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2014 Hhs Summer Reading Holyoke High Schoolr 2014
2014 Hhs Summer Reading Holyoke High Schoolr 2014
2014 Hhs Summer Reading Holyoke High Schoolr 2014
Grade 9
English I read one book from the listing below AND complete the Assignment Worksheet.
English I Honors students must read The Book Thief AND 1 other book from the list below. Additionally, they must
complete the Assignment Worksheet for each book.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (honors must read)
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence
for herself by stealing when she encounters something she cant resistbooks. With the help of
her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her
neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her bathroom.
MissPeregrinesHomeforPeculiarChildrenbyRansomRiggs
As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his bizarre tales and photos of
levitating girls and invisible boys. After his grandfathers death Jacob is given a mysterious letter
that leads him on a journey to the remote island where his grandfather grew up. There, he finds
the children from the photographs--alive and well--despite the islanders assertion that all were
killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfathers childhood, he
suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see.
TheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacksbyRebeccaSkloot
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco
farmer whose cellstaken without her knowledge in 1951became one of the most important
tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and
more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually
unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times
bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific
discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she
never knew.
SpeakbyLaurieHalseAnderson
"Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her
freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense
of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by
calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she
becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers
any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what
really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still
attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she
has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent,
and thereby achieves a measure of vindication.
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Until the phone calls came at three o'clock on a November morning, the Golds
and their neighbors, the Hartes, had been inseparable. It was no surprise to
anyone when their teenage children, Chris and Emily, began showing signs
that their relationship was moving beyond that of lifelong friends. But now
seventeen-year-old Emily is deadshot with a gun her beloved and devoted
Chris pilfered from his father's cabinet as part of an apparent suicide pact
leaving two devastated families stranded in the dark and dense predawn,
desperate for answers about an unthinkable act and the children they never
really knew.
The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter
It is 1965, and 12-year-old Emaline, living on a wheat farm, must deal with a
family that is falling apart. When her dog, Prince, chases a hare into the path
of the tractor, she chases after him, and her father accidentally runs over her
leg, leaving her with a long convalescence and a permanent disability. Even
worse, from Emalines point of view, is that in his grief and guilt, her father
shoots Prince and leaves Emaline and her mother on their own.
Despite the neighbors disapproval, Emalines mother hires Angus, a patient
from the local mental hospital, to work their fields. Angus is a red-haired giant
whom the local children tease and call "the gorilla." Though the small towns prejudice creates a cloud
of suspicion around Angus that nearly results in tragedy, he just may hold the key to Emaline's
coming to grips with her injury and the loss of her father.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years,
Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon
diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly
appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazels story is about to be completely
rewritten.
Grade 10
English II read one book from the listing below AND complete the Assignment Worksheet.
English II Honors students must read Beauty AND 1 other book from the list below. Additionally, they must complete
the Assignment Worksheet for each book.
BeautyQueensbyLibbaBray(honorsmustread)
Survival. Of the fittest: The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream Pageant thought
this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-
appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras. But sadly, their airplane
had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with
little food, little water, and practically no eyeliner. What's a beauty queen to do?
Continue to practice for the talent portion of the program - or wrestle snakes to the
ground? Get a perfect tan - or learn to run wild? And what should happen when the
sexy pirates show up? Welcome to the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. This novel
will make you laugh, make you think, and make you never see beauty the same way
again.