Manasquan Elementary School
2014 Summer Reading List
-Incoming 7th Grade-
Directions: Select one of the following books to read over the summer. During the first week of school, you will be given a task which will ask you to reflect on the novel you have read. This task will be connected to our first unit in our 7th grade curriculum, Seeing Our True Reflection . As you are reading your novel, you should be considering how the characters and events may connect to this theme. Is the main character true to himself or herself? Does the main character act the same around others, or does the character change? It is highly recommended to take notes or mark important moments and/or quotes, as you will be able to use your notes in class!
Our goal is to provide enjoyable reading material and create lifelong readers and thinkers!
Shug by Jenny Han
Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
Schooled by Gordon Korman
True Talents by David Lubar
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Advanced Reading Grades 6-8
Any student who feels he/she would like to read a book on a higher reading level is welcomed to choose a book from this list of classics. You will be responsible for your understanding of these novels. Only the classics in original form are considered advanced. Young Penguin Classics are not acceptable.
· Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (ISBN 978-0-451-53174-2)
· Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (ISBN 978-0-451-53208-4)
· Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (ISBN 978-0-14-043768-3)
· Dracula by Bram Stoker (ISBN 978-0-486-41109-5)
· Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (ISBN 978-0-14-143976-1)
· A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn (ISBN- 13: 9781583228692)
Our goal is to provide enjoyable reading material and create lifelong readers!