1. Novel Study You will pick a book. It will be checked out to you through the library. You will have assigned reading each week and it will be due each Friday. 1.Discussion directors: come grab some titles for your group. 2.Read the summary on the back. 3.Read the first page 4.Switch books and vote for you!

2. A Christmas Carol Challenge Novel – due to old English and hidden themes Fiction Section 1: pages 1-41 Section 2: pages 42-83 Sections 3: pages 84- end

3. Dragon’s Gate Challenge Novel – due to themes, vocabulary and length. Historical Fiction Section 1: pages 1-110 Section 2: pages 111- 221 Sections 3: pages 222- end

4. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Historical Fiction Section 1: Chapters 1-6 Section 2: Chapters 7-12 Section 3: Chapters 13-19

5. Shades of Gray Historical Fiction Section 1: Chapters 1-6 Section 2: Chapters 7-12 Section 3: Chapters 13-19

6. Surviving the Applewhites Fiction 216 pages (short chapters) Section 1: chapters 1-10 Section 2: Chapters 11-21 Sections 3: Chapters 22-30

7. The Dark is Rising Challenge Novel – due to vocabulary and length. Fantasy Section 1: pages 1-81 Section 2: pages 82-163 Sections 3: 164- 244

8. Lyddie Historical Fiction Section 1: Chapters 1-8 Section 2: Chapters 9-16 Section 3: Chapters 17-23

9. Bull Run Historical Fiction Each chapter is told from a different person’s point of view Section 1: pages 1-34 Section 2: pages 35-67 Section 3: pages 68- 102