High School Library Summer Hours: The Library will be open periodically during the Summer for students to check out books. The following dates/times are subject to change. Please call 562-2121 Option 9 Ext 134 for updated dates and times.
July 13th, 20th, 27th...10am-2pm amd August 10th, 23rd, 25th...10am-2pm.
9-12 Summer Reading List 2011for: Mrs. Merli, Miss Preslock, Miss Reifler
Each student must choose two (2) books from the reading list. After reading each chapter, write a short journal entry summarizing what you have read. This will count for 50% of your grade. You will come back in September and take the Accelerated Reader test, which will count for the second 50% of the grade. You may use the journal entries you completed after each chapter to take the Accelerated Reading test.
*See Attached Library note about obtaining these books.
HC = hard copy available
EB = E-book (Audio narration and practice quizzes available)
Death Wind Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
Allie, failing school and fearing she is pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, decides there is no way she can face her always fighting parents and decides to run away, but she gets a different perspective on her life and future when a tornado hits, destroying her home and injuring her mother.
Bio-pirate Fry Readability – 4.0 HC
Trevor, Robyn, and Nick find themselves in deep trouble when they decide to investigate the theft of some research into the use of carob beans to treat cancer.
Jumper Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
Reese places her life in peril when she attempts to keep some wild horses purchased at an auction from being sold for slaughter.
Kicker Frye Readability – 3.8 HC
Best friends and soccer teammates Izzy and Julia team up with their coach's son and Izzy's crush Drew to discover who is threatening Julia, and why someone is trying to sabotage their practice field.
Cobra strike Fry Readability – 4.0 HC
High school football player Ray Linden, on course to earn a college scholarship, puts his future in peril when he learns his small coal-mining town is in danger from a toxic threat.
Hitmen triumph Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
Left winger Nolan Andrews has to make some difficult decisions that will affect him and his brother for the rest of their lives.
Hurricane power Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
When David is confronting angry gang members and malicious teammates, he finds out what it really means to run for your life.
Maverick mania Fry Readability – 4.1 HC
The disappearance of his soccer team's leading scorer during the championship finals leads sixteen-year-old Matt to investigate and entangles him in a possible kidnapping.
Scarlet thunder Fry Readability – 4.1 HC
Seventeen-year-old Trent is helping his uncle film a television documentary about Scarlet Thunder, a stock car racing team, when he begins to suspect that someone is sabotaging the shoot.
Tiger threat Frye Readability – 2.4 HC
Ray Hockaday, a center in the Western Hockey League who holds a secret, is assigned to help his newteammate, a Russian named Vlad, get accustomed to Canada and soon finds that his companion holds a very dangerous secret of his own.
Titan clash Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
Popular high school basketball star Jack Spencer's life takes a downhill turn when his mother is severely injured in a suspicious car accident, and his father is arrested for fraud.
Chat room Fry Readability – 4.0 HC and EB
Linda, too shy to meet people at school, develops an anonymous online persona that gains quite a reputation, but things get out of hand when she begins receiving gifts from a secret admirer.
Zee’s way Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
Zee is torn between making a statement and making art.
Thunderbowl Fry Readability – 4.0 HC
Sixteen-year-old Jeremy, caught up in the excitement of playing guitar for the hot band Thunderbowl, begins to lose control of the rest of his life.
Wave warrior Fry Readability – 3.4 HC
Ben, warned away from the ocean by his grandfather and parents, meets Ray, an aging surfer dying of cancer, who shares his skills and philosophy of surfing with Ben.
Two foot punch Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
Nikki blames her brother for their parents' death in a house fire, but when he gets involved with a gang, Nikki knows she is the only one who can save him.
Impact Fry Readability – 3.8 HC
The death of Jordan's brother two years earlier in what appeared to be a random act, has lasting effects on theentire family, especially Jordan who knows more than he is saying about the murder.
Scum Fry Readability – 3.0 HC
While still grieving her the death of her brother, who was killed during a robbery, Megan learns some startling facts about Danny's life; and when the police seem unmotivated to solve the crime, Megan searches for answers.
Battle of the bands Fry Readability – 2.9 HC and EB
Jay, Kelvin, and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band, convinced they are on their way to the top.
One more step Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
When Julian's mother decides to marry a French-Canadian man, Julian learns that it is not always blood that determines true family.
