June Dear Students and Families,

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1 June 2016 Dear Students and Families, The students in our Middle School have been working hard all year to grow as readers and writers. Summer is a great time to continue reading and maintain the literacy skills learned throughout the year. Students who read during the summer return to school ready to continue their learning without interruption. Educators identify summer learning loss as a challenge when starting off the new school year. This year we are strongly encouraging students in incoming grades 6, 7, & 8 to read and enjoy a book in addition to the recommended summer reading list. Incoming grade six students will read Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Incoming grade seven students will read Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Incoming grade eight students at Coelho and Wamsutta Middle School will read Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Incoming grade eight students at Brennan Middle School will read The Giver by Lowis Lowry Each student will receive a copy of the book to borrow for the summer, and we are confident that the students will enjoy reading the title provided. More information about each title can be found at by searching the title chosen for each grade level. We strongly suggest that students read the book this summer, and record ideas about the book as they read and reflect on the events. It is important to keep track of the book, your summer notes, and return them to school in the fall. Students are expected to return the book in September. Any student that does not return the book will be asked to pay $6.00 to cover the cost of the book. There will also be another assignment in September where students will be provided a menu of choices to share their thoughts and ideas about the book. Thank you for your support as we encourage summer reading in the Attleboro Public Schools. Together, we can support our Vision to be the center of a community united around education, where all stakeholders value and participate in our collective success. Sincerely, Dr. Frederick Souza Mr. Andrew Boles Mr. Joseph Connor Brennan Middle School Coelho Middle School Wamsutta Middle School Please sign and return this slip by June 10, 2016 to acknowledge that you have received this letter and the information regarding the summer reading book. Parent Signature X

2 2016 SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES SEVEN & EIGHT ATTLEBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS This suggested Summer Reading list includes highly recommended titles from the American Library Association and the Attleboro Public Library s Children s Librarians. All of the titles on the list are available at the Attleboro Public Library. We hope that students and parents will discover these books and more throughout the summer! Please remember that these titles are suggested and are NOT required reading. Parents are responsible for making final judgements on whether a title is appropriate for their child, to assist we have listed the Common Sense Media suggested age level or the suggested age level range from the publisher if available. Visit commonsensemedia.org for more information. Visit the Attleboro Public Library! Phone: (508) Meghan Witherell, the Tween/Teen Coordinator, can assist in choosing just right books. READ WHAT YOU LIKE, LIKE WHAT YOU READ! HISTORICAL Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Code Talker Joseph Bruchac The War that Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Lions of Little Rock Kristin Levine A Break with Charity Ann Rinaldi STEAM NONFICTION Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science John Fleishman Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers Anna M. Lewis Ages Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb Scott Welvaert Ages 8-14 STEAM FICTION Kingdom Keepers: Disney after Dark Ridley Pearson Masterminds Series Gordon Korman MYSTERY Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking Erin Dionne The Rivalry John Feinstein Closed for the Season Mary Downing Hahn Ages One Came Home Amy Timberlake The Screaming Staircase Jonathan Stroud Age 11+ Tesla s Attic Neal Shusterman GRAPHIC NOVELS Jane, the Fox & Me Fanny Britt Age 11+ Gaijin: American Prisoner of War Matt Faulkner Ages 10-13

