2021 MacArthur Middle School SUMMER READING

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Where will your reading adventures take you this summer?

Summer Reading MacArthur Middle School 2021

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Where will your reading adventures take you this summer?

WHAT THE ROAD SAID • CLEO WADE

It’s okay to be afraid or to sometimes wander down the wrong

path. What the Road Said encourages us to lead with kindness

and curiosity, remember that the most important thing we can do

in life is keep going.

BE PREPARED • VERA BROSGOLAll Vera wants to do is fit in--but that's not easy for a Russian girl

in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents

can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera's single

mother can't afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer

camp in her price range!

ALI CROSS • JAMES PATTERSONAli knows about being a respected detective—his dad is the

famous Alex Cross. So when Ali's friend Gabe goes missing, he

fears the worst. He soon learns that being a kid sleuth isn't easy

and clues aren't always what they seem.

TORPEDOED: the true story of the WWII sinking of “The

Children’s Ship” • DEBORAH HEILIGMANA true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS

'City of Benares,' which was evacuating children from England

during WWII.

EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE: (a true story) • DANIEL NAYERI

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy

named Daniel stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one

believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned,

hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny. His

story is filled with fantasy, and terrifying moments as he retells his

journey of fleeing Iran with his mother and sister.

BLOOM: Overthrow Book 1 • KENNETH OPPEL

The invasion begins, but not as expected. It begins with rain. Rain

that carries seeds. Seeds that sprout-overnight, everywhere. They

bloom and release toxic pollen. They bloom and form pods that

swallow animals & people. They bloom everywhere, unstoppable.

Or are they?

EVERY FALLING STAR: the true story of how I survived and

escaped North Korea • Sungju Lee

The intense memoir of a North Korean named Sungju, who is

forced at 12 yrs.old to live on the street and fend for himself. To

survive, Sungju creates a gang to avoid hunger and execution.

This is a suggestion list.Students are encouraged to READ!

The requirement for Summer Readingis to read at least one book; the goal isthat students read several.Read about different perspectives andlife experiences. Everyone has a storyto tell, and in doing so, they showstrength, passion, perseverance andhope.

THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH

• ALI BENJAMIN

12 yr-old Suzy Swanso wades through her

intense grief over the loss of her best

friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she

is convinced was responsible for her

friend’s death.

CLASS ACT • JERRY CRAFT

8th grader Drew realizes that he is not

receiving the same opportunities, no

matter how hard he works. Will Drew finds

a way to bridge the divide so he and his

classmates can truly accept each other?

BECOMING MUHAMMAD ALI a novel

• JAMES PATTERSON & KWAME ALEXANDER

The story of Cassius Clay, the determined

youth who would one day become one of

the greatest boxers of all time.

MAGIC DARK and STRANGE •KELLY POWELL

Magic comes at a cost. Catherine Daly’s

ability to awaken the dead for final

goodbyes goes awry when she and Guy

Nolan, the watchmaker’s son, seek a

watch, but rescue a boy whose return from

the dead draws danger for them.

GHOST BOYS • JEWELL PARKER RHODES

7th-grader Jerome is shot by a white police

officer, he observes the aftermath of his

death and meets the ghosts of other fallen

black boys including historical figure

Emmett Till.

Please note that some titles contain mature

themes, content, or language.

Parents are encouraged to consult

Common Sense Media®