2017-18Lanier Summer Reading List

All incoming Lanier Pups will be expected to read at least 3 books over the summer break. There will be ONE mandatory book and TWO choice books per grade level. Students will have a choice of eight titles for the choice books; they will need to read at least TWO of those titles. Please see the following list to ensure your Pup has completed the books by the start of the 2017-2018 school year.

All the books can be found at your local library, bookstore, or online at Amazon.com. Our goal is for every student to spend quality time reading over the summer. If a student is not able to obtain a copy of the mandatory book, assistance will be provided. Please inquire in Office A if assistance is needed.

We hope you enjoy your summer reading!

Grade Level / Mandatory Book / Choice Book Options (read 2)
6th Grade / Tuck Everlastingby Natalie Babbitt -Fantasy /
  • Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson – Historical Fiction
  • El Deafo by Cece Bell – Graphic Novel
  • Small Steps by Peg Kehret– Memoir
  • Chew on This by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson – Nonfiction
  • And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie – Mystery
  • Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life by P. J. Hoover – Fantasy/Sci Fi
  • Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and BiruteGaldikasby Jim Ottaviani – Graphic Novel/Nonfiction
  • The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin – Realistic Fiction

7th Grade / MYP: My Side of the Mountainby Jean Craighead George -Realistic Fiction
VGMYP: Ender’s Gameby Orson Scott Card -
Science Fiction /
  • A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L’Engle -Fantasy
  • Jurassic Parkby Michael Crichton – Sci Fi
  • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxyby Douglas Adams– Sci Fi
  • The Skin I’m Inby Sharon Flake – Realistic Fiction
  • The Graveyard Bookby Neil Gaiman- Horror/Fantasy
  • I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the Worldby Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick (Young Readers Edition)- NonfictionISBN 978-0-316-32791-6

8th Grade / MYP: Rumble Fishby S.E. Hinton – Realistic Fiction
VGMYP: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak -Historical Fiction /
  • The Maze Runnerby James Dashner -Sci Fi
  • Chinese Cinderellaby Adeline Hen Mah -Biography
  • Speakby Laurie Halse Anderson -Realistic Fiction
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime by Mark Haddon - Mystery
  • Mexican White Boy by Matt De La Pena -Realistic Fiction
  • The Help by Kathryn Stockett -Historical Fiction