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Middle School Summer Reading Assignment​

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Reading is such an important part of adolescent development, both academically and developmentally. Students learn about other cultures, other worlds, and other ways of thinking simply by opening a book. We encourage children to read in a variety of ways; silently, out loud to someone else, or listening to someone read to them.

Below is the Middle School Summer Reading List. There are a range of book levels and types of books. You will notice a guide at the beginning of the list explaining the book levels:
LG = Lower Grades (K-3)
MG = Middle Grades (4-8)
MG+ = Upper Middle Grades (6 and up)
UG = Upper Grades (9-12)

 We've also looked up each book on the Common Sense Media site, and we've included the sites' recommended age for each book. I've tried to include books from a variety of levels and interests, and not all books are suitable for all children.

Every middle school student must read one book from the list, AND one book of his or her choice. Students must choose a book that they have not already read. The choice book must be an Accelerated Reader book. You may go to arbookfind.com to look up a book's status. Each student should have a good idea of his or her reading level, and they should choose books that are in that reading level.

Students will complete a small poster for each book. The poster should be at least 8.5 by 11 inches (the size of this piece of paper). You may create a larger post if you would like. Follow the attached template. Book posters will be due the FRIDAY of the first week of school.

Your poster should include:
- The Title and Author
- A new book cover for the book
- Drawings of two important scenes from the book
- A one to two scene preview summary to attract a reader (like a movie tagline)
- A complete summary of the book
- The appropriate age range for the book and number of pages, Publisher
- 3-5 Quotes form the book. Choose quotes that are meaningful and represent the story well.
- Either rank the book against 4 other books you have read recently, OR recommend other books people may like if they are interested in this book
- Editorial Review: What did you think?


LG = Lower Grades (K-3); MG = Middle Grades (4-8); MG+ = Upper Middle Grades (6 and up); and UG = Upper Grades (9-12)
CSM = Common Sense Media Recommended Age

The Cross Over by Kwame Alexander

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars, Josh and Jordan, wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
El Deafo by Cece Bell

In this graphic-novel memoir, author/illustrato Cece Bell chronicales her hearing loss at a young age and her experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful and very awkward hearing aid. The text and pictures contain subtle tabacco and alcohol use.
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Raised in South Carolina and New York, author Jacqueline Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. Through vivid free verse, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s.
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo

Self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman is not easily surprised by finding a flying, poetry-writing, superhero squirrel and meeting "profoundly strange" William Spiver puts a whole new spin on her life
Doll Bones by Holly Black

Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year, he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons.
One Came Home by Amy Timberlake

In 1871 Wisconsin, thirteen-year-old Georgie sets out to find her sister Agatha, who is presumed dead when remains are found wearing the dress she was last seen in.  The plot contains violence.
Paper Boy by Vince Vawter

When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month. The plot contains profanity and violence.
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm

In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in faraway Key West, Florida.
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States. 
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

In 1979, as her mother prepares to be a contestant on the THE $20.000 PYRAMID, a twelve-year-old NEW York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams -Garcia

In 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover their mother wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

This book presents an account of fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin, an African American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks did the same thing.
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

In Central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish and then joins a dragon on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of discovering how to change her family's fortune.

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Homer P. Figg escapes from his ruthless guardian's home in Pine Swamp, Maine, and sets out to find his beloved brother, Harold, who has been illegally sold into the Union Army.
AR Quiz No. 164734 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2.0 
CSM: 9 
AR Quiz No. 168404 EN Non fiction
IL: MG- BL: 2.7-AR Pts: 2.0
​CSM: 9
AR Quiz No. 168140 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5.0
CSM: 10
AR Quiz No. 160221 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5.0
CSM: 8
AR Quiz No. 158353 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts:7.0
CSM: 10
AR Quiz No. 161077 EN Fiction
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3.0
CSM: 8
AR Quiz No. 156090 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9.0
CSM: 10
AR Quiz No. 158356 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8.0
CSM:12
AR Quiz No. 137063 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4.0
CSM:10
AR Quiz No. 139383 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8.0
CSM: 10
AR Quiz No. 131144 EN Fiction
IL: MG -- BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6.0
CSM: 9

​AR Quiz No. 135338 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7.0
CSM: 11

AR Quiz No. 129138 EN Nonfiction
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5.0
CSM: 13
AR Quiz No. 130075 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12.0
CSM: 10
AR Quiz No. 131480 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
​CSM: 10
AR Quiz No. 127487 EN Fiction 
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts:7.0 
CSM:10

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