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1 6TH, 7TH, 8TH GRADES SUMMER READING LIST Read Any Good Books Lately? Favorite Genres: Hot-off-the press titles Oldies, but goodies Summer, 2008

FANTASY classics that likely influenced J. K. Rowling EARTHSEA CYCLE By Ursula K.

During the school year all of you are so busy with school work and out-of-school activities that you hardly have a moment to sit down and

What genre do you love but haven t read in a while? Have you kept up with new books published by your favorite author?

In this catalog I have tried to give you a sampling of what s out there in various genres both new and old-time favorites. Enjoy your summer.

2 FANTASY classics that likely influenced J. K. Rowling EARTHSEA CYCLE By Ursula K. LeGuin Six books in the cycle of the never-ending fight between good and evil. During the school year all of you are so busy with school work and out-of-school activities that you hardly have a moment to sit down and enjoy a good book of your choosing. Take time this summer to browse for books in public libraries and bookstores. What genre do you love but haven t read in a while? Have you kept up with new books published by your favorite author? Is there a new subject that you would like to study? In this catalog I have tried to give you a sampling of what s out there in various genres both new and old-time favorites. Enjoy your summer. HIS DARK MATERIALS series By Philip Pullman THE GOLDEN COMPASS THE SUBTLE KNIFE THE AMBER SPYGLASS LORD OF THE RINGS By J.R.R. TOLKIEN THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING THE TWO TOWERS THE RETURN OF THE KING Thea THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA By C.S. Lewis THE MAGICIAN S NEPHEW THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE THE HORSE AND HIS BOY PRINCE CASPIAN THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER THE SILVER CHAIR THE LAST BATTLE

NONFICTION HISTORICAL FICTION, US INTO THIN AIR By Jon Krakauer Personal

FEVER, 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson The yellow fever plagues Philadelphia in

TIBET THROUGH THE RED BOX STARRY MESSENGER a story of Galileo TREE OF LIFE a

S. Turner OR GIVE ME DEATH: A NOVEL OF PATRICK HENRY S FAMILY By Ann Rinaldi A

SILENCE OF FRANCINE GREEN By Karen Cushman The story of friendship between two

bomb. Other books by Cushman: THE MIDWIFE S APPRENTICE YEAH! YEAH! YEAH1!

3 NONFICTION HISTORICAL FICTION, US INTO THIN AIR By Jon Krakauer Personal account of a Mt. Everest mountain climbing disaster. FEVER, 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson The yellow fever plagues Philadelphia in 1793, so 14-year-old Mattie must grow up fast to care for those struck by the fever. THE WALL: GROWING UP BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN By Peter Sis Other books by Sis: TIBET THROUGH THE RED BOX STARRY MESSENGER a story of Galileo TREE OF LIFE a story of Charles Darwin GORILLA DOCTORS: SAVING ENDANGERED GREAT APES By Pamela S. Turner OR GIVE ME DEATH: A NOVEL OF PATRICK HENRY S FAMILY By Ann Rinaldi A novel exploring the possibility that Patrick Henry s wife first spoke the famous line or give me death. Other books by Rinaldi: A BREAK WITH CHARITY : THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS THE LOUD SILENCE OF FRANCINE GREEN By Karen Cushman The story of friendship between two girls growing up in 1949 an era when there was fear of Communists and the atom bomb. Other books by Cushman: THE MIDWIFE S APPRENTICE YEAH! YEAH! YEAH1! THE BEATLES, BEATLEMANIA, AND THE MUSIC THAT CHANGED THE WORLD By Bob Spitz FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS By James Bradley, adapted for young people by Michael French The story of the battle of Iwo Jima told through the eyes of six men who helped raise the flag.

HISTORICAL FICTION FROM AROUND THE WORLD ELEPHANT RUN By Roland Smith The year is 1941

personal story of Lance Armstrong s life from childhood, through early biking days,

FAREWELL TO MANZANAR By Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls her

WHEN MY NAME WAS KEOKO By Linda Sue Park A novel of Korea in World war II.

