Book Selection Guidance
Book Selection Guidance
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Self-directed readers possess the freedom to delve into subjects, genres, and writers that resonate with them, enhancing their reading journey with a customized and rewarding experience. This method cultivates a feeling of responsibility for one's own educational path and encourages a deeper connection with the content. Unlike the more fleeting snapshots found on social media platforms, books offer a secure and structured avenue to explore various facets of the human experience within a larger and more complete context.
Genres to choose from include, but are not limited to, fiction, nonfiction, mystery, romance, speculative fiction, historical fiction, sports psychology, auto/biographies, self-help and young adult.
Every student will choose a book, or more, to read for pleasure this summer.
The only requirements are that the book be . . .
on or above your reading comprehension level.
appropriate for you.
one you haven't read.
in addition to any assignment or books required for the summer.
NOT a movie you watched and claim is a book written by the main actor!
You may read your book . . .
on your own.
with a team, club, your family or with a group of friends.
You may . . .
borrow up to 10 books from the Marist Library by May 30 to keep over the summer.
borrow a book from Sora using your @marist.com credentials.
borrow a book from your neighborhood public library or Libby App.
find eBooks and more here.
purchase a copy of the book.
Your book may be read in the following formats:
print
audio
eReader
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Summer Reading 2022 Padlet Board
“I LOVED this summer reading assignment! I read 5 books this summer!”
“I loved spending time reading more books because I didn't have as much time to read during the school year and I got to read so many new books this summer. It was fantastic!”
-Student Survey Responses
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