Enjoy your summer and be sure to READ!

Don't forget about your LA Summer Reading.  For more info, click here.

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Student Picks:

My Life Next Door
by Huntley Fitzpatrick

When Samantha, the seventeen-year-old daugher of a wealthy, perfectionist, Republican state senator, falls in love with the boy next door, whose family is large, boisterous, and just making ends meet, she discovers a different way to live.  Soon Sam must make some difficult choices.

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 Every Day
by David Levithan

Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.

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The Fault In Our Stars
by John Green

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

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Grave Mercy
by Robin LaFevers

In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany, seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where she learns that the god of Death has blessed her with dangerous gifts--and a violent destiny.

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Try these Tech Tools:

Easy Bib

Your life just got a little easier with Easybib. Take notes, cite sources,  and stay organized.

Prezi

A fun alternative to Powerpoint that allows you to organize your information visually.

Wordle

Create word clouds with a variety of fonts, layouts, and color schemes to print, save, or share.

PicMonkey

Edit photos by adding words, borders, and other effects or create custom collages to print or save.

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READ. READ. READ!

READ posters are everywhere at CHHS! Want one? See Ms. Dunning in the Media Center for more info.

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Collins Hill loves author Neal Shusterman! Watch this clip from his visit to CHHS. 

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