Greenfield School Summer Reading
Middle School 2016-2017
Did you know that just twenty minutes of reading every day can increase your child’s test scores? It’s true! Summer is a great time to relax and have fun, but it’s also a wonderful time to learn about new people, places, and ideas with good books. Here are the required readings for each rising middle school class.
Rising 5th Grade
Each student is required to read three books by three different authors before school begins (see book selection list below).
Each student must complete a story map for two of the three selected books (see below).
Parents, please help your child to fill out the verification form for each book read and sign the form for each book.
Rising 6th Grade
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
There will be assessments on both of these books in the first few weeks of school.
Rising 7th Grade
Cheaper by the Dozen by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and Frank Butler Gilbreth, Jr.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
There will be assessments on both of these books in the first few weeks of school.
Rising 8th Grade
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
There will be assessments on both of these books in the first few weeks of school.
GREENFIELD SCHOOL
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
FIFTH GRADE
VERIFICATION FORM
2016 - 2017
TITLE ______
AUTHOR ______NO. OF PAGES ______
I VERIFY MY CHILD HAS READ THIS BOOK. DATE ______
PARENT SIGNATURE ______
TITLE ______
AUTHOR ______NO. OF PAGES ______
I VERIFY MY CHILD HAS READ THIS BOOK. DATE ______
PARENT SIGNATURE ______
TITLE ______
AUTHOR ______NO. OF PAGES ______
I VERIFY MY CHILD HAS READ THIS BOOK. DATE ______
PARENT SIGNATURE ______
GREENFIELD SCHOOL
RISING FIFTH GRADE
SUMMER READING LIST
SUMMER, 2016
AUTHOR / BOOKAvi / Fighting Ground, The
Avi / Something Upstairs
Avi / Windcatcher
Banks, Lynne Reid / Fairy Princess, The
Banks, Lynne Reid / I, Houdini
Banks, Lynne Reid / Secret of the Indian, The
Banks, Lynne Reid / Mystery Cupboard, The
Banks, Lynne Reid / Return of the Indian, The
Bloome, Judy / It's Not the End of the World
Burnett / Secret Garden, The
Byars, Betsy / Glory Girl, The
Byars, Betsy / Trouble River
Cleary, Beverly / Beezus& Ramona books
Dahl, Roald
DiCamillo, Kate / James and the Giant Peach
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Edmonds / Matchlock Gun, The
Farley, Walter / Black Stallion, The
Fritz, Jean / Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
Fritz, Jean
George, Jean Craighead / What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
My Side of the Mountain
Gipson, Fred
Hunter, Erin / Old Yeller
The Warrior Series
Keene, Carolyn / Secrets of the Nile
Kjelguard, Jim / Big Red
Kjelguard, Jim
Kinney, Jeff / Stormy
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series)
Krumgold, Joseph / Onion John
L'Engle, Madeleine / Many Waters
London, Jack / Call of the Wild, The
Merrill, Jean / Toothpaste Millionaire, The
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds / Saving Shiloh
O’Brien, Robert C. / Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
O'Dell, Scott / Zia
O'Dell, Scott / Island of the Blue Dolphins
Peck, Richard / Ghosts I Have Been
Rogers, Mary / Freaky Friday
Rowling, J.K. / Harry Potter books
Rylant, Cynthia / Fine White Dust, A
Soto, Gary / Taking Sides
Spinelli, Jerry / There's a Girl in My Hammerlock
Spinelli, Jerry / Who Put the Hair in My Toothbrush?
Taylor, Mildred / Mississippi Bridge
Taylor, Mildred / Song of the Trees
White, E.B. / Stuart Little
Wilder, Laura Ingalls / On the Banks of Plum Creek
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Story Map
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Story Map