The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home-until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. The Barren Grounds, David Robertson Summary: Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As they race against the clock hunting for treasure, narrowly surviving everything from cave-ins to mountain lions, they bond over shared stories of how hard life in Nowhere is-and they realize this adventure just may be their way out.

Determined to buy it back, Gus agrees to go searching for gold in Dead Frenchman Mine, joined by his old friend Jessie, Rossi, and even Bo’s sidekick, Matthew. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue-but in return she has to give Bo her prized dirt bike. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere’s biggest, baddest bully. In addition to the required text for each grade level, all incoming 5th grade students should read at least two other books.Ģ4 Hours in Nowhere, Dusti Bowling Summary: Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. Incoming grade 5, read one of the following: In addition to the required text for each grade level, all middle school students should read at least two other books. Grade 8: students have one required text. Grades 5 – 7: students must select one of the following texts, and each book has prompts that students should review before reading the book. The Morse Institute or Bacon Free Library staff members can recommend books based on kids’ ages and interests.

But don’t let that stop kids from enjoying all the good books they can get their hands on.

It’s recommended that kids get in 30 minutes of reading per day, whether that’s by independent reading, someone reading to them, or including audiobooks into the mix. There are no formal summer reading requirements or assignments for grades K – 4. So whether your readers are at home, on summer vacation, or at camp, supply them with a pile of reading material, then stand back and let them do their thing. Natick’s teachers and librarians have put long thought into what makes a riveting summer read, the type that will encourage students to cozy up and enjoy the pleasures of a good book. Those summer reading books aren’t going turn their own pages, so it’s time for students to get down to it. Just a friendly reminder that Thursday, September 2nd is the the first day of school for Natick Public School kids.

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