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.
                  Posted by Kim Claire
                  Young Adult Librarian
                  kclaire@hwlibrary.org
                  978-468-5577 x614                                     at 5:13 PM
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