Ms. Jacqueline Shaw--English Department--Independent Reading

 

 Quarter 3

Contemporary Literature

 

This quarter, we will be reading a book by an author who is currently alive and writing. The genre is up to you, as long as the person is still living. Once you’ve read the book, you will be writing a letter to the author, explaining your take on the novel. More on that to follow.

Due Dates

1)   Pick out your book! Fill out book selection form by… Monday, February 4th 2)   Read the book! You will have three weeks to read it, and will be given reading logs for every week. 3)   Finish the book by Monday, February 25th. 4)   Write the letter, both in class and at home, by…  Wednesday, February 27th. This will count as a major assignment grade for the 3rd quarter.

Recommended Reading

Titles: 1 - 25 of 52

	Knots in my yo-yo string : the autobiography of a kid        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 SPI    Spinelli, Jerry.   Published 1998 Reading Level: 5.4  Interest Level: 5-8 Lexile: 980
	Harry Potter and the half-blood prince        [ Book ]   Call #: F 268203    Rowling, J. K.   Published 2005 Reading Level: 7.3  Interest Level: 5-8 Lexile: 1030
	The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian        [ Book ]   Call #: F ALE    Alexie, Sherman, 1966-   Published 2007 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 600
	Tangerine        [ Book ]   Call #: F BLO    Bloor, Edward, 1950-   Published 1997 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 680
	Girls in pants : the third summer of the Sisterhood        [ Book ]   Call #: F BRA PB    Brashares, Ann. Laurel-leaf books   Published 2007 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 670
	Party princess        [ Book ]   Call #: F CAB    Cabot, Meg. Princess diaries ; v. 7   Published 2006 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 870
	The princess diaries        [ Book ]   Call #: F CAB PB    Cabot, Meg. Princess diaries ; [v. 1]   Published 2001 Reading Level: 6.0  Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 920
	Princess in pink        [ Book ]   Call #: F CAB PB    Cabot, Meg. Princess diaries ; v. 5   Published 2004 Reading Level: 5.2  Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 1010
	Catching fire        [ Book ]   Call #: F COL    Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games ; bk. 2   Published 2009 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 820
	Mockingjay        [ Book ]   Call #: F COL    Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games ; [bk. 3]   Published 2010 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 800
	The Hunger Games        [ Book ]   Call #: F COL PB    Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games ; [bk. 1]   Published 2009 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 810
	Along for the ride : a novel        [ Book ]   Call #: F DES    Dessen, Sarah.   Published 2009 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: HL 750
	Dreamland : a novel        [ Book ]   Call #: F Des    Dessen, Sarah.   Published 2000 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 920
	That summer        [ Book ]   Call #: F DES PB    Dessen, Sarah.   Published 1998 Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 1020
	Rumble fish        [ Book ]   Call #: F HIN    Hinton, S. E. Laurel-Leaf books   Published 1989 Reading Level: 4.5  Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 680
	Tex        [ Book ]   Call #: F HIN    Hinton, S. E. Laurel-leaf books   Published 1989 Reading Level: 6.0  Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 710
	That was then, this is now        [ Book ]   Call #: F HIN PB    Hinton, S. E.   Published 1998 Reading Level: 7.0  Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 780
	The giver        [ Book ]   Call #: F LOW    Lowry, Lois.   Published 1993 Interest Level: 7-10 Lexile: 760
	Number the stars        [ Book ]   Call #: F LOW PB    Lowry, Lois.   Published 1990 Reading Level: 4.9  Interest Level: 5-8 Lexile: 670
	The batboy        [ Book ]   Call #: F LUP    Lupica, Mike.   Published 2010 Reading Level: 6.3  Interest Level: 5-8 Lexile: 940
	Heat        [ Book ]   Call #: F LUP    Lupica, Mike.   Published 2007 Reading Level: 5.6  Interest Level: 5-8 Lexile: 940
	Travel team        [ Book ]   Call #: F LUP PB    Lupica, Mike.   Published 2006 Reading Level: 5.3  Interest Level: 5-8 Lexile: 930
	Eragon        [ Book ]   Call #: F PAO PB    Paolini, Christopher. Inheritance ; bk. 1   Published 2005 Reading Level: 5.8  Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 710
	The golden compass        [ Book ]   Call #: F PUL PB    Pullman, Philip, 1946- His dark materials ; bk. 1   Published 1997 Reading Level: 6.5  Interest Level: 5-8 Lexile: 930
	The ruby in the smoke        [ Book ]   Call #: F PUL PB    Pullman, Philip, 1946- Laurel-leaf books   Published 2000 Reading Level: 7.0  Interest Level: Young Adult