Summer Reading Lists w/ E-book + Audiobook links: FHS, Keefe, and Middle Schools

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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Grade 12:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: eBook ; Audiobook
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: eBook ; Audiobook
Christine by Stephen King: not available
The Dead Zone by Stephen King: not available
Animal Farm by George Orwell: eBook ; Audiobook (Overdrive) ; Audiobook (Hoopla)
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: not available
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom: Audiobook

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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 7: 
Students entering grade 7 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:
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper: eBook
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick: eBook

Full List:
City of Orphans by Avi: eBook
Can I See Your I.D? by Chris Barton: eBook
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol: eBook
Tracking Trash : Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns: not yet available
Matched by Ally Condie: eBook ; Audiobook
Ranger’s Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan: eBook
Phineas Gage, A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman: eBook
Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham: eBook ; Audiobook
Escape from Mr. Limoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein: eBook ; Audiobook
The Odyssey (Graphic novel) by Gareth Hinds: not yet available
Heat by Mike Lupica: eBook ; Audiobook
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano: eBook
Thirteen by Lauren Myracle: eBook
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen: eBook ; Audiobook (Overdrive) ; Audiobook (Hoopla)
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel: eBook ; Audiobook (Overdrive) ; Audiobook (Hoopla)
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson: eBook ; Audiobook
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman: eBook ; Audiobook
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: eBook (Overdrive) ; eBook (Hoopla) ; Audiobook (Overdrive) ; Audiobook (Hoopla)
The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh: eBook
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin: eBook (Framingham card required) ; 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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Summer Reading for All

Here at FPL, we have Summer Reading for all ages!

Adults: 

Adult Summer Reading 2015: Escape the Ordinary

June 25 - August 19 

How to participate:
Register at the Circulation Desk and receive a Summer Reading t-shirt! Enter a raffle ticket for each book you read for a chance to win a weekly prize or a grand prize.

What you can win:
Weekly prizes will be drawn on the following days
July 13 - $10 gift cards from J&M Diner at Old Path Village
July 20 - $10 gift cards donated by Café Bagel or $10 gift cards donated by Famous Pizza
July 27 - $25 gift card donated by Sunshine Farm or $20 gift cards donated by Fresh City
August 3 - $25 gift card donated by Zaftigs or $20 gift cards donated by Fresh City

Grand prizes - Winners will be drawn Thursday, August 20 at 7pm
$80 gift card to Barnes & Noble donated by the Friends of the Framingham Library
OR
Cooking class for 2 donated by Sur La Table valued up to $170

Adult Summer Reading FinaleThursday, August 20 at 7pm, Costin Room, Main Library
The grand prize winners will be drawn, followed by a concert by the Love Dogs
After the concert enjoy ice cream donated by Ben & Jerrys Natick Ice Cream Parlor  

For more information: Call 508-532-5570 x4351 or visit http://www.framinghamlibrary.org/adultsummerreading.htm.

Escape the Ordinary is sponsored by the Framingham Public Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.  

 Teens

Summer Reading Grades 6-12
Make your summer reading more fun and rewarding with prizes and programs for teens this summer!

Registration begins Friday, June 26 at both Libraries’ Young Adult departments, and registrants receive a bag, button (limited supply), bookmark and ten hours of reading slip. Stop in to learn more.

Win a prize or free book each time you submit an online book review or read 10 hours and submit a 10 hour slip! You may pick up ten hour slips in the teen area or at the main desk.

Check out an eBook or Audiobook for your Summer Reading!
   -Middle Schools
   -FHS
   -Keefe Tech

*Framingham Public Schools Summer Reading Lists*

Kids:

  Every Hero Has a Story!
This year’s summer reading adventure is coming to a library near you!!—
Signups begin Saturday, June 20!
When you sign up at either branch, you’ll get a packet that explains:
how to win a prize at the end of the summer as well as receive a free t-shirt,
and how to keep track of your reading online if you’re spending the summer away.
This year, get your name up on our wall of reading fame—
no special lists, no restrictions on what you read.

