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=Welcome to Our Wiki!= Neshannock Reading Club is dedicated to keeping students and parents informed about new and exciting books as well as preparing for reading based events such as the [|YSU English Festival], Young Writers contests and the like.

You may also make suggestions for future readings and submit your own works to be read by the group by clicking here to go to the Reading Suggestions page.

Discussions are held during 9th period in room 108. ** Due to inclement weather and a half day the discussions originally scheduled for February 6th and 13th have been rescheduled to March 20th and 27th respectively. **

Page Link || These books will be broken down into grade level groupings and some of these books may not make it to the final selection. The finalized list will be posted when it becomes available or you can check [|here]on the Festival website..
 * CURRENT (2014) YSU ENGLISH FESTIVAL READING LIST:** Blue- Junior High Red- Senior High Purple- Both
 * Author || Title || Discussion
 * **Jordan Sonnenblick** || //** After Ever After **// || AEA ||
 * || //** Drums, Girl, and Dangerous Pie **// || DG&DP ||
 * || //** Notes from the Midnight Driver **// || NftMD ||
 * **Jack Gantos** || **// Dead End in Norvelt //** || DEiN ||
 * **Carl Haissen** || //** Flush **// || F ||
 * **Phillip Hoose** || **// Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice //** || CC:TTJ ||
 * **James Howe** || //** The Misfits **// || TM ||
 * **A. S. King** || //** Everybody Sees the Ants **// || EStA ||
 * **Ruta Sepetys** || //** Between Shades of Gray **// || BSoG ||
 * **Francisco X. Stork** || //** Marcelo in the Real World **// || MitRW ||
 * **John Corey Whaley** || **// Where Things Come Back //** || WTCB ||
 * **Clare Vanderpool** || //** Moon Over Manifest **// || MOM ||

This year's festival will take place April 17-19, 2013. For more information on the below books, visit the discussions page. We now have the breakdown of Junior and Senior High level books!
 * Previous (2013) English Festival Book List**
 * ¨ Junior High School Team (Grades 7-9) || ¨ Senior High School Team (Grades 10-12) ||
 * Chris Crowe- Mississippi Trail– 1955 ||  || Chris Crowe- Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case* ||
 * Chris Crowe- Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case* ||  || Chris Crutcher– Deadline ||
 * Chris Crutcher– Athletic Shorts ||  || Chris Crutcher– King of the Mild Frontier* ||
 * Chris Crutcher– King of the Mild Frontier* ||  || Sharon Draper- The Battle of Jericho* ||
 * Sharon Draper- The Battle of Jericho* ||  || Sharon Draper– Copper Sun ||
 * Sharon Draper– Fire from the Rock ||  || Nikki Grimes– Bronx Masquerade* ||
 * Nikki Grimes– Bronx Masquerade* ||  || Nikki Grimes– Dark Sons ||

//**From Previous Years**// Book discussions are currently held in room 108 during period 4 every Monday (//unless otherwise noted//). Passes can be obtained from Miss Wells in room 108 before the meetings. If you are unable to attend, alternate times can be individually arranged. The current book discussions and activities schedule is as follows: February 13- //The Unnameables// by Ellen Booraem February 20- //Sleeping Freshman Never Lie// by David Lubar ( __***NOW* RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14th**__ ) February 27- //The Coming of the Dragon// by Rebecca Barnhouse March 19- //The Frog Scientist// by Pamela S. Turner April 2 & 9- Not-So-Trivial Pursuit based on our readings this year (full list below, we may add more time as needed for the game)

New books and activities will be added to this list as they are chosen. Please check for updates!

Full Book List (last edited 2/13/12)- //Speak// by Laurie Halse Anderson //Fever 1793// by Laurie Halse Anderson //Soldier's Heart// by Gary Paulsen //The Unnameables// by Ellen Booraem //Sleeping Freshman Never Lie// by David Lubar //The Coming of the Dragon// by Rebecca Barnhouse //The Frog Scientist// by Pamela S. Turner

You may also want to visit the Neshannock High School Gifted wiki where you can find out about all of the //__cool upcoming events__// in GIFTED ENRICHMENT!