English I Gifted/Honors Summer Reading Ms. Karamales 2019-2020 - Captain Shreve High School

English I Gifted/Honors Summer Reading
                                           Ms. Karamales
                                 nakaramales@caddoschools.org
                                             2019-2020

This form is available on Captainshreve.com if you would like an electronic copy. I hope you
enjoy your summer reading. Please bring your book (or your notes) and your completed
assignments on the first day of school. Be sure to save any written assignments in Google Docs
or in another electronic format for easy upload to turnitin.com after school starts.

1. School-wide summer reading: Check Captainshreve.com
            View, read, or listen ​using the options provided in the information about our
           school-wide summer reading program.
2.The 2018-2019 Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice Awards
   1.   Pick your novel and read it!​ S​ elect your book from the list attached at the end of this
        document. Please read the descriptions to find a book that is appropriate for you. The public
        library keeps about 10 copies of each available. Feel free to write little summaries at the end of
        chapters to help you remember the book vividly. We will use the books during the first weeks of
        school in our lessons.
   2.   Create 3​ of these options. These choices are intended to be informal writings that provide you
        an opportunity to be creative. Feel free to add illustrations, free write excerpts, magazine
        collages, etc. to express your thoughts.
            a. Research a component of or concept from your novel. Make sure you keep track of your
                sources. Put the information you learn together into a visual format. (chart, illustration,
                Slides, Prezi, etc.) Use at least 5 sources.
            b. Create journal entries for a secondary character in your book (not the main character)
                that spans the entirety of the book. The character's journal entries should indicate how
                that secondary character interacts with and experiences the events in the novel and the
                main character. For example, if a teenager is the main character, the journal entries
                could come from a secondary character who is a friend, a parent, a sibling. The journal
                entries would chronologically follow the novel, but be from the secondary character's
                perspective. Create at least 10 journal entries.
            c. Write a first paragraph for a sequel to this book a​ nd p​ rovide an outline or illustrate a
                storyboard as to what you believe should happen in the rest of the book.
            d. Create a diorama of the setting of your novel.
            e. Use pictures from magazines and newspapers to create a collage (that fills a
                posterboard) that depicts 5 major themes of this novel. Themes are lessons learned by
                the reader.
            f. Create a visual timeline of the events in the novel.
            g. Create a new book cover-art for this novel. Do not recreate an already existing cover.
            h. Write a song or poem of at least 20 lines that could function as a "soundtrack" song for
                the novel. The song or poem should reflect a theme, setting, mood, etc. of the novel.
            i. One major theme of English I that we study in class is how our actions affect ourselves

and others around us. Another theme deals with our ability to affect change in our
             community and world. Write a brief essay, 3-5 paragraphs, breaking down how your
             novel explores those themes.
3.   Identify​ ​essential terms (vocabulary, characters, and/or concepts) from your novel by listing
     them and defining the role of the word throughout the book. Use the context of your novel to
     help you craft your definitions. Avoid any other resource. Identify 14 terms.
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2019-2020 LTRC Annotated Nominated Title List

1. T ​ he 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives​ by Dashka
Slater
With a journalist’s eye for detail, this true account tells the story of two teens whose lives were
irrevocably changed by one rash action. The story challenges the criminal justice system and explores the
courage and compassion of both families.
FSG for Young Readers, 2017. HC: 9780374303235, 320 pp., $17.99.
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8.0. AR Quiz No. 192475
[Non-fiction, quick read, four starred reviews, hate crimes, California, assault, LGBT, African-American
interest, School Library Journal Best Books of 2017, Washington Post Best Book of 2017, one of The New
York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for Teens, Kirkus Best Book of 2017, Chicago Public
Library's Best Book of 2017]

2. A ​ n Enchantment of Ravens​ by Margaret Rogerson
Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures
who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human
Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel's paintings are highly prized. But when she receives her first royal
patron--Rook, the autumn prince--she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes--a
weakness that could cost him his life. Furious and devastated, Rook spirits her away to the autumnlands
to stand trial for her crime. Waylaid by the Wild Hunt's ghostly hounds, the tainted influence of the
Alder King, and hideous monsters risen from barrow mounds, Isobel and Rook depend on one another
for survival. Their alliance blossoms into trust, then love--and that love violates the fair folks' ruthless
laws. Now both of their lives are forfeit, unless Isobel can use her skill as an artist to fight the fairy
courts. Because secretly, her Craft represents a threat the fair folk have never faced in all the millennia of
their unchanging lives: for the first time, her portraits have the power to make them feel.
Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2017. HC: 9781481497589, 304 pp., $17.99. PB: 9781481497596, 320 pp.,
$10.99
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13.0. AR Quiz No. 195243
[three starred reviews, Parent’s Choice Silver Honor winner, An Indie Next Top 10 Pick, fantasy, humor,
female protagonist, romance, adventure, painter]

