MPCS MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER READING

In order to promote an authentic love of reading, and to encourage students to develop a life-long habit of literacy, students will read a minimum of two books from a grade-level list. Students should choose books that interest them and be prepared to do a project on their books when they return to school in August.

These selections have been made based on content, reading level and genre variety. Choices have been screened through www.commonsensemedia.com when available, however your family is encouraged to ​ ​ do additional research on a book’s content. As our students continue to grow and mature through middle school, they will likely be introduced to some mature content and are encouraged to have healthy, Biblically based conversations with parents, teachers, and school leaders.

Students in Advanced classes should consider books marked with an *asterisk before the title in each list.

Rising Sixth Grade Summer Reading: Choose at least two books from the list below that you have not read previously. 6th Grade Student Choice Reading Selections

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Calling All Minds; How Heaven is for Real by This Side of Wild: Mutts, ​ ​ Weeks to Think and Create Like Todd Burpo and Lynn Mares, and Laughing an Inventor by Temple Vincent Dinosaurs by Gary ​ ​ Grandin Paulsen

Rebound by Kwame *Amal Unbound by The Line Keeper by Kate *The Whiz Mob and the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Alexander Aisha Saeed Allen Grenadine Kid by Colin ​ Meloy

*The Ethan I Was Before nine, ten by Nora Raleigh The Making of a Navy Salt by Helen Frost ​ ​ ​ by Ali Standish Baskin Seal by Brandon Webb ​ Shoe Dog (Young Gregor the Overlander, *Echo by Pam Munoz *Stella by Starlight by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Reader’s Edition) by Phil book 1 by Suzanne Ryan Sharon M. Draper Knight Collins

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Anne of Green Gables by Moon Over Manifest by Merci Suarez Changes ​ ​ ​ L.N. Montgomery Clare Vanderpool Gears by Meg Medina ​ Tim Tebow: Shaken by The Worst Class Trip Insignificant Events in *Bud, Not Buddy by ​ ​ Tim Tebow Ever by Dave Berry the Life of a Cactus by Christopher Paul Curtis ​ ​ Dusti Bowling

Football Genius by Tim The Girl in the Well is City of Orphans by AVI King of the Mound: My ​ ​ Green Me by Karen Rivers Summer with Satchel ​ Paige by Wes Tooke ​ *Invisible Men: Life in Touching Spirit Bear by *Shipwreck at the My Side of the Mountain ​ ​ Baseball’s Negro League Ben Mikaelsen Bottom of the World by by Jean Craighead ​ by Donn Rogosin Jennifer Armstrong George Soul Surfer by Bethany Paper Wishes by Lois Mockingbird by Kathryn Facing the Lion Joseph ​ ​ ​ ​ Hamilton Sepahaban Erskine Lemasolai Lekuton

Making Bombs for Hitler The Bronze Bow by City of Ember by Jeanne The Fourteenth Goldfish ​ ​ by Marsha Skrypuch Elizabeth George Spear Duprau by Jennifer Holm

Rising Seventh Grade Summer Reading: Seventh grade students are required to read a minimum of two books over the summer. Students will read one ​ ​ book of their choice from the Historical Fiction Reading Selections and a second book of their choice from the Student Choice Reading Selections list below. Choose books from the lists that you have not previously read. 7th Grade Historical Fiction Reading Selections (Choose at least one from this list)

Attack of the Turtle by The True Confessions of *Elijah of Buxton by Calico Girl By Jerdine ​ ​ ​ ​ Drew Carlson Charlotte Doyle by AVI Christopher Paul Curtis Nolen ​ Esperanza Rising by Pam The Last Cherry Blossom White Bird by R.J. The Length of a String by ​ ​ ​ Munoz Ryan by Kathleen Birkenshaw Palacio Elissa Brent Weissman

Refugee by Alan Gratz Making Bombs for Hitler Wolf Hollow by Lauren Woods Runner by Gary ​ ​ ​ by Marsha Skrypuch Wolk Paulsen

Projekt 1065 by Alan *Inside Out and Back The Invisible Thread by *The Journey of Little ​ ​ Gratz Again by Thanhha Lai Yoshiko Uchida Charlie by Christopher ​ ​ Paul Curtis

Walk Two Moons by The Devil’s Arithmetic *Out of the Dust by *Johnny Tremain by ​ ​ ​ ​ Sharon Creech by Jane Yolen Karen Hesse Esther Forbes

Breaking Stalin’s Nose *Roll of Thunder, Hear The Shakespeare Stealer by Eugene Yelchin My Cry by Mildred D. by Gary L. Blackwood ​ Taylor