Paid for by the Framingham Cultural Council and Friends of the
Framingham Library, Framingham Coalition, DCU Digital Federal Credit Union and
Mutual One Bank as well as our t-shirt sponsors.

Every Hero Has a Story is sponsored by the Framingham Public Library,
the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins,
and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

*Framingham Public Schools Summer Reading Lists*

Learning Express

Have you tried Learning Express yet? Use this eResource to:

• Take practice SAT and AP tests
• Study for the HiSET
• Prepare for professional exams
• Watch a tutorials on how to use a computer
• ...and more!

Set up an account with your Framingham Library card number and a valid e-mail address. You do not have to be in the library to use Learning Express if you are a Framingham resident. If you do not live in Framingham, you are welcome to use Learning Express within the library.

Free Online Practice Tests for…
SAT
ACT
AP
ASVAB
GED & HiSET (Also see our HiSET guide)
GMAT
TOEFL
GRE
MTEL
NCLEX-RN
USCIS Naturalization Test
...and more!

Occupational Exams for:
Allied Health

Air Traffic Controller

Civil Service
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts
Electrical
Emergency Medical Services
Firefighting
Homeland Security
Law Enforcement
Postal Worker
Nursing
Real Estate
Plumbing
Teaching
…and more!

Choose from 9 different centers in Learning Express!

• Adult Learning Center
• Career Center
• High School Equivalency Center
• College Preparation Center
• Recursos para hispanohablantes
• College Center
• School Center
• Computer Skills Center
• Job & Career Accelerator

Try it today!
http://www.framinghamlibrary.org/eResources.htm

Attention Teens!
Looking for your next read? Search no further than our brand new Reading Guides!
Browse the subjects below and check our catalog to see what is available!

Body Image
Bullying
Chick Lit
Dragons
Dystopian Books
Guys Read
Harry Potter Read-alikes
Historical Fiction
Horror Stories
Fault in Our Stars Read-alikes
LGBTQ
Mysteries
Percy Jackson Read-alikes
Science Fiction
Sports Reads
Teen Memoirs / Autobiographies
Vampires, Werewolves & Zombies

Want more ideas? Try our Novelist Database. Happy Reading! And don't forget to check our Teen Page for more news and events at FPL.

New Staff Recommends!
This month's review was written by our Supervisor of Children’s Services! Read all about Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series, the latest book in Laini Taylor’s YA fantasy trilogy, and Brian Staveley's The Emperor’s Blades.
For more staff recommendations: http://framinghamlibrary.org/staffrec/staffrec.htm

Book Talk: We Recommend
Recommended by Lucy Loveridge, Supervisor of Children’s Services
Three years and counting since the last Game of Thrones volume; it’s time to start looking for some new sprawling, world-ranging, multi-character fantasies.

I just enjoyed Brent Weeks’ Lightbringer series, books 1-3: The Black Prism, The Blinding Knife, and The Broken Eye. Color magic gives you power but also binds you to work for the good of the people and to an early death. The Prism, the empire’s religious leader, has the most power and magic but usually burns out very early after 7 or 14 years of rule. Gavin Guile, the current Prism, having survived 16 years of rule, is looking forward to 5 more years to accomplish certain goals he’s had. So far, he’s managed to navigate the politics of the Color Council and heal some of the wounds in the Seven Satrapies that were created by the False Prism’s War. That was led by his younger brother and ended with Dazen’s death 14 years ago. He’s also managed to contain the machinations of his power-mad father and to keep a very deep, life-threatening secret from him and the rest of the country. Alas, all his hopes for the next five years begin to fall apart in a very short time with the advent of a religious movement intent on bringing back the old gods and destroying the Prism’s rule through war; the discovery of a fat, inept, uneducated bastard son, Kip, conceived during the False Prism’s War who upsets many of the Prism’s relationships in the capital when Kip’s sent there for education and safety; and the rumored resurrection of a secret society of assassins who may or may not be behind some attempts on Kip’s life (Kip suspects it’s his grandfather wanting him dead). Throw in a prophecy, a spy network or two, some conflicted oath holders and old lovers, an army of insane color mages or color wights, and another bastard—this one educated, powerful and a complete psychopath—and the stage is set for an absorbing read. Unfortunately, this is not a trilogy--there’ll be a two year wait for book 4, and who knows how many more books will be necessary to finish the story.

