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Grade 8
Avi
Edward Bloor
Orson Scott Card
Kiera Cass
Sandra Cisneros
Cassandra Clare (gr. 9+)
Suzanne Collins
Caroline B. Cooney
Robert Cormier
Priscilla Cummings
Julie Reece Deaver
Sarah Dessen
Carl Deuker
Sharon Draper
Anne Frank
John Greene
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Mary Downing Hahn
Anthony Horowitz
Julie Kagawa
Jackie Koeller
Jon Krakauer (adult)
Madeline L'Engle
C. S. Forrester
Mike Lupica
Kate Marsh
Wendy Mass
Stephanie Meyer
Walter Dean Myers
Patrick O?Brian
James Patterson
Alan Paton (adult)
Gary Paulsen
Rodman Philbrick
Jodi Picoult (adult)
Francine Prose (adult)
Philip Pullman
Ann Rinaldi
Rick Riordan
S.L. Rottman
Rainbow Rowell (adult)
Pam Munoz Ryan
Louis Sachar
Neal Shusterman
Jordan Sonnenblick
Nicholas Sparks (adult)
Jeannette Walls (adult)
Gabriella Zevin
Al l Grades
Graphic Novel s
Jeff Smith
Raina Telgemeir
Doug Tenpoli
This summer reading
brochure is al so avail abl e
on-l ine at
https://goo.gl/Hep52U
SUMMER EVENTS
@ t he Berl in-Peck Memorial Library
Librarians' Favorit e Aut hors
Fict ion
Laurie H. Anderson
Avi
Ann Brashares
Meg Cabot
Ally Carter
Eoin Colfer
Suzanne Collins
Caroline B. Cooney
Chris Crutcher
Karen Cushman
Kate DiCamillo
Sharon Draper
Shannon Gale
Linda Gerber
Michael Grant
Kevin Henkes
Carl Hiaasen
Anthony Horowitz
Eva Ibbotson
Gordon Korman
Mercedes Lackey
Tanith Lee
Pitticus Lore
Marie Lu
David Lubar
Mike Lupica
Anne McCaffrey
Robin McKinley
Catherine Gilbert Murdoch
Walter Dean Myers
Katherine Paterson
Gary Paulsen
Richard Peck
Tamora Pierce
Terry Prachett
Philip Reeves
Ann Rinaldi
Rick Riordan
Veronica Roth
Neal Shusterman
Jerry Spinelli
Jordan Sonnenblick
Rachel Vail
Scott Westerfeld
Chris Wooding
Jacqueline Woodson
Gabrielle Zevin
Non-Fict ion
Thomas B. Allen
H. G. Bissinger
James Bradley
Joseph Bruchac
Lynn Curlee
Joy Hakim
James Herriot
Phillip M. Hoose
Kathleen Krull
Julius Lester
Russell Freedman
David McCullough
Melton Melzer
Jim Murphy
Marilyn Nelson
Robert Sabuda
Steve Sheinkin
Seymour Simon
James L. Swanson
Learn t o Code f or t he Very Beginner
Wed., Jul y 8 @ 6:30 PM
Using LightBot, a fun iPad app, learn one of
the fundamentals of programming. Space is
limited. Registration is required. For ages
12+.
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Library
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The reading you do f or school earns
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drawing. Just use your Wandoo
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Jewel ryWorks!
Tuesdays, Jul y 7, 14 & 21 f rom 6-7:30 PM
Create different types of jewelry with
Debbie Jaffe. Space is limited. Registration is
required. For those entering grades 8-12.
T.A.B. (Teen Advisory Board)
Wednesday, Jul y 15 @ 6:30 PM
Game on! Play with our Wii U or Xbox One, or
bring your own portable game system.
Snacks provided. Registration is appreciated.
For those entering grades 6+.
Set t l ers of Cat an
Sat urday, Jul y 18 f rom 1-3 PM
A fast-paced strategy board game where the
goal is island domination. No experience
necessary. Space is limited. Registration is
required. For ages 12+.
Improve Your Improv!
Tuesdays, Jul y 28 & August 11
Learn improv basics and techniques, then
come together to prepare for an improv
showcase @ the New Britain Museum of
American Art. Space is limited. Registration
is required. For those entering grades 8+.
T.A.B. (Teen Advisory Board)
Wednesday, Jul y 29 & August 12 @ 6:30 PM
Agenda TBA. Board games, crafts, movie, it's
up to you. Snacks provided. Registration is
appreciated. For those entering grades 6+.