3. ​Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale (Once Upon a Con) b      ​ y Ashley Poston
Elle, a lifelong fan of the science fiction television series Starfield, hopes to enter a cosplay contest and
win a meeting with Darien Freeman--a teen soap actor starring in the movie reboot of Starfield--unless
her selfish stepsisters manage to thwart her plans.
Quirk Books, 2017. HC: 9781594749476, 319 pp., $18.99. PB: 9781683690436, 336 pp., $10.99.
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13.0 AR Quiz No. 193229
[2017 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult Fiction, named to S       ​ eventeen's​ 2017 "12
Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer" List, Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick, funny,
current, fast read, science fiction fans, contests, romantic comedy]

4. ​Goodbye Days​ by Jeff Zentner
Carver Briggs never thought the last message he would ever send to his three best friends Mars, Eli, and
Blake would lead to their deaths. The novel looks at a teen's life after the death of his best friend and how
he navigates through the guilt and pain by celebrating their lives--and ultimately learning to forgive
himself.
Crown Books for Young Readers, 2017. HC: 9780553524062, 404 pp., $17.99. PB: 9780553524093, 432 pp.,
$9.99.
 IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13.0. AR Quiz No. 191421
[three starred reviews, an Indie Next List Selection, death, friendship, texting and driving, guilt,
anxiety]

5. ​The Hate U Give​ by Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the
fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.
Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug,
maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some
cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is:
what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr
does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Starr, an ordinary girl
in extraordinary circumstances, addresses issues of racism and police violence with intelligence, heart,
and unflinching honesty.
Balzer + Bray, 2017. HC: 9780062498533,​ 464 pp., $18.99
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 13.0. AR Quiz No. 187740
[2018 Printz honor book, eight starred reviews, William C. Morris Award Winner, National Book Award
Longlist, Coretta Scott King Honor Book, female protagonist, ​NY Times Best Seller, African-American
race relations with police, racism, violence]

6. ​Long Way Down b     ​ y Jason Reynolds
As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn
board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know. Will's story is told in free verse.
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2017. HC: 9781481438254, 320 pp, $17.99. PB: 9781481438261. 336 pp.,
$10.99]
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2.0. AR Quiz No. 192021
[told in verse, African-American male protagonist, gun violence, murder, revenge, ghosts, brothers,
conduct of life​, a Newbery Honor Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, a Printz Honor Book, a Los
Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature, Longlisted for the National Book Award
for Young People’s Literature, Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award, an Edgar Award Winner for
Best Young Adult Fiction, an Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017, a Vulture Best YA Book of
2017, a Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017​six starred reviews, Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner]

7.   N
     ​ yxia​ by Scott Reintgen

Emmett accepts an interstellar space contract but learns en route that to win the promised fortune he
and nine other recruits face a brutal competition, putting their very humanity at risk.
Random House Children’s Books, 2017. HC: 9780399556791, 384 pp., $17.99. PB: 9780399556821, 400 pp.,
$9.99
No AR yet
[first in series, African-American male protagonist, fast paced, science-fiction, conduct of life, mining,
space travel, competition, corporate interests, first in a series, sell to fans of Enders’ Game and Hunger
Games]

8. O ​ ne of Us is Lying​ by Karen M. McManus
When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all
four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case.
Delacorte Press, 2017. HC: 9781524714680, 368 pp., $17.99
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14.0.​ A
                                  ​ R Quiz No. 190985
[murder suspense thriller mystery, page turner, unpredictable, five high school students walk into
detention and four walk out, multiple points of view, ​bullying, ​Pretty Little Liars meets ​The Breakfast Club​,
starred review]

9. W ​ arcross​ b
                ​ y Maria Lu
When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross
Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for
the entire Warcross empire.
Penguin Young Readers Group, 2017. HC: 9780399547966, 368 pp., $17.99.
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16.0. AR Quiz No. 191432
[two starred reviews, multiple best of year lists, science fiction, female protagonist, futuristic, New
York, bounty hunter, hackers, gaming, thriller, adventure, first in a series]

10. ​You Bring the Distant Near b ​ y Mitali Perkins
From 1965 through the present, an Indian American family adjusts to life in New York City, alternately
fending off and welcoming challenges to their own traditions. Told in alternating voices across three
generations, this book explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture, for
better or worse.
FSG for Young Readers, 2017. HC: 9780374304904, 303 pp.,
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9.0. AR Quiz No. 192420.
[six starred reviews, National Book Award Nom, School Library Journal best book of the Year, Publishers
Weekly Best book of the Year family life, South Asian-Americans, African American, fashion,
multi-generational, humor, true love, romance]