Outside+Reading

Each marking period, you are required to choose an outside reading book that you will complete a project on at the end of the marking period. You are expected to bring it to class every day. =﻿Choose one of the following books:= ** Fantasy ** //Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief// by Rick Riordan Any of the //Twilight// series books by Stephanie Meyer //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian //// by Sherman // Alexie //Infinity// by Sherrilyn Kenyon //Terrier// by Tamora Pierce //Hogfather// by Terry Pratchett // Wings // by Aprilynne Pike //The Mortal Instruments// by Cassandra Clare //House of Night series// by P.C and Kristin Cast //Inkheart// by Cornelia Funke // Vampire Academy series // by Racheal Mead [|**//Lord of the Rings// by JRR Tolkien**] [|**//The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy// by Douglas Adams**] [|**//Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland// by Lewis Carroll**] [|**//The War of the Worlds// by HG Wells**] // The Hobbit // by JRR Tolkien // Cirque de Freak // Darren Shaw // Wicked Lovely series // by Melissa Marr ** Non Fiction ** //Where Men Win Glory// by Jon Krakauer //I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings// by Maya Angelou //Beating the Odds// by Janet Bode //The Circuit- stories from the life of a migrant child// by Francisco Jimenez //Farewell to Manzanar// by Jeanne Watasuki //The Perfect Storm// by Sebastian Junger //A Long Way Gone// by Ishmael Baeh //The Omnivores Dilemma// by Michael Pollan ** Fiction ** //The House on Mango Street// by Sandra Cisneros //Hunger Games/Catching Fire/Mockingjay// by Suzanne Collins //The Green Mile// by Stephen King // Monster // by Walter Dean Myers [|**//The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde// by Robert Louis Stevenson**] // Wintergirls // ** Outside Reading Project ** once you're finished with the book, choose one of the following projects and present on it. Remember, the purpose of the project is to prove to me you read the book, so make sure that the effort you put in reflects that. Diorama Poster that illustrates the connections to other texts Soundtrack for the book and an explanation for why the songs fit Book review Journal entries as the character Map that shows the important places Study Guide for the book Comparison between the book and the movie Newspaper that shows the major events of the novel Comic that shows the major events of the novel A board game of the book