Fourth Grade Summer Reading Program - CD Hylton High School

Grade 12 PWCS Summer Reading ProgramHylton High SchoolThe purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literatureand to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program isvoluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimumnumber of readings over the summer.Students in Grade 12 who participate will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to includethe name of the author, the title of the book, and an explanation of the topic or plot of the book, and a parent or guardianstatement that the student has completed the reading. For Grade 12, students who participate in Prince William CountyPublic Library's Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will apply. Students will receive an extra A(100) for each book completed, for a total of two. Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students by theend of the second week of school.Suggested ReadingThe following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from aparent/guardian and/or librarian are also acceptable. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Programand its documentation are also acceptable.Author Title AnnotationHigh school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mailAsher, JayThirteen Reasonscontaining seven cassette tapes recorded by his crush, HannahBaker, who committed suicide.Caletti, DebFortunes of Indigo SkyeEighteen-year-old Indigo is looking forward to becoming a fulltimewaitress after high school graduation, but her life is turnedupside down by a large check given to her by a customer whoappreciates that she care enough to scold him about smoking.Page 1 of 3

Author Title AnnotationHerlong, M.H. The Great Wide SeaBen’s life is turned upside down when his mother is killedunexpectedly. Much to his surprise and dismay his father sells alltheir belongings, purchases a boat, and takes Ben and his youngerbrothers on a year-long sailing trip. Things go from bad to worsewhen the boys wake up one morning to find their father missingfrom the boat while at sea.Kantor, MelissaPausch, RandyPeet, MalPfeffer, Susan BethShusterman, NealIf I Have a WickedStepmother, Where’s MyPrince?The Last LectureTamarLife as We Knew ItUnwindHigh school sophomore Lucy Norton sees her life turned upsidedown when her father remarries and moves her to Long Islandwhere she finds herself trapped in a Cinderella story with a wickedstepmother, two evil stepsisters, and a dashing prince.Computer science professor Randy Pausch, who has beendiagnosed with terminal cancer, discusses how to overcomeobstacles in one's life and achieve one's dreams.England 1995: The shoebox left to Tamar by her deceasedgrandfather contains a crossword puzzle, four maps, a bundle ofmoney, a folded handkerchief, a thin booklet, and a black-andwhitephotograph. Tamar and her cousin, Yoyo, use the maps andthe money for a road-trip, during which a life-time of secrets isrevealed about Tamar’s unusual name and her grandfather’shorrifying experience as a spy in 1945 war-time Holland.After a meteor hits the moon, sixteen-year-old Miranda and herfamily struggle to survive worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes,volcanic eruptions, and the natural inclination to help their friendsand neighbors. Told in diary format, Miranda depicts the strugglesa family faces when food, warmth, and well-being disappearwithout warning.In a futuristic world where parents can have their childrenunwound between the ages of 13 and 18, three teenagers on theirway to a harvest camp escape this fate and are swept into anunderground network that helps Unwinds fight for their verysurvival.Page 2 of 3

Author Title AnnotationTan, AmyThe Bonesetter’s DaughterTwo packets of papers written in Chinese fall into Ruth’s hands.The author is her mother, LuLing, who has been diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease. Born in China in 1916, LuLing has set down arecord of her family history, determined to keep the facts fromvanishing as her mind deteriorates. Like most Amy Tan books, thisone explores mother-daughter relationships and, while thecharacters are Asian-American, most readers will find similaritieswith their own families.Westerfeld, ScottZiegler, JenniferUgliesHow Not to be PopularTally eagerly awaits turning sixteen, the birthday on which eachteenager is surgically transformed from an Ugly into a perfectPretty. Before the big day arrives, however, Tally must face a lifeor-deathchoice when she befriends Shay, who’d rather risk life onthe outside than turn Pretty.When Maggie moves with her parents yet again, she vows to avoidmaking friends this time so she won’t experience heartbreak whenshe must leave them behind. She launches Operation AvoidFriends at her new high school in Austin, but the results are not atall what she expects.Page 3 of 3