Quest ions? Cont act :
Berl in Peck Memorial Library
234 Kensingt on Road
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Quest ions? Cont act :
Berl in Peck
Memorial Library
234 Kensingt on Road
Berl in, CT
(860) 828-7125
berlinpeck.org
Summer Reading Program & Book Log @
https:/ / wandooreader.com/ berlinpeck/ unmask
McGee Middl e School
828 Norton Road
Berlin, CT 06037
(860) 828-03
www.berlinschools.org/
page.cfm?p=524
Berl in-Peck Memorial Library
Office Summer Hours:
M - F 7 AM - 3:30 PM
Summer Hours:
M - Th 10 AM - 8 PM
F 10 AM - 5 PM
Sa 10 AM - 4 PM
234 Kensington Road
Berlin, CT 06037
(860) 828-7125
www.berlinpeck.org/
Cat herine M. McGee
Middl e School
&
Berl in-Peck Memorial Library
May 27, 2015
Dear Parents,
As you are well aware, reading is an essential skill. The
fortunate who have learned to read effectively are positively
impacted throughout their lives. As a matter of fact, research
shows that adults with poor literacy skills are ten times more
likely to live in poverty than those who possess strong skills
in literacy. It is with a sense of urgency that we reach out for
your help in encouraging young people to find books that
inspire, serve as journeys of the mind, and offer life lessons.
At McGee, we have teamed with the Berlin-Peck Memorial
Library to continue the important habit of reading during the
summer through the Summer Reading Program.
To ensure that students have the opportunity to interact with
the text from carefully selected literature, they are expected
to complete specific reading and writing assignments, that
can be found in the "Instructions for Students" section of this
brochure. Please note that summer work must be completed
and returned to Integrated Language Arts class on the first
day of school as relevant experiences related to the text are
planned.
McGee students will also participate in the Governor?s
Summer Reading Challenge. Students are required to
document the titles of every book read during the summer
(including the three required for McGee) using Wandoo @
wandooreader.com/berlinpeck/unmask , an online reading
program tracker shared with the Berlin-Peck Memorial
Library. Students will print their Wandoo reading log and
give it to their Reading teachers on the first day of school.
The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library?s online summer reading
program for teens is called ?Unmask.? Students use their
Wandoo accounts, and the reading they log for school counts
toward entries into weekly prize-pack drawings and
challenges as well as a Grand Prize drawing. Events include
Settlers of Catan, Learn to Code for Beginners, Gaming and
more. Details will be available on the library website at
www.berlinpeck.org .
Thank you in advance for your support as it is critical in
reinforcing our expectation that all students participate in
our Summer Reading Program. We wish you a restful summer
and look forward to meeting your children in late August at
McGee and enjoying the summer programs at the Berlin-Peck
Library. You can be assured of engaging learning
experiences.
Sincerely,
Salvatore Urso
Principal
McGee Middle School
Helen Malinka
Library Director
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library
Inst ruct ions t o St udent s
1. Grade 6: Read Swindle by Gordon Korman. Develop a question you
would like to ask the author. You can address his writing style,
character development, setting, or events in the book as a few
examples. In writing record the question and :
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At least two reasons for your question
Favorite part of the book
One goal to improve your own writing in grade 6
One goal to improve your reading in grade 6
Grades 7 and 8: Read one Gordon Korman novel that is appropriate
for your reading and maturity levels. Develop a question you would
like to ask the author. You can address his writing style, character
development, setting, or events in the book as a few examples.
Record in writing your question and the following:
- At least two reasons for your question
- Favorite part of the book
- One goal to improve your own writing in grade 7 and 8
2. Select and read at least two other free choice books and prepare a
book talk for one of the books. Directions for the book talk and
acceptable accompanying visuals can be found in this brochure.
3. List every book you read this summer in your online Wandoo
reading log.
4. Bring the following items to your reading teacher on the first day of
school:
- A written response describing your question for Gordon Korman
- A visual and all materials needed to present your book talk.
- A print-out of your reading log.
GORDON KORMAN BIOGRAPHY
Welcome to the wonderful worldof a regular guy who
just happened to write 80-something books for
kids and teens.
I was born on October 23, 1963 in Montreal,
Canada, and grew up mostly in the Toronto area. My writing career
began virtually by accident when I was in 7th grade. The track and
field coach had to teach English. For creative writing, he gave us
total freedom to work on whatever we wanted for the rest of the
year. It was February. That added up to a class period per day for
more than four months. The result was my first novel, This Can?t Be
Happening at Macdonald Hall. I sent my manuscript to Scholastic
because I was the class monitor for Scholastic Book Orders, and
figured I was practically an employee. Seriously. (Full disclosure: my
mom had to type my book for me.) It was a totally flukey and
random way to launch a publishing career, but here?s the thing: It
worked! This Can?t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall was published
by Scholastic when I was a freshman in high school, and I was on my
way.I?ve been writing for more than three-quarters of my life. My
books have been translated into close to 30 languages and have
sold over 25 million copies worldwide. I have a BFA degree from
New York University with a major in Dramatic Writing and a minor in
Film and TV.
I now live on Long Island, outside New York City, with my wife and
family. When I?m not writing, you can usually find me driving one of
my three kids to some practice or rehearsal or game. Either that, or
I?m on the road, appearing at schools, libraries, and bookstores,
meeting my readers.
From ?About Gordon Korman.? Gordon Korman. 2013. Web.
