New Books
YA FICTION (Ages 12 and up)
small town called Moundville, Alabama. A twelve year old boy named Dit is excited
about the arrival of the new Postmaster and his son. He finds it to be very unlucky
when the Postmaster turns out to be black and his son is a daughter. Dit and Emma
form a special bond and friends in this book.
YA GRAPHIC NOVELS
Chiggers - by Hope Larson. Abby is back at the same summer camp she usually goes
to, but this year, everything is different. Her friends have all changed, and the only
person who isn't too cool for her is the new girl, Shasta. Can Abby and Shasta be friends, even though all of Abby's
friends think that Shasta is totally annoying?
mother disappears and her father is accused of murder. When Rue starts to investigate her family's past, she discovers that her mother is a faerie, who was forced to return to the faerie realm because of a broken promise. If Rue is half -
faerie, which world does she belong in? Human or faerie? Will her life ever be the same?
Into the Volcano - by Don Wood. The Pugg brothers are on a three-day hike when suddenly, an erupting volcano forces
them into a battle for their lives! The brothers soon begin to think that their guides on the hike, who they thought to be
trusted family members, might be thieves. They are forced to set off on their own through a maze of tunnels, on a
race against time as the volcano threatens to explode the entire island!
YA NON-FICTION (Ages 12 and up)
Charles and Emma
- by Deborah Heiligmann. Charles is Charles Darwin and Emma is
his faithful wife. this book touches on how much influence his
wife and children had in his theories. His wife's religious
nature gave him pause as to how the world around him was. This is
a biography but reads like a novel.
Sweat and Blood -
by Gloria Skurzynski. This is a history of U. S. labor
unions. This is a fascinating account of how workers were treated
in the 1700's to the present. In the 1700's there was no union to
stand up for the worker's right to fair wages and a normal work
day. Today the union is a powerful system of checks and balances
to ensure the workers are treated fairly. It was a long road from
the 1700's to what we know today as unions.
Career Coach Sports
Industry - by Shelly Field. This book is a very helpful
tool for someone interested in entering the variety of positions within
the sports industry. The topics covered are many and range from
marketing yourself, making connections and job search strategies.
We now have "Playaways". What are 'Playaways" you ask?
An all-in-one MP3 player. The Playaway is a lightweight, compact,
easy-to-use MP3 player that comes with a pre loaded audio book.
The battery and headset are included just in case you do not have a
spare set of earphones. Playaway is about the size of an ipod and
you can even use it in your car radio or home stereo system. They
can be checked out for three weeks.
Check out our expanded collection of
new
music CD's. We are expanding our soundtrack and world music
collection. There is something to please everyone. We also
continue to
purchase new Books on CD for your listening pleasure.
If you prefer paperbacks, check out our carousels of YA
paperbacks. We have a section of new paperbacks on the back
bookshelf located in the Teen Room. The graphic novels are
located just below the paperbacks.
Important for your to know, all new NON-FICTION is located in the Teen Corner. All other YA Non-Fiction is located on the second floor and shelved with the adult non-fiction material.
2009 MASCONOMET SUMMER READING LIST:
GRADE 7
Required: Lawn Boy - by Gary Paulson
Bearwalker - by Joseph Bruchac
The Name of this Book is Secret - by Pseudonymous Bosch
GRADE 8
College Prep students should read two or more from this list.
