1. 2018 Framingham Middle School Summer Reading Program
Program developed by FSU and FPS
PPT created by Jodi O’Rourke for Walsh Middle School

2. Bringing a Community Together Through Literacy!

3. Funded by... Framingham State University Middlesex Savings Bank
The Framingham High School Foundation
Fuller Middle School PTO and Title I Funding
Cameron Middle School PTO
Walsh Middle School PTO

4. Featuring...

5. Facts about Matt de la Pena
Grew up in California
Mexican-American
Loves basketball
Afraid of spiders
Loves burritos
Mediocre student
Secretly wrote poetry
Likes music
Earned an MFA in Creative Writing at San Diego State University
Earned a BA at the University of the Pacific
Lives in Brooklyn NY with his wife and daughter

6. Author Awards and Recognitions
ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
Junior Library Guild Selections
finalist for the 2011 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award
2016 Newbery Medal
NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award

7. Details Over the Summer: In the Fall:
Students are expected to read the grade level book recommendations and focus on the character development and themes crafted by Matt de la Pena.
In the Fall:
Students will have the opportunity to enter a contest sponsored by FSU and possibly earn the chance to meet the author and get a signed book! In addition, grade 7 and 8 students will participate in an assembly in November and listen to Matt de la Pena tell his story in person!

8. Entering Grade 6

9. Entering Grade 7

10. Entering Grade 8
and/or
With parental permission

11. Active Reading Strategies
Annotate the text (if you buy your own copy)
Take notes
Fill in a graphic organizer
Use sticky notes (if you buy your own copy)
Make connections
Write a summary

12. Where to find the books... Framingham Public Libraries
Henry Whittemore FSU
Barnes and Noble
Amazon