Gorzycki Incoming 8th Graders’ Summer Reading List (2016-2017)
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.
All the 2016 Lone Star Titles - In addition to being on the summer reading list, if you read 15 of these titles by the middle of December, you qualify to participate in the Lone Star Challenge celebration luncheon. See the Lone Star Challenge tab on the Library website for more information.
The Battle of Darcy Lane by T. Altebrando
How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel by J. Brown
Undertow by Michael Buckley
Ink and Bone by R. Caine
Moving Target by C. Gonzalez
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by P. Hoose
Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson
When by V. Laurie
Sweet by E. Laybourne
Ink and Ashes by V. Maetani
A Night Divided by J. Nielsen
We Are All Made of Molecules by S. Nielsen
I Am Princess X by C. Priest
The Boy in the Black Suit by J. Reynolds
Con Academy by J. Schreiber
I Become Shadow by J. Shine
Rebel Mechanics: All is Fair in Love and Revolution by S. Swendson
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by T. Toten
The Truth About Twinkie Pie by K. Yeh
Boy 21 by Matthew Quick
Hit Count by Chris Lynch
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Challenger Deep by Neil Shusterman (National Book Award Winner)