Saturday, November 29, 2014

Kickoff for Science is Everywhere


Please join us for the kick off of
 our Science is Everywhere grant!


Registration for all winter programs, 
January through March, is now available 
at the Reference desk.

During the first three weeks of December, when you pick up a STEM Workshops brochure and register for your favorites, take some time to visit the many display stations (some are interactive) set up throughout the library.

Displays will be up through December 20th, and feature different aspects of STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math). We have items on loan from: Audubon (animals); Goddard Technologies (examples of 3-D printing); Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School (microscopes and scales); Jake Davis (Tesla coil and trebuchets); Jan Dempsey (beehive); the LEGO Club; iRobot; and others. I hope you will be able to stop by and see them.

While you are here, play WHIZard Bingo. Pick any 5 squares in the game, write your answers, then drop your finished Bingo in the black box in the Young Adult area for a chance at a prize.

You have until Saturday, January 3rd, to enter your WHIZard Bingo

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Save the Dates: STEM Program Sneak Preview

The Hamilton-Wenham Library has won an important grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

The $7,500 grant entitled Science is Everywhere – It’s Hands-On at Your Library!  will help the library offer Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) programs for children and teens who are in grades 3-8. Local teachers, Jeffrey Walsh and Bryan Sheckells, will be offering a wide variety of programs at the library including CAD workshops (utilizing the library’s 3-D printer), bicycle mechanics, rockets, and electronics.The federal funds will also be used to purchase new science books and DVDs for the library’s collection.

Plans are underway for a grant Kick-off Week in December. Here is your sneak preview of the year long free STEM-related workshops we have planned for Science Is Everywhere - It's Hands-On At Your Library!  A brochure of all programs will be ready the first week of December.

December 2014

December 1 through December 13: A two week grant kickoff for Science Is Everywhere - It's Hands-On At Your Library!  During these two weeks you will be able to sign-up for the Winter and Spring STEM programs; pick up a program brochure; check out our newly purchased STEM-related videos and books; play a quiz game to win a prize; see displays of STEM creations distributed around the library.

January 2015

Wednesday, January 7, 3:30 to 5:00 PM - Electronics with Jeffrey Walsh - for grades 5 to 8.  An introduction to electronics. Using Tronix Lab kits, you will have a hands-on opportunity to learn about resistors, LEDs, simple wiring, switches, and more.

Saturday, January 24, 1:30 to 3:30 PM  RESCHEDULED for: Wednesday, February 4, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM - Rhode Island Computer Museum's Robots on the Run Workshop - for grades 4 to 8.  Learn about the interactive “Arduino” software and create your own sample “Robot.” This workshop will explain basic circuits and will include instruction on how to build a simple robot. You will learn programmable electronics, on how to make lights blink, motors run, sounds and a lot more.

February 2015

Wednesday, February 4, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM Rhode Island Computer Museum's Robots on the Run Workshop - for grades 4 to 8.  Learn about the interactive “Arduino” software and create your own sample “Robot.” This workshop will explain basic circuits and will include instruction on how to build a simple robot. You will learn programmable electronics, on how to make lights blink, motors run, sounds and a lot more.

Wednesday, February 18, 2:00 to 3:00 PM - Making Roller Coasters with Bryan Sheckells - for grades 3 to 5. What goes up, must come down...the other side of the roller coaster. Come explore potential and kinetic energy along with the design process as we design and build our own roller coasters

March 2015

Wednesday, March 4, 3:30 to 5:00 PM - CAD 1 with Jeffrey Walsh - for grades 5 to 8.  What is 3-D design,why it's important, and how is it used in our everyday life.This is an introductory workshop to the world of three-dimensional design using a free design program (either Google Sketch-Up or Tinkercad. Learn how to use a design program to build your first 3-D object. Participants must bring their own laptop for this workshop with either Tinkercad or Google Sketch-Up already downloaded.


Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Robots Are People, Too  - for teens & adults.  Recently, technologies like self-driving cars, drones, and artificial intelligence have appeared frequently in the news and reports about the future of jobs. Boston attorney John Frank Weaver, contributing writer for Slate, and author of Robots are People, Too, will discuss some of the legal challenges these developments introduce and propose changes to our laws and public policies to address them.


