Idk what to read for my summer reading, school starts in 2 days. Please help; 10 points.?

Question

Alright, I want a GOOD book to read. A book like "The Child Called It" - David Pelzer. It was a child abuse story. I'm thirteen. But, I don't like any of those clique books. Too immature. A Walk to Remember was a good one too.I have school in like 2 days so I need a short book too. Maximum pages is 300. And, the words can't be super super duper small. Unless, you think it's a good book for me. I read books pretty fast if they're intresting. So yeah.

Answer 1

Try this and if you can't get through it in 2 days, then you have the Study Guides to help you out.

The Call of the Wild - Jack London

Study Guides

These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/call/

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/callwild/fullsumm.html

http://litsum.com/call-of-the-wild/

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-48.html

http://www.novelguide.com/thecallofthewild/

http://www.bookwolf.com/Free_Booknotes/CallofTheWild/index.html

http://www.jiffynotes.com/CalloftheWildThe/HistoricalContext.html

Understanding "The Call of the Wild"
A Novella by Jack London

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/8866/call.html

SETTING

The first gold rush in America took place in California. This novel deals with the second gold rush, the Klondike Gold Rush; it took place at the end of the nineteenth century in the cold, Arctic regions of the Yukon Valley in far Northwestern Canada and Alaska. It took great fortitude and will power to exist in the harsh, frozen climate of the Yukon Territory that is depicted in the book. Most of the setting is in the wild, but Dawson City is also pictured. This town sprawled over the triangle formed by the Klondike River, the Yukon River, and Moosehide Mountain.

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmCallWild03.asp

Answer 2

say you're going on a school trip, make a fake form and go see him! do whatever it takes, you will regret it for ever if you don't. You're life sounds pretty difficult, is there anyone other than your parents you could live with? Such as a relative, I think you should move away yourself (if you are old enough to..or save up until you are.) get a room mate or something, it's not worth it to leave with people who bring you down. Keep trying in school, get help after school if your school provides it with your courses so you can pick up your marks. Good luck, don't give up, life will improve one day! If your friend does pass take whatever positive thing you learned from him and try to live your life. At least you learned that you can find someone to be close with, and I'm sure you will find others along the way! By the way, what is your friend's illness?

Answer 3

Of Mice and Men, THE book on friendship and brotherly love
Ellen Foster, Child abuse and strength
The Color of Water, Non-fiction about bi-racial family life
The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver.
Pigs in Heaven, 2nd in the series by Kingsolver
Things They Carried, A great Vietnam war book
The Sweet Hereafter, the same event seen from four different perspectives.
Catcher in the Rye, short and powerful
Brave New World, a possible future
Five People You Meet in Heaven, short and very interesting

Answer 4

Night by Elie Wiesel
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Anthem by Ayn Rand
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Catcher In the Rye by JD Salinger
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Answer 5

Here is a decent list http://www.education-world.com/summer_reading/8th_grade.shtml . Be patient - it will take a few moments to load. You can check number of pages on Amazon. If you don't like any of these, just do a search on "eighth grade reading list".

You could also check out these:

http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com

Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book, and a "reader's choice" list of favorite books. "The Sword in the Stone" is 256 pages (hardbound edition) - probably the shortest book in this list.

I hope this helps.

Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

Answer 6

Read the sequel to "A Child Called It"

"The Giver" is really short but might not be for your age group. I can't remember

"Slaughterhouse Five" is a GREAT book

"Catcher in the Rye"

"1984"

Good luck!

Answer 7

Read the Giver it is an amazing book and is very short. I think you will enjoy it. I read the trilogy when I was younger than you but I think you should enjoy it, it's meant for your age group. (the giver and gathering blue both lead up to a book called Messenger, which ties the two together) I hope you enjoy it.
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Answer 8

Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It's about a boy who's diagnosed with ADHD and is dyslexic who finds out that his dad is actually Poseidon, the Greek sea god.

Artemis Fowl. It's about a boy genius who kidnaps a fairy.

Faerie Wars. It's about a kid from England who finds a faerie prince and has to help him get back to his own world, but things don't really go how they plan it to.

Answer 9

Ella Minnow Pea by Dunn.
An unabridged copy of The Black Arrow by Stevenson.

Answer 10

The Westing Game
The Giver
are both easy to read and exciting books.