Materials Needed:

You will need to obtain a copy of the books below. (Students may get these books from a local public library or purchase at a book store)

Choose one novel for the reading requirement for Modules 1 and 2:

• Summer On Wheels, by Gary Soto
• Soccer Circus, by Jamie Gilson
• Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
• Hush, by Jacqueline Woodson
• Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen

Choose one novel for the reading requirement for Modules 3 and 4:

• Hope Was Here, by Joan Bauer
• The River, by Gary Paulsen
• The Summer of the Swans, by Betsy Byars
• The Vanishing Chip, by Mark Delaney

If you have chosen to earn Honors credit, please select one of the novels below for the Segment 1 additional required honors reading:

• The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
• The View from Saturday, by E.L. Koningsburg

Choose one novel for the reading requirement for Modules 6 and 7:

• Lily's Crossing, by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare

Choose one novel for the reading requirement for Modules 8 and 9:

• Travel Team, by Mike Lupica
• Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Jennifer Choldenko
• Kira- Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata

You are expected to supply:

• A word processing program (WordPad is sufficient)
• Plenty of paper for computer printing.
• One 2-inch, 3-ring binder. Try to get the kind with a clear covering which will hold a sheet of paper.
• One three-hole punch
• One set of subject separators/tabs for your notebook
• One blank disk for saving your work or create a folder on your hard drive to save your assignments