Middle School Summer Reading Choices (Read at least one in addition to the required books listed above.)

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1 Middle School Summer Reading th Grade History: The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo English: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen In addition to the above book, choose at least one of the novels on the list below to read this summer. At the end of the summer, you will be tested on the required books and will be asked to write about them. If you read them early in the summer, you may want to review them to refresh your memory just before school starts. You will take an Accelerated Reader test and write a report on your choice book. Note: Students should complete the Summer Reading Summary handout for both books (one for each book click on the appropriate link). Be prepared to turn in these sheets in the first week of school. Choices (Read at least one in addition to the required books listed above.) Sounder, William Howard Armstrong The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper (or other books in this series) Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levin Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling (Any or all in the series) A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L Engle The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis (Any or all in the series.) The Amulet of Samarkand, Jonathan Stroud (Any or all in the series.) The Sea of Trolls, Nancy Farmer The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer Hoot, Carl Hiaasen Story Time, Edward Bloor Crusader, Edward Bloor Gregor the Overlander, Suzanne Collins Half Magic, Edward Eager Peter and the Starcatchers, Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson The Red Pyramid, Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Rick Riordan (Any or all in this series) The Red Pony, John Steinbeck Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs If you have already taken a computer (AR) quiz on one of the above books, do not choose it. The computer does not allow a computer quiz to be taken by the same person twice.

2 6 th grade Learning Resources Program: History: The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo English: My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George In addition to the above book, choose either one fiction or non-fiction novel from the list below to read this summer. At the beginning of next school year, you will be assessed on both assignments. If you read the books and view the film early in the summer, you may want to review them to refresh your memory just before school starts. Note: Students should complete the Summer Reading Summary handout for both books (one for each book click on the appropriate link). Be prepared to turn in these sheets on the first day of school. Fiction The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson The Last Martin Jonathan Friesen The Red Pyramid, Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Rick Riordan (Any or all in this series)* The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer Blubber, Judy Blume The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton The Skin I m In, Sharon G. Flake Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech Non-fiction Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance, Jennifer Armstrong Blizzard, Jim Murphy Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley, Sally M. Walker

3 7th grade History: College Prep: The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis Learning Resources Program: Blood on the River: JamesTown, 1607, by Elisa Carbone English: Honors The Giver by Lois Lowry In addition, honors students should read one from the following choices: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Secret Garden by France Hodgson Burnett Alice s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Captain Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Black Beauty by Ann Sewell The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls College Prep The Giver by Lois Lowry Learning Resources Escape from Mr. Lemoncello s Library by Chris Grabenstein 8th grade: History: Nothing but the Truth by Avi (ALL students) English Honors: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor The Book Thief by Markus Zusak English College Prep: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor and choose one from the following list: College Prep The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier All My Sons (a play) by Arthur Miller That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead The Red Pony by John Steinbeck The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Any Harry Potter novel LRP English: Choose ONE of the two choices listed below: Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez Ask Me No Questions, by Marina Budhos

4 Name Summer Reading Summary The following sheet is to be used to help you record notes about the books on the Summer Reading List. Please complete these notes as you read. Review them prior to the start of the new school year so that you are ready for discussion and assessment of the books. Please add pages if you want to include more characters or events. Teachers may assign tests and writing assignments associated with the required and choice books. Annotating (taking notes in the book) as you read is highly recommended. Generally notes are not permitted during an assessment. Book title Author Setting Setting is the time and place of the action of a story. Customs, manners, clothing, scenery, weather, geography, buildings, rooms, furnishings, and methods of transportation are all part of place. There may be multiple locations in the story. Time might include any of the following that apply: historical period; time in hours, days, years; age of character; emotional/psychological time, such as after a catastrophic event; season(s) of the year, etc. Place: Time: Characters main (the focus) and minor (keep the action moving forward and help the reader learn more about the main character) Add paper if needed for more characters. Character Identify Descriptive adjectives

5 Plot Plot is the sequence of events in a story. It is the writer s blueprint, or plan, for what happens, when, and to whom. The plot of a story begins with a basic situation. The writer introduces a conflict a problem or struggle faced by the main character. The conflict leads to other events and builds to the climax, or high point of interest and intensity. At this point in the story, or shortly after, some event ends, or resolves, the conflict. Basic situation: Conflict: (Problem that needs resolution) Climax: (This is the section of the story of greatest intensity, a crisis point to which preceding events have been leading.) Resolution: Theme: Theme is the main idea of a work of literature. Often the theme is a message about human nature. Some literary works are written purely for entertainment. In these, the writer often does not try to convey an important message. However, most writing does attempt to communicate a theme. Sometimes the theme is stated directly. At other times, careful reading and thought may be necessary to uncover the theme. An example could be greed can bring misery or something as simple as joys of nature can be even more pleasurable if they are shared. Theme What does this book say to you?

Summer Reading Assignment Grades 5 and 6

Summer Reading Assignment Grades 5 and 6 It is very important that you continue to read all summer. Reading increases your comprehension and vocabulary. It is a major part of all the subjects you will