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Some Summer Reading Recommendations memoirs and true accounts
Carson, Ben. Gifted Hands.
adventure In this inspiring story, a man beats the odds to become a world
Horowitz, Anthony. Ark Angel. renowned pediatric neurologist.
After recovering from a near-fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex
Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from Hawk, Tony. Hawk: Occupation Skateboarder.
sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel. A hand-me-down skateboard and a homemade ramp in the
driveway; the rest is history!
Read, Piers Paul. Alive.
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and 70 days of isolation in the snow-covered Andes mountains. The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of
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contemporary novels
Alvarez, Julia. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. mystery
Four Latina girls move from a privileged and protected life in Santo Cormier, Robert. The Rag and Bone Shop.
Domingo to the Bronx, where they rebel against Mamí and Papí and old- Trent, ace investigator from Vermont, works to procure a confession
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fantasy
Anthony, Piers. A Spell for Chameleon. science fiction
Xanth is a magic land where every citizen has a unique form of Anderson, M. T. Feed.
magic, everyone except one who may soon be banished. This is the first in a A computer implant in the brain feeds advertisements, allows non-
series of over thirty books. verbal communication, provides access to the latest info, and controls many
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Jordan, Robert. The Eye of the World.
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Fourteen-year-old Alex knows his uncle did not really die in a car Brooks, Bruce The Moves Make the Man.
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discovers that he uncle was a spy! This is the graphic version of the first as he tells the story of his friendship with Bix, a troubled white boy and star
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Moore, Alan & Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. Myers, Walter Dean. Slam!
Is Rorschach just paranoid or has he really uncovered a plot to kill a “Slam” Harris is counting on his basketball talent to give him a
team of psychologically complex superheroes whose demise is the first step chance to succeed, but his coach sees things differently.
to world domination?
Taking Notes in Preparation for the Test in September
Author:
Title: HAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Main characters:
SUMMER READING
Plot: someone wants but so
2009
Use a thinking map to show what the main character learns and the
difference it makes.
Copy an important passage:
Use a thinking map to show the book’s message about people in general.
Questions for the September Assessment of Summer Reading
Purpose
1. What are your thoughts and questions about the book? Reflect on the
characters, their problems, the author's use of symbolism, the title or other Reading all year round helps students keep their reading and critical
ideas in the book. thinking skills in shape. Summertime is special because it gives students a
chance to read something that captures their imagination, something that
2a. How does the main character change from the beginning of the book to has not been assigned to an entire class.
the end? What do you think causes this change?
Reading Requirements
2b. Choose an important passage from the book. Copy the passage
carefully and note the page number on which it appears. Explain what you
All students in Hamden Public Schools must read at least two books
think the quotation means as it relates to elements of the book such as
during summer vacation. They may choose any books that interest them, but
characters or the theme.
we also offer a list of books that have attracted a lot of reader interest. This
brochure provides some recommendations for summer reading. For a
3. What does this book say about people in general? In what ways does it
complete list, visit the HHS website. Summer reading contributes to the first
remind you of people you have known or experiences you have had? You
marking period grade in English through a test given in September. Students
may also write about stories or books you have read, or movies, works of art,
may bring notes to help them on the test. The test questions and a note
or television programs you have seen. Use examples from the books to
page appear at the end of this document.
explain your thinking.
4. How successful was the author in creating a good piece of literature? Use
examples from the story to explain your thinking.
