WELCOME TO THE HOLY TRINITY JUNIOR HIGH
2012 SUMMER READING PROGRAM!
Here’s how it works. In order to participate in the summer reading program, you must be a student entering 6th, 7th or 8th grade at Holy Trinity Junior High. The books that you read must be from the attached list. It might look like the same list from last year, but I do add new titles under each category every year! For each book that you read you will receive a prize. The prize list is attached. If you want to be eligible for the raffle prizes, you must read one book from each category, and your sixth book is your choice. You will receive one raffle ticket for each book after you have read six.
The Junior High School Library will tentatively be open on the following days so that students may check out books:
Tuesday, May 29th from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Monday, June 4th from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 12th from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 20th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 28th from 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Friday, July 13th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Monday, July 16th from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 24th from 11:00a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Please check the Library Webpage on the school website for updates concerning the days and times that the library will be open. The books may also be found at Bloomington and Normal Public Libraries as noted on the reading list.
For each book that you read, you will have to do a book review. The review may be either written or drawn. Your review will have to include the title and author of the book as well as what you liked or didn’t like about the book. The reviews should be turned in to Mrs. McConnell the first week of school. Your parents will also have to fill out the attached form to verify which books you have read.
The raffle winners will be drawn at a pizza party celebration the second week of school. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. McConnell().
Enjoy your summer reading!
JUNIOR HIGH SUMMER READING LIST
Where can the titles be found?
HT=Holy Trinity
B=Bloomington Library (www.bloomingtonlibrary.org)
N=Normal Library (www.normal-library.org)
CLASSICS
The Mutiny on Board the HMS Bounty (Great Illustrated Classics) by William Bligh HT
The Last of the Mohicans (Great Illustrated Classics) by James Fenimore Cooper HT
Great Expectations (Great Illustrated Classics) by Charles Dickens HT
Hans Brinker (Great Illustrated Classics) by Mary Mapes Dodge HT
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Great Illustrated Classics) HT
Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling HT, B, N
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley HT, B, N
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White HT, B, N
The Indian in the Cupboard HT, B, N
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin HT, B, N
The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit B, N
Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleep Hollow by Washington Irving B, N
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle HT, B, N
The Swiss Family Robinson by J.D. Wyss HT, B, N
The Twenty-one Balloons by William DuBois HT, B, N
Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver B, N
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame HT, B, N
The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by Frank Baum HT, B, N
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie HT, B, N
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne HT, B, N
Blubber by Judy Blume HT, B, N
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien HT, B, N
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll B, N
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey HT, B, N
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit HT, B, N
Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers HT, B
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott HT, B, N
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret HT, B, N
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls HT, B, N
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle HT, B, N
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell HT, B, N
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley HT, B, N
Sounder by William H. Armstrong HT, B, N
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford HT, B, N
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery HT, B
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh HT, B, N
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder HT, B, N
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare HT, B, N
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley HT, B, N
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster B
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare HT, B, N
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett HT, B, N
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg HT, B, N
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson HT, B, N
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George HT, B, N
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt HT, B, N
One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox B, N
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor HT, B, N
Mrs. Frisby and the the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien HT, B, N
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe HT, B, N
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens HT, B, N
Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain HT, B, N
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift HT, B, N
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson HT, B, N
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell HT, B, N
Robin Hood by Howard Pyle HT, B, N
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville HT, B, N
HOLY TRINITY TEACHER PICKS
The Amazing Adventures of John Smith J. AKA Houdini by Peter Johnson N
The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer B, N
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christoper Paul Curtis (Sequel to Bud Not Buddy) B, N
Wonder by R.J. Palacio B, N
Matched by Allie Condie B, N
Beasty by Alex Flinn, HT
Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger HT, B, N
Another Whole Nother Story by Cuthbert Soup B, N
Malice (graphic novel) by Chris Wooding B, N
12 Finally by Wendy Mass HT
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher B, N
Stuck on Earth by David Klass N
Cosmic by Frank Cotrell Boyce B, N
Batboy by Mike Lupica N
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb B, N
Adam Canfield of the Slash by Micheal Winerip HT, B, N
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bertoletti HT, B, N
Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It by Sundee T. Frazier HT, B
Christy Miller Collection by Robin Jones Gunn HT, B, N
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick HT, B, N
Eragon by Chrisopher Paolini HT, B, N
Heat by Mike Lupica HT, B, N
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke HT, B, N
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke HT, B, N
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke B, N
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick HT, B, N
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan HT, B, N
No Talking by Andrew Clements HT, B, N
Rules by Cynthia Lord HT, N
Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach HT, B, N
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz B, N
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau HT, B, N
A View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg HT, B, N
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech HT, B, N
Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis HT, B, N
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner HT, B, N
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer HT, B, N
Elijah of Buxton by Chrisopher Paul Curtis HT, B, N
Swindle by Gordon Korman HT, B
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett HT, B, N