ROOSEVELT MARTHA GRAHAM : A DANCER S LIFE THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CRAZY HORSE OUT OF

4 HISTORICAL FICTION FROM AROUND THE WORLD ELEPHANT RUN By Roland Smith The year is 1941 and 14-year-old Nick Freestone is trapped on his father s teak plantation in Burma when the Japanese invade Burma. Other books by Smith: THE CAPTAIN S DOG: MY JOURNEY WITH LEWIS GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES! By Laura Amy Schlitz Meet the varlets, vermin, simpletons, and saints in a medieval village. BIOGRAPHY IT S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE : MY JOURNEY BACK TO LIFE By Lance Armstrong The personal story of Lance Armstrong s life from childhood, through early biking days, through nearly fatal cancer and back to survivorship and biking success. FAREWELL TO MANZANAR By Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls her childhood during World War II in the Japanese internment camp, Manzanar. WHEN MY NAME WAS KEOKO By Linda Sue Park A novel of Korea in World war II. LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY By Russell Freedman Other books by Freedman: ELEANOR ROOSEVELT MARTHA GRAHAM : A DANCER S LIFE THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CRAZY HORSE OUT OF DARKNESS: THE STORY OF LOUIS BRAILLE SAMIR AND YONATAN By Daniella Carmi Samir, a Palestinian boy, lies in an Israeli hospital with four Israeli boys. As he comes to know the Israeli boys, his opinions change. NEVER CRY WOLF : AMAZING TRUE STORYOF LIFE AMONG ARCTIC WOLVES By Farley Mowat Other books by Farley Mowat: WHALE FOR THE KILLING OWLS IN THE FAMILY

REALISTIC FICTION FEATHERS By Jacqueline Woodson Frannie is fascinated with Emily Dickinson s poem, Hope is

student joins Frannie s all-black sixth-grade classroom.

attack and the survival of humans depends on one military genius Ender Wiggin.

STARGIRL By Jerry Spinelli In this story about the dangers of popularity and the courage of nonconformity, a

THE SECRET UNDER MY SKIN By Janet McNaughton The year is 2368 and Blay Raytee lives in a society where

5 REALISTIC FICTION FEATHERS By Jacqueline Woodson Frannie is fascinated with Emily Dickinson s poem, Hope is the thing with feathers/ that perches in the soul, and grapples with its meaning, especially after a white student joins Frannie s all-black sixth-grade classroom. (from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY) RED KAYAK By Priscilla Cummings A mean-spirited prank turns into a tragedy. Set on Maryland s Eastern Shore. SCIENCE FICTION THE HOUSE OF SCORPIONS By Nancy Farmer Matt Alacran discovers that he is a clone of the evil El Patron. Other books by Farmer: THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM ENDER S GAME By Orson Scott Card The earth is under attack and the survival of humans depends on one military genius Ender Wiggin. This is one of many in a series. STARGIRL By Jerry Spinelli In this story about the dangers of popularity and the courage of nonconformity, a new student named Stargirl changes Mica High School. THE SECRET UNDER MY SKIN By Janet McNaughton The year is 2368 and Blay Raytee lives in a society where people believe that technology is dangerous. Blay soon discovers that all may not be as it seems. Other books by Spinelli: LOVE, STARGIRL MONSTER By Walter Dean Myers Sixteen-year-old Steve, on trial for murder, reveals events past and present in the form of a movie script. Other books by Myers: GAME AMONG THE HIDDEN By Margaret Peterson Haddix Luke must be hidden away by his family because he is a third child in a society that only allows two children. Other books by Haddix: DOUBLE IDENTITY TURNABOUT

DGCS JR. HIGH SUMMER READING LIST

DGCS JR. HIGH SUMMER READING LIST All students are required to do two things: 1. Choose one book to read from the following list of fiction. After reading the book, print out and answer the Book Discussion