlyotherIndianistheschoolmascot.

Heartbreaking,funny,andbeautifullywritten,TheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryofaPart-TimeIndian,whichisbasedontheauthor'sownexperiences,coupledwithpoignantdrawingsbyEllenForneythatreflectthecharacter'sart,chroniclesthecontemporaryadolescenceofoneNativeAmericanboyasheattemptstobreakawayfromthelifehewasdestinedtolive.

ChainsbyLaurieHalseAnderson

AstheRevolutionaryWarbegins,thirteen-year-oldIsabelwagesherownfight...forfreedom.Promisedfreedomuponthedeathoftheirowner,sheandhersister,Ruth,inacrueltwistoffatebecomethepropertyofamaliciousNewYorkCitycouple,theLocktons,whohavenosympathyfortheAmerican

RevolutionandevenlessforRuthandIsabel.WhenIsabelmeetsCurzon,aslavewithtiestothePatriots,heencourageshertospyonherowners,whoknowdetailsofBritishplansforinvasion.Sheisreluctantatfirst,butwhentheunthinkablehappenstoRuth,Isabelrealizesherloyaltyisavailabletothebidderwhocanprovideherwithfreedom.

NoNameintheStreetbyJamesBaldwin

ThisstunninglypersonaldocumentandextraordinaryhistoryoftheturbulentsixtiesandearlyseventiesdisplaysJamesBaldwin'sfuryanddespairmoredeeplythananyofhisotherworks.InvividdetailherememberstheHarlemchildhoodthatshapedhisearlyconsciousness,thelatereventsthatscoredhisheartwithpain—themurdersofMartinLutherKingandMalcolmX,hissojournsinEuropeandinHollywood,andhisreturntotheAmericanSouthtoconfrontaviolentAmericaface-to-face.

ThisbookismostsuitableforUpperSchoolstudents.

TheIllustratedManbyRayBradbury

RayBradburybringswondersalive.ForthispeerlessAmericanstoryteller,themostbewitchingforceintheuniverseishumannature.Intheseeighteenstartlingtalesunfoldingacrossacanvasoftattooedskin,livingcitiestaketheirvengeance,technologyawakensthemostprimalnaturalinstincts,anddreamsarecarriedaloftinjunkyardrockets.Provocativeandpowerful,TheIllustratedManisakaleidoscopicblendingofmagic,imagination,andtruth—asexhilaratingasinterplanetarytravel,asmaddeningasawalkinamillion-yearrain,andascomfortingassimple,familiarritualsonthelastnightoftheworld.

TheDoubleLifeofZoeFlynnbyJanetLeeCarey

SheusedtoliveinCalifornia,inabigoldhouse--thebesthouseintheworldreally--at18HawkRoad.Itrambledandcreakedandwasfullofgoodhidingplaces.SheusedtohaveabestfriendnamedKellenwholivedrightdowntheroad,andadognamedMerlinwholovedtoplaywithher.ButnowshelivesinalittletowninOregon,andeverythinghaschanged.

Now,Zoehastobecareful.Carefulthatshedoesn'ttellanyone,notherfriendsorherteacherorespeciallythatcopwho'sbeenwatchingher,thatshedoesn'tliveat18HawkRoadanymore.Thatnowherfamilylivesinanoldgreenvanthat'scrampedanddirtyanddoesn'tevenworkallthetime.Zoe'salwayshopingthatsomedayshe'llfindherwaybackhome....

ThisbookismostsuitableforMiddleSchoolstudents.

TheTestingbyJoelleCharbonneau

It’sgraduationdayforsixteen-year-oldMalenciaVale,andtheentireFiveLakesColony(theformerGreatLakes)iscelebrating.AllCiacanthinkabout—hopefor—iswhethershe’llbechosenforTheTesting,aUnitedCommonwealthprogramthatselectsthebestandbrightestnewgraduatestobecomepossibleleadersoftheslowlyrevitalizingpost-warcivilization.WhenCiaischosen,herfatherfinallytellsherabouthisownnightmarishhalf-memoriesofTheTesting.Armedwithhisdirewarnings(“Cia,trustnoone”),shebravelyheadsofftoTosuCity,farawayfromfriendsandfamily,perhapsforever.Danger,romance—andsheerterror—await.

TheMirrorCrack’dfromSidetoSidebyAgathaChristie

InTheMirrorCrack’dfromSidetoSide,afataldoseofpoisonmeantforaglamorousmoviestarfellsherardentadmirerinstead—andMissMarpleistheretounmaskamurderer.

BoybyRoaldDahl

WheredidRoaldDahlgetallofhiswonderfulideasforstories?

Fromhisownlife,ofcourse!Asfullofexcitementandtheunexpectedashisworld-famous,best-sellingbooks,RoaldDahl'stalesofhisownchildhoodarecompletelyfascinatingandfiendishlyfunny.DidyouknowthatRoaldDahlnearlylosthisnoseinacaraccident?OrthathewasonceachocolatecandytesterforCadbury's?HaveyouheardabouthisinvolvementintheGreatMousePlotof1924?Ifnot,youdon’tyetknowallthereistoknowaboutRoaldDahl.Suretocaptivateanddelightyou,theboyhoodanticsofthismasterstorytellerarenottobemissed!

CoralinebyNeilGaiman

WhenCoralinestepsthroughadoortofindanotherhousestrangelysimilartoherown(onlybetter),thingsseemmarvelous.Butthere'sanothermotherthere,andanotherfather,andtheywanthertostayandbetheirlittlegirl.Theywanttochangeherandneverlethergo.Coralinewillhavetofightwithallherwitandcourageifsheistosaveherselfandreturntoherordinarylife.