Chill Fry Readability – 3.5 HC
An artistically talented young man with a physical disability decides to fight for what he believes when a spirit-crushing new teacher arrives at his school.
No problem Fry Readability – 2.2 HC
Curt, a teen blessed with friends, a summer job, and a promising future in baseball, puts everything at risk when he begins experimenting with drugs.
Kicked out Fry Readability – 3.0 HC
Sixteen-year-old Dime has difficulty adjusting to her parents' rules.
Something girl Fry Readability – 2.8 HC
Sophie lives in constant fear of her father, who beats her on a regular basis, until the day the beating is so severe it sends her to the hospital.
Sticks and stones Fry Readability – 2.6 HC
Who owns Kelly Paddik Fry Readability – 3.1 HC and EB
After attempting suicide, Kelly Paddik is sent to a "secure facility," and as she tries to find a way out, she has to come to terms with her memories of abuse.
Dead-end job Fry Readability – 3.6 HC
Francis meets a rather annoying boy at the convenience store where she works, but before long she realizes that this boy is a stalker and she may be in some very real danger.
I.D. Fry Readability – 2.8 HC
Chris finds a wallet on the street and wants to return it to the owner; but when he realizes that the owner looks a lot like him, he is tempted to assume the person's identity in order to break away from the problems he faces at home.
Pigboy Fry Readability – 2.0 HC and EB
Dan Hogg's school trip to a heritage farm--where taunts about his last name are funny to everyone but him--goes from miserable to dangerous when an escaped convict appears.
Blue moon Fry Readability – 3.4 HC and EB
Bobby Jo tries to turn a beat-up old horse into a champion barrel racer.
Bull rider Fry Readability – 3.0 HC and EB
Sixteen-year-old Layne faces a dangerous challenge when he defies his mother and enters himself in a bull riding contest--the same rodeo event in which his father was killed.
Bull’s eye Fry Readability – 4.3 HC
After the death of her aunt, Emily finds that her life has been a lie and she has to search for the truth about where she came from and who she is.
Hit squad Fry Readability – 3.8 HC
Students in an upscale high school decide to take on the bullies and take back their school, with decidedly mixed consequences.
Truth Fry Readability – 3.2 HC
When a prominent local adult is killed at a teen house party, the whole school seems to know who is to blame,but no one will go to the police.
Exit point Fry Readability – 2.8 HC
Sixteen-year-old Logan is dead, but he realizes he still has unfinished business.
Charmed Fry Readability – 3.8 HC
Izzy, left alone with her mother's boyfriend while her mom goes to work in a logging camp, falls in with Cody Dillon, a great looking school dropout who lures Izzy into love with him and then sells her into prostitution.
Crush Fry Readability – 3.4 HC
During a summer in New York, Hope falls in love with another girl and must decide whether she is gay.
Pain & Wastings Fry Readability – 3.6 HC
Fifteen-year-old Ethan faces the truth about his mother's murder.
Fastback Beach Fry Readability – 2.9 HC and EB
When Miles is put on probation for stealing a car, he learns about hot rods and rebuilding cars. When the project is stolen, Miles has to face up to his friends.
Bang Fry Readability – 3.0 HC and EB
High school juniors Quentin and JD engage in a robbery that turns deadly, and one of them is left to take the blame.
Down Fry Readability – 3.6 HC
After serving time for assault, Remy must learn how to control his anger.
Snitch Fry Readability – 2.1 HC
After his best friend snitches on him, Josh must learn to control his anger.
Tell Fry Readability – 4.0 HC
David must find a way to handle the secret he has learned about his stepfather and his younger brother's death when he becomes the prime suspect in his stepfather's murder.
Exposure Fry Readability – 2.8 HC
Julie, tired of being bullied and not fitting in, gets a chance for revenge when her brother captures her chief tormentor, Dana, in a compromising position, but she learns that getting even does not feel as good as she thought it would.
Middle row Fry Readability – 2.4 HC
Raedawn and Vince fight against ignorance and hate in their small town as they search for a missing friend who is in more trouble than they thought possible.
121 Express Fry Readability – 3.9 HC
Lucas is determined to be part of the popular crowd at his new school and put his reputation as a "brainiac" behind him, but he discovers that there is a limit to what he is willing to do to fit in.
