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Summer Reading Lists 2004  

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

6th Grade Summer Reading List

AAP
Requirement: Read 2 out of 4 books listed.  

A Long Way from Chicago
Richard Peck
Among the Hidden
Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Glory Field
Walter Dean Myers
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze
Jane Yolen

 

REGULAR
Requirement: Read 2 out of 4 books listed.

Because of Winn Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
Among the Hidden
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Handbook for Boys
Walter Dean Myers
Last Summer with Maizon
Jacqueline Woodson

 

During the first week of school, students will be expected to turn in work to their ELA teacher. Students should read two different books and have a different project for each book.

  1. Write an advertisement for the book. Include a description of the contents and information about the author.
  2. Draw a poster depicting a character or an event from the book.
  3. Keep a reading journal about your reactions to the book. Include at least ten entries.
  4. Create a graphic organizer on a book showing the characters, setting, and major events.
  5. Write a newspaper story as if the book’s action were a news story. Make sure to include a headline for your story.
  6. Write a poem based on events/ characters from the book or on your reactions to the book.
  7. Design a book web page. Include information about the book, art, author information, etc.
  8. Interview a character from the book. Write the dialogue of questions and responses from the interview.
  9. Design and draw a new book jacket. Include a description of the contents and information about the author.
  10. Write and submit a review for the Richland County Public Library’s web page. Print a copy of your work. [www.richland.lib.sc.us]
  11. Put yourself in the place of one of the main characters in the book and write five dated journal entries that he/she might have written.
  12. Write a travel brochure for the major setting in the book. Include information of interest.
  13. Write a letter to one of the characters in the book explaining your opinion of a decision they made or an action they took. Explain why you would have made a different decision or taken a different action.
  14. Choose a memorable scene from the book and write it in the form of a drama. Include a list of characters and stage directions.

  15. Write a letter nominating a book from the summer reading list for the Book of the Month Club. Explain why the book should be chosen.

    Earn your way to an ice cream sundae reward. Tickets will be awarded for each completed project turned in on time.
    1st ticket = bowl of ice cream;     2nd ticket = sprinkles; 3rd ticket = chocolate syrup; 4th ticket = whipped cream.

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7th Grade Summer Reading List

AAP                           

Required: Choose two titles

Stargirl, Spinelli
Flipped, Van Draanen
Rules of the road, Bauer
Touching Spirit Bear, Mikaelsen
Giver, Lowery

 

REGULAR

Required: Choose one title

Life in the fat lane, Bennett
The skin I’m in, Flake
Bud, not Buddy, Curtis
Taking sides, Soto


 

All students must choose ONE OTHER title from the following list. Please try to read as many as possible.
 

Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery
Around the world in 80 days, Verne
Best short stories of O. Henry, O. Henry
Crash, Spinelli
Series of unfortunate events titles, Snickett
Phillip Hall likes me. I reckon maybe, Greene
Call of the wild, London
Driver’s ed, Cooney
Lily’s crossing, Giff
Redwall series, Jacques
Mississippi Bridge, Taylor
Nightjohn, Paulsen
Oliver Twist, Dickens
Jazmin’s notebook, Grimes
Shoeless Joe, Kinsella
Summer of fear, Duncan
Brian’s return, Paulsen


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Brian’s hunt, Paulsen
Monster, Myers
Chinese Cinderella, Yen Mah
Sammy Keyes series, Van Draanen
Miracel boys, Woodson
Toning the sweep, Johnson
Shattering glass, Giles
Eleanor Roosevelt, a life of discovery, R. Freeman
Upstairs room, Reiss
Oh, Pioneers, Cather
Locked in time, Duncan
Gallow’s hill, Duncan
Eva, Dickinson
Face on the milk carton, Cooney
Frankenstein, Shelley
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Freedman
Andromeda strain, Creighton
Growing up, Baker

 Home Page		 Brian’s winter, Paulsen
Harris and me, Paulsen
Hatchet, Paulsen
Jacob have I loved, Patersen
Among the hidden series, Haddix
Turnabout, Haddix
Running out of time, Haddix
Don’t you dare read this, Mrs. Dunprey, Haddix
Let the circle be unbroken, Taylor
The secret garden, Burnett
Harris and me, Paulsen
Because of Winn Dixie, DiCamillo
Hatchet, Paulsen
Jacob have I loved, Patersen
A wrinkle in time, L’Engle
Pictures of Hollis Woods, Reilly
Switching well, Griffin
Lord of the rings, trilogy, Tolkien
Adam and Eve and Pinch-me, Johnston
Harry Potter series, Rowling
 

8th Grade Summer Reading List

 AAP 8th Grade Classes - True North, Kathryn Lasky (Required Reading)
                                 and   -Choose one other book from the titles listed below 

Regular 8th Grade Classes - Choose one book from the list below

 BOOK REPORT INSTRUCTIONS (for AAP and  Regular students):

On the first day of school, students will be expected to turn in a paper either typed or written in ink listing the following information to their ELA teacher.  AAP students should have a report for two books, while Regular students should have a report for one book.

 PAPER REQUIREMENTS:

(1)  the title of the book read
(2)  the author
(3)  a list of the main characters in the book with a description of each
(4)  a description of the setting (times and place)
(5)  a paragraph explaining the main conflict in the book (struggle between two opposing forces)
(6)  a sentence explaining the theme/lesson in the book (what you learned from reading the book)
(7)  a paragraph explaining how the conflict was resolved
(8)  a paragraph explaining why you liked or disliked the book (give  specific reasons)
*Paragraphs should be a minimum of five sentences.

 Book Titles

Cold Sassy Tree, O. Burns
Phoenix Rising, Karen Hesse
Letters from Rifka, Karen Hesse
Man Who Loved Clowns, June Rae Wood
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares
Artemis Fowl, E. Colfer
The Edge of the Sword, R. Tingle
The Boy in the Burning House, T. Wynne-Jones
Spellbound, J. McDonald
Whale Talk, C. Crutcher
What My Mother Doesn’t Know, S. Sones
Turnabout or any among the Hidden Series, M.P. Haddix
The Body of Christopher Creed, C. Plum-Ucci
Dancing With an Alien, M. Logue
The Savage Damsel and Dwarf, G. Morris
Jade Green: A Ghost Story, P. R. Naylor
Surviving the Applewhites, S. S. Tolan
Crispin: The Cross of Lead, Avi
The Same Stuff as Stars, Katherine Paterson
Romiette & Julio, Sharon Draper
Whirligig, Paul Fleishman
Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
Motown and Didi or any book by Walter Dean Myers
Bloomability or any book by Sharon Creech
Outside Shooter or any book by T. Dygard
Redwall Series, B. Jacques
Eragon or any book by Christopher Polini
The Car or any book by Gary Paulsen, except books from the World of Adventure series

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