Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan
Ghosts of War by Ryan Smithson
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Reading Strategies (Sophomores) NVHS
Paper Towns by John Green
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
5th Period Resource NVHS August 27, 2012
The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Tears of a Tiger, The Hazelwood High Trilogy by Sharon Draper
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
5th Grade Boys Booktalks: Franklin Fine Arts Center May 22, 2012
Fun summer reading suggestions for 5th graders:
Breaking Stalin’s Nose By Eugene Yelchin
The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick
Check out The Houdini Box, a Chicago Children’s Theatre production based on Selznick’s book!
Elephant Talk by Ann Downer
It’s Disgusting and We Ate It! By James Solheim
6th Grade Girls Booktalks: Franklin Fine Arts Center
Sir Charlie: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World by Sid Fleischman
Rules by Cynthia Lord
View Cynthia Lord’s website for more background information on the book. If you would like to learn more about autism, check out this new book from the library.
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
5th Grade Girls Booktalks: Franklin Fine Arts Center May 21, 2012
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki
7th Grade Booktalks: Franklin Fine Arts Center
Tears of a Tiger, The Hazelwood High Trilogy by Sharon Draper
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Surrender Tree by Margarita Engle
6th Grade Boys Booktalk: Franklin Fine Arts Center May 20, 2012
All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Sir Charlie: Chaplin, Funniest Man in the World by Sid Fleischman
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge
Study Skills Period 3 Book Talks: Metea Valley High School May 15, 2012
All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg
Nation by Terry Pratchett
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Study Skills Period 2 Booktalks: Metea Valley High School
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Truce by Jim Murphy
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
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