SUMMER READING
Book Lists for Incoming 6th, 7th & 8th Graders
May 23, 2008
This summer, all students are encouraged to make the effort to read as much as possible. Turn off the television, and enter the world of a good book. Books are portable, so you can read anywhere: on the beach, in the car, safely tucked into the corner of a window seat as the soft summer rain pours down outside, in a sleeping bag under the stars in the backyard. When books and reading are a part of your vacation, you will be in for a magical summer experience!
The goal of summer reading is to keep our students minds sharp. Each student needs a self-discipline of regular reading. No other single skill so dramatically impacts school achievement. Our second goal for summer reading is for students to discover the pleasure of reading. We would like to encourage students to read consistently anything that is interesting to them.
In an effort to keep moving towards these goals, we are asking students to read one of the books off the appropriate list below. Students will be invited to join in on class discussions of the four main elements of the book (character, theme, setting, and plot) when they return to school. The summer reading book that your student selects to read will be used in their first book project. English teachers will be explaining the assignment in greater detail in class in the fall.
5th Graders going into 6th Grade
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter
Heat by Mike Lupica
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordon
Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes
Warriors by Erin Hunter (any in the series)
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
6th Graders going into 7th Grade
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Last Shot by John Feinstein
Zach's Lie by Roland Smith
Born to Rock by Gordan Korman
Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
7th Graders going into 8th Grade
Silverfin by Charlie Higson
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Messenger by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (any in the series)