The Sign of the Beaver by Jean Craighead George HT, B, N
Schooled by Gordon Korman HT, B, N
Flush by Carl Hiassen HT, B, N
Scat by Carl Hiassen B, N
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale HT, B, N
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall HT, B, N
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee HT, B, N
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney HT, B, N
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins B
Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carmen B
The 39 Clues Series: Maze of Bones by Rick Riordin HT, B, N
One False Note by Gordon Korman HT, B, N
The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis HT, B, N
Steal Away Home by Lois Rubey B, N
Soon to Be Free by Lois Rubey N
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer HT, B
Morning is a Long Time Coming by Bette Green (mature reader) B, N
Bloomability by Sharon Creech B, N
Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (mature reader) HT, B, N
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (mature raeder) HT, B, N
Holes by Louis Sacher HT, B, N
Small Steps by Louis Sacher HT, B, N
Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones B, N
John Feinstein Final Four Mysteries B, N
Contender by Robert Lipsyte (mature reader) B, N
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (mature reader) B, N
AWARD WINNERS
2012 Newbery Medal Award
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos – Newbery Medal Award Winner HT, B, N
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai – Newbery Honor HT, B, N
Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin – Newbery Honor HT, B, N
2011 Newbery Medal Award
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool – Newbery Medal Award Winnr B, N
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm – Newbery Honor HT, B, N
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus – Newbery Honor B, N
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman – Newbery Honor B, N
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia – Newbery Honor B, N
2010 Newbery Medal Award
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead – Newbery Medal Award Winner HT, B, N
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose – Newbery Honor B, N
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly – Newbery Honor HT, B, N
Where the Mountains Meets the Moon by Grace Lin – Newbery Honor B, N
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick – Newbery Honor B, N
2009 Newbery Medal Award
Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – Newbery Medal Award Winner B, N
After Tupac & D Foster by Woodson – Newbery Honor HT, B, N
Savvy by Law – Newbery Honor B, N
Underneath by Kathi Appelt – Newbery Honor B, N
2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominations
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger HT, B, N
Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin HT, B, N
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper HT, B, N
Dark Life by Kat Falls HT, B, N
Born to Fly by Michael Ferrari HT, B, N
Bounce by Natasha Friend (mature readers only) HT, B, N
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman HT, B, N
How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart HT, B, N
The Year Money Grew on Trees by Aaron Hawkins HT, B, N
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm HT, B, N
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur HT, B, N
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai HT, B, N
Black Radishes by Susan Lynn Meyer HT, B, N
Trash by Andy Mulligan (mature readers only) HT, B, N
As Easy As Falling Off the Face of the earth by Lynne Rae Perkins HT, B, N
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes HT, B, N
Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai HT, B, N
Smile by Raina Telgemeier HT, B, N
Countdown by Deborah Wiles HT, B, N
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia HT, B, N
2012 Rebecca Caudill Nominations
One-Handed Catch by M.J. Auch HT, B, N
Masterpiece by Elise Broach HT, B, N
All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg B, N
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael B
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements HT, B, N
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane B, N
Powerless by Matthew Cody B, N
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly HT, B, N
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin B, N
The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon B
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass B, N
Greetings from Nowhere the Barbara O’Connor B, N
Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry B, N
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen HT, B, N
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick B, N
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas B, N
Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieska by Jon Scieszka B, N
Peak by Roland Smith B, N
Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith HT, B, N
Leviathan by Scott Westerfield B, N
2011 Rebecca Caudill Nominations
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson HT, N
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti HT, B, N
Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy HT, N
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins HT, B, N
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor HT, B, N
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost HT, B, N
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix HT, B, N
The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong HT, B, N
Scat by Carl Hiaasen HT, B, N
Schooled by Gordon Korman HT, B, N
Savvy by Ingrid Law HT, B, N
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass HT, B, N
A Friendship for Today by Patricia McKissack HT, B, N
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull HT, B, N
All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall HT, B, N
Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy HT, B, N
Trouble by Gary Schmidt HT, N
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott HT, B, N
The Mailbox by Audrey Shafer HT, B, N
Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick HT, B, N
Any Newbery Award Book
HISTORICAL FICTION
Crow by Barbara Wright N
The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges N
Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood N
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine N
Homefront by Doris Gwaltney HT, N
Don’t You Know There’s a War on? by Avi N
Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow HT, B, N
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly N
Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins B, N
Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata HT, B, N
Roberto and Me by Dan Gutman N
Mare’s War by Tanita Davis B, N
The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon B
The Journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro Leagues B, N
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac HT, B, N
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie HT, B, N
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson HT, B, N
Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata HT, B, N
Bull Run by Paul Fleischman HT, B, N
Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale HT
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne HT, B, N
The Watsons go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis HT, B, N
Chains by Laurie Hales Anderson B, N
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez HT, B, N
Sounder by William Armstrong HT, B, N
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi HT, B, N
Crispin: At the Edge of the World HT, B, N
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi HT, B, N
Catherine Called Birdie by Karen Cushman HT, B, N
The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman HT, B, N
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes HT, B, N
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox HT, B, N
Summer of My German Solder by Bette Green (mature reader) B, N
Hattie Big Sky by Lisa M. Klein HT, B, N