7th Grade Student Choice Reading Selections (Choose at least one from this list)

Counting by 7’s by Holly Misty Copeland: Life in *Far North byWill Hobbs The Red Bandana ​ ​ ​ Goldberg Sloan Motion (Young Reader’s —————————— (Young Reader’s ​ Edition) by Misty *Cinder by Marissa Edition) by Tom Rinaldi ​ ​ Copeland Meyer

Short by Holly Goldberg The House of the As Easy as Falling Off *Brown Girl Dreaming ​ ​ Sloan Scorpion by Nancy the Face of the Earth by by Jacqueline Woodson ​ ​ Farmer Lynne Rae Perkins

Maniac Magee by Jerry *Uglies by Scott Heroes of 9/11 by Allan Gifted Hands by Ben ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Spineili Westerfeld Zullo Carson

The Elephant Whisperer A Drop of Hope by Keith *The Voyage of the The Seventh Most ​ (Young Readers Calabrese Dawn Treader by C. S. Important Thing by ​ ​ Adaptation) by Lawrence Lewis Shelley Pearsall Anthony

Treasure Island by *And Then There Were John Lincoln Clem: Civil Chasing Space (Young ​ ​ ​ Robert Louis Stevenson None by Agatha Christie War Drummer Boy by Reader’s Edition) by ​ ​ E.F. Abbott Leland Melvin

Rising Eighth Grade Required Reading: Eighth grade students are required to read a minimum of two books over the summer from the list below. ​ ​ Students should choose one book that has an historical connection, which is denoted with *Historical* next to ​ ​ it. Choose books from the list that you have not previously read.

8th Grade Student Choice Reading Selections- Non-Fiction, Fiction, and Historical Fiction (Choose at least one that is denoted as *Historical* and choose another from the list.)

Irena’s Children (Young Fly Girls (Young *The Lord of the Flies by Choosing Courage by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Reader’s Edition) by Reader’s Edition) by William Golding Peter Collier Tilar Mazzeo Keith O’Brien *Historical* *Historical* *Historical*

*Boys in the Boat The Invisible Thread by *Little Women by Louisa Weedflower by Cynthia ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (Young Reader’s Yoshiko Uchida May Alcott Kadohata Edition) by Daniel James *Historical* *Historical* Brown *Historical*

Unbroken (Young Between Shades of Gray Challenger Deep by Neal The Boy at the Top of the ​ ​ Reader’s Edition) by by Ruth Sepetys Shusterman Mountain by John Boyne ​ Laura Hillenbrand *Historical* *Historical* *Historical*

Flags of Our Fathers *Corrie ten Boom: March Books 1, 2 & 3 by *The Wednesday Wars ​ ​ (Young Reader’s Keeper of the Angel’s John Lewis by Gary Schmidt Edition) by James Den by Janet and Geoff *Historical* ​ Bradley Benge *Historical* *Historical*

The Red Bandana * Lyddie by Katherine The Shakespeare Stealer Ashes by Laurie Halse ​ ​ (Young Reader’s Patterson by Gary L. Blackwood Anderson Edition) by Tom Rinaldi *Historical* *Historical* *Historical* *Historical*

The Devil’s Arithmetic *Out of the Dust by *Johnny Tremain by *The Boy on the Wooden ​ ​ ​ by Jane Yolen Karen Hesse Esther Forbes Box by Leon Leyson ​ *Historical* *Historical* *Historical* *Historical*

With Courage and Cloth: *Farewell to Manzanar I am Malala (Young The Faithful Spy: ​ ​ by Jeanne Wakatsuki Reader’s Edition) by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Winning the Fight for a ​ Houston Malala Yousafzai the Plot to Kill Hitler by Woman's Right to Vote ​ *Historical* *Historical* John Hendrix by Ann Bausum ​ *Historical* *Historical*

Outrun the Moon by Echo Mountain by Pay Attention Carter Threads and Flames by ​ ​ ​ Stacey Lee Lauren Wolk Jones by Gary Schmidt Esther Friesner ​ *Historical* *Historical* *Bound by Ice by Rich Robinson Crusoe by *The Hobbit by J.R.R. Watership Down by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Wallace Daniel Defoe Tolkien Richard Adams

The Adventures of Tom *Chasing King’s Killer As Brave as You by Far North by Will Hobbs ​ ​ ​ Sawyer by Mark Twain by James L. Swanson Jason Reynolds ​ *Historical*