3 FANTASY The Rithmatist Brandon Sanderson Age 12+ ADVENTURE The House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer Age 11+ SPORTS Tangerine Age 11+ Edward Bloor POETRY All the Broken Pieces Ann Burg Age 12+ AWARD WINNERS Echo Pam Munoz Ryan Age 11+ Inkheart Trilogy Cornelia Funke The Goose Girl Shannon Hale Age 12+ Beka Cooper Series Tamora Pierce Age 12+ The Last Dragonslayer Series Jasper Fforde Age 12+ Running Out of Time Margaret Peterson Haddix The Giver Lois Lowry Age 11+ The False Prince Jennifer Nielsen The Copernicus Legacy Series Tony Abbott The Wanderer Sharon Creech Gym Candy Carl Deuker Age 13+ Last Shot John Feinstein Age 10 + Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems John Grandits Ages May B.: A Novel Caroline Starr Rose A Fire In My Hands Gary Soto Age 12 + The Red Pencil Age 11+ Andrea Davis Pinkney Crossover Kwame Alexander The Rock and The River Kekla Magoon Ages 9-14 Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt Navigating Early Clare Vanderpool Age 12+ NONFICTION How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous Georgia Bragg Yellow Star Jennifer Roy Adam & Thomas Aharon Appelfeld Titanic: Voices from the Disaster Deborah Hopkinson Ages Bad Boy: A Memoir Walter Dean Myers Ages Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories of Survival Marcel Prins Ages12-17 The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure Martin Sandler Ages Bomb: The Race to Build (and Steal) the World s Most Dangerous Weapon Steve Sheinkin Fun, FREE apps for your mobile device! Color Uncovered DuoLingo GarageBand HopscotchHD Mango Languages Solve the Outbreak Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help End World War II Cheryl Mullenbach Age 12+

4 2016 SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES FIVE & SIX ATTLEBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS This suggested Summer Reading list includes highly recommended titles from the American Library Association and the Attleboro Public Library s Children s Librarians. All of the titles on the list are available at the Attleboro Public Library. We hope that students and parents will discover these books and more throughout the summer! Please remember that these titles are suggested and are NOT required reading. Parents are responsible for making the final judgements on whether a title is appropriate for their child, to assist we have listed the Common Sense Media (CSM) suggested age level or the suggested age level range from the publisher if available. Visit commonsensemedia.org for more information. Visit the Attleboro Public Library! Phone: (508) Meghan Witherell, the Tween/Teen Coordinator, can assist in choosing just right books. READ WHAT YOU LIKE, LIKE WHAT YOU READ! MYSTERY Chasing Vermeer trilogy Blue Balliett Masterpiece Elise Broach The London Eye Mystery Siobhan Dowd Book Scavenger Jennifer Chambliss Bertman STEAM NON-FICTION If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stone Henge Marc Aronson Age 10 + Making Things Move Dustyn Roberts Thomas Edison and The Lightbulb Scott Welvaert Ages 8-14 HISTORICAL Heart of a Samurai Margi Preus The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Jacqueline Kelly One Crazy Summer Rita Williams Garcia Age Miles to Havana Enrique Flores-Galbis STEAM FICTION Nick and Tesla Series Science Bob Pflugfelder Frank Einstein Series Jon Scieszka Phineas L. MacGuire Series Frances O Roark Dowell

5 FANTASY Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin Gregor the Overlander Series Suzanne Collins Mark of the Thief Jennifer A. Nielsen Fablehaven Series Brandon Mull ADVENTURE City of Ember Jeanne DuPrau Island Series Gordon Korman The 39 Clues Series Various Authors Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo NONFICTION Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing Karen Benke Saving the Ghost of the Mountain Sy Montgomery Ages King George: What Was His Problem? Steve Sheinkin Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Tanya Lee Stone Ages 10 and up Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin SPORTS Hide & Seek Katy Grant Rivals Tim Green Comeback Kids Series: Two Minute Drill Hot Hand Safe at Home Mike Lupica BIOGRAPHIES Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson POETRY Planet Middle School Nikki Grimes Inside Out and Back Again Thanhha Lai The Crossover Kwame Alexander Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart Candace Fleming Poetry Speaks: Who I Am Edited by Elise Paschen Ages Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Peg Kehret AWARD WINNERS Doll Bones Holly Black The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman Holes Louis Sachar Gone Crazy in Alabama Rita Williams-Garcia GRAPHIC NOVELS Terra Tempo Series David Shapiro Age 8 + El Deafo Cece Bell Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson Fun, FREE apps for your mobile device! Bill Nye the Science Guy, Skyview Free, Sushi Monster, TapQuiz Maps World Edition, TinkerBox, ToonTastic