D65 Middle School Summer Reading

The following District 65 Middle School Librarians compiled this list of exciting titles for your summer reading pleasure: Ms. Hubbard, Ms. Jaquess, Ms. Odwarka, Ms. Philippe, and Ms. Richardson. Dive in!

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In addition to print, many of the below titles are available in a variety of formats: eBook, eAudiobook, book on CD, and Playaway.



Pinned / Sharon Flake

altFlake, Sharon, Pinned. New York: Scholastic Press, 2012.

Adonis is smart, intellectually gifted and born without legs; Autumn is strong, a great wrestler, and barely able to read in ninth grade--but Autumn is attracted to Adonis and determined to make him a part of her life whatever he or her best friend thinks.

 

 
Cardboard / Doug TenNapel

altTenNapel, Doug. Cardboard. New York: Graphix, 2012.

When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster. 

 

 
Wideness & Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe / Susan Goldman Rubin

altRubin, Susan Goldman. Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2010.

Continuing Chronicle's acclaimed series of artist books for kids, Wideness and Wonder is the fascinating story of the mysterious and beloved artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Well-known children's biography writer Susan Goldman Rubin traces the events that shaped O'Keeffe's art and how art influenced O Keeffe's life in return. Wideness and Wonder is colorful, accessible, and packed with the art that made O'Keeffe so renowned.

 

 
I, Emma Freke / Elizabeth Atkinson

altAtkinson, Elizabeth. I, Emma Freke. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2010.

Growing up near Boston with her free-spirited mother and old-world grandfather, twelve-year-old Emma has always felt out of place but when she attends the family reunion her father's family holds annually in Wisconsin, she is in for some surprises.

 

 
33 Minutes / Todd Hasak Lowy

altHasak-Lowy, Todd. 33 Minutes. New York: Simone& Schuster, 2013.

An epic lunch period leads to a fateful showdown as small, skinny seventh-grader Sam's former best friend--now a popular athlete--promises to beat Sam up at recess in exactly thirty-three minutes. 

 
Lions of Little Rock / Kristen Levine

altLevine, Kristen. Lions of Little Rock. New York. G.P. Putnam & Sons, 2012. Print. Marlee was excited to have a new friend, except she could never visit her friend at her house, what was the secret?  Set in Little Rock during the integration of schools, it brings to light what makes a friend.

 
 
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