Pi Day! Saturday, March 14,  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Rhode Island Computer Museum's Sonic Pi Synthesizer Workshop - for grades 4 to 9. Interested in building a synthesizer & unmasking the mystery of making computer music? Sonic Pi is a programming environment that allows you to make sound with the Raspberry Pi, a tiny credit-card-sized computer, developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi FoundationIt runs a variant of Debian Linux known as Raspian, and it uses Python and Scratch as entry-level programming environments. The Raspberry Pi computer is a miniature ARM (phone)-based PC which can do many things a desktop PC can do like word processing, games, playing back high-definition video and making MIDI music.

Wednesday, March 18, 3:30 to 5:00 PM - CAD 2 with Jeffrey Walsh - for grades 5 to 8.  A more advanced 3-D design workshop.  In this workshop you will combine what was learned in CAD 1 with new features to create more advanced parts, which could be printed on the library's 3-D printer. Participants must bring their own laptop for this workshop.

April 2015

Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 to 4:30 PM - Physical/Chemical Reactions Workshop with Bryan Sheckells - for grades 3 to 5.  Solids, liquids, and gases, oh my! Explore compounds and chemical reactions as we find out how amazing chemistry can be using common household materials.

Tuesday, April 21, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Boston Museum of Science: Super-Cold Science Program - for grades K and up.  Amazing things happen when matter changes temperature. With the help of a Museum educator and an intensely cold liquid, participants will experience the remarkable changes in size, form, and behavior that occur when a variety of objects and substances are super-cooled.

Wednesday, April 22, 2:00 to 3:00 PM - Rocket Launchers Workshop with Bryan Sheckells - for grades 3 to 5.  3, 2, 1... Rockets! Explore the different types of thrust that can be used to create rockets of various sizes and shapes using materials that can be found around the house.

May 2015

Saturday, May 2, 10:30 AM to Noon - Bicycle Mechanics with Jeffrey Walsh - for grades 4 to 9.  Learn simple tricks to keep your bicycle in tip top shape.You will learn step by step how to fix a flat tire, and the best ways to avoid getting a flat in the first place. Bring your own bike to the workshop.

Wednesday, May 13, 3:30 to 4:30 PM - Slimy Polymers Concoctions Workshop with Bryan Sheckells, for grades 3 to 5. Squelch, splat, flop...polymers! With the right combination of things from around the house, you can create some materials with unique properties to amaze your senses! Join us for the chemistry fun!

June 2015

Saturday, June 20, 10:30 AM to Noon - CAD 1 with Jeffrey Walsh - for grades 5 to 8.  What is 3-D design,why it's important, and how is it used in our everyday life. This is an introductory workshop to the world of three-dimensional design using a free design program (either Google Sketch-Up or Tinkercad. Learn how to use a design program to build your first 3-D object. Participants must bring their own laptop for this workshop with Tinkercad or Google Sketch-Up already downloaded.

Thursday, June 25, 3:30 to 5:30 PM - Catapults Workshop with Jeffrey Walsh - for ages 11 to 15.  Have you ever wanted to create your very own catapult? If so, then this is the workshop for you. In this workshop you will create a mini, wooden catapult. The first half of the workshop will be spent creating the catapult. In the second half you will be testing the catapult and improving your design.

July 2015

Thursday, July 9, 3:00 to 4:00 PM - Motion Photography Workshop with Toni Carolina - for ages 11 to 16. Learn how to capture motion in your photographs, then come back three weeks later on Wednesday, July 29 at 3:00 PM, with prints of your captured motion shots and create a photography exhibit in the Young Adult area.

Friday, July 10, It's Nikola Tesla Day!

Thursday, July 16, 3:00 to 5:00 PMAirplane Workshop with Jeffrey Walsh - for ages 11 to 15. Build an elastic powered airplane made from balsa wood and paper. When your airplane is completed, compete with other workshop participants to see how long you can keep your airplane in the air. Learn how adjusting different parts can change the way it flies, and find out what is actually happening when an airplane takes flight.

