ALL Incoming Central Junior High 7Th Grade Students

7th GRADE SUMMER READING

CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH

We are excited for your transition to 7th grade next year! To help you prepare for the 7thgrade Language Arts, we have created a summer reading program to jumpstart the school year.

Who?

ALL incoming Central Junior High 7th grade students.

What?

Read at least FOURbooks this summer and then keep reading.

We ask that EVERY student read Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. Choose ONE book from the current Sequoyah young adult list. Then read two books of your own choosing. There are two articles for you and your parents to read that show the research why it is beneficial for you to read FOUR books over the summer. There is a suggested list of books if you can’t find one that you love. PLEASE DON’T READ A BOOK THAT YOU HAVE READ BEFORE!!

When?

You will be required to complete an assignment on the books you read. Information will be given to you when school starts. So just read!

Where?

Books can be checked out from the Moore Public Library, or you may purchase your own copy from any book store. Purchasing your own copy is suggested but not required. It would be beneficial if you purchased Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper . We will be doing a unit on this book at the beginning of the year so it will be helpful to have your own book. We will NOT be reading the entire book in class, but we will be doing lessons from portions of the book so it will be helpful to have a copy of your own book.

Why?

Reading over the summer will allow you to keep your mind sharp and be more successful in all of your classes as you begin junior high.

Questions please contact:

Amber Neighbors:

Nancy Yaffe:

• GO TO MPS WEBSITE FOR SUGGESTED TITLES and the articles of why reading four books over the summer is important.
  

7th GRADE SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS

ALL incoming Central Junior High 7th grade students are required to read four books this summer. Choose one book from the Sequoyah List, two books of your own choosing, and Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper.

Note to parents: We encourage parents to be involved in the selection of each book. Also, reading the book with your student is a great way to discuss the content while modeling good reading habits.

FICTION (SUGGESTED TITLES)

Science Fiction: / Realistic Fiction (Continued):
Among the Hidden,Haddix / Homecoming, Voight
A Wrinkle in Time, L’Engle / Okay for Now, Schmidt
Unwind, Shusterman / Forged by Fire, Draper
Pretties, Westerfield / Tears of a Tiger, Draper
Legend, Lu / Darkness Before Dawn, Draper
The Compound, Bodeen / The Girl Who Threw Butterflies, Cochrane
Life as We Knew It, Pfeffer / The Schwa Was Here, Shusterman
Stetson,Rottman
Adventure: / Hero, Rottman
My Side of the Mountain, George / If I Stay, Foreman
Shark Beneath the Reef, George / Where She Went, Foreman (sequel to If I Stay)
Hatchet, Paulsen / Out of My Mind, Draper
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi / The Lovely Bones, Seabold
White Fang, London / The Patron Saint of Butterflies, Galante
Treasure Island, Stevenson / Gym Candy,Deuker
Stormbreaker series, Rider / Bluford High series, Schraff/Langan
The Lottery Rose, Jackson
Fantasy: / Scorpions, Myers
Inkheart, Funke
The Lost Hero series, Riordan / Historical Fiction:
Peter and the Starcatchers, Barry/Pearson / The Devil’s Arithmetic, Yolen
Divergent, Roth / My Brother Sam is Dead, Collier
Insurgent, Roth / Tulsa Burning, Myers
Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths, Evslin / Assassin, Myers
Esperanza Rising, Ryan
Realistic Fiction: / Four Perfect Pebbles, Lazan
Because of Winn Dixie, DiCamillo / Annexed, Dugar
Speak, Anderson / Warriors in the Crossfire, Flood
Hoops, Myers / Rifles for Watie, Keith
Tangerine, Bloor / Fire From the Rock, Draper
Walk Two Moons, Creech
The Chocolate War, Cormier / Mystery:
Star Girl, Spinelli / The Mailbox, Shafer
Wringer, Spinelli / House of Dies Drear, Hamilton
Flight 116 is Down!, Cooney / Monster, Myers
No More Dead Dogs, Korman / Diamonds in the Shadow, Cooney
Schooled, Korman / Red Kayak, Cummings
The Skin I’m In, Flake / The King’s Fifth, O’Dell
Slumming, Randle / The Island of the Blue Dolphins, O’Dell
Small Steps, Sacher / The Black Pearl, O’Dell

NON-FICTION

Note to parents: We encourage parents to be involved in the selection of each book. Also, reading the book with your student is a great way to discuss the content while modeling good reading habits.

The Girls’ Life Guide to Growing Up, Bokram/Sinex
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students, Jurmain
Oh Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty, Masoff
Boy, Dahl
The Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War, Murphy
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, Petry
Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought), Krull
Mistakes That Worked, Jones
One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists, Wilson
Birmingham, 1963, Weatherford
Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America, Bolden
Curse of the Pharaohs: My Adventures with Mummies, Hawass
Horrible Science: Blood, Bones and Body Bits and Chemical Chaos, Arnold
Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors, Tucker
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes, Welden
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond, Crow/Viola
The New Way Things Work, Macaulay
Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People, Marrin
Parasites: Latching on to a Free Lunch, Fleisher
Stephenie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga, Albert
What Makes Popcorn Pop? And Other Questions About the World Around Us, Myers
Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries, Guiberson
The Brothers’ War: Civil War Voices in Verse, Lewis
Oh, Yikes!: History’s Grossest, Wackiest Moments, Masoff
Snowbound: The Tragic Story of the Donner Party, Lavender
Boys Who Rocked the World: From King Tut to Tiger Woods, Beyond Words Publishing
America’s Dumbest Criminals: Wild and Weird Stories of Fumbling Felons, Clumsy Crooks, and Ridiculous Robbers, Butler/Gregory/Ray
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, Myers
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, Hoose
Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe, Lange / DON’T FORGET!!!!!!!!!!
Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini,Fleischman
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming, David/Gordon / Reading 4 books over the summer
Three Little Words, Rhodes-Courter / helps you maintain your reading!
Warriors Don’t Cry, Beals
Zlata’s Diary, Filipovic / Projects will be completed in class when school starts. Keep your summary sheet.
Chinese Cinderella, Yen Mah
She Said Yes, Bernall
The Diary of Anne Frank, Frank
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous, Bragg

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SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2016 – SUMMARY

Directions: Please write a summary for each of the four books. “Google “ summary if you don’t know what it means.