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.
The Scorpio Races / by Maggie Stiefvater
The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater, 2011.
Take one part mythology and one part action adventure love story and you have the making for a terrific summer read! Confident and strong, Puck Connolly is determined to create her own destiny by riding a wild horse and becoming the first female winner of the Scorpio Races in her tiny Irish town. Does she win or die by the brutal beast?
Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners From 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert / by Marc Aronson
Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners From 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert, by Mark Aronson. 2011.
Based on the true story of the miners who were stuck underground in a mine, and how they were rescued
The Running Dream / by Wendelin Van Draanen
The Running Dream, by Wendelin Van Draanen. 2011.
Running was everything, and the night the bus ran off the road and running became impossible was the hardest thing. Told in short chapters the story tells of the nightmare of waking up and realizing that she is now an amputee and may not walk or run again, as she only has one leg.
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices From the Titanic / by Allan Wolf
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices From the Titanic, by Allan Wolf. 2011.
Imagine a hundred years ago the Titanic sunk, even though it was thought to be unsinkable. Told through the many voices of people on the Titanic it imagines what it must have been like to be on the infamous ship.
Flip / by Martyn Bedford
Flip, by Martyn Bedford.
Alex can’t remember what has happened in the last 6 months and struggles to figure out how Alex has become ‘Flip’ half a country away from ‘Alex’ in a coma. Although Flip lives a more luxurious life than Alex, he struggles to find a way to go back home
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