Thursday, July 23,  Walk Along Glider Workshop with Phil Rossoni
Two sessions: for ages 9-11: 2:00 to 3:00 PM, and for ages 12-15: 3:30 to 4:30 PM .  Workshop participants will learn how to build and pilot a tumblewing paper airplane. There will be duration competitions to hone your flying skills. Learn and experiment with wing loading and how an airplane is trimmed for optimum gliding flight. Participants will have opportunities to fly gliders of varying size and weight.

Thursday, July 23, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Metamorphosis: A Pastel Painting Workshop with Gregory Maichack - for ages 11- adult.  Metamorphosize! Become an artist in this hands-on pastel painting workshop. Greg will incorporate fabulous reference photos of insects from a personal trip to Montreal’s Insectarium. All of the professional grade pastels, paper and materials are included.

Thursday, July 30, 2:30 to 5:00 PM, Rockets Workshop with Jeffrey Walsh - for ages 11-15. Create your very own chrome rocket that can soar up to 800 feet in the air. Once the rockets have been built, you will take them outside to the field and prepare for take off.

August 2015

Thursday, August 6, Time TBD - Boston Museum of Science STARLAB Portable Planetarium Show: One Sky, Many Stories - Three sessions: for Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8.

Date TBD - North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club Star Party Program and Telescope Viewing - for ages 10 to adult.  An astronomy program inside our meeting room, followed by observation of the night sky through club telescopes on the field behind the library.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Shaking Out Third Quarter Favorites

Catching my breath here from all the 5th, 6th, and 8th grade field trips and class visits to recommend ten favorite reads from the past few months.

Fantasy

The Caller, by Juliet Marillier, 2014. In the final book of the Shadowfell trilogy, Neryn, the rebels, and the Good Folk must work together to survive their final confrontation with King Keldec.




Eleanor, by Johnny Worthen, 2014.  Shapeshifter Eleanor lives the life of a teenager in rural Wyoming until the only person who knows her secret shows up and challenges her existence and everything she hopes to be.

The Stepsister's Tale, by Tracy Barrett, 2014.  A retelling of "Cinderella" which takes the viewpoint of the supposedly evil stepsisters and turns the story inside out.





Realistic


Grandmaster, by David Klass, 2014.  Daniel Pratzer. a freshman and a newbie to chess—or patzer in chess lingo—is approached by the senior chess club co-captains of his high school. A father-son weekend tournament is coming up, and Daniel and his father are more required than requested to be there. First prize is $10,000, but Daniel’s father doesn’t play chess. At least, that’s what Daniel thinks.


100 Sideways Miles, by Andrew Smith, 2014. Finn Easton, sixteen and epileptic, struggles to feel like more than just a character in his father's cult-classic novels with the help of his best friend, Cade Hernandez, and first love, Julia, until Julia moves away.



Stupid Fast, by Geoff Herbach, 2011. Just before his sixteenth birthday, Felton Reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, picked-on boy with the nickname of "Squirrel Nut" to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his family's past and current problems.
Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, 1997. Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.




Science Fiction

Partials, by Dan Wells, 2012. In a post-apocalyptic eastern seaboard ravaged by disease and war with a manmade race of people called Partials, the chance at a future rests in the hands of Kira Walker, a sixteen-year-old medic in training.




Adult Books for Teens


Red Rising, by Pierce Brown, 2014. A tale set in a bleak future society torn by class divisions follows the experiences of secret revolutionary Darrow, who after witnessing his wife's execution by an oppressive government joins a revolutionary cell and attempts to infiltrate an elite military academy.


Universe Versus Alex Woods, by Gavin Extence, 2013.  Alex Woods was struck by a meteorite when he was ten years old, leaving scars that marked him for an extraordinary life. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, he hasn't had the most conventional childhood. When he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count. So when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped at Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right thing.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Summer Program Highlights 2014

