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SUMMER READING CHARLESTON DAY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL The reading should be completed throughout the summer and not the last week of August. The main purpose of summer reading is to keep the verbal skills sharp. An added benefit is that summer provides the time to find joy in reading. REQUIRED READING 6th Grade: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle ​ ​ 7th Grade: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 8th Grade: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand ​ ​ CHOICE Read two books from the attached Recreational Reading list. Do not choose books that have you have already read. Students should write a total of two book reports, one for each book that they select on their own (not for the required reading selection). The appropriate length is as follows: 6th grade: 1 page double-spaced 7th grade: 1-2 pages double-spaced 8th grade: 2 pages double-spaced Please also include the following information in the upper right-hand corner of each report. 1. Your name 2. Title, author, and number of pages 3. Date completed 4. Parent’s signature The reports should be expressed in paragraph form, typed, and fastened in a folder. The reports are due the first day of school. Your grade will be penalized by a deduction of 10 points every day that the entire assignment is late. In addition, students will also be tested on the required class novels during the first week of school. Again, a report is not required for this selection. Recreational Reading List for the Middle School Dear Middle School Students, The following booklist is in response to your requests for a list of “good books” to read. Each book on the list has been favorably reviewed by the critics, and many have won awards and been selected for “Best Books” lists. All are worthy of your attention. Some are “hot off the press,” and others have remained popular for a decade or more. You have diverse needs, and you vary in interest, maturity, and reading level. Therefore, the books on this list vary in subject matter, difficulty, and depth. There is a special section at the end of the list for mature readers who want to stretch a little. The list has been divided into categories for easy selection, but many titles could fit into more that one category. Be willing to try a type of book you are not accustomed to reading. You might be pleasantly surprised! You will see an * beside any titles that are part of a series or have a sequel. Generally, only one work by an author is listed. These titles are a starting point for your reading. Required: ​ th 8 ​ Grade: Unbroken (unabridged version) by Laura Hillenbrand ​ ​ ​ ​ th 7 ​ Grade: The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton ​ ​ ​ th 6 ​ Grade: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle ​ ​ ​ ​ Choose 2 of the following: ​ Adventure and Survival Avi *Crispin: The Cross of Lead ​ Barry, Dave *Peter and the Starcatchers Bateman, Colin *Running with the Reservoir Pups ​ Blackwood, Gary Around the World in 100 Days Bradford, Chris *Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior ​ Brennan, Herbie The Shadow Project Brittney, L. Dangerous Times Buckley-Archer, Linda *Gideon, The Cutpurse ​ Calhoun, Dia Firegold Campbell, Eric The Shark Callers Carbone, Elisa Storm Warriors Clayton, Emma The Roar Colfer, Eoin *Artemis Fowl ​ Cross, Gillian *The Dark Ground ​ Davies, Stephen Outlaw Falkner, Brian The Project Fisher, Catherine *Incarceron ​ Ford, Michael *The Fire of Ares ​ Gibbs, Stuart The Last Musketeer Gilman, David *Devil’s Breath ​ Grant, K. M. How the Hangman Lost His Heart Gregory, Kristiana Earthquake at Dawn Hale, Marian Dark Water Rising Hart, Lenore The Treasure of Savage Island Hawes, Charles The Dark Frigate Heath, Jack *The Lab ​ Herlong, M. H. The Great Wide Sea Higson, Charlie *Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure ​ Hobbs, Will Take Me to the River Crossing the Wire Hokenson, Terry The Winter Road Holm, Anne I Am David Horowitz, Anthony *Stormbreaker Jacques, Brian *Castaways of the Flying Dutchman ​ Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air Laird, Elizabeth The Betrayal of Maggie Blair Lawrence, Iain *The Wreckers Lawrence, L. S. Escape by Sea London, Jack White Fang Lowry, Lois *Messenger ​ Marsden, John *Tomorrow when the War Began ​ Marshall, James White-Out Matthews, Andrew The Way of the Warrior McCaughrean, Geraldine The Kite