Gorzycki Incoming 6th Graders’ Summer Reading List (2015-2016)
You must choose two of the following novels to read this summer. Upon returning to school in the Fall, you will have an assessment over each one in your English class. Select a book you have not already read. Be sure you understand the books well. Good luck!
Parents: Please read the reviews and synopses of these books at Amazon, Goodreads, or your favorite online bookseller to help guide your student’s choices.
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Elite by Kiera Cass (sequel to The Selection)
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Nest by Esther Ehrlich
The Only Game by Mike Lupica
The Raft by S.A. Bodeen
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney
The Selection by Kiera Cass
A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
There Will Be Bears by Ryan Gebhart
The Thickety: A Path Begins by J.A. White
Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life by P.J. Hoover
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Gorzycki Incoming 7th Graders’ Summer Reading List (2015-2016)
You must choose two of the following novels to read this summer. Upon returning to school in the Fall, you will have an assessment over each one in your English class. Select a book you have not already read. Be sure you understand the books well. Good luck!
Parents: Please read the reviews and synopses of these books at Amazon, Goodreads, or your favorite online bookseller to help guide your student’s choices.
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
The Afterlife by Gary Soto
Forget Me by K.A. Harrington
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by
Deborah Hopkinson
The Nethergrim by Matthew Jobin
The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe by Dan Poblocki
The Runner by Carl Deuker
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson (Sequel to Steelheart)
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The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Jackaby by William Ritter
The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty
Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Lucky Strike by Bobbie Pyron
Proxy by Alex London
Red Butterfly by A. L. Sonnichsen
Fantasy League by Mike Lupica
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
Gorzycki Incoming 8th Graders’ Summer Reading List (2015-2016)
You must choose two of the following novels to read this summer. Upon returning to school in the Fall, you will have an assessment over each one in your English class. You may be required to take an AR test over the books. If you have already taken an AR test on the book, you will not be allowed to re-take the test. Select a book you have not already read. Be sure you understand the books well. Good luck!
Parents: Please read the reviews and synopses of these books at Amazon, Goodreads, or your favorite online bookseller to help guide your student’s choices.
A Blind Spot for Boys by Justina Chen
Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey
Unbreakable by Kami Garcia
The Fire Wish by Amber Lough
If You Find Me by Emily Murdock
In the After by Demitria Lunetta
Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Avalon by Mindee Arnett
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (sequel to The 5th Wave)
Eleanor Park by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire
Firefight (sequel to Steelheart) by Brandon Sanderson
Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Lost Boy by Tim Green
Perfect Season by Tim Green