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Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school in the English countryside, reputation is everything. But aspiring photographer Iyanu is more comfortable observing things safely from behind her camera.
For Iyanu’s estranged cousin, Kitan, life seems perfect. She has money, beauty, and friends like queen bee Heather. But as a Nigerian girl in a school as white and insular as Wodebury, Kitan struggles with the personal sacrifices needed to keep her place—and the protection she gets—within the exclusive popular crowd.
Then photos from Iyanu’s camera are stolen and splashed across the school the week before the Valentine’s Day Ball—each with a juicy secret written on it. With everyone’s dirty laundry suddenly out in the open, the school explodes in chaos, and the whispers accusing Iyanu of being the one behind it all start to feel like déjà vu.
Each girl is desperate to unravel the mystery of who stole the photos and why. But exposing the truth will change them all forever.
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team.
Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.
Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims.
Now, as the deceptions - and deaths - keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.
Your task as you read the book-Identify Theme Using Text Evidence
🔍 Objective:
🔍 Objective:
Read your assigned summer book and analyze the theme by using textual evidence. You’ll complete a theme worksheet that will guide you in discovering what message the author is trying to convey and how they do it through characters, events, and dialogue.
Steps to Complete the Assignment:
Steps to Complete the Assignment:
🧠 1. Identify Core Ideas
Think about the big topics or issues the book explores—like friendship, loss, justice, freedom, or fear. These are your core ideas.
💬 2. Define the Author’s Message
What is the book saying about each of those ideas? Write down the lesson or message the author wants readers to take away. This becomes the foundation for your theme.
📚 3. Find Examples from the Book
List at least 3 moments or examples in the story that support the message you identified. These can include events, character actions, or conflicts.
✍️ 4. Write a Theme Statement
Use the sentence frame provided to turn your message into a formal theme statement.
Example:
In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the most important theme is the harsh reality of loneliness and the human need for companionship.
📖 5. Support Your Theme with Textual Evidence
Find direct quotes from the book that support your theme statement. For each quote, explain why it proves the theme is important in the story.
Click the on the image below and make a copy to complete the summer reading learning task!
Andrese Howard, M.Ed | Secondary Literacy Specialist
Curriculum & Instruction Department
Warrensville Heights City School District
E: andrese.howard@whcsd.org
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