This is the Hightower Trail Middle School Accelerated
Reader list. We currently have tests for over 6, 300 different books, including
fiction, nonfiction, and biography. The books are listed alphabetically by
title, alphabetically by author, and by reading levels.
Each listing includes title, author, reading level and point value.
Although the Hightower Trail Media Center continuously
tries to purchase as many books as possible for which we have AR tests, some
titles are out of stock at the time of ordering or are out of print. The Cobb
County Library and local bookstores are excellent sources for many of these
books. We provide the Merchant’s
Walk and Mountain View branches of the library, as well as local bookstores.
It is impossible for us to evaluate the content of every
book for which there is a test. Although all indications are that the books on
our list are appropriate for our population, inclusion in the Accelerated Reader
Program does not necessarily constitute endorsement or recommendation of a
specific title by the Hightower staff. We recommend that parents guide their
students in their reading selections. Please
keep in mind that, as a middle school, we must provide choices for a wide
variety of reading, interest, and maturity levels.
Reading ability, personal interest, emotional maturity, and family values
are all factors that will influence a particular child’s book selection.
The Accelerated Reader Program is a reading program that
involves students reading a book of their choice within their zone of proximal
development (ZPD) and taking a test on the computer about that book. The ZPD is determined by testing with the STAR
(Standardized Test for Assessment of Reading) program.
Accelerated Reader helps students focus attention on careful reading of
books, which improves their critical-thinking skills and builds an intrinsic
love of reading.
The program allows teachers to continuously match children to appropriate books
within their ZPD, which assures that every student is challenged without being
frustrated. Students, with the help
of teachers, set individual goals throughout the year which will govern their
reading selections.
Click on title, author, or specific level to view the tests that we
currently have. All links will open as an Adobe PDF file.