This year finally brought the last book in Laini Taylor’s YA fantasy trilogy about Karou: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Days of Blood and Starlight, and Dreams of Gods and Monsters. We meet the mysterious Karou living in Prague and attending art school. She has startling blue hair achieved by wishes rather than hair dye and was brought up by four teeth-collecting monsters—half snake/half woman, half ram/half dragon, etc—who have a magical portal that can open in many cities around the world and another possibly magic door that is forbidden to Karou; if anyone even knocks at it, she’s kicked out till they’re gone. One day while collecting teeth in Morocco for her monster family, Karou runs into and is almost killed by a beautiful angel with flaming wings. While recovering from her wounds, she sneaks through the forbidden door and finds another world with two moons and a plethora of monstrous types, and is attacked there by a human/wolf hybrid. Her family, incensed by her transgression, exiles her to Prague, and then, bad timing, the angels burn all the magic portals on Earth. Karou is determined to make it to the other world to try and find her family again while the angel, Akiva, is drawn back to Earth to watch Karou who reminds him of another woman in his world who was horribly executed. It turns out the angels and monsters are locked in a millennium-long war on that other world and that Karou is part of a Romeo and Juliet love story that could change the fate of that world (and ours, too, which may become a new battleground in the war when the angels discover our advanced weaponry) if revenge and retribution don’t get in the way. Of course, although this story ends in book three, there are hints of another trilogy to come involving an even greater conflict between worlds and involving Karou, Akiva and their peoples, so more waiting for the true end of the story is necessary.

A promising new series just started this year with Brian Staveley’s The Emperor’s Blades, book 1 of the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne. The emperor of Annur has set three different paths for his children: the eldest, Adare, a female who can never be emperor, has been educated to be a minister in the empire’s government and has spent her life at court learning the ins and outs of courtly politics; his heir, Kaden, has been sent to a remote monastery to learn the strange disciplines of the monks of the Blank God; and his youngest son, Valyn, has been sent to a remote island to train to become a Kettral, an elite soldier who works with giant hawks as transport. All of them have their trials and tribulations with their upbringing but all love their father and want to serve the empire. However, their father is suddenly dead, betrayed by someone close to him. Adare, Kaden and Valyn must now try to figure out who can be trusted while trying to identify their father’s murderer, protect the new emperor, and grow into their new duties as their paths through the lives their father set for them continue to unwind. The characters, and the different environments and situations they find themselves in, make it worth waiting for the rest of the series.

Seeking FLYAZ (Framingham Public Library Youth Advisors)
Volunteers for the Upcoming 2014 School Year!

This is an excellent opportunity to earn community service points, round out your college application, and shape the direction of the Young Adult department of your library! There will be two options:

FLYAZ Teen Tech Team- Are you a passionate gamer? Love technology? Lend your expertise to the library by joining the Teen Tech Team! As a member of the team, you’ll plan gaming events for teens and younger children and advise the Youth Services Librarian on all matters of technology for the teen area in the library. Grades 8-12.

FLYAZ Event Planning Committee- We are looking for creative and enthusiastic teens who work well on a team and enjoy planning events to help the Youth Services Librarian plan exciting events throughout the year. Last year we ran a Halloween Spookfest, a manga event, Minecraft tournament, two teens only open mic nights, a Hunger Games event and Divergent event, and a book ordering group at Framingham High School. You bring the ideas, and the library will provide the resources to make it happen! There will be two separate committees: one for middle school students in grades 7-8, and the other for grades 9-12.

To apply for any of these committees, please contact Marcy Maiorana, Youth Services Librarian, at 508-532-5570, ext. 4335 or email her at mmaiorana@minlib.net.