Summer Reading.... Where will the trail lead you?

This summer branch out and create your own reading trail.  

Start with any book and see how it can lead you to other books -- or films or articles or other interesting items.

See the Reading Trails below for each entering grade on the East Campus in August 2013.

• MS Reading Challenge-- student version
  -- parent/teacher version
• Grade 9
• Grade 10
• Grade 11

If you want some book suggestions, go to our Summer Reading page where there are both MS and HS booklists, created using Pinterest, for various genres.

Holiday Reading

The holiday break is a perfect time to do some reading.  Come into the library and browse our collection or search the catalog (http://catalog.uwcsea.edu.sg) for your favorite author.

Also note we have started to create some library guides to help lead you to great reads.  See:

• Books & Reading
• Middle School Reading Lists
• Red Dot Books

It's that time of year when "best books of 2012" lists are published.  Below are a few links you might find interesting.

• 2012 Best-of | Children -- Kirkus Book Reviews
  
  
• 2012 Best-of | Nonfiction -- Kirkus Book Reviews
  
  
• Goodreads | Best Books of 2012 (2172 books)
  Young adult literature - and adult
  
  
• Best books of 2012 | Books | The Guardian
  see lists in many different categories
  
  
• Christmas gifts 2012: the best children's books | Books | The Guardian
  
  
• 10 Best Books of 2012 - NYTimes.com
  "The year’s best books, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. "
  
  
• 100 Notable Books of 2012 - NYTimes.com
  "The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. "
  
  
• Most Overlooked Books of 2012: A Literary Mixtape - GalleyCat
  "free samples of the Most Overlooked Books of 2012"
  
  
• Cybils: 2012 Nominations Roundup
  "From October 1-15, book-loving bloggers and members of the public nominated a whopping 1074 eligible books across all categories of the Cybils. The category with the most books overall is, not surprisingly, Fantasy and Science Fiction, with a total of 287 books--122 in Middle Grade SFF and 165 in Teen SFF. Next comes Fiction Picture Books with 167 nominees, and Young Adult fiction with 147."
  
  
• Nonfiction Award | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
  
  
• Horn Book Fanfare 2012 — The Horn Book
  "Fanfare 2012, the Horn Book’s choices for the best children’s and YA books of the year."
  
  
• Goodreads | Best Books 2012 — Goodreads Choice Awards
  
  
• 2012 Nerdy Book Club Award Nominees « Nerdy Book Club
  
  

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

The outside "Read & Recycle" shelves are another option - perfect for people planning to travel who don't want to be concerned about bringing a book back.  "Read & Recycle" books are meant to be passed on.  We have a wide selection of titles, from board books for babies to adult non-fiction.

Middle School Reading Recommendations for the Holidays

 

Click on the image on the image above to check out the booklists of recommended reads:

• 10 Action & Adventure Stories 
• 10 Books to Make You Laugh 
• 10 Classics to be read online FREE 
• 10 Dystopias 10 Fantasy Series 
• 10 Great Non-Fiction Reads 
• 10 Historical Fiction 
• 10 Internationally-Minded Reads 
• 10 Mysteries 
• 10 Reads about Life / Love / Gritty Realism 
• 10 Science Fiction Classics 
• 10 Short Story Collections 
• 10 Twentieth-Century Classics