- Choose one of the books provided to read during your summer vacation.

- Choose one of the following activities and complete by Tuesday, August 5^th (see below for detailed instructions for each activity):

· Mobile

· Book Cube

· Letter to the Author

Multiple Copies available at the ANS Library:

Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine

Night Elie Weisel

Olive’s Ocean Kevin Henkes

I Am the Messenger Marcus Zusak

Sold Patricia McCormick

Joey Pigza Loses Control Jack Gantos

The Wanderer Sharon Creech

Everything on a Waffle Polly Horvath

The House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer

Al Capone Does My Shirts Gennifer Choldenko

Books not available at the library (but still available choices):

Watership Down Richard Adams

The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt

Rules Cynthia Lord

Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler’s Shadow Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Invisible Hautman, Pete

Flush Carl Hiaasan

So B. It: a novel Sarah Weeks

Create a 3-D, hanging mobile for your book. This mobile must include the following elements:

List of characters and brief character descriptions.

Brief and original plot summary.

Three pictures showing different settings.

Two major symbols or themes the book addresses, with a brief

description.

Create a 3-D cube (with six sides). Each side will be devoted to one of the following six elements:

List of characters and brief character descriptions.

Brief and original plot summary.

Two sides with pictures showing different settings and a brief description.

Two major symbols or themes the book addresses, with a brief

description.

Write a letter to the author sharing your experience after reading his/her book. Include the following, in separate paragraphs:

Title of the book you chose and why your chose to read it.

Who your favorite character was and why.

Your favorite part of the book, and why.

Any questions or comments concerning this book, or future books.