THE OFFICIAL HISTORY LOVERS SELECTION OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS BY MRS. SERPICO
6th 7th 8th grade Summer Reading list 2014
6th grade:
The Bronze Bow-Elizabeth George Speare
The Midwife’s Apprentice-Karen Cushman
The Book Without Words-Avi
Horrible Histories: Loathsome London- Terry Deary
Horrible Histories: The Awesome Egyptians- Terry Deary
Horrible Histories: The Rotten Romans- Terry Deary
Horrible Histories: The Groovy Greeks
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes who lived Before Achilles- Padric Colum
The Golden Goblet-Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Door in the Wall-Marguerite de Angeli
Catherine, Called Birdy- Karen Cushman
The Castle in the Attic-Winthrop
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights-Howard Pyle
The Measly Middle Ages- Terry Deary
The Children’s Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy-Padraic Colum
Henry VIII and his Chopping Block- Alan MacDonald
Bodies from the Ash : Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii - James M. Deem
Your curriculum study in 6th grade will be learning about the Middle Ages,the Egyptian, Roman and Greek Civilizations. Please feel free to read any non-fiction book on the subject.(including any of Terry Deary books)
7th grade:
Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring- Alexander Rose
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin- Benjamin Franklin
The Island at the Center of the World- Russell Short
The Mayflower- Nathaniel Philbrick
Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution- A.J. Langguth
An American Plague- Jim Murphy
Benedict Arnold: Dark Eagle-Brian Boylan
The Patriots Guide to the United States-Larry Scheikart
Forgotten Patriots- Edwin G. Burrows
Ladies of Liberty- Cokie Roberts
How the States Got Their Shapes- Mark Stein
Ashes of Roses- Mary Jane Auch
The Book of Virtues for Young People- William J. Bennett
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence-
Your curriculum study in the 7th grade is American History. Please feel free to select any challenging book on the subject to read.
8th grade:
Nuremberg: Infamy of Trial- Joseph E. Persico
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne Frank
Lincoln- A Photo biography- Russell Freedman
Uncle Tom’s Cabin- Harriet Beecher Stowe
Gods and Generals-Jeff Shaara
Manhunt-James L. Swanson
The Day the Women Got the Vote- George Sullivan
The Day Pearl Harbor was Bombed-George Sullivan
The Grapes of Wrath- John Steinbeck
New Deal or Raw Deal?- Burron Folsom, Jr.
1920- The Year of Six Presidents- David Pietrusza
I Have Lived a Thousand Years- Livia Bitton- Jackson
Day of Infamy- Walter Lord
D-Day- Stephen Ambrose
All Quiet on the Western Front- Erich Maria Remarque
Flags of Our Fathers- James Bradley
Summer’s Bloodiest Days: The Battle of Gettysburg as Told From All Sides- Jennifer L Weber
Your curriculum study in the 8th grade are events in the United States commencing with the War Between the States to the present. Please feel free to choose any challenging book on that period.