Cyrus Peirce Middle School 2007 Summer Reading Packet and ...

and the emperor's champion will battle each other to the death for that which they both holddear: Rokugan.The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by: Ann BrasharesWith a bit of last summer’s sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood thatwears them embark on their 16th summer.Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting toboth confront her demons about her family and avoid them all at once.Lena: Spends a blissful week with Kostos, making the unexplainable silence that follows his visiteven more painful. Carmen: Is concerned that her mother is making a fool of herself over aman. When she discovers that her mother borrowed the Pants to wear on a date, she’s certain ofit.Tibby: Not about to spend another summer working at Wallman’s, she takes a film course onlyto find it’s what happens off-camera that teaches her the most.The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by: Ann BrasharesCarmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great; they were worn, dirty, andspeckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmendecides to toss them. But Tibby says they’re great. She’d love to have them. Lena and Bridget alsothink they’re fabulous. Lena decides they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will getthem. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinksshe looks good in anything), thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffsthey decide to form a sisterhood, and take the vow of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . .the next morning, they say good-bye. And now the journey of the pants–and the mostmemorable summer of their lives–begins.The Talking Earth by: J.C. GeorgeBillie Wind ventures out alone into the Florida Everglades to test the legends of her Indianancestors and learns the importance of listening to the earth's vital messages.The Thief Lord by: Cornelia FunkeEscaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away fromHamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteenyear-old"Thief Lord," while also eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany.The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by: AviCharlotte Doyle is just such a girl and she swears to tell the truth in all its detail. It happenedduring the summer of 1832 aboard a ship called the Seahawk. The only passenger on the longAtlantic Ocean crossing, Charlotte found herself caught between the madness of a ruthlesscaptain and the rage of a mutinous crew. This is her terrifying account of that fateful voyage.The Wright Three by: Blue BalliettWith her distinct style, Balliett returns to Chicago and the detective work of Calder and Petra,sixth graders at the University School. This time they are joined by Tommy, Calder's formerbest friend who had moved away for a year. In this architectural mystery, destruction threatensFrank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and the Wright 3, as the protagonists call themselves, piecetogether the puzzle that will lead to the building's rescue. While friction initially mars the threesidedfriendship, Petra, Calder, and Tommy soon appreciate their individual roles in solving themystery. Egged on by their unconventional teacher, the Wright 3 utilize Calder's geometricbrain, Petra's writing and observing skills, and Tommy's uncanny findings to research andinvestigate the cryptic messages that Robie House seems to send in its own defense. Balliettelegantly wraps factual information on the building into a dreamy, Debussy sort of mystery inwhich seemingly random connections in everyday life uncover the hidden enigmas of RobieHouse and Wright himself. Balliett's atmospheric writing encourages readers to make their own