Summer Reading List 9th Grade LPA 2015

Rising 9th Grade LPA
Summer Reading 2015

Welcome to Summer, dear readers! For your assigned Summer Reading:

• Please choose and read at least one book from the Choice List, and complete
the project found on page 3. All projects are due the first week of school.

Successfully reading (and ENJOYING) these books will translate into starting the
year strong. Please return to school in August ready to discuss all aspects of the
core novel, as well as your chosen book(s).

Most books are available in several formats, including paperback, audio (Overdrive,
CD, Audible.com, iTunes) and eBook (Overdrive, Kindle, iTunes).

Our NBPS Overdrive Collection can be accessed at
https://northbrowardfl.libraryreserve.com. Sign in with your student id to check
out and download ebooks and audiobooks.

No matter which versions you read or listen to, you must also own a print or digital
copy of your chosen book to bring to class in August.

Choice List

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the
story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling
talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as
their neighbors.

The Trap by John Smelcer
Seventeen-year-old Johnny Least-Weasel knows that his grandfather Albert
is a stubborn old man and won’t stop checking his own traplines even though
other men his age stopped doing so years ago. When Albert doesn’t come
back from checking his traps, with the temperature steadily plummeting,
Johnny must decide quickly whether to trust his grandfather or his own
instincts.

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
When a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the
International Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to stop it,
she must also uncover its connection to herself and the alluring
shapeshifter, Lend.

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from
Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the
Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the diner owner's
political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor.

Stoneheart by Charlie Fletcher
When twelve-year-old George accidentally decapitates a stone statue in
London, England, he falls into a parallel dimension where he must battle
ancient "live" statues and solve a dangerous riddle.

The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal
competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an
effort to avoid a civil war.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain
to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. No one
knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the
obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods
turns into a discovery of the treasures found within.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Reading
Part I - Reflection Log

Each entry is a well-organized paragraph. Basic editing applies.
Indentation, capital letters where needed, proper punctuation and spelling are

required. A paragraph is at least five sentences long.

#1 Before You Read
By looking at the cover, reading the back, and/or talking to others, what do

you anticipate the book to be about? Feel free to be honest.

#2 After Chapter Two
Write about a character, the setting, or plot. Maybe ask the author a question

about something you are not clear about.

#3 Halfway Through the Book
Tell me what you are feeling. Use examples and colorful language as needed. If

you love it, let me know. If you hate it, why?

#4 You are Finished Reading
So…what do you think? Tell me the best part of the book and the worst
part. These are your reflections. There are no right or wrong answers.

Part II - Creative Project

To be completed in school upon our return. Directions will be given during the 1st
week of school.