Summer vacation is nearly over, and the spectacular line up of teen summer programs has come to end. We had a drawing workshop, a photography workshop/exhibit, a forensics workshop, a collection development shopping trip, a European swords program, a robots program, a planetarium show, and movies, plus the Minecraft Club met every week, and the Teen Think Tank met twice.  Below are some pictures from a few of the programs that were here this summer. The trip to Barnes & Noble with the Teen Think Tank was great fun, and we will probably do it again next summer. Each TTT member chose books for the Library's collections that were of interest to them, most of which have been checked out. If you think you might like to be on the Teen Think Tank (the Library's teen advisory board), just let me know - we are looking to add more members.
Programs coming up:
There will be no Minecraft Club meeting the week of August 25th. The final Tuesday night meeting for summer Minecraft is August 19th. The Minecraft Club will be moving their meeting time back to Wednesday afternoons, starting on September 3rd.
There is a free PSAT practice test provided by Kaplan, scheduled for Saturday, September 20. Register online at Kaplan Test Prep.
Coming up September 25 & 27, we will be showing the movie, The Fault In Our Stars (see movie page on this blog for more information).
Also, there is a free College Financial Aid workshop scheduled for Thursday, October 23, at 7 PM.
Check back on this page for news about our Science is Everywhere grant STEM program line-up beginning January 2015.

Thank you Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Library
 for funding teen programs at the Library! 




Historical Swords: 
Western European 















TEEN THINK TANK 

goes shopping for the Library.
 




CSI: FORENSICS
LAB WORKSHOP


Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Teen Summer Programs

2014 Summer Programs 
for Teens at the 
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

Registration is underway for the Library's teen summer programs, and they are filling up fast, don't miss out.  All programs are free; paid for by the Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Library.  Sign up for your spot in a program at the Reference desk, or call: 978-468-5577, to sign up by phone.


THURSDAYS: JUNE 5, & AUGUST 7 
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
TEEN THINK TANK MEETINGS
The Teen Think Tank is the Library's teen advisory
board, for ages 11-18.  We meet 11 times a year, on the first Thursday of the month (except July), for 90 minutes.
The Teen Think Tank works with the Young Adult Librarian to improve the library's teen collections (books, audiobooks, music, and films), and to create programs and services designed specifically for teens.
Come share your bright ideas! 
Earn community service credit.
Interested in becoming a member of the Teen Think Tank?  
To participate in the TTT stop by the library and talk with Kim Claire, Young Adult Librarian, or send an email stating your interest to: kclaire@mvlc.org.

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MINECRAFT CLUB at the LIBRARY
TUESDAYS,  5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Play Minecraft at the Library!  During the summer, starting Tuesday, June 24, the Minecraft Club will meet on Tuesday evenings, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
For all ages who play well with others. No griefing EVER. Bring your own laptop and have an active Minecraft membership. The club is run by a member of the Teen Think Tank (the Library's teen advisory board). Beginners and advance players welcome.

On Tuesday, July 29, at 5 PM, the Minecraft Club will meet in the large meeting room on the first floor for a presentation from Bailey Sostek:  Bailey will demonstrate some of the mods that he has made for Minecraft, and then he will demonstrate what that has enabled him to do independently with the different games he has made. He may also do a walkthrough of how to create a simple base modification to Minecraft. He will conclude with showing the links and programs that he used to create the mods and to learn java.

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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
(meet in the Gymnasium next door to the Library)
BLUE STAR PLANETARIUM
BLACK HOLES:THE OTHER SIDE OF INFINITY
Narrated by actor Liam Neeson, this production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena; the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy.  Currently in distribution to more than 100 theaters worldwide,Black Holes: the Other Side of Infinity is one of the most successful full-dome shows ever produced.
Audience size is limited to dome capacity.  To attend please register at the Reference Desk located on the 2nd floor of the Library, or call the Reference Desk at 978-468-5577. 

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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2:30pm - 4:00 and
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
WORKSHOP & EXHIBIT

  Join Toni Carolina for a two part 
photography workshop for teens.

1st part meets on:
Thursday, July 17, 2:30pm to 4:00pm
This session will focus on forced perspective photography; a manipulation of objects to look big or tiny without the use of Photoshop.  For example: making a person look as though they are floating in air.  Let your imagination be your guide with the help of your digital camera to create optical illusions.   Bring a camera and a tripod or a couple of bags of rice or beans to steady the camera shots.

2nd part meets on:
Thursday, July 31, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
This session bring your printed optical illusion images to the Library, where you will mount and hang them in a show in the Young Adult area of the Library.
Open to teens 12-18 years old, or to students entering grades 6-12 in 2014.  Limited to 12 participants.  There is no charge to attend. Register at the Reference desk, or call 978-468-5577.

