1 Book 1 School
Challenge from Ms. Busch:
Everyone at Hoffman
Estates High School will read and
experience a book this summer!
It is almost summer time, and Hoffman Estates High School students
will again be reading together. This summer, for Hoffman Reads 2008,
the students may choose from I am the Messenger , by Marcus
Zusak, and Small Steps , by Louis Sachar. Both books have
positive themes based on Self-Esteem and Self-Respect, and both
are award-winners.
The Australian author of I am the Messenger won a 2006 Printz
Award in Young Adult Literature from the American Library Association
and a 2006 Outstanding International Book for Grades 9-12 from the
United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY), founded to
promote international understanding and good will through books.
Small Steps is the sequel to the novel Holes , which you
may recognize from your student's middle school reading, and won
the Schneider Family Book Award for Teens for works that convey
artistic expressions of disability experiences.
As in years past, we have arranged with Barnes and Noble to offer
the books at 20 per cent off and without sales tax. Both books will
be available for $ 9 each at the Media Center May 19 until the end
of the school year, and in Room 46 during summer school. Young adult
literature designed to appeal to teens may be offensive to some
-- if you do not wish your student reading questionable language
or about adult situations, you may wish to recommend Small Steps
.
An assessment (or test) for the book your student reads will be
taken in the fall when students return to school -- after a great
reading summer!
2007-08 - The Pact
2006-07 - Fahrenheit 451
2005-06 - Of Beetles and Angels
2004-05 - Stargirl