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Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary

MCHR Book Comparison & Review Chart: Click here! 
 This will help you compare & contrast the following in all of our books:
 Summary, Themes, Symbols, Narrators, Setting, Characters & Similar Books
Books Selected to Read Fall 2016 - Summer 2017:
Sept: Summer Reading review: Trials of Apollo, Wrinkle in Time, Giants of Science
Oct: The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation) by Daniel James Brown
​Nov: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
Dec: Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer and Jack Galvin
Jan: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
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Books Selected to Read Fall 2015 - Summer 2016:
Sept: Summer Reading review: Found, Seconds Away
​Oct: Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by Karen Blumenthal
       - Click here for Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different Discussion Questions
       - Click here to read or watch Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Graduation Speech
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Nov: Ranger's Apprentice: The Tournament at Gorlan by James Flanagan
       - Click here for Ranger's Apprentice Discussion Questions
Dec: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
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Click here for Hatchet Discussion Questions
Jan: Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
​       - Click here for Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Discussion Questions
Feb: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
       - Click here for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Discussion Questions 
       - Click here to watch William Kamkwamba's amazing 2009 TED talk on building a windmill 
​Mar: The Boys of Winter by Wayne Coffey
​       - Click here for The Boys of Winter Discussion Questions
       - Click here to watch the last 5 minutes of Miracle (the movie made about the Boys of Winter hockey team)
April: Rebel With A Cause: Chapter 6 of Originals by Adam Grant
​       - Click here for Rebel With a Cause: Chapter 6 of Originals Discussion Questions
May/June: Collection of Summer Reading Choices:
       - The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan - if you like new (2016) releases
       - A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle - if you like classic stories
       - Marvel's Captain America: Civil War Adapted by Chris Wyatt - if you like comics or the Marvel movies      
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Yes We Can: Biography of Barack Obama by Garen Thomas - if you like biographies and current events
       - Holes by Louis Sachar - if you like science fiction or saw the movie
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Giants of Science: Albert Einstein by Kathleen Krull - if you like science and biographies
       - Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell - if you like survival stories     
​       - Titanic: Voices From the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson - if you like history
       - Demigods & Magicians by Rick Riordan - if you like mythology and adventure
       - Nancy Drew Diaries: The Sign in the Smoke by Carolyn Keene - if you like classic mysteries
       - Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them by Newt Scamander - if you like Harry Potter

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Books Selected to Read Winter - Summer 2015: 
Jan: Introductory Meeting
Feb: Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
         - Click here for Ender's Game Discussion Questions
Mar: The Giver by Lois Lowry

          - Click here for The Giver Discussion Questions
April: Shelter by Harlan Coben - copies donated to program by author!

           - Click here for Shelter Discussion Questions
May: Theodore Boone: The Accused by John Grisham
           - Click here for Theodore Boone: The Accused Discussion Questions
June: The Books of Eva: Relic by Heather Terrell - copies donated to program by author!
           - Click here for The Books of Eva: Relic Discussion Questions 

Faculty Contacts:  Ms. Lauren Durdach and Ms. Suzanne Kaszynski (Principal) 


Philip's Academy

PACS Book Comparison & Review Chart: Click here! 
This will help you compare & contrast the following in all of our books:
Summary, Themes, Symbols, Narrators, Setting, Characters & Similar Books
Books Selected to Read Fall 2016 - Summer 2017:
Sept: Summer Reading review: Theodore Boone: The Scandal, Giants of Science, Hatchet
Oct: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
Nov: 
Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation) by Daniel James Brown
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Dec: Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer and Jack Galvin
Jan: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
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Books Selected to Read Fall 2015 - Summer 2016:
Sept: Summer Reading review: Lord of the Flies, Found, Seconds Away
Oct:  Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by Karen Blumenthal
       - Click here for Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different Discussion Questions
       - Click here to read or watch Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Graduation Speech
​
Nov: Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
       - Click here for Percy Jackson: The Lightening Thief Discussion Questions

Dec: Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
       - Click here for Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Discussion Questions
Jan/Feb: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
​       - Click here for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Discussion Questions
       - Click here to watch William Kamkwamba's amazing 2009 TED talk on building a windmill 
Mar: The Boys of Winter by Wayne Coffey
​       - Click here for The Boys of Winter Discussion Questions
       - Click here to watch the last 5 minutes of Miracle (the movie made about the Boys of Winter hockey team)
April: Rebel With A Cause: Chapter 6 of Originals by Adam Grant
​        - Click here for Rebel With a Cause: Chapter 6 of Originals Discussion Questions
May/June: Collection of Summer Reading Choices:
        - Theodore Boone: The Scandal by John Grishman - if you like new (2016) releases
        - Giants of Science: Albert Einstein by Kathleen Krull - if you like science and biographies
        - The Contract by Derek Jeter and Paul Mantell - if you like sports stories (or Derek Jeter)
        - The Giver by Lois Lowry - if you like science fiction or you saw the movie
        - My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George - if you like survival stories
        - Hatchet by Gary Paulson - if you want more survival stories
        - Marvel's Ant-Man Adapted by Alex Irvine - if you like comics or the Marvel movies
        - Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History by Karen Blumenthal - if you like current events
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis - if you like fantasy parables
        - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg - if you like old-fashioned mysteries
        - The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks - if you like classic stories

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Books Selected to Read Spring - Summer 2015:
Mar: Introductory Meeting (program increased to 2x per month)
April:  True Grit by Charles Portis
            - Click here for True Grit Discussion Questions
            Shelter by Harlan Coben - copies donated to program by author!

            - Click here for Shelter Discussion Questions
May:   Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
            - Click here for Ender's Game Discussion Questions
            Power Forward: My Presidential Education by Reggie Love
            - Click here for Power Forward Discussion Questions
June:   Lord of the Flies by William Golding
            - Click here for Lord of the Flies Discussion Questions

Faculty Contacts:  Ms. Carla Guerriero and Mr. Miguel Brito (Executive Director)

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