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Summer Reading List 6th, 7th, 8th Grades Summer Reading List Classics Incident at Hawk’s Hill by Allan Eckert Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Julie of the Wolves by Jean C. George Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle The Cay by Theodore Taylor The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien White Fang by Jack London Good Books The Good Dog by Avi The Host: a novel by Stephanie Meyer The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti School’s out—Forever by James Patterson The Watsons go to Birmingham by Paul Christopher Curtis A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck That Summer by Sarah Dessen The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan Change-up: Mystery at the World Series Lost and Found by Anne E. Schraff Yolonda’s Genius by Carol Fenner Bone by Jeff Smith The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Eggs by Jerry Spinelli Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff The Ditchdiggers’s Daughters by Yvonne Thornton Genghis Khan: 13th-century Mongolian Tyrant by Enid Surviving the Applegates by Stephanie Tolan Goldberg The Bar Code Rebellion by Suzanne Weyn Baseball Great by Tim Green Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Jackie and Me: a baseball card adventure by Dan Gutman Star Girl by Jerry Spinelli Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn Cover –up by John Feinstein Scat by Carl Hiaasen Along the Tracks by Tamar Bergman Mossflower by Brian Jacques Middle School, the worst years of my life by James Patterson Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence Schooled by Gordan Korman Hidden Talents by David Lubar Hidden Talents by David Lubar Million-Dollar throw by Mike Lupica Deep, and Dark and Dangerous: a ghost story by Mary Hahn Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Things Not Seen by Andrew Clement Series Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix Maximum Ride series by James Patterson Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix Flight 29 Down series by Walter Sorrells Redwall series by Brian Jacques Bluford series by Paul Langan Inkheart series by Caroline Funke Joey Pigza series by Jack Gantos Eragon series by Christopher Paolini Golden Compass series by Philip Pullman Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer Warrior series by Erin Hunter Warrior series by Erin Hunter Wicked History series by various authors Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan The 39 Clues series by Gordon Korman Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series by Heather Brewer Seekers series by Erin Hunter Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz Sammy Keyes series by Wendelin VanDraanen Big Nate series by Lincoln Pierce Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimo Spiderwick series by Tony DiTerlizzi Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney Dork Diary series by Rachel Russell Ranger Apprentice series by John Flanigan Dear America series by various authors Sent and Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz Ranger Apprentice series by John Flanigan The Clique series by Lisi Harrison Skeleton Man series by Joseph Bruchac Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead Link for college bound reading http://www.sms.org/books_co.htm Created by Davenport Teacher Librarians Teri Toppler, Linda Burmester, Kristi Shreffler, Sue Wolf Revised 2012 by Linda Burmester and Sue Wolf .
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