Future 8th Graders

Incoming 7th & 8th Grade Recommended Summer Read

Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom by Allan Wolf

Read along with us this summer and stay tuned for a book club celebration in September!

When thirteen-year-old Junius Leak - expert on waterbodies and creator of the encyclopedic Amazing Waterbodies of the World - steps foot on Uncle Spot's rickety dock on Lake Peigneur, the truth assails him: he may love waterbodies, but that doesn't mean they love him back. The latest in a long line of Junius Leaks, he's the first to be doomed to ten days of awkwardness and boredom on a houseboat with a relative he doesn't know while his parents "work on" their marraige. Delcambre, Louisiana, where Junius was born, is awash in unwelcome suprrises. He determines to learn why his mom left town when he was a baby - and to conquer his fear of water at the same time. But the lake has other plans for him, plans tied to a hundred-year-old family feud and a swashbuckling mystery. When disaster strikes, Junius must dive deep within to emerge an unlikely hero. Alternating viewpoints spin the perceptions of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) - and the wry voice of a lake with a long memory - into an inventive tale of sunken treasure and buried secrets anchored by a dramatic true event.