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.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children / by Ransom Riggs
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs. 2011.
Through a series of bizarre photographs we learn about the children who have lived and survived their “gifts” at Miss Peregrine’s home on a tiny island off the coast of Wales. Once Jacob realizes he can go back and forth between their lives and his own, he begins to see his relationship with his Grandfather very differently. Why did his Grandfather have to live on the island? Follow the pictures to find out!
Under the Mesquite / by Guadalupe Garica McCall
Under the Mesquite, by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. 2011.
Like the mesquite tree, which survives by adapting Lupita is challenged by her mother’s illness and family difficulties. Told in free verse this story will inspire.
Stuck on Earth / by David Klass
Stuck on Earth, by David Klass. 2010.
Ketchvar III has come to Earth from his planet, Sandoval IV to see it the planet is worth saving. Unfortunately he has chosen to inhabit an awkward teenage boy’s body. Tom Filber has few friends, a crush on the girl next door, and is bullied at school. Science fiction with laughs.
Shelter: A Nicky Bolitar Novel / by Harlan Coben
Shelter: A Nicky Bolitar Novel, by Harlan Coben. 2011.
His father’s death and his mother’s rehab stay leave Mickey living with his Uncle Myron. When his new girlfriend, Ashley disappears Mickey investigates and discovers that things aren’t, as they seem. First book of a new mystery series.
No Safe Place / by Deborah Ellis
No Safe Place, by Deborah Ellis. 2010.
Deborah Ellis has written another absolutely moving book that is true page-turner! In No Safe Place, Ellis follows the story of four teen and child migrants who need to escape their previous lives for a variety of reasons. She gets to the soul of how EVERYONE wants a safe place to live their lives. This is not an easy book to read, but really makes you think just how lucky we are in this country, and quickly forget how dangerous the big world is for many.
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