BVAMS Reading Requirement

The Belle Vernon Area School District has created a literacy plan for students from birth to grade 12. As part of this plan, students are now given a summer reading requirement. This is meant to encourage students to continue reading during the summer months. These are the requirements for students entering grades 7 and 8.

Please fill out the slip below, and return it to your child’s reading teacher. These requirements can also be found on the Belle Vernon Area website for your convenience.

Summer Reading Requirement Rules

1. Choose ONE book from the list below or one that has been approved.

2. Read this book over the summer.

3. Specific dates will be set-up throughout the summer for students to come to the middle school and take their test. This information will be sent on the school messenger system. New information……

4. This AR test will be your 1st grade for the 1st 9 weeks.

5. If you DO NOT complete this assignment, then your 1st grade of the 9 weeks will be a ZERO! 6. The AR points received for this book WILL count towards your total for the first nine week grading period. New information….

My child has brought home the summer reading requirement sheet, and I am now aware of what is expected of my child entering grade 7 or 8.

______(student’s name)

______(parent/guardian signature)

Summer Book List 1. Any book in the Percy Jackson Series (9-13 points) 2. Any book in the Heroes of Olympus Series (17-19 points) 3. Any book in the Hunger Games Series (15-16 points) 4. Any book in the City of Ember Series (9-11 points) 5. Any book by Mary Downing Hahn (3-11 points) 6. Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (3 points) 7. Nory Ryan’s Song (5 points) *8. Holes (7 points) 9. Stargirl (6 points) *10. Any book in the Cirque du Freak Series (5-8 points) 11. Any book in the Among the Hidden Series (5-7 points) *12. The Invention of Hugo Cabret or Wonderstruck (4 points) *13. Maniac Magee (5 points) *14. No More Dead Dogs (5 points) 15. Rules (4 points) 16. Any book in the Maximum Ride Series (7-11 points) *17. Any sports book by Mike Lupica (4-11 points) *18. Any book in The Diary of the Wimpy Kid Series (3 points) 19. Any book in the Artemis Foul Series (9-13 points) 20. Any book in the Pretty Little Liars Series (9-11 points) 21. Any book in the Clique Series (6-10 points) 22. Any book in the Divergent Series (9-16 points) 23. Any book in the Lemonade War Series (3-6 points) 24. Any book in the Alex Rider Series (7-19 points) 25. Any book in the Gallagher Girls Series (8-10 points) 26. Hoot, Flush, Scat, or Chomp (9-12 points) 27. Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini (5 points) 28. The Secret Within (9 points) 29. Torn Thread (7 points) 30. Any book from the Harry Potter series (2-34 points) 31. Any book by Erin Hunter (3-19 points) 32. Any book by Stephenie Meyers (9-29 points) 33. Any book by Sara Shepard (9-11 points) *34. Any book in the Swindle Series (5-8points) *35. Any book in the Bluford High (3-5 points) *36. Any book in the Dork Diary Series (3-5 points) *37. Any book in the I Funny Series (4-5 points) *38. Any book in the Barber Game Time Books Series (5 points) *39. Any book in the Baseball Card Adventure Series (4-6 points) *40. Any book in the How I Survived Series (1-2 points) *41. Any book in the 39 Clues Series (5-8 points) *42. Any book in the Dog Tags Series (5-6 points) 43. Any book in the Pendragon (7-24 points) *44. Million Dollar Series (4 points) 45. Any book by Kelley Armstrong (10-20 points) 46. Any book by Chris Lynch (3-13 points) 47. Any book by Pseudonymous Bosch (8-11 points) 48. Any book by Carl Deuker (6-10 points) 49. Any book in the Last Dragon (7-14 points) 50. Any book by Tim Green (7-11points) 51. Any book by Margret Peterson Haddix (3-15points) 52. Any book by Roland Smith (3-12 points) 53. Any book by Lauren Miracle (6-9 points) 54. Any book by James Dashner (7-15 points) 55. Any book in the Copernicus Legacy Series (9-11 points) *56. Any book in the Middle School Series by James Patterson (9-11 points) *57. Any book in the All the Wrong Questions Series (9-11 points) *58. Any book in the Series of Unfortunate Events Series (3-11 points) *59. Any book in the Scrapper Series by Dean Hughes (9-11 points) 60. Any book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series (9-11 points) *61. Any book in the Joey Pigza Series (9-11 points) 62. Any book in the American Chiller Series (9-11 points) 63. Any book in the Magisterium Series (9-11 points) 64. Any book by Andrew Klavan (9-12 points) *65. Any book in the How I survived Middle School Series (9-11 points) 66. Any book by Walter Dean Myers (3 points or higher) 67. Any book by Cassandra Claire (9-32 points) 68. Any book by Sarah Dessen (8-17 points) *69. Any book by Gordan Korman (2-10 points) **70. White Fang (unbridged, 13 points) **71. Kim (5 points); Jungle Book (4 points) **72. Around the World in Eighty Days (unbridged, 12 points) **73. Diary of a Young Girl (14 points); Hounds of the Baskervilles (unbridged, 11 points) *Suggested for struggling/reluctant readers

**a classic suggested for students who enjoy a challenge

Any book not on the list needs to be preapproved at least one week before taking the test. Greg Zborovancik [email protected] Rosalie Segin [email protected]

For newer books, check with Mr. Zborovancik or Miss Segin to make sure there is an AR test.