Rider ​ McKernan, Victoria Shackleton’s Stowaway Mikaelsen, Ben Red Midnight Moran, Katy Bloodline Morgan, Clay The Boy Who Spoke Dog Morgan, Nicola The Highwayman’s Footsteps Mowat, Farley Never Cry Wolf Naylor, Phyllis Blizzard’s Wake O'Brien, Robert Z for Zachariah Oppel, Kenneth *Airborn ​ Paulsen, Gary Brian’s Hunt Pene Du Bois, William The Twenty-one Balloons Pfeffer, Susan *Life as We Knew It ​ Philbrick, Rodman The Young Man and the Sea Pratchett, Terry Nation Reichs, Kathy Virals Riazi, Karuna The Gauntlet Riddles, Libby Race Across the Alaska Richards, Jame Three Rivers Rising Riordan, Rick *The Lightning Thief` ​ *Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Roth, Arthur The Iceberg Hermit Salisbury, Graham Night of the Howling Dogs Sedgwick, Marcus Revolver Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret Shusterman, Neal Everlost Smith, Roland Peak *I.Q: Independence Hall Snow, Maya *Sisters of the Sword ​ Spradlin, Michael *Keeper of the Grail ​ Stewart, Trenton Lee *The Mysterious Benedict Society ​ Temple, Frances Grab Hands and Run Thal, Lilli Mimus Trueman, Terry Hurricane Turner, Megan *The Thief ​ Updale, Eleanor *Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? ​ Wein, Elizabeth *The Lion Hunter ​ Whitesel, Cheryl Blue Fingers Whyman, Matt *Goldstrike ​ Wilson, Diane Lee I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade Yancey, Rick *The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp Young, E. L. *STORM: The Infinity Code Animal Stories Appelt, Kathi The Underneath Armstrong, William Sounder Bagnold, Enid National Velvet Booth, Martin War Dog Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie Eckert, Allan *Incident At Hawk's Hill Edwards, Julie A. Dragon, Hound of Honor George, Jean C. *Julie of the Wolves Harlow, Joan Star in the Storm Hinton, S.E. Taming the Star Runner Kadohata, Cynthia Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam Lester, Alison The Snow Pony London, Jack The Call of the Wild McNicoll, Sylvia Last Chance for Paris Mikaelsen, Ben Stranded Naylor, Phyllis *Shiloh ​ North, Sterling Rascal (599) ​ Paulsen, Gary Woodsong (796.5) ​ Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows Roberts, Katherine I Am the Great Horse Schrefer, Eliot Endangered Savage, Deborah To Race a Dream Wagner, Hilary Nightshade City Williams, Susan Wind Rider Wilson, Diane Lee Firehorse Biography Albom, Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie Beals, Melba Warriors Don’t Cry Dahl, Roald *Boy Fleischman, Sid The Abracadabra Kid Garner, Eleanor Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany Gilbreth, Frank *Cheaper by the Dozen ​ Gunther, John Death Be Not Proud Harrison, John The Longitude Prize Herriot, James *All Creatures Great and Small ​ Hickam, Homer *October Sky Leyson, Leon The Boy in the Wooden Box Paulsen, Gary How Angel Peterson Got His Name Pfetzer, Mark Within Reach: My Everest Story Sacks, Oliver Uncle Tungsten Wagenen, Maya van Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek Woodson, Jacqueline Brown Girl Dreaming Yousafzai, Malala I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Zindel, Paul The Pigman And Me The Classics Alcott, Louisa May *Little Women ​ Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice Barrie, James Peter Pan Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre Burnett, Frances H. 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The Last of the Mohicans Crane, Stephen The Red Badge of Courage Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe Dickens, Charles David Copperfield Oliver Twist A Tale of Two Cities Dumas, Alexandre The Count of Monte Cristo The Three Musketeers Gipson, Fred Old Yeller Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows Hawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlet Letter Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea Heyerdahl, Thor Kon-Tiki Kipling, Rudyard Captains Courageous Mitchell, Margaret *Gone with the Wind Montgomery, L.M. *Anne of Green Gables Nordhoff, Charles Mutiny on the Bounty Orwell, George 1984 Rawlings, Marjorie The Yearling Ruark, Robert The Old Man and the Boy Scott, Sir Walter Ivanhoe Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men Stevenson, Robert Kidnapped Treasure Island Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Wyss, Johann The Swiss Family Robinson Connections Abdel-Fattah, Randa Where the Streets Had a Name Allen, M. 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