Summer Reading 2024 (Polson)

Books in LION for Polson Middle School students' summer reading
 

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1. Allies

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Author:
Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this...

2. The canyon's edge

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Author:
Bowling, Dusti
Average Rating:
4 stars
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What do you fear? Dying. Are you likely to die in this situation? Yes. Nora's birthday marks the one-year anniversary of the worst day of her life. To distract them both from the memories of the horrible shooting that killed Nora's mom, her dad surprises her with a trip to explore a slot canyon deep in the Arizona desert. Nora hopes they'll find some remnant of the happiness they felt when her mother was still alive. But in the twisting, winding depths,...

3. Ground zero

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Author:
Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.

4. Hatchet

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Author:
Paulsen, Gary
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. Includes an introduction and sidebar commentary by the author.

5. The Hunger Games

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Author:
Collins, Suzanne
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

6. The raft

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Author:
Bodeen, S. A. (Stephanie A.), 1965-
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Robie lives with her family on the Midway Atoll, a group of islands in the Pacific. After visiting her aunt on Hawaii, she catches a return cargo flight at the last minute. The plane hits nasty weather and goes down. Max, the only other survivor pulls her onto a raft and the real terror begins. How long can they survive?

7. Refugee

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Author:
Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.

8. Two degrees

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Author:
Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florida--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.