Charles County Public Schools Middle School

Charles County Public Schools Middle School Summer Reading List 6-8 All Courses Theodore Davis Suggestions:  Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan Pick any one book  Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson appropriate for a  My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George middle school  Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper reader  Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan  The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade All Courses All Courses All Courses John Hanson Sample of Student Suggestions: Sample of Student Suggestions: Sample of Student Suggestions:  Origami Yoda Series by Tom  Divergent by Veronica Roth  Cinder by Marissa Meyer Pick any one book Angleberger  Maze Runner by James  Starters by Lissa Price appropriate for a  The Hunger Games by Dashner  City of Bones Series by middle school Suzanne Collins  The Uglies Series by Scott Cassandra Clare reader  Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur Westerfield  Graceling by Kristen Cashore  Bluford Series by Paul Langan  Mockingbird by Kathryne  The Book Thief by Markus & Others Erskin Zusak 6 - 8 6-8 Grade Level & Enrichment Gifted Pick any fiction book Pick one fiction novel from grade level list Pick any nonfiction book Pick one nonfiction book from the suggested list Fiction List Suggestions:  Katherine Applegate. The One and Only Ivan. 6th  Jean Craighead George. My Side of the  Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee Mountain.  Petey by Ben Mikaelsen  Gary Paulsen. Harris and Me: A Summer  Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Remembered.  The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the  Sharon Draper. Out of My Mind. Knights of the Round Table by Rosemary Sutcliff  Christopher Paul Curtis. The Watsons Go to  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Birmingham. Piccowaxen  Tim Green. Football Champ, Football Genius, or 7th Big Time.  Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples Pick Two books  R. J. Palacio. Wonder.  The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain appropriate for a  Cynthia Kadohata. Kira-Kira.  The Wanderer by Sharon Creech middle school  The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien reader (one fiction  Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis and one Nonfiction List Suggestions nonfiction)  Middle School: The Real Deal: From Cafeteria 8th Food to Combination Locks by Juliana Farrell  Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes  Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and  Hiroshima by J. Hersey Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Sheryl Berk  Whirligig by Paul Fleischman  Chew on This by Charles Wilson  Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne  Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of  Lyddie by Katherine Paterson Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy by Seymour Reit  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain  Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson  The Cay by Theodore Taylor  The Bone Detectives: How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead by Donna Jackson  Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo Charles County Public Schools Middle School Summer Reading List Charles County Public Schools Middle School Summer Reading List 6-8 Benjamin Stoddert All Courses Any book appropriate for a middle school reader. Pick any one book appropriate for a Suggestions: middle school  Newbery Award winners reader  Coretta Scott King Award winners  Black-eyed Susan award winners 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Grade Level, Enrichment Grade Level, Enrichment Grade Level, Enrichment  Dicey’s Song by Cynthia  Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher  Hiroshima, by J. Hersey Voight Paul Curtis  Pigman’s Legacy by Paul  Freak the Mighty by Rodman  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine Zindel Mattawoman Philbrick L’Engle  The Skin I’m In by Sharon  Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of  Money Hungry by Sharon Flake Flake Pick any one book NIMH by Robert O’Brien from this Gifted Gifted appropriate list Gifted  Hatchet by Gary Paulsen  Hiroshima by J. Hersey  Treasure Island by Robert  Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by  Whirligig by Paul Louis Stevenson James L. Swanson Fleishchman  The Sword and the Circle by  The Wanderer by Sharon  The Adventures of Tom Rosemary Sutcliff Creech Sawyer by Mark Twain  Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Grade Level & Enrichment Grade Level & Enrichment Grade Level & Enrichment Suggestion Suggestion Suggestion  Black-eyed Susan award  Black-eyed Susan award  Black-eyed Susan award winners winners winners  ALA 2014 Best fiction for  ALA 2014 Best fiction for young  ALA 2014 Best fiction for young adults adults young adults

Gifted (pick from list) Gifted (pick from list) Gifted (pick from list) General  Millicent Min, Girl Genius by  Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher  April Morning by H. Fast Smallwood Lisa Yee Staples  Flowers for Algernon by  Petey by Ben Mikaelsen  The Prince and the Pauper by Daniel Keyes Pick any one book  Treasure Island by Robert Mark Twain  Hiroshima by J. Hersey appropriate for a Louis Stevenson  The Wanderer by Sharon  Whirligig by Paul middle school  The Sword and the Circle: Creech Fleischman reader King Arthur and the Knights  The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien  Journey to the Center of the of the Round Table by  Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Earth by Jules Verne Rosemary Sutcliff C.S. Lewis  Across Five Aprils by Irene  A Wrinkle in Time by  Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Hunt Madeleine L’Engle  The Red Pyramid by Rick  Lyddie by Katherine  Wonder Struck by Brian Riordan Paterson Selznick  Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel  Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst  Enclave by Ann Aguirre  The Warrior Heir by Cinda  Shadow and Bone by Leigh  Sweetness at the Bottom of Williams Chima Bardugo the Pie by Alan Bradley  The Girl of Fire and Thorns by  Between Shades of Gray by Rae Carson Ruta Sepetys Charles County Public Schools Middle School Summer Reading List 6th Grade 6th Grade 6th Grade Grade Level Grade Level Grade Level  Because of Winn Dixie by Kate  Ghost of Tokaido Inn by  Out of the Dust by Karen DiCamillo Dorothy Hoobler Hesse  Mick Harte Was Here by  Hatchet by Gary Paulsen  That Was Then, This is Now Barbara Park  Island of the Blue Dolphin by by S.E. Hinton  Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Scott O’Dell  The Cay by Theodore Taylor NIMH by Robert O’Brien  Sounder by William H. Enrichment Enrichment Armstrong  Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher  The Wednesday Wars by Paul Curtis Gary Schmidt Enrichment  The Wanderer by Sharon  Whirligig by Paul Milton Somers  Bridge to Terabithia by Creech Fleishchman Katherine Paterson  When Zachary Beaver Came to Pick any one book  Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Town by Willis Holt Gifted from this Snyder  Journey to the Center of the appropriate list  Harriet the Spy by Louise Gifted Earth by Jules Verne Fitzhugh  Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli  Whirligig by Paul  Pictures of Hollis Woods by  The Wednesday Wars by Gary Fleishchman Patricia Reilly Giff Schmidt

Gifted  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle  Millicent Minn, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee  Petey by Ben Mikaelsen  Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 6th Grade 7th Grade 6th Grade All Courses All Courses All Courses Any book appropriate for a middle Any realistic fiction novel written in Any award winning or school reader 1st person or a memoir about nominated book appropriate for Suggested Authors / Series someone’s life. a middle school reader  Walter Dean Myers Examples Examples of Awards Matthew Henson  Jerry Spinelli  Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline  Newbery Award  Mildred Taylor Woodson  Printz Award Pick one book  Lightening Thief Series  Through My Eyes by Ruby  Black-eyed Susan Award  39 Clues Series Bridges  Coretta Scott King Award  Beacon Street Girls Series  Leon’s Story by Leon Tillage  Heat by Mike Lupica  Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers  The Boy by Roald Dahl