Honors students should read three or more from this list.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead - by Avi (Fantasy)
Out of the Dust - by Karen Hesse (Historical fiction)
Gathering Blue - by Lis Lowry (Science fiction)
Shakespeare's Scribe - by Gary Blackwood (Historical fiction)
Red Badge of Courage - by Stephen Crane (Historical fiction)
Tuesdays with Morrie - by Mitch Albom (Biography)
Monster - by Walter Dean Myers (Realistic fiction)
The Red Necklace - by Sally Gardner (Historical fiction)
Bog Child - by Siobhan Dowd (Realistic fiction)
Shooting the Moon - by Frances O'Rourke Dowell (Realistic fiction)
Scat - by Carl Hiaasen (Realistic fiction)
Treasure Island - by Robert Louis Stevenson (Adventure fiction)
A Walk in the Woods - by Bill Bryson (Non-fiction)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - by Douglas Adams (Science fiction)
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes - by Chris Crutcher (Realistic fiction)
GRADE 9
Grade 9 College Preparatory - Students are required to read one of the following:
Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night Time - by Mark Haddon
My Sister's Keeper - by Jodi Picoult
Grade 9 Honors - Students are required to read one of the following:
The Bean Trees - by Barbara Kingsolver
This Boy's Life - by Tobias Wolff
GRADE 10
Grade 10 College Preparatory - Students are required to read one of the following:
In the Time of the Butterflies - by Julia Alvarez
Into Thin Air - by Jon Krakauer
21 Great Stories - by Abraham Lass (Editor)
Grade 10 Honors - Students are required to read one of the following:
Life of Pi - by Yann Martel
Kite Runner - by Khalid Hossieni
Slaughterhouse five - by Kurt Vonnegut
GRADE 11
Honors Required: Ishmael, Daniel Quinn
AND, A choice of one of the following:
House of the Seven Gables - by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Uncle Tom's Cabin - by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Age of Innocence - by Edith Wharton
As I Lay Dying - by William Faulkner
A Farewell to Arms - by Ernest Hemingway
Ceremony - by Leslie Marmon Silko
Selected Poems - by Emily Dickinson (Dover Thrift Edition)
100 Selected Poems - by E. E. Cummings
Everything That Rises Must Converge - by Flannery O'Connor
College Preparatory - One book of the student's own choice.
AND, one of the following:
Ishmael - by Daniel Quinn
The Road - by Cormac McCarthy
Finn - by John Clinch
My Jim - by Nancy Rawles
A Walk in the Woods - by Bill Bryson
Selected Poems - by Emily Dickinson (Dover Thrift Edition)
Sailing Alone Around the Room - by Billy Collins
100 Selected Poems - by E. E. Cummings
Everything That Rises Must Converge - by Flannery O'Connor
College Preparatory 2 - One book of the student's choice.
GRADE 12
AP English: Read two books from the list below and one from the list of titles suggested for CP:
A Prayer for Owen Meany - by John Irving
Emma - by Jane Austen
No Country for Old Men - by Cormac McCarthy
All the King's Men - by Robert Penn Warren
Corelli's Mandolin - by Louis DeBernieres
The Bell Jar - by Sylvia Plath
Sister Carrie - by Theodore Dreiser
Robinson Crusoe - by Daniel Defoe
One Hundred Years of Solitude - by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Poetry
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry - by Billy Collins (Editor)
The Graphic Novel
Students taking The Graphic Novel for Honors credit must read the following:
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - by Michael Chabon
Ethel and Ernest: A True Story - by Raymond Briggs
The 9/11 Report: A graphic adaptation - by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon
Students taking The Graphic Novel for College Prep credit must read the following:
Ethel and Ernest: A True Story - by Raymond Briggs
The 9/11 Report: A graphic adaptation - by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon
Monsters, Madness and Mayhem
If you have selected this course for College Prep credit, read one novel from the list below. If you have selected this course for Honors credit, read two:
The Turn of the Screw - by Henry James
Rebecca - by Daphne du Maurier
Jane Eyre - by Charlotte Bronte
Withering Heights - by Emily Bronte
The Picture of Dorian Gray - by Oscar Wilde
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - by Ambrose Bierce
The Shining - by Stephen King
It - by Stephen King
Global Literature
College Prep students will select on of the following two titles:
Things Fall Apart - by Chinua Achebe
Three cups of Tea - by Greg Mortenson
Honors students will read one of the above titles in addition to:
The Accidental Asian - by Eric Liu
The Topsfield Town Library supports the Masconomet Summer Reading program, making titles available and separated from the rest of the collection during the summer months. Drop by and check out the area designated in the Teen Corner located on the second floor. Library staff can assist you in locating titles required for your summer reading success.
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