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212 EAST MAIN STREET, LITITZ PA 17543 (p) 717.626.8512 (w) lindenhall.org Summer Reading 2016 Reading is an integral part of a student’s ongoing education and development. Summer is the ideal time to take a step away from the pressures of the school year and to explore new worlds and topics. Reading teaches us about the world beyond what we experience on a daily basis, helps us discover new interests, and enhances our understanding of already established interests. By reading the same books as your Linden Hall schoolmates and teachers, you will come back from your summer adventures with a shared experience that we will discuss and explore together. This summer, we ask that you read two books. First, read either the Middle or Upper School community book, and then read one of the books from the choice list. Please note that most of the books do not specify if they are for Middle or Upper School students; we would like you to choose a book that is new to you and is at a level that you are comfortable reading. We encourage your parents to join in this shared experience as well, and to read your summer reading selections with you. The list that follows includes books from a wide range of genres and topics, and each of you will be able to find something that sparks your interest. Please note that not every book is appropriate for every student. It is important that you and your parents work together to look over the choices that follow and to make the best selection for you. You should return to school prepared to discuss both of the books that you read and to engage in a variety of activities about each book. We invite you to explore the books before making your choice by coming to the Summer Reading Book Fair in the main lobby on April 8 and 9. At the book fair you will have the opportunity to look at each of the summer reading titles and to order the books to take home with you at the end of the year. As in the past, certain classes will require additional summer reading this year. That information will be shared with you closer to the end of the school year. If you have any questions about the summer reading assignments this year, contact Ms. Roman ([email protected]).
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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([email protected]).
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.
