It's August and
Summer Reading is in full swing. Haven't finished yet? Not to worry. FPL has made it
even easier to get your reading done this year.
We will always love a good print book, of course, but we have other exciting options for you, too. Can't get a ride to the library? Did you know you can listen to library audiobooks on your phone? How easy is that, don't you always have your phone with you? Or, did you know that you can put eBooks on your iPad and read them in places where you don't have WiFi, like in the park or on the beach?
There are two different Apps available:
Overdrive and
Hoopla. Overdrive doesn't have a monthly limit on titles (you can have 10 at any give time,) but some of the books require a waiting list if lots of people want a digital copy at the same time. Hoopla has a monthly limit of 5 checkouts, but all the items are available INSTANTLY for download. That is correct, if it is on Hoopla, you don't have to wait to get the item. That means even when the library is closed, you can download the audiobook on your phone in seconds. Most items are available only on Overdrive, but look below for a few Hoopla links, too. For more information about these two apps, please see our
Digital page.
Whether you're in high school at FHS or Keefe, or in Middle School in Framingham, click the links below to get started. Happy Downloading!
PS- For the Framingham Public Schools Summer Reading List for 2015,
please click here.
FHS Summer Reading 2015
*FHS eBook
Instructions*
Grade 9:
All students entering 9th grade must read at least one of the following four books:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon:
eBook
Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario:
eBook
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher:
eBook
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart:
eBook
;
Audiobook
The following are other options for the second required book:
American-Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang:
eBook
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card:
eBook
Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman's Inspirational True Story by Jodee Blanco:
eBook
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen:
eBook
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson:
eBook
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell:
eBook ;
Audiobook (Overdrive) ;
Audiobook
(Hoopla)
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Grade 10:
All students entering 10th grade must read at least one of the following four books:
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls:
eBook
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina:
eBook
The following are other options for the second required book:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Early Autumn by Robert Parker:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen:
eBook
The Lost City of Z by David Grann:
eBook
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey:
eBook
Paper Towns by John Green:
eBook
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Grade 11:
All students entering 11th grade must read at least one of the following four books*:
*Students entering A.P. English Language & Composition must also read
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard:
eBook
;
Audiobook
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie:
eBook**
Lucky by Alice Sebold:
eBook
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler:
eBook**;
Audiobook
**Must be logged in with a Framingham card to see this title.
The following are other options for the second required book:
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard:
eBook ;
Audiobook
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Col. Chris Hadfield:
no digital format
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown:
eBook
On the Road by Jack Kerouac:
eBook ;
Audiobook (Overdrive) ;
Audiobook
(Hoopla)
Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss
& What I Learned by Judd Winick: no digital format
A Secret Edge
by Robin Reardon:
eBook
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Grade 12:
All students entering 12th grade must read at least one of the following four books:
Students entering A.P. English Literature must also read The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare:
eBook ;
Audiobook (Overdrive) ;
Audiobook
(Hoopla)
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini:
eBook
Bossypants by Tina Fey:
eBook** ;
Audiobook
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi:
eBook
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel:
eBook ;
Audiobook
**Must be logged in with a Framingham card to see this title.
The following are other options for the second required book:
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci:
eBook
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman:
eBook**
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung:
eBook
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot:
eBook ;
Audiobook
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare:
eBook ;
Audiobook (Overdrive) ;
Audiobook
(Hoopla)
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan:
eBook1 ;
eBook2 ;
Audiobook
World War Z by Max Brooks:
eBook ;
Audiobook1 ;
Audiobook2
**Must be logged in with a Framingham card to see this title.
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Keefe Tech Summer Reading 2015
-All students enrolled in an Honors course are expected to read
two books
-All students enrolled in a CP1 and
CP2 course are expected to read one book
-All students will be expected to complete an essay upon returning to school in September
Grade 9:
The Lightning Thief by
Percy Jackson (or any book in the
series):
eBooks
&
Audiobooks
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon:
eBook
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper:
eBook
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling (or any book in the
series):
eBooks & Audiobooks
American-Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang:
eBook
The Bully by Anne Schraff: not avilable
A Matter of Trust by Anne Schraff:
not avilable
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Grade 10:
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers: not available
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell:
eBook ;
Audiobook
The Last Hero by Rick Riordan: not available
Blank Confession by Pete Hautman:
eBook
Lost and Found by
Anne Schraff: not available
The Gun by Paul Langan: not available
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Grade 11:
Looking for Alaska by John Green:
eBook
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
(or any book in the series):
eBooks & Audiobooks
Sold by Patricia McCormick:
eBook
Maus by Art Spiegelman: not available
Into
the Wild by Jon Krakauer:
eBook
Invisible by Pete Hautman:
eBook
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Middle School Summer Reading 2015
Grade 6:
Students entering grade 6 are required
to read one of the two district selections. They are also encouraged to read as many books as
possible from their recommended grade level list, as part of the World Series of Summer Reading
Incentive Program.
District Read Choices:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin:
eBook ;
Audiobook
The Color of My Words by Lynn
Joseph: not yet available
Full List:
Firegirl by Tony Abbott:
Audiobook
El Deafo by Cece Bell:
eBook
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech:
eBook
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins:
eBooks & Audiobooks
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd:
eBook
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans:
eBook
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman:
eBook
Among the Hidden by Margaret P. Haddix:
eBook
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai:
eBook1 ;
eBook2
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment by Carla McClafferty:
not yet available
Eggs by Jerry Spinelli:
Audiobook
Smile by Raina Telgemeier:
eBook
So B. It by Sarah Weeks:
eBook ;
Audiobook
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams- Garcia:
eBook
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson:
eBook ;
Audiobook
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Grade 8:
Students entering grade
8 are required
to read the district selection. They are also encouraged to read as many books as
possible from their recommended grade level list, as part of the World Series of Summer Reading
Incentive Program.
District Read Choice:
The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson:
Audiobook
(Hoopla) ;
Audiobook (Overdrive)
Full List:
Code Talker: A novel about the Navajo Marines by Joseph
Bruchac:
eBook
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card:
eBook
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Reckless by Cornelia Funke:
Audiobook
The Trouble with Lemons by Daniel Hayes: not yet available
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen:
eBook ;
Audiobook
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson:
eBook ;
Audiobook
A Separate Peace by John Knowles:
eBook
Legend by Marie Lu:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Cinder by Marissa Meyer:
eBook ;
Audiobook
Monster by Walter Dean Myers:
eBook
Bystander by James Preller:
eBook
Boy 21 by Matthew Quick:
eBook (Framingham card required)
Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn:
eBook
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team that
Changed a Town by Warren St. John: not yet available
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