Catch-22byJosephHeller

SetinItalyduringWorldWarII,thisisthestoryoftheincomparable,malingeringbombardier,Yossarian,aherowhoisfuriousbecausethousandsofpeoplehehasnevermetaretryingtokillhim.Buthisrealproblemisnottheenemy—itishisownarmy,whichkeepsincreasingthenumberofmissionsthemenmustflytocompletetheirservice.YetifYossarianmakesanyattempttoexcusehimselffromtheperilousmissionshe’sassigned,he’llbeinviolationofCatch-22,ahilariouslysinisterbureaucraticrule:amanisconsideredinsaneifhewillinglycontinuestoflydangerouscombatmissions,butifhemakesaformalrequesttoberemovedfromduty,heisprovensaneandthereforeineligibletoberelieved.

TheGirlsofAtomicCitybyDeniseKiernan

AttheheightofWorldWarII,OakRidge,Tennessee,washometo75,000residents,andconsumedmoreelectricitythanNewYorkCity,yetitwasshroudedinsuchsecrecythatitdidnotappearonanymap.Thousandsofcivilians,manyofthemyoungwomenfromsmalltownsacrosstheU.S.,wererecruitedtothissecretcity,enticedbythepromiseofsolidwagesandwar-endingwork.Whatweretheyactuallydoingthere?Veryfewknew.Thepurposeofthismysteriousgovernmentprojectwaskeptasecretfromtheoutsideworldandfromthemajorityoftheresidentsthemselves.Somewonderedwhy,despitetheconstantworkandround-the-clockactivityinthismakeshifttown,didnotangibleproductofanykindeverseemtoleaveitsguardedgates?Thewomenwhokeptthistownrunningwouldfindoutattheendofthewar,whenOakRidge’ssecretwasrevealedandchangedtheworldforever.

DrawingfromthevoicesandexperiencesofthewomenwholivedandworkedinOakRidge,TheGirlsofAtomicCityrescuesaremarkable,forgottenchapterofWorldWarIIfromobscurity.DeniseKiernancapturesthespiritofthetimesthroughthesewomen:theirpluck,theirdesiretocontribute,andtheirenduringcourage.“Aphenomenalstory,”andPublishersWeeklycalleditan“intimateandrevealingglimpseintooneofthemostimportantscientificdevelopmentsinhistory.”

GoSetaWatchmanbyHarperLee

Maycomb,Alabama.Twenty-six-year-oldJeanLouiseFinch—"Scout"—returnshomefromNewYorkCitytovisitheragingfather,Atticus.SetagainstthebackdropofthecivilrightstensionsandpoliticalturmoilthatweretransformingtheSouth,JeanLouise'shomecomingturnsbittersweetwhenshelearnsdisturbingtruthsaboutherclose-knitfamily,thetown,andthepeopledearesttoher.Memoriesfromherchildhoodfloodback,andhervaluesandassumptionsarethrownintodoubt.FeaturingmanyoftheiconiccharactersfromToKillaMockingbird,GoSetaWatchmanperfectlycapturesayoungwoman,andaworld,inpainfulyetnecessarytransitionoutoftheillusionsofthepast—ajourneythatcanonlybeguidedbyone'sownconscience.

Studentsshouldhavecompleted8thgradeandreadToKillaMockingbird.

TheAmazingMauriceandhisEducatedRodentsbyTerryPratchett

TheAmazingMauricerunstheperfectPiedPiperscam.Thisstreetwisealleycatknowsthevalueofcold,hardcashandcantalkhiswayintoandoutofanything.ButwhenMauriceandhiscohortsdecidetoconthetownofBadBlinitz,itwilltakemorethanfasttalkingtosurvivethedangerthatawaits.Forthisisatownwherefoodisscarceandratsarehated,wherecellarsarelinedwithdeadlytraps,andwhereaterrifyingevillurksbeneaththehunger-strickenstreets....

TheLuministbyDavidRocklin

INCOLONIALINDIA,atatimeofgrowingfrictionbetweentherulingBritishandtherestlessIndianpopulace,aVictorianwomanandheryoungTamilIndianservantdefyconvention,class,andheartbreaktoinvestigatewhatisgained-andlost-byholdinglifestill.SuggestedbythelifeandworkofphotographicpioneerJuliaMargaretCameron,TheLuministfilters19thcenturyCeylonthroughthelensofanEnglishwoman,CatherineColebrookanda15-year-oldTamilboy,EligiusShourie.Leftfatherlessbysoldiers,EligiusisbroughtasaservanttotheColebrooks'neglectedestate.IntheshadowofCatherine'sobsessiontoarrestbeauty-toselectamomentfromthethousandscomprisingherlifeinCeylonandholditapartfrommerememory-Eligiustransformsintoherapprenticeinthecreationofthefirsthauntingphotographsinhistory.

ThebookismostsuitableforUpperSchoolstudents.

AnInvisibleThreadbyLauraSchroff

Stoppingwasneverpartoftheplan...

ShewasasuccessfuladsalesrepinManhattan.Hewasahomeless,eleven-year-oldpanhandleronthestreet.Heaskedforsparechange;shekeptwalking.Butthensomethingstoppedherinhertracks,andshewentback.Andshecontinuedtogoback,againandagain.Theymetupnearlyeveryweekforyearsandbuiltanunexpected,life-changingfriendshipthathastodayspannedalmostthreedecades.

Whatevermademenoticehimonthatstreetcornersomanyyearsagoisclearlysomethingthatcannotbeextinguished,nomatterhowrelentlesstheforcesalignedagainstit.Somemaycallitspirit.Somemaycallitheart.Itdrewmetohim,asifwewereboundbysomeinvisible,unbreakablethread.Andwhateveritis,itbindsusstill.