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Calling ALL READERS!!!!
Calling ALL READERS!!!!
At GWA we are dedicated to building lifelong learners and scholars that become active, engaged and empathetic citizens of the world. A great way to build and cultivate empathy and understanding is through a love and exploration of literature. By reading, students can learn about different communities and cultures, have fantastical adventures in other worlds and realms, learn something new, and more importantly discover something about themselves. We invite you, students and parents, to join our summer book group to explore and immerse yourselves in the stories below. All participants will receive a copy of the book from the library and be invited to two summer zoom chats and one in the fall. Spots are limited. So sign up today!
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GWA 8th and 9th Grade Summer Book Club titles
8th Grade Summer Reading
8th Grade Summer Reading
Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Chiko isn't a fighter by nature. He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family's home and bamboo fields. Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion as each boy is changed by unlikely friendships formed under extreme circumstances.
This coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Narrated by two teenagers on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of the many ethnic minorities in Burma, Bamboo People explores the nature of violence, power, and prejudice.
9th Grade Summer Reading
9th Grade Summer Reading
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned—a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.
To participate please complete the 8th or 9th Grade Summer Reading Club form by Friday, June 13th.
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