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Summer of Reading
The Library @ MMRHS
What’s a Good Book To Read
This Summer? Any Book.
Summer is a great time to get caught up reading. It is also a
good time to get lost in a new book. This year’s Summer
Reading at Monument Mountain Regional High School focuses
on allowing you to select your own books. There is a list of
books recommended by MMRHS teachers (and you earn the
most points for reading those titles!) and you can choose your
own books from a list of unique parameters.
See the options for book choices on Page 2 and teacher
recommended books on Pages 3 and 4.
Most of all, have fun and READ!
Mrs. Staunton
kara.staunton-shron@bhrsd.org
https://sites.google.com/site/monumentmountainlibrary/
Twitter: @mmrhslibrary
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Win Prizes!
This summer, for each book
you read and record in your
reading log, you earn points.
The more points you
accumulate, the better the prize
you could earn.
Think of it like going to the
arcade, the more tickets you
get, the better the prize.
The more books you read, the
better your mind will be.
See the Prize list on Page 5

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How Do I Select My Books?
The challenge is on! How many points can you earn this summer while
reading? Keep track of the books you read and the points that each book is
worth in the Reading Log. Earning different levels of points will earn you
certain prizes. Return your Reading Log to Mrs. Staunton in September and
claim your prize!
5 Point Books 10 Point Books 15 Point Books
Book with an animal on its
cover
Book your parent / guardian
recommends
Any book from the list of titles
recommended by the staff of
MMRHS. This list is on the
next page.
Book about or set in winter Book with an author whose
name starts with a J
Book set in a place you’ve
been
Book from an Award List (such
as the Alex Award, the Printz
Award, National Book Award,
etc.)
A graphic novel A non-fiction book
Book set in a foreign country Book written before 1900
A science fiction book Book written the year you were
born
Book with a one word title Book with a number in the title
Book with a red cover Listen to an audiobook

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MMRHS Teacher Book Recommendations
MS. BIRKETT:
Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
Any Phillippa Gregory novels, such as The
Other Boleyn Girl
MR. BOUVIER
Ines My Soul by Isabel Allende
Eva Luna by Isabell Allende
MRS. ERICKSON
Sync by Steven Strogatz
Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos
MR. SOULE
Music Inn by Jeremy Yudkin
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Prospering by Elizabeth George Speare
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
White Tiger by AravindAdiya
Fatherland by Robert Harris
Iron Man by Chris Crutcher
MS. UNRUH
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by
Junot Diaz
ALISON QUINONES-JOHNSON
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ulysseus by James Joyce
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
MS. YOUNG
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Steadman
Any medical mystery novel by Robin Cook or
Patricia Cornwall
Read these, one after the other: first read The
Double Helix by James Watson, then Rosalind
Franklin & DNA by Anne Sayre
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
MRS. BALDWIN
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset
Maugham
Tess of the D’Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
MS. OLDS
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael
Shermer
MR. BARRETT
Under the Dome by Stephen King
11/22/63 by Stephen King
MRS. MARZOTTO
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
by Wes Moore
MS. ZANTAY
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel
Garcia Marquez
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

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MR. ESTELLE
Under the Dome by Stephen King
The Stand by Stephen King
MS. VAN PELT DUS
The Professor and the Madman by Simon
Winchester
What Language Is by John McWharter
Practical Goals by Carl Dennis
What We Carry by DorianneLaux
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems
MR. ROSENTHAL
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya
Angelou
Chronicles by Bob Dylan
MS. ST. JOHN
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
Memoirs of a Geishaby Arhtur Golden
The Kite Runner by KhaleedHosseini
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Berniere
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
MS. KNOX
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
MR. BROWN
Why Buildings Fall Down by Mathys Levy and
Mario Salvadori
MRS. MOREHOUSE
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie
Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
MRS. TROIANO
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
MR. FLOREK
Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One Tenth of
an Acre by Eric Toensmeier&Jonathan Bates
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa
Diffenbaugh
Reading the Forest Landscape by Tom Wessel
MRS. STAUNTON
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
A Thousand Splendid Suns by KhaledHosseini
Any book by Jodi Picoult
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David
Wroblewski
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Defending Jacob by William Landay
Room by Emma Donoghue
Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Everyday by David Levithan
Fault in Our Stars by John Green
MS. KING
e=mc2: A Biography of the World’s Most
Famous Formula by David Bodanis
MMRHS Teacher Book Recommendations

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The Prizes!
Number of Points
Earned
Possible Prizes to Choose From
5 to 10 Free Library Pass - good for anytime, even if library is full!
Free Writing Utensil from Mr. Rosenthal
15 to 30 Extra Hall Pass in Mrs. Erickson’s class
5 Points on First Test of Year from Mr. Bouvier
Bread Dippers Set from Ms. Young
3 Floral Picture Frames from Ms. Unruh
Drop lowest lab grade from Mrs. Quinones-Johnson
Drop lowest assessment grade from Mr. Estelle
Healthy Snack from Mr. Rosenthal
35 to 50 Snack delivery to a student from Mrs. Erickson
Baldwin Hardware T-shirt from Mrs. Baldwin
5% Bonus Points on any assessment from Mrs. Quinones-Johnson
10 Bonus Points on any assignment from Mrs. Troiano
Pair of Earrings from Mrs. Olds
Miami Vice DVD set from Ms. Zantay
55 to 75 Help on one question on any math quiz (with permission of math teacher)
from Mrs. Erickson
Replace a low quiz grade in Honors or AP Chemistry with a 100 from Mrs.
Baldwin
Chocolate Orange Truffles of Your Favorite Dessert from Ms. King
Free One Day Late on a Paper from Ms. Van Pelt Dus
Little Miss Sunshine DVD from Ms. Unruh
75 to 95 Free library pass for a quarter!
Brand new Swatch watch from Ms. Unruh
$5 and $10 gift cards donated by Ms. Birkett, Mr. Roy, Mr. Barrett, Mr.
Clooney, Mr. Brown and Mrs. Baldwin to:
o Dunkin’ Donuts
o Froyo World
o The Barrington Bagel Shop
o iTunes
Over 100 $20 and $25 gift cards donated by Mrs. Young, Mr. Soule, and Ms.
Morehouse to the following:
o Starbucks
o Barnes and Noble
o iTunes
o The Bookloft

6. Save these Dates
Come meet with some of the teachers at Fuel this summer to talk casually about the books you
have read.
Tuesday, July 30 at 11 AM: Mrs. Staunton, Ms. Unruh, Mrs. Olds and Mrs. Baldwin will be there.
Thursday, August 22 at 3 PM: Mrs. Erickson, Ms. Birkett, Mr. Soule, Ms. Knox, Mrs. Quinones-
Johnson, Mrs. Staunton and Mr. Rosenthal will be there.
Informal Book Club
Award Winning Book Lists To Check Out
The National Book Award: http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2013.html#.UYkUhCs6XGI
The Alex Award goes to adult books that have teen appeal:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/alex
The Michael L. Printz Award goes to the best Young Adult books:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award#current
American Library Association’s list of the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya/2013list
Young Adult Library Service Association Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya/2013list
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/amazing-
audiobooks/2013
THE LIBRARY @ MMRHS SUMMER 2013