St. Luke Catholic School Middle School Summer Reading List - 2021 The objective of the Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and continue developing their independent reading skills. The students will be working with these novels in class upon their return to school. The students should select a novel they have NOT previously read. All students must read THREE books this summer. One book must be selected from Column One at your grade level. Two books from Column Two must be read for your assigned ELA class. Column One Column Two Choose one book from here. Read the books for your grade level. ─────────────────────────── ─────────────────────────── • The Witch of Blackbird Pond by 6th Grade ELA: Elizabeth George Speare a.k.a Genius - Marilee Hanes • Treasure Island by Robert Louis Number the Stars - Lois Lowry Stevenson • The Lion, the Witch, and the 6th Grade Honors ELA: Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis The Tale of Despereaux- Kate DiCamillo • Call of Wild by Jack London The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John • White Fang - Jack London Boyne • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne 7th Grade ELA: • Journey to the Center of the Earth - Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card Jules VerneDashner House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros • Animal Farm by George Orwell • Sounder - William H. Armstrong 7th Grade Honors ELA: • Summer of the Monkeys - Wilson The Seventh Most Important Thing - Shelley Rawls Pearsall • Johnny Tremain - Esther Forbes The Pearl - John Steinbeck • The Bronze Bow - Elizabeth George Speare 8th Grade ELA • Hatchet by Gary Paulsen The Maze Runner - James Dashner • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Trinos’ Time - Dianne Bertrand Gonzales Paterson • Dogsong by Gary Paulsen 8th Grade Honors ELA: • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo L’Engle Farewell to Manzanar - Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James Houston .