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SATURDAY, JULY 19, 9:30 PM to 12:30 PM 
TEEN THINK TANK GOES SHOPPING for the Library


The Library's teen advisory board will be going to Barnes & Noble to shop for items, that the Library does not already own, to add to our teen collections.  To participate in this trip you must have attended at least one previous Teen Think Tank meeting.
Parent/guardian permission forms are due by June 30. 
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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 
SUBLIME SUNFLOWERS:
a PASTEL WORKSHOP for Teens and Adults 

A hands-on experience of basic pastel painting, as well as advanced techniques, using professional grade materials with award-winning artist, Gregory Maichack.
Extensively researched, Maichack teaches participants by lecture, revealing anecdotes, historical context and demo of techniquesThis workshop is designed for beginners to advanced participants. Maichack, a faculty member of the Springfield Museum Studio School, will explain concepts and then start you off by sharing a fearless approach to drawing. Participants will use photos of famous “Sunflowers” artwork by van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Monet, and also Maichack’s reference photos, to create their unique sunflower pastel painting.
This workshop includes all materials:  Indigo paper, white charcoal pencils, black paper, Rembrandt soft pastels, Nupastels, French and English pastel pencils, assorted colored mid-toned Canson pastel paper and other materials.
Class size limited to 30 participants.   Open to teens ages 12-19, and to adults.
To attend register at the Reference desk on the 2nd floor of the Library, or call 978-468-5577.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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TUESDAY, JULY 29, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM 
iROBOT visits the Library



Curious about robots? A representative from iRobot will bring their robots to the library.  Enjoy a presentation and hands-on demonstration of robots used both in the home and by soldiers and emergency response teams.

For ages 10 and up. No registration required.

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THURSDAY, JULY 31 
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
HISTORICAL SWORDS: WESTERN EUROPEAN  

This presentation is a combination of lecture/discussion and physical demonstration given by Jeff Goodhind and Jeff Lord. Seeking a correlation between the book and the sword, they include material from the earliest known combat manual (MS I.33 from the early 14th century) to Alfred Hutton's Cold Steel (a manual from 1890) covering over half a millennia of the history of the sword in Western Europe and its use.  This program will include:
  • A chronological presentation of several different eras of sword use, including a physical demonstration of the use of several different types of swords (It is all choreographed and practiced in advance and they only use blunt steel swords.).
  • A question and answer "mythbusters" segment where they discuss the common misconceptions about swords.
  • Some images from historical works (PowerPoint).
  • An introduction to historical interpretation which includes some audience participation (Usually they provide two audience members with foam swords and have them work through a historical combat sequence.)
This program is for all ages. There is no registration required.
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    SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 10:15 AM to 2:00 PM
    SAT/ACT COMBO PRACTICE TEST

    Take a practice SAT/ACT (half SAT, half ACT) test, complete with results, provided free of charge by
    Kaplan Test Prep.  A proctored SAT/ACT practice test shows students what to expect in a test-like environment. Students will receive a comprehensive analysis of their performance from Kaplan, detailing individual strengths and weaknesses.
    Bring #2 pencil and a calculator to use during the test. The College Board sets the policy for calculators, here is the link to the policy:http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/calculator-policy
    Limited to 24 participants.  Register at Kaplan Test Prep
    or go to the Reference desk on the 2nd floor of the Library.

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    THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    CSI: FORENSICS LAB WORKSHOP

    Engage in the mystery and the science of a Crime Scene Investigation Forensics Lab. From traditional fingerprinting techniques to DNA sampling and analysis, students will have the opportunity to explore methods used by scientists and detectives to properly identify suspects wrapped up in criminal investigations.

    A small amount of cell biology will be discussed as students extract DNA from fruit cells or their own cheek cells. Historic and modern techniques of fingerprinting will be used as students make their own fingerprint charts and dust for latent prints using magnetic and UV powder.  A microscope and two stereoscopes will be available for further investigation. Students can: identify significant markers on latent prints, study their own fingers and magnify sampled DNA. To end the investigation two - three real crimes that used covered practices will be discussed.
    Open to teens 12-18 years old or to students entering grades 6-12 in 2012. 
    Class size is limited to 14.  Register at the Reference desk on the 2nd floor, or call 978-468-5577.

