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Summer Reading Project: 2018 Incoming Juniors and Seniors

Dear Incoming Juniors and Seniors,

As a Whittier student, you are required to participate in a summer reading program.

Students in grades 11 and 12 are required to read one book based on the enclosed guidelines.

Students will be required to complete the attached project for their book.

The book will be chosen by you. The book must be at least 150 pages in length and

must be either a young adult or adult-level text.

All students MUST read one book and complete one project. Your project is due

on the first day of school. This will be a portion of your first term grade.

If you need help finding a book, your current English teacher, local library, or bookstore

is always willing to help you find an appropriate title. There are also many lists that can help

you. YALSA (The Young Adult Library Services Association) has many great lists of good,

high-interest titles that are perfect for summer reading. These lists can be found at:

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook

Have questions? Need help? Email summerreading@whittiertech.org for more

information!

Have a great summer. We look forward to seeing you in the fall.

Sincerely,

Your English Teachers

BOOK PROJECT

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Name:__________________ Teacher_______________ Week___ Period__

Title and Author________________________________ Page Count _____

DIRECTIONS:

In the left column, write down five interesting, exciting, or thought-provoking passages.

Make sure you choose passages that are spread evenly throughout the beginning, middle and

end of your book. Include page numbers for each passage.

(Five passages of no less than 20 words – two points each) ____/10

In the right column, provide your own explanation about how the passages in the left-hand

column captured your interest. In what way are these passages interesting, exciting, or

thought-provoking? Be specific.

(Five explanations of no less than 20 words – two points each) _____/10

GREAT QUOTES FROM YOUR SUMMER

READING BOOK. PROVIDE 5 PASSAGES

OF AT LEAST 20 WORDS EACH.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS

PASSAGE? WHAT DID YOU NOTICE?

WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?

GREAT QUOTES FROM YOUR SUMMER

READING BOOK. PROVIDE 5 PASSAGES

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS

PASSAGE? WHAT DID YOU NOTICE?

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OF AT LEAST 20 WORDS EACH. WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?

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BOOK PROJECT: SAMPLE

Name:__________________ Teacher_______________ Week___ Period__

Title and Author________________________________ Page Count _____

DIRECTIONS:

In the left column, write down five interesting, exciting, or thought-provoking passages.

Make sure you choose passages that are spread evenly throughout the beginning, middle and

end of your book. Include page numbers for each passage.

(Five passages of no less than 20 words – two points each) ____/10

In the right column, provide your own explanation about how the passages in the left-hand

column captured your interest. In what way are these passages interesting, exciting, or

thought-provoking? Be specific.

(Five explanations of no less than 20 words – two points each) _____/1

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In 2017, we surveyed students for recommendations.

Here’s what you picked as “good summer reads.”

A Child Called It by

David Pelzer

Heaven is for Real by

Todd Burpo and Lynn

Vincent

Necronomicon by H.P.

Lovecraft

The Adoration of Jenna

Fox by Mary E. Pearson

Almost Home by Joan

Bauer

Hidden Figures by

Margot Lee Shetterly

Nerve by Jeanne Ryan The Book Thief by Mark

Zusak

Alone by Scott Sigler Hitchhikers Guide to the

Galaxy by Douglas

Adams

No One Else Can Have

You by Kathleen Hale

The Burn Journals by

Brent Runyon

An Abundance of

Katherines by John

Green

How to Hang a Witch by

Adriana Mather

On the Fence by Kasie

West

The Cabin by Natasha

Preston

Animal Farm by George

Orwell

I Was Here by Gayle

Forman

Orr: My Story by Bobby

Orr

The Chocolate War by

Robert Cormier

Artemis Fowl by Eoin

Colfer

I Will Always Write Back

by Martin Ganda and

Caitlin Alifirenka

Paper Towns by John

Green

The Choice by Nicholas

Sparks

Before I Fall by Lauren

Oliver

If I Stay by Gayle Forman Peak by Roland Smith The Collector by Victoria

Scott

Behind Enemy Lines by

Marte Cohn

Iggie's House by Judy

Blume

Perks of Being a

Wallflower by Stephen

Chbosky

The Curious Incident of

the Dog in the Night-time

by Mark Haddon

Between Shades of Grey

by Ruta Sepetys

Island of Blue Dolphins

by Scott O'Dell

Rainbow Six by Tom

Clancy

The Fifth Wave by Rick

Yancey

Brian's Winter by Gary

Paulsen

It's Kind of a Funny Story

by Ned Vizzini

Ready Player One by

Ernest Cline

The Finest Hours by

Michael J. Tougias and

Casey Sherman

Cain's Blood by

Geoffrey Girard

Jurassic Park by Michael

Crichton

Roses are Red by James

Paterson

The Forgotten Soldier by

Guy Sajer

Children of Eden by

Joey Graceffa

Just Friends by Billy

Taylor

Rot and Ruin by Jonathan

Maberry

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Clockwork Orange by

Anthony Burgess

Kick by Walter Dean

Myers and Ross

Workman

Rules by Cynthia Lord The Great Gatsby by F.

Scott Fitzgerald

Code Talker by Joseph

Bruchac

Kingdom Keepers by

Ridley Pearson

Sara, Book 1 by Esther

Hicks and Jerry Hicks

The Honest Truth by Dan

Gemeinhart

Divergent by Veronica

Roth

Life of Pi by Yann Martel Say it Ain't So by Josh

Berk

The Hunger Games by

Suzanne Collins

Eleanor and Park by

Rainbow Rowell

Lone Survivor by Marcus

Luttrell and Patrick

Robinson

Silence by Natasha

Preston

The Longest Ride by

Nicholas Sparks

Every Day by David

Levithan

Looking for Alaska by

John Green

Snow Falling on Cedars

by David Guterson

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Fault in our Stars by Lord of the Rings by Soul Surfer by Bethany The Martian by Andy

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John Green Tolkein Hamilton and Rick

Bundschuh

Weir

Flawed by Cecilia Ahern The Ever After (May

Bird) by Jodi Lynn

Anderson

Speak by Laurie Halse

Anderson

The Maze Runner by

James Dasner

Forget Me by K.A.

Harrington

Message In a Bottle by

Nicholas Sparks

Struck by Lightning by

Chris Colfer

The Miseducation of

Cameron Post by Emily

M. Danforth

Glass Sword by Victoria

Aveyard

Midnight For Charlie

Bone by Jenny Nimmo

Suicide Notes from Pretty

Girls by Lynn Weingarten

The Mortal Instruments

Series by Cassandra Clare

Goodbye Rebel Blue by

Shelly Coriel

Miss Peregrine's Home

For Peculiar Children by

Ransom Riggs

Things Not Seen by

Andrew Clements

The Red Queen by

Victoria Aveyard

Handbook for Boys: A

Novel by Walter Dean

Myers

Monster by Walter Dean

Myers

Thirteen Days: A Memoir

of the Cuban Missile

Crisis by Robert F.

Kennedy and Arthur

Meier Schlesinger

The Song of Achilles by

Madeline Miller

Harry Potter Series by

J.K. Rowling

Time Between Us by

Tamara Ireland Stone

Wonder by R.J. Palacio The Summer I Turned

Pretty by Jenny Han

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen To Kill a Mockingbird by

Harper Lee

Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee The Tenth Circle by Jodi

Picoult

Watchmen by Alan

Moore

Townie by Andre Dubus Twilight by Stephanie

Meyer

The Time Keeper by

Mitch Albom

Welcome to Night Vale

by Joseph Fink and

Jeffrey Cranor

Travel Team by Mike

Lupica