Summer Reading!!!

Summer reading for my school has officially begun. Yay!  Much like last year the challenge is organized around nine categories. No lists this year, instead I want my kids to pick their own books. I tweaked it a bit this year so that instead of having to put together logs and keep track of paper work, they are recording themselves giving short book talks and posting them up on a educational social media site called flipgrid. The response from the students has been quite positive. We are only a week or so into the summer and there are already about a dozen posts.

I'm very excited.

Obviously, I'm participating too so in honor of that, I'm reorganizing my list into the nine categories. This will be a longer than usual list as it needs to carry me through to August, but I'll probably give it an up date in July. As always a book might qualify for multiple categories but it can only be used for one. :)

• To Boldly Go (Read a book of Science Fiction or Fantasy)
1. Fade by Robert Cormier
2. When We Wake by Karen Healey
3. The Revenge Of Seven by Pitticus Lore
4. Legend by Marie Lu
5. Prodigy by Marie Lu
6. Champion by Marie Lu
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (Finished 6/4/2018)
8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
11. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
12. UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
13. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld 
14. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
15. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
16. The Last Star by Rick Yancey
• Now Technically... (Read a Book about a Scientific Topic or Scientist)
1. The Double Planet by Isaac Asimov
2. The Universe by Isaac Asimov 
3. Pascal's Wager: The Man Who Played Dice with God by James A. Connor
4. Broadsides from the Other Orders: A Book of Bugs by Sue Hubbell
5. The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios
6. The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
7. Frozen in Time by Mark Kurlansky (Finished 6/12/2018)
8. Engineering In the Ancient World by J.G. Landels
9. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
10. Stiff by Mary Roach
• Award Winner (Read a book that Won an Award - Finalists count)
1. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (National Book Award Finalist & O'Dell Award)
2. Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson (Kirkus Reviews Best Book 2010)
3. Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes (Printz Honor Book)
4. Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo (Morris Debut Award Finalist)
5. One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke (Printz Honor Book)
6. The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson (Printz Honor Book) 
7. Fat Kid Rules he World by K.L. Going (Printz Honor Book)
8. Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins (Printz Honor Book) (Finished 6/25/2018)
9. Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer (Nebula)
10. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (Printz Award)
• How-To (Read a Book that teaches you a new hobby or skill)
1. How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman (Cooking Vegetarian) 
2. Kitchen Matrix by Mark Bittman (Cooking Improvisation) - (Finished 6/13/2018)
3. Grammar To Get Things Done by Darren Crovitz and Michelle D. Devereaux (Grammar)
4. Reading Reasons by Kelly Gallagher (Teaching - Reading)
5. Page after Page by Heather Sellers (Writing)
6. Essentials of Asian Cuisine: Fundamentals and Favorite Recipes by Corinne Trang (Cooking Asian Cuisine)
7. "You Gotta Be the Book" by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm (Teaching - Literacy
• Free Space (Read any book you like)
1. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
2. Peeled by Joan Bauer
3. The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
4. Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
5. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson (Finished 6/28/2018)
6. The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes 
7. A List of Cages by Robin Roe
8. There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff
9. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
10. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Finished 6/6/2018)
• Picture This! (Read a Graphic Novel)
1. The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
2. The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
3. Amulet 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/16/2018)
4. Amulet 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/16/2018)
5. Amulet 3: The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/17/2018)
6. Amulet 4: The Last Council by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/24/2018)
7. Amulet 5: Prince of the Elves by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/24/2018)
8. Amulet 6: Escape From Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/23/2018)
9. Amulet 7: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/23/2018)
10. Explorer 1: The Mystery Boxes by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/1/2018)
11. Explorer 2: The Lost Islands by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/2/2018)
12. Explorer 3: The Hidden Doors by Kazu Kibuishi (Finished 6/3/2018)
• Seek Diversity (Read a Book with a Main Character of a different Cultural Background From You)
1. Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
2. Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes (Finished 6/9/2018)
3. Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
4. The First Part Last by Angela Johnson 
5. Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min
6. A Step from Heaven by An Na
7. Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins
8. Binu and the Great Wall: The Myth of Meng by Su Tong
9. The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
10. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
• Just Wait Until You Read This One! (Read a Book Recommended by a Friend or Relative)
1. Story Time by Edward Bloor (Nick R)
2. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (Ryan)
3. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Amanda)
4. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver (Sandy)
5. On Caring by Milton Mayeroff (Nathan)
6. Swan Song by Robert McCammon (Ryan)
7. Fablehaven 1 by Brandon Mull (Ansley & Garrett) (Finished 6/14/2018)
8. Fablehaven 2: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull (Ansley & Garrett) (Finished 6/16/2018)
9. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (Jess)
10. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf (Wilfrid)
• Awww! or Eeek! (Read a Book featuring an Animal on the Cover)
1. Babylon's Ark by Lawrence Anthony (Lion)
2. A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (Dog)
3. The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Crow, Coyote, Rabbit, & Fox)
4. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman (Bee)
5. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (Horse) 
6. The Returning by Christine Hinwood (Horse)
7. Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle (Elephants & Unicorns)
8. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (Bird)
9. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (Elephant) (finished 6/9/2018)
10. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancy (Crow)

I'm trying to have 10 candidates in each category with the exceptions being "To Boldly Go" and "Picture This" since the first one I have loads of backlogged and the other features volumes so short as to take little time. I'm having a very difficult time with the "How To" section.