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Thematic Focus: Families, Heroes, and Crucial Decisions
Thematic Focus: Families, Heroes, and Crucial Decisions
Welcome to Huntington High School!
Welcome to Huntington High School!
My name is Ms. Bean and I am so excited to meet you all in September!
My name is Ms. Bean and I am so excited to meet you all in September!
I hope you enjoy these summer reading books!
I hope you enjoy these summer reading books!
Wishtree
Wishtree
by: Katherine Applegate
by: Katherine Applegate
How can you not love a story narrated by a wise, old tree who has seen so much in all his years? Red is a 216 years old oak tree. Every year on the 1st of May, people come to hang their wishes on her branches.
How can you not love a story narrated by a wise, old tree who has seen so much in all his years? Red is a 216 years old oak tree. Every year on the 1st of May, people come to hang their wishes on her branches.
When Samar and her Muslim family move in Red's neighborhood, some people aren't pleased and they make their new neighbors know that they aren't welcome. But Red and her inhabitants aren't willing to let that pass without a fight.
When Samar and her Muslim family move in Red's neighborhood, some people aren't pleased and they make their new neighbors know that they aren't welcome. But Red and her inhabitants aren't willing to let that pass without a fight.
Friendship, humanity, tolerance, acceptance, love of animals, nature and lots of fun and humor are the main pillars of this light and amazing story!
Friendship, humanity, tolerance, acceptance, love of animals, nature and lots of fun and humor are the main pillars of this light and amazing story!
*All book titles are available in Follett Destiny and accessible through Clever, and available at
Front Desk
Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
by Kelly Yang
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.
Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.
Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.
Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?
It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?
*All book titles are available in Follett Destiny and accessible through Clever, and available at
The Sun is Also a Star
The Sun is Also a Star
by: Nicola Yoon
by: Nicola Yoon
Today is Natasha Kingsley’s last day in America, she and her family are being deported. Daniel Bae is college bound but his parents are forcing him into a career he is not passionate about. These two teens meet in and spend 12 fateful hours together in New York City. In a race against time, Natasha attempts to find a way for her family to legally stay in the United States, while falling for Daniel. Will Natasha be able to stay in America? Will Daniel be forced to be someone he isn’t? And will they fall in love?
*All book titles are available in Follett Destiny and accessible through Clever, and available at
The Memory of Things
The Memory of Things
by: Gae Polisner
by: Gae Polisner
On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen-year-old Kyle Donohue witnessed the first twin tower come down from the window of his High School. Moments later, terrified and fleeing home to safety across the Brooklyn Bridge, he stumbles across a girl perched in the shadows, covered in ash, and wearing a pair of costume wings. With his mother and sister in California and unable to reach his father, a NYC detective likely on his way to the disaster, Kyle makes the split-second decision to bring the girl home. What follows is their story, told in alternating points of view, as Kyle tries to unravel the mystery of the girl so he can return her to her family. But what if the girl has forgotten everything, even her own name? And what if the more Kyle gets to know her, the less he wants her to go home? The Memory of Things tells a stunning story of friendship and first love and in the midst of world-changing tragedy.
*All book titles are available in Follett Destiny and accessible through Clever, and available at
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