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Summer 2022 Summer REading Grades 6 12
2022 SCCPSS Secondary 6 12 Summer Reading Program Why Summer Reading While reading during summer vacation may not be a priority for most students it is critical to a student s ability to not only retain information learned the previous year but also to grow in knowledge and literacy skills to prepare for the year ahead Regular reading helps students to develop reading comprehension ability and improve vocabulary and grammar Krashen 2004 Reading can also help to nurture empathy Laminack Kelly 2019 and strengthen content knowledge ILA 2018 Reading over the summer is not a suggestion to keep kids busy it is a critical component of helping students grow as readers and thinkers for their entire educational career and beyond What Should I Read Students should read or listen to between 2 4 books over the summer Ebooks audiobooks and graphic novels are all acceptable options for summer reading Students should select books that interest them and that they will actually enjoy reading At the end of this document are some recent titles that have been recommended by librarians and other educators These are just recommendations and always be sure to research a book before you read it to make sure that it s suitable and something that you ll be interested in You can find more information about these books at this Google Books page Where Can I Find Good Books to Read The best way to get good books is through libraries Here are some library resources for accessing ebooks and audiobooks Live Oak Public Library s Student PLAY program lets students use their student ID information as a library card Libby public library app for reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks If you sign up for the Student PLAY program you can use that ID to access the library resources through Libby 1
Sora student platform for accessing ebooks and audiobooks Use your SCCPSS login to access the resources SYNC summer program offers two free audiobooks a week for sixteen weeks between April and August How Will I Document My Reading For each of the books you read for summer reading you will complete a Google form The form will have two prompts to respond to If you do not have access to technology this summer you can answer the prompts on paper and submit them when you return to school in August For middle school students 1 In one paragraph summarize an important scene or turning point in the book Be sure to include WHAT happens WHO is involved WHY it is important and HOW it affects your reading of the book 2 Write a 1 2 paragraph personal response to the book Use the following questions as a guide to write your response What were your feelings and responses Did it remind you of past experiences people or events in your life Did it make you think of anything happening in the world around you or in other stories or books you have read For high school students 1 In one paragraph analyze the impact of an aspect of the author s craft What did you notice about the style language point of view characterization literary devices or structures the author uses Choose one technique you notice the author using in their writing and describe WHAT they do WHY you think they do it and HOW it impacts your reading of the book 2 Write a 1 2 paragraph personal response to the book Use the following questions as a guide to write your response What were your feelings and responses Did it remind you of past experiences people or events in your life Did it make you think of anything happening in the world around you or in other stories or books you have read 2
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Middle School Summer Reading Requirements Grades 6 8 Due by August 31 2022 Read listen to at least 2 books Submit a response for each book via designated school grade link Find your school link below NOTE STEM Academy students should visit the school website for their summer reading assignment Middle School Reading Log Link K 8 School Reading Log Link Coastal Middle School https forms gle d gx6fHzCMMyuW WCx8 Charles Ellis Montessori Academy https forms gl e UnNH5sTXx WmaVAnn9 DeRenne Middle School https forms gle x Pi3FEYpymiymm aa8 Garrison School for the Arts https forms gl e AbKQBPjLY rr8xthh6 Hubert Middle School https forms gle v o7C7LQUeGVhy Did6 Georgetown K 8 School https forms gl e CfXxvXxp5i gMpaSW6 Mercer Middle School https forms gle B 6NyLC38s252Ms V9A Godley Station K 8 School https forms gl e WSuHCsgfL 4DGNpzPA 4
Myers Middle School https forms gle s 19jhZ9q5ud5tNW H7 Hesse K 8 School https forms gl e Jb7keMnJGQ 8XiHGC8 Southwest https forms gle L W4u9ykUoqunGt RAA Isle of Hope K 8 School https forms gl e 2sYdjtP3msn 4HxxS9 STEM Academy at Bartlett Please see the school website for the summer reading assignment New Hampstead K 8 https forms gl e 7MdwAS7m3 XazLMvF8 West Chatham Middle School https forms gle e mRMnhru9oW9B mzaA Rice Creek K 8 School https forms gl e woapDjtxnmf 4741i7 Savannah Chatham E Learning Academy https forms gl e ef5H8EymA9 xkrm3i6 Middle School 5
High School Summer Reading Requirements Grades 9 12 Due by August 31 2022 9th 10th 11th 12th Read listen to at least 2 books Read listen to at least 2 books Read listen to at least 3 books Read listen to at least 3 books Submit a response for each book via designated school grade link NOTE For accelerated Advanced Placement courses please check with your school teacher to see if there are any additional course specific summer reading requirements For Savannah Arts Academy Students please see the school website for your summer reading assignment School Reading Log Link School Reading Log Link Beach https forms gl e LVSWtL8ysk PCUzG47 Groves https forms gl e aJuaAL68WT VC4jW46 Islands https forms gl e PKEDrSPJq3 k7vAZi7 Jenkins https forms gl e Vvh4ZSEpnv 6k21ix5 6
Johnson https forms gl e PwSnKxP5r WMpTQHx8 New Hampstead HS https forms gl e 5RmBc9SCe PL3CuVM8 Savannah Arts https forms gl e 5uDrTrxpAd 8uxf9v6 Savannah Early College https forms gl e 8N7KGnm1 MER4U15AA School of Liberal Studies https forms gl e LZREpXbse HwK5XdC9 Windsor Forest https forms gl e byiSzSUrx8Y WYFPz7 Woodville Tompkins https forms gl e HQk6w6er4G Q5CxmJA SCELA https forms gl e ZBxJp4NEhz 6WsHUK6 7
Book Recommendations More details here Middle Grade Fiction Amari and the Night Brothers by B B Alston The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman Fast Pitch by Nic Stone Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden How to Find What You re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani Linked by Gordon Korman Playing the Cards You re Dealt by Varian Johnson Pony by RJ Palacio Root Magic by Eden Royce Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi Young Adult Fiction A Sitting in St James by Rita Williams Garcia A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger Ace of Spades by Faridah b k y m d Dear Martin by Nic Stone The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner 8
Last Night at The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp Switch by A S King White Smoke by Tiffany D Jackson Graphic Novels A Okay written and illustrated by Jarad Greene Across the Tracks Remembering Greenwood Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre By Alverne Ball Art by Stacey Robinson American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Borders written by Thomas King illustrated by Natasha Donovan Garlic and the Vampire written and illustrated by Bree Paulsen In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers The Seconds Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months and Years after the 9 11 Attacks By Don Brown The Legend of Auntie Po written and illustrated by Shing Yin Khor Welcome to the New World By Jake Halpern Art by Michael Sloan Nonfiction Ambushed The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow Black Birds in the Sky The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask Young Readers Edition by Anton Treuer Fallout Spies Superbombs and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin Gone to the Woods Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen Race to the Bottom of the Earth Surviving Antarctica by Rebecca E F Barone 9
Rescuing Titanic A true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic by Flora Delargy The Sea Ringed World Sacred Stories of the Americas by Maria Garcia Esperon illustrated by Amanda Mijangos translated by David Bowles Verse Novels Alone by Megan E Freeman Legacy Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Red White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac The One Thing You d Save by Linda Sue Park Unsettled by Reem Faruqi 10