Independent Reading
This page includes suggestions for quality, independent reading materials for our students. You will find reliable online resources, local Glastonbury resources, and the Library Media Specialist's picks. Teachers and librarians will offer reading suggestions when a student either requires or requests this assistance. No reading is required through the school library.
NOTE: We encourage parents to monitor the materials their children are selecting to read. We also encourage parents to regularly discuss these materials with their children.
Summer Reading
Nutmeg Nominee Discussion Schedule
Read this Summer. Discuss in the Fall.
Join Mr. Landry and Ms. Campbell to discuss one or all four of the 2024-2025 nutmeg nominee titles that will be discussed after school in the Smith Middle School Library Media Center.
Check out some reading recommendation from Smith Middle School Staff below by clicking on their image.
Pony by R.J. Palacio.mp4Mr. Landry's Reading Suggestions
The list is for list lovers that want suggestions. No requirements attached.
SMS 2019 summer reading list final by Author (1).xlsx
SORA is here!
Sora is the Glastonbury Public School electronic reading platform. Click on the Sora Rocket to get started on a laptop or personal computer or download the Sora app from self service on your school issued iPad. We have hundreds of e-books and audiobooks from which to choose.
Check it out and get reading for free today!
Quality Reading Resources
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is the branch of the American Library Association (ALA) that specializes in everything “Teen.”
The library has created a database for checking the order of titles in your favorite young adult series. It can be searched by author, book title, or series title.
Smith Middle School students are encouraged to participate in the Nutmeg Book Awards program every year in several ways:
All Nutmeg titles are added to the summer reading list.
In June, Nutmeg books are highlighted in “summer reading” book talks conducted by the Library Media Specialist and the Welles Turner Young Adult librarian.
Nutmeg Book Award banners are distributed to all English teachers every year.
Students may write reviews of the Nutmeg books to earn extra credit in English class.
Students who have read two or more of the Nutmeg Book Award nominees are invited to vote for his/her favorite in May.
The Teen Librarian at Welles Turner Library has put together a great collection of online resources to help teens and their parents find good books to read.