FOR INCOMING

GRADE . . .

Two titles which will

be distributed

randomly (students

will choose as long as

choice is possible)

Author(s) ISBN #

6 *A Wrinkle in Time

*Peak

Madeleine L’Engle

Roland Smith

978-0-395-77154-9

978-0-15-206268-2

7 *Parrot in the Oven

Mi Vida

* Pacific Crossing

Victor Martinez

Gary Soto

978-0-06-447186-2

978-0-15-204696-5

8 *The Time Machine

and The War of the

Worlds (1 novel).

*Sword of the

Rightful King

H.G. Wells

Jane Yolen

978-0-030-56476-5

978-0-15-202533-5

Name: ______________________________________ Book Title: __________________________________

Summer Reading Essay for Incoming 6th Graders at Breed Middle School

Directions: Consider the challenges (struggles) the main character in your book had to overcome. Choose three

examples that demonstrate how the main character overcame these challenges and what happened as a result of

overcoming these challenges. Follow the steps below to write a well-developed essay. This assignment is due FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER 14.

Steps to Success:

1st Paragraph: Introduce the title and author of the book, as well as the setting and general plot.

2nd Paragraph: Describe one challenge the main character faced, how s/he overcame it, and what happened as a result.

3rd Paragraph: Describe a second challenge the main character faced, how s/he overcame it, and what happened as a

result.

4th Paragraph: Describe a third challenge the main character faced, how s/he overcame it, and what happened as a

result.

5th Paragraph: Conclude your essay by reviewing a lesson that the main character learned as a result of overcoming

these challenges.

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Name: THIS IS DUE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Summer Reading Essay for Incoming BMS 7th Graders

Circle the title of the book you read: Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida by Victor Martinez Pacific Crossing by Gary Soto

In a well-developed four paragraph essay, citing text evidence, answer ONE of the following questions. Check off

which essay prompt you will answer:

How does the culture surrounding the character influence how the character develops or changes? Give two

examples.

Identify the theme of the text and explain how it is presented. In addition, identify how this theme connects to

a personal experience in your life, a movie you’ve seen, or a book you’ve read.

Your essay should include:

• An introductory paragraph

• Two body paragraphs each including text evidence

• A conclusion paragraph

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Summer Reading Essay for Incoming 8th Graders

Your job is to analyze three incidents and/or conversations and explain, in a well-developed essay, how

these incidents and/or conversations reveal aspects of the main character.

In other words, what do you learn about what kind of person the main character is based on how they

react, respond or make decisions after something has happened or conversations that took place?

Make sure you explain

a. What happened

b. How the character reacts and responds

c. What those responses and reactions tell you about them

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We will be having

programs for teens all

summer long. Get the

Teen Calendar at the

library or check us out on

Instagram:

@LynnLibraryTeens

Twitter:

@LynnLibraryTeen

Summer Reading and www.ReadsinMA.org are supported by your local library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Massachusetts Board of Library

Commissioners and the Boston Bruins, with funding from the Institute of Museums and Library Services. Prizes Provided by the Friends of the Lynn

Public Library

Be part of the Teen Summer Reading Program! June 18th to August 23rd.

For teens grades 6-12. For each book,

magazine, graphic novel, audio book and e-

book you read this summer, you can fill out a

book review form. Each review counts as a

raffle ticket towards a Movie Prize Pack featuring a $50

Walmart gift card and movie tickets. Check out the weekly

challenges on our teen calendar for extra chances to win a prize.

Return the filled out book review to the teen

center on the third floor. We will call or email if

you have won!

Title:

Author:

How many smile emojis does this book deserve?

Would you recommend this book? Why or why not?

Name: Phone #:

Age: Email:

LYNN PUBLIC LIBRARY

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAM

Summer Hours

Monday, Wednesday,

Thursday & Friday:

9am-5pm

Tuesday: 9am-9pm

www.noblenet.org/lynn

Submit a book review for each book, magazine, graphic novel, audio book and e-book

you read this summer. Each review counts as a raffle ticket towards a Movie Prize Pack

featuring a $50 Walmart gift card and movie tickets. Turn in your finished book review to

the teen center on the third floor between June 18th and August 23rd!

Teen Book Review