2010+Summer+Reading+Suggestions

Kindergarten to Grade 3

Grade 4 to Grade 8

This hysterical book is sure to appeal to fans of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It is the notebook of a sixth grader named Tom, who has been given advice by Origami Yoda, a little paper Yoda who resides on the finger of his "friend" Dwight, an "out there' kid in his class, who is sort of a friend. Before taking Yoda's advice, Tom asks the classmates who have taken his advice to write about their experience, complete with some editorial comments from Tom's frenemy. Instructions for folding one's own origami Yoda are included. Fun read. B. Kahn
 * The Strange Case of Origami Yoda** by Tom Angleberger

Grade 9 to Grade 12

Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly
S ixteen-year-old Drea (don't call her Andrea) has a hard time making and keeping friends. This is partly because her Mom doesn't let much grass grow under her feet and is constantly moving, and partly because Drea has some "issues." Issues that her mom loves to discuss with anyone at any time, much to the annoyance of Drea. To avoid being homeless, Drea's mom decides to move from San Fransisco back to Bellingham, Washington in order to move in with Drea's grandmother, an outspoken woman who is difficult to get along with (and may have issues of her own, as does Drea's mom).

Drea has barely gotten out of her mom's beat up car, when she's accosted by a purple-haired fireball named Naomi, who is bubbly and funny and actually thinks that Drea is cool. Drea cannot believe this. She's waiting for the other shoe to drop or to be the punchline of some big joke, when she meets another new kid on the first day of school. Justin is good-looking in a generic sort of way from his name brand polo shirt to his dimples and perfect hair. Drea doesn't expect much from him but teasing. Instead, she finds he seems to have a genuine interest in her and it freaks her out. She has never had one friend, let alone two. And the fact that both of them are as into music as she is just too good to be true