<http:/ / gordonkorman.com/ more-resources/ about-gordon-korman-2>.
Book Tal king: Sel l Your Book t o Your Cl ass!
Creat e one of t he responses t o
one of your f ree-choice books.
1. Find or write a song or poem that relates to the theme of your
book. Perform/ recite it and explain how it relates to the book?s
theme.
2. Draw a comic book page complete with bubble-style
conversations showing an incident in your book. (Comics Head is a
Chrome app that allows you to create comics. ReadWriteThink has a
Comic Creator at
http:/ / www.readwritethink.org/ classroom-resources/
student-interactives/ comic-creator-30021.html
3. Use a journalistic style and write a news story about something
that happened to one of the characters. (ReadWriteThink?s Printing
Press will make it look like a story in a newspaper,
http:/ / www.readwritethink.org/ files/ resources/ interactives/
Printing_Press
4. Make a poster advertising your book. (ReadWriteThink?s Printing
Press to make brochures and flyers at
http:/ / www.readwritethink.org/ files/ resources/ interactives/
Printing_Press. Jukebox also has a free on-line poster creator at
http:/ / www.jukeboxprint.com/ editor/ poster_creator.php. A free
Chrome app that includes poster creation is LucidPress Layout and
Design.)
5. Make a travel brochure inviting tourists to visit the setting of the
book. What types of activities would there be for them to attend?
(Smore at https:/ / www.smore.com is a free on-line site for making
flyers. Use ReadWriteThink?s Printing Press to make brochures and
flyers at
http:/ / www.readwritethink.org/ files/ resources/ interactives/
Printing_Press. A free Chrome app that includes brochure creation
is LucidPress Layout and Design.)
6. Create a radio ad for your book. Write out a script and make an
audio recording with background music. (Audacity is a free
computer program for audio recording.)
7. Make a video about your book. (The Google App WeVideo is a
free movie--making app. The Chrome app Magisto - Magical Video
Editor is also free.) Choose from the following:
- Become an "on-the-scene" news reporter and create a field
report on a major scene from the book.
- Create a video diary (like the "confessionals" on reality shows)
from the perspective of a dynamic character in the book.
Provide the characters thoughts about the main conflicts in the
story.
- Become a movie director / producer and re-create at least one
scene that shows a major part of the story.
8. Design a movie poster for the book that you read. Cast the major
characters in the book with real actors and actresses. Remember, it
should be PERSUASIVE; you want people to come see the movie. (A
free Chrome app that includes poster creation is LucidPress Layout
and Design. Jukebox has a free on-line poster creator at
http:/ / www.jukeboxprint.com/ editor/ poster_creator.php .
9. Create a movie trailer for your book. (The Google App WeVideo is
a free movie--making app. The Chrome app Magisto - Magical Video
Editor is also free. Animoto is good, but no longer free for longer
videos.)
McGee's Favorit e Aut hors
Your Integrated Language Arts (I.L.A.) teachers,
school and town librarians, and fellow students
created the following authors lists for your summer
reading pleasure.
Grade 6
Kathi Appelt
Avi
Judy Blume
Eve Bunting
Matt Christopher
Andrew Clements
Suzanne Collins
Caroline B. Cooney
Sharon Creech
Kate DiCamillo
Jeanne DuPrau
Ralph Fletcher
Neil Gaiman
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Mary Downing Hahn
Anthony Horowitz
Erin Hunter
Peg Kehret
Jeff Kinney
Gordon Korman
Natalie Lloyd
Mike Lupica
Patricia MacLachlan
C. S. Lewis
Cynthia Lord
Lauren Oliver
Christopher Paolini
James Patterson
Gary Paulsen
Mitali Perkins
Marlene Perez
Rick Riordan
John H. Ritter
Veronica Roth
J.K. Rowling
Louis Sacher
Graham Salisbury
Neal Shusterman
Jerry Spinelli
Rich Wallace
Sarah Weeks
E.B. White
Grade 7
Judy Blume
S. A. Bodeen
Suzanne Collins
Caroline B. Cooney
Christopher Paul Curtiss
Roald Dahl
James Dashner
Carl Deuker
Sarah Dessen
Richard Paul Evans
John Flanagan
Margaret Peterson
Haddix
Mary Downing Hahn
Phillip M. Hoose
Anthony Horowitz
Jeff Kinney
Gordon Korman
Lois Lowry
Mike Lupica
Jonathan Maberry
Lisa McMann
Marissa Meyer
Stephanie Meyer
Walter Dean Myers
Brandon Mull
James Patterson
Gary Paulsen
Pittacus Lore
Rick Riordan
Sarah Shepherd (gr. 9+)
Neal Shusterman
Holly Sloan
Alexander Gordon Smith
(gr. 9+)
Jordan Sonneblick
Nicholas Sparks
Jerry Spinelli
Rachel Ward
Scott Westerfield
Doug Wilhelm
See recommendations for grade 8 and from the librarian's
on the back page.