2007 Book List for the Summer Reading Program at Marathon Middle/High School

When Heather Doney gave us the list for your Summer Reading Program, we went through it to see which books we had, and which books were NOT AVAILABLE at any Monroe County Public Libraries.

This morning, we ordered all the missing books, but they’re not here, yet. We also found out which books are backordered. That means that even though they will show up here some day, they probably won’t show up in time for you to check them out for this summer’s reading assignment.

Our suggestion is that, if you want a book that isn’t available NOW in one of the public libraries, you grab a copy IMMEDIATELY from the school’s library. Remember, you can check it out now, for the entire summer. That’s what Heather told me.

So, find a book, check it out, read it and make notes, and then relax and enjoy your summer break. On last thing, some of these books are available on cassette tapes or CDs. These are unabridged versions (which means nothing has been left out), every last word from the book is on the sound recording.

NOTE:
"Not Available" means the book is out of print—we can’t get it—get it at school.
"Backordered" means we’ll get the book—eventually—get it at school.
"Ordered" means it’s coming, but it’s not here, yet--but we'll mark the list when it arrives.

Here’s the list. ENJOY!

Grade 7 Reading

Adams, Richard
* Watership Down

Farmer, Nancy
* The Sea of Trolls
** Also available, unabridged on 12 CDs

Howe, James
* Misfits

Mikaelsen, Ben
* Stranded

Park, Barbara
* Skinny-Bones / (rec'd 5/24/2007)

Peck, Richard
* A Long Way from Chicago / (rec'd 5/9/2007)
** Also available, unabridged on 3 cassette tapes

Philbrick, Rodman
* The Last Book in the Universe / (rec'd 6/20/2007)


**Recommended for 7th grade Advanced Reading

Burgess, Melvin
* The Cry of the Wolf / Not available

Dahl, Roald
* Boy : Tales of Childhood (Autobiography)


Grade 8 Reading

Cooney, Caroline
* The Face on the Milk Carton
** Also available, unabridged on 4 cassette tapes

Haddix, Margaret Peterson
* Running Out of Time

King, Stephen
* Thinner / (rec'd 6/20/2007)
** Also available, unabridged on 8 cassette tapes

Konigsburg, E L
* View from Saturday

Pelzer, Dave
* A Child Called It (Adult non-fiction, 362.76 PEL)
* The Lost Boy (Adult non-fiction, 361.7609 PEL)

Speare, Elizabeth George
* Sign of the Beaver
** Also available, unabridged on 2 cassette tapes

Windsor, Patricia
* The Blooding / Not available


**Recommended for 8th grade Advanced Reading

Avi
* Nothing But the Truth

Collier, James & Chris
* My Brother Sam is Dead

Snicket, Lemony
* The Grim Grotto


English l

Cooney, Caroline
* Freeze Tag

Going, K L
* Fat Kid Rules the World

Lipsyte, Robert
* The Contender

Paolini, Christopher
* Eragon
** Also available, unabridged on 14 CDs

Patterson, James
* Maximum Ride
** Also available, unabridged on 8 CDs

Picoult, Jodi
* My Sister’s Keeper
** Also available, unabridged on 10 cassette tapes

Zusak, Markus
* I am the Messenger
** Also available, unabridged on 7 CDs


**Recommended for Honors English l

Twain, Mark
* Huckleberry Finn, also listed as
* The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


English ll

Brashares, Ann
* Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
** Also available, unabridged on 6 CDs
** Also available, unabridged on 4 cassette tapes

Colfer, Eoin
* Artemis Fowl
** Also available, unabridged on 5 CDs

McCaffrey, Anne
* Dragonsong

Paolini, Christopher
* Eldest
** Also available, unabridged on 20 CDs

Roberts, Willo Davis
* Hostage / (rec'd 7/11/2007)

Sparks, Nicholas
* The Notebook

Stewart, Mary
* The Crystal Cave Series is available as
*** Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy, and also under the titles:
***** The Crystal Cave (First book in the trilogy)
***** The Hollow Hills (Second book in the trilogy)
***** The Last Enchantment (Third book in the trilogy)


**Recommended for Honors English ll

Potok, Chaim
* The Chosen

Tan, Amy
* Joy Luck Club


English lll

Alten, Steve
* Meg

Alvarez, Julia
* How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent

Chbosky, Stephen
* The Perks of Being a Wallflower / (rec'd 5/24/2007)

Giles, Gail
* Shattering Glass

Hersey, John
* Hiroshima (Adult non-fiction, 940.5425 HER)

Kidd, Sue M
* The Secret Life of Bees

King, Stephen
* The Stand

Meyer, Stephanie
* New Moon (Sequel to Twilight)

Sebold, Alice
* The Lovely Bones
** Also available, unabridged on 11 CDs
** Also available, unabridged on 9 cassette tapes

Wells, H G
* The Time Machine


English lV

Allende, Isabel
* The House of the Spirits (Your list left out the word the in the title.)

Haddon, Mark
* The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
** Also available, unabridged on 5 cassette tapes

Haley, Alex
* Roots (Adult non-fiction 929.2 HAL)

Hosseini, Kheled
* The Kite Runner
** Also available, unabridged on 10 CDs
** Also available, unabridged on 9 cassette tapes

Morrison, Toni
Beloved

Niffenegger, Audrey
* The Time Traveler’s Wife

Peretti, Frank
* This Present Darkness / (rec'd 5/24/2007)

Sinclair, Upton
* The Jungle : The Uncensored Original Edition /(rec'd 5/9/2007)