    Monday, June 9, 2014

    Summer Reading Lists 2014

    Copies of Miles River Middle School, and Hamilton-Wenham High School, summer reading books are available through the library's catalog. Click on the title below to place a hold. There are also book bags set up for each grade for easy selection and request of more than one title.
    Find the item you want, then click: Place Hold . You will be prompted for your library card barcode number, and your PIN (the last 4 digits of your telephone number unless you have changed it). If all H-W copies are out, and the book is available at one of our consortium libraries, it will take about 3 days for it to travel here to the H-W Library.  You will be notified by phone call, email, or text when your book arrives.  To change your notification method sign in to your library account.  After notification you have 7 days to check out the book at the circulation desk before it is sent back to the owning Library.

    Frequently Asked Questions:
         I can keep my books all summer, right?
         You may keep them out for 3 weeks.
         Hamilton-Wenham copies of summer reading books are not renewable.
         The golden rule applies here (Do unto others as you would have....).
         Where are the books?
         During the summer the books are on the 2nd floor on the counters
         under the Young Adult sign. 
         Are these books available in audio or eBook format?
         Many of the summer reading titles are available as audio books or eBooks. 
         The books may be on CDs or Playaways for physical check out,
         and/or they may be available digitally in OverDrive to download
         Not all titles have been made into audio books or eBooks.
      
    If you have other questions - just ask!  We will do our best to answer your question, so don’t be shy.
      M i l e s  R i v e r  M i d d l e  S c h o o l   
    2 0 1 4   S u m m e r   R e a d i n g   L i s t
    Entering Grade 6 
    All incoming students must read:
    and at least two of the following titles:
    You may choose only one of the short story collections as one of your two fiction books:

      In addition to the above required fiction, you must read at least 
      one non-fiction book about a subject that interests you.  
      You may choose your nonfiction book, here are some suggestion found on this blog's non-fiction page, and here are some non-fiction suggestions from your 6th grade teachers:

      Entering Grade 7

      All incoming students must read: 
      then read one or more of the following books:

          Entering Grade 8

          All incoming students must read:
          plus two more books from either the nonfiction or fiction lists below:

          Nonfiction Titles: 
          Fiction Titles:

          H a m i l t o n - W e n h a m  H i g h  S c h o o l
              2 0 1 4   S u m m e r   R e a d i n g   L i s t    
          Entering 9TH GRADE :                                              

          9 Honors: THREE books required.
          Must read:
          9 College Prep: TWO books required.
          Must read:
          *The choice book is totally open-ended, as long as it is a book that the student has not read before and is not part of another department's summer reading requirement.  Feel free to choose either fiction or non-fiction.  Consult a librarian, lists of award-winning books, family members, friends, and teachers.

              Entering 10th Grade :                                               

              10 Honors: THREE books required.
              Must read:
              10 College Prep: TWO books required.
              Must read: 
              • Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers 
              • and one more book of your choosing*
              *The choice book is totally open-ended, as long as it is a book that the student has not read before and is not part of another department's summer reading requirement.  Feel free to choose either fiction or non-fiction.  Consult a librarian, lists of award-winning books, family members, friends, and teachers.

                Entering 11TH GRADE :                                            

                11 Honors: THREE books required. 
                Must read: 
                11 College Prep: TWO books required.
                Must read:
                • 1984, by George Orwell
                • and one more book of your choosing*
                *The choice book is totally open-ended, as long as it is a book that the student has not read before and is not part of another department's summer reading requirement.  Feel free to choose either fiction or non-fiction.  Consult a librarian, lists of award-winning books, family members, friends, and teachers.

                    Entering 12th Grade :                                               

                    12 Advanced Placement: FOUR books required. 
                    Must read:
                    12 Honors: THREE books required. 
                    Must read: 
                    12 College Prep: TWO books required. 
                    Must read: 
                    • The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri
                    • and one more book of your choosing*
                    *The choice book is totally open-ended, as long as it is a book that the student has not read before and is not part of another department's summer reading requirement.  Feel free to choose either fiction or non-fiction.  Consult a librarian, lists of award-winning books, family members, friends, and teachers.