1. Summer Reading Adventure
Everett Public Schools
2017

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.
Select any of the activities listed in the brochure for each book that you read:
Three quotes representing the main character
Draw an object symbolizing the theme
Write a poem illustrating a conflict
Create a comic strip
Paragraph to parallel author’s experiences
AR Test

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. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," announces dread- locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood.
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6. The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin
This book is an astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin. On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution. This is a fascinating story of the prejudice that faced black men and women in America's armed forces during World War II, and a nuanced look at those who gave their lives in service of a country where they lacked the most basic rights.

7. Legend by Marie Lu
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. In a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
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8. March by John Robert Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Now, to share his remarkable story with new generations, Lewis presents March, a graphic novel trilogy, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell.
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9. I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who is a school owner, who championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. (Also available in a young reader’s edition by the author and Patricia McCormick)
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10. Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life... until now. Suddenly,Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read.
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11. We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Niesen
Thirteen-year-old Stewart is academically brilliant but socially clueless. Fourteen-year-old Ashley is the undisputed “It” girl in her class, but her grades stink. Their worlds are about to collide when Stewart and his dad move in with Ashley and her mom. Stewart is trying to be percent happy about it, but Ashley is 110 percent horrified. She already has to hide the real reason her dad moved out; “Spewart” could further threaten her position at the top of the social ladder. They are complete opposites. And yet, they have one thing in common: they—like everyone else—are made of molecules.

12. Where do I find books?
The Gateway Library will be closed due to construction this year.
Check out a summer reading book at our Gateway Library during the last week of school. Take good care of it and return it in the fall.
Visit the UW Bookstore.
Visit the Mill Creek Library.

13. When Should I Read and Complete Activities?
You should be reading in the summer—between the time school gets out and starts again!
Be aware that your activities need to be ready to be turned in the first week of school.
AR tests are only available July 1-August 31

14. Where can I go online?
Visit the Gateway Library page for updates and book ideas. Check out the blog page and summer reading page.

15. 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.