6th Grade Summer Reading Assignment for 2008 - 2009 School Year

6th Grade

Required:

• Small Steps by Louis Sachar

Select one of the following:

• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
• The Door in the Wall by Margueritte deAngeli
• Under a War Torn Sky by L.M. Elliot
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
• The Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
• Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder
• Frindle by Andrew Clement

Assignment:

When school resumes, there will be an exam on the required reading in each grade.  Additionally, students will be asked to write an essay on the optional selection.

7th Grade Summer Reading Assignment for 2008 - 2009 School Year

7th Grade

Required:

• Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred Taylor

 Select one of the following:

• Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
• Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
• The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
• Flush by Carl Hiaasen.  (A sequel to Hoot)
• Jacob I Have Loved by Katherine Patterson
• The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Assignment:

When school resumes, there will be an exam on the required reading in each grade.  Additionally, students will be asked to write an essay on the optional selection.

8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment for 2008 - 2009 School Year

8th Grade

Required:

• A Separate Peace by John Knowles

 Select one of the following:

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn by Mark Twain
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
• Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen
• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

 Assignment

When school resumes, there will be an exam on the required reading in each grade.  Additionally, students will be asked to write an essay on the optional selection.