1. Summer Reading Adventure
Everett Public Schools
Two Cities, One School District

2. Read to Cure the “Summer Slide”
Studies show that the effect of reading four to five books over the summer is enough to stop a decline in reading achievement from spring to fall. In a nutshell, if you don’t use it, you lose it. When school starts in the fall, students who don’t read over the summer “slide” backwards.

3. What should you do to be a part of the program
What should you do to be a part of the program? Read one book from your grade level list.
You must complete activity A for that book. When school starts you will be participating in a collaborative class activity that focuses on the book you read. As you read, be able to:
Describe one choice a character made and explain how the consequence (good or bad) affected his/her life.
Activity A: Write one quote from the book that relates to the guiding statement above. Include the page number, and explain, in a short paragraph, why you chose that quote.

4. Can I Read Other Books?
Of course! After you finish the required book, read as many books as you can, and read any book that interests you. You can complete other activities to earn other incentives. Or just read for fun!

5. We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact led to Success by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Sharon M. Draper, Rameck Hunt
Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George, and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.

6. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run? As she struggles to cope with crutches and a first cyborg-like prosthetic, Jessica feels oddly both in the spotlight and invisible. People, who don't know what to say, act like she's not there. Which she could handle better if she weren't now keenly aware that she'd done the same thing herself to a girl with CP named Rosa. A girl who is going to tutor her through the math she's missed, a girl who sees right into the heart of her. With the support of family, friends, a coach, and her track teammates, Jessica may actually be able to run again. But that's not enough for her now. She doesn't just want to cross finish lines herself—she wants to take Rosa with her.
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7. The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams of climbing a mountain one day. But in one important way, Mark is not like other kids at all. Mark is sick, the kind of sick that means hospitals, and treatments. The kind of sick some people never get better from. So Mark runs away. He leaves home with his camera, his notebook, his dog, and a plan to reach the top of Mount Rainier--even if it's the last thing he ever does.
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8. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.
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9. Bystander by James Preller
Eric is the new kid in seventh grade. Griffin wants to be his friend. When you’re new in town, it’s hard to know who to hang out with—and who to avoid. Griffin seems cool, confident, and popular, but something isn't right about Griffin. He always seems to be in the middle of bad things, and if Griffin doesn't like you, you'd better watch your back. There might be a target on it. As Eric gets drawn deeper into Griffin’s dark world, he begins to see the truth about Griffin. He’s a liar, a bully, and a thief. Eric wants to break away, do the right thing, but in one shocking moment, he goes from being a bystander to the bully’s next victim.
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10. Schooled by Gordon Korman
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. When his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a school counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie- dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.

11. Where do I find books?
Visit the Gateway Library on June 10th to start checking out summer reading books.
Visit the Gateway Library during the summer Tuesdays 10:00— noon.
Order the book through the UW Bookstore.
Visit the Mill Creek Library.

12. Where can I go online?
Visit the Gateway Library page for updates and book ideas. Check out the blog page and links to great programs!

13. Visit the Gateway Middle School Facebook page
Like the page and look for updates. Share what you are reading. Be creative and show book covers in vacation spots.
Think about privacy, permission, appropriateness.