Mrs. Hague’s 2016 Summer Reading List Book Scavenger​
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by, Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Crenshaw​
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by, Katherine Applegate Code Talker​
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by, Joseph Bruchac (This is a more challenging read) Instructions: Choose one of the three books listed above. You will need to complete the coordinating book activities below for the book you have chosen. Before you read, look up and define each of the vocabulary words. As you read, answer the reading comprehension questions. Be sure to follow all of the instructions. You will turn in your answers during the first week of school for a grade. Book Scavenger​
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Activities: Vocabulary: Use a dictionary (online or book) to define the words below. Then, use each word properly in a complete and detailed sentence. intrepid semantics innocuous freelance bemuse epitome concede incredulous cacophony admonishment capitulation fortitude trepidation emulate Comprehension Questions: Read each question carefully. Then, answer all parts of each question in complete and thorough sentences. You will be graded on accuracy, quality and detail. Spelling, grammar, and neatness count too! 1. What is a “reveal dinner” and what does it have to do with the Crane family? 2. In what way is Emily’s copy of ​
The Gold­Bug ​
unique? 3. By what method do James and Emily communicate while in their own apartments? 4. What terrible act is committed against the“Willy Wonka” of book publishing and why? 5. What is a scytale? 6. What is the real identity of the book scavenger known as Babbage? 7. Who is Rufus Griswold and what does he have to do with the story? 8. What is the real identity of the book scavenger known as Raven? 9. Explain how note­passing during Mr. Quisling’s class turns into a class challenge. 10. Explain in detail how Clyde and Barry track down Surly Wombat. 11. How does “Her Royal Fungus” get a taste of her own medicine? Explain thoroughly. 12. Who is Bob? 13. Who is Steve? 14. Explain why Hollister is sleeping on a park bench and why it is fortunate that he does. 15. Who says the following phrase and how does it apply to the novel, “Not all book people are good people”? 16. What is a bookstume? 17. List and explain three ways in which this novel is based on historical fact. 18. What do Emily, James and Matthew win? 19. Who exactly are Flush and FiveSpade and what do they have in common? 20. In your own words explain how you play and win the game, Book Scavenger. Crenshaw​
Activities: Vocabulary: Use a dictionary (online or book) to define the words below. Then, use each word properly in a complete and detailed sentence. curmudgeon multiple sclerosis flummox panache papillae infinitely volition balderdash gratuity loll abominable disdainfully gambol altruist Comprehension Questions: Read each question carefully. Then, answer all parts of each question in complete and thorough sentences. You will be graded on accuracy, quality and detail. Spelling, grammar, and neatness count too! 1. Describe the first time Jackson “Realized people don’t always like to hear the truth.” 2. In your own words, explain how you play cerealball. 3. Why do Jackson and Robin play this game? 4. What reasons does Jackson give for liking the name “Crenshaw?” 5. Describe Finian in full detail. Why do you think Jackson wants to know about him? 6. Why must Jackson and his dad “Best Buy it,” and what does this mean? 7. Who invites Crenshaw to come, why is he needed, and how long will he stay? 8. Why do you suppose Jackson’s father will not ask for help? 9. Name four unusual characteristics of Jackson’s imaginary friend. 10. What advice does Crenshaw keep reiterating to Jackson and why? 11. Jackson’s principal calls him “an old soul.” Explain what this means and why the principal would call Jackson this. 12. What does Jackson mean when he says, “Lately, I felt like I always had to be on alert for the next raccoon invasion”? 13. Jackson seems to be agreeable to the yard sale; however, what signs show he is not? 14. What precious keepsake does Jackson’s father agree to sell and why? 15. What “facts” does Jackson share with Marisol and what is her reaction? 16. Why does Marisol compare Jackson and herself to swans? 17. Does Aretha see Jackson’s imaginary friend? Give examples from the book as proof to back up your opinion. 18. Explain why Ms. Malone said “She sometimes wondered if maybe bats are better human beings than human beings are.” 19. More than anything else, what does Jackson really want/need from his parents? 20. According to Crenshaw, do imaginary friends ever leave? Explain. Code Talker​
Activities: Vocabulary: Use a dictionary (online or book) to define the words below. Then, use each word properly in a complete and detailed sentence. hogan
mesa adorn cadence
convoy
echelon
DDT
kamikaze
mortar shells D­Day
Morse code marksman
scuttlebutt Kublai Khan blockade amphibious
stealthily
Comprehension Questions: Read each question carefully. Then, answer all parts of each question in complete and thorough sentences. You will be graded on accuracy, quality and detail. Spelling, grammar, and neatness count too! 1. Why did Little Boy’s uncle think it was a good decision for him to go to the white school? 2. Before going to school, how were his people educated? 3. Why do you suppose there is no word for goodbye in Navajo? 4. Give three specific examples from the book of how the Navajo school children were treated by the bilagaanaa teachers. 5. Why couldn’t Ned Begay forget Sunday, December 7, 1941? 6. One of the 29 men returned Fort Defiance. Who was he and why were the men so impressed by him? 7. Explain why none of the 29 recruits “washed out.” 8. What were the good results of the Navajo attending the white man’s school? 9. What was ironic about the Navajos going off to war for the United States? 10. What did Ned learn about white men the first day he met Georgia Boy? 11. Who was Philip Johnson and what great idea did he have? 12. What coincidence led Ned to believe he was meant to be a code talker? 13. Describe the bond that Corporal Radant had with the Navajos. Give examples directly from the book. 14. For what purpose would you say, “Arizona” or “New Mexico?” 15. Explain Begay’s connection with the natives of the Solomon Islands. 16. According to Ned, why did the men make up nicknames for the enemy’s equipment? 17. Explain the importance of the word, “Banzai.” 18. Why was it unwise to pick up Japanese things as souvenirs? 19. Why were Japanese soldiers falling out of the trees? 20. What important fella did Ben’s friend Smitty point out and offer to introduce to him? 21. When does Begay make this statement and why: “Never think that war is a good thing, grandchildren. Though it may be necessary at times to defend our people, war is a sickness the must be cured”? 22. According to Wilfred, why was there no way to celebrate the victory of Saipan? 23. Explain why the Japanese treatment of the island natives bothered Begay so much. Give one example from the book. 24. Explain the simile: the marines were like the old vehicles they received from the Army. 25. Explain the connection with Kublai Khan and the word, “Kamikaze.” 26. Use information from the book to compare the battle of Iwo Jima to the other battles and landings. 27. According to Begay, how is having a lot of friends a bad thing? 28. Why was it difficult for Japanese people to speak out against the war? 29. To what is Ned referring when he states, “I had another battle ahead of me, one that could not be fought in another way”? 30. Find three Bible verses that apply to the themes or morals found in the story. For example: courage or bravery. Then, explain why you’ve chosen each of these verses and how ​
they apply.