William J. Johnston Middle School 360 Norwich Avenue, Colchester, CT 06415 Chris Bennett – Principal Carla Kennedy – Assistant Principal

Dear Incoming Eighth Grade Student, Summer is upon us and we hope you enjoy the break! Relax this summer and read. Yes, READ.

Summer Reading Assignment Read at least one book of your choice. This book needs to be at your reading level. This book can be fiction or nonfiction. This is a book you pick to read! Keep a list of the books, magazines, newspapers, etc., you have read this summer and turn this list in to your English teacher on the first day of school. Summer Reading Rewards On the first day of school, turn in a list of books, magazines, newspapers, etc., you read over the summer. Every additional book you read (over the 1 required) = an entry into our Summer Reading Rewards

Drawing at WJJMS. Summer Reading Webpage wjjmssummerreading.wikispaces.com. Ebooks- To Access WJJMS’s e-books: On a Desktop or Laptop Computer: Go to https://wbb02966.follettshelf.com Log in using your school username and password (what you use to log in to school computers)

Select the book you want to read and enjoy)

Reading Adds Up! Reading Minutes Total minutes read per day in the summer 5 315 10 630 15 945 20 1260 25 1575 30 1890 35 2205 40 2520 On an Android or Apple Device: Download Follett Brytewave App Open the app and enter the following: Username: Your school username (First letter may need to be capitalized) Password: Your school password http:// wbb02966 Click on my library to look at the book selections

Cragin Memorial Library Summer Reading – Get in the Game and Read! This year’s theme is Get in the Game and Read! Participate in Cragin’s reading program. Receive a FREE T-shirt after you read 300 of minutes. Receive Cragin cash and other great prizes all summer long! No Red Ink – If you would like to brush up on your grammar and writing skills this summer, check out No Red Ink at https://www.noredink.com . Simply click on the “Sign up for Free Student “ link. Enter your name, create a username and password, and enter the following code to join WJJMS’s account: class code: 7cah8hcv. Once the account is set up, click on “Practice” at the top of the page and choose a skill to practice. **Note: If you do not have access to the internet on a computer or tablet, paper copies of the grammar practice activities are available in the WJJMS Office.

Looking for a Great Book to Read this Summer? Check out these Favorite Series and/or Authors SCIENCE FICTION Insignia by S.J. Kincaid The Maze Runner by James Dashner The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Life as We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson Divergent by Veronica Roth Cinder by Marissa Meyer HISTORICAL FICTION The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo SUPERNATURAL/Horror Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez Rot and Ruin Jonathan Maberry All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE Don’t Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon Trance by Linda Gerber I.Q. book one: Independence Hall by Roland Smith The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Richard Yancey Reality Check by Peter Abrahams

2017 Teen Nutmeg Nominees Endangered by Eliot Schrefer Far, Far Away By Tom McNeal The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington Swagger by Carl Deuker A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard Check out WJJMS’s Summer Reading Website for book trailers on these great books! www.wjjmssummerreading.wikispaces.com

Name: Grade: Books I read this summer: List any and all you read!

FANTASY Lightning Thief series by Rick Riordan The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen Beastly by Alex Flinn

Circle your favorite book

SPORTS Football Hero by Tim Green Cover-Up by John Feinstein The Final Four by Paul Volponi The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams Pop by Gordon Korman Second Impact by David Klass

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4. TEEN See You at Harry’s by Jo Knowles Mindblind by Jennifer Roy Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Bystander by James Preller One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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