Summer Reading Choices For incoming 6th graders: Students will explore the theme of growing up by choosing to read at least one of the following books over the summer. Discussion about both the book and theme will then lead to a narrative essay about an important childhood memory. Boy by Roald Dahl 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Powerless by Matthew Cody Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson For incoming 7th graders: The summer reading book is The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. We will be looking specifically at how the novel modernizes ancient stories and how characters overcome challenges. Connections to this mentor text will be made throughout the school year. If you have already read the novel, feel free to continue the series or read D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire or any mythology books. For incoming 8th graders: Select one or more books to read this summer. The first week of school, you will compose an essay focusing on the prejudices within the novel. Your book must be FINISHED by the start of the school year. All books can be purchased through Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Also, Kirkwood Public Library and St. Louis City Public Library have copies of most titles. You’ll find a list of the summer reading titles below. It can also be found on the Nipher webpage. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena Monster by Walter Dean Myers After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Summer Reading Choices For incoming 6th graders: Students will explore the theme of growing up by choosing to read at least one of the following books over the summer. Discussion about both the book and theme will then lead to a narrative essay about a childhood memory. Boy by Roald Dahl 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Powerless by Matthew Cody Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Summer Reading Choices For incoming 7th graders: The summer reading book is The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. We will be looking specifically at how the novel modernizes ancient stories and how characters overcome challenges. Connections to this mentor text will be made throughout the school year. If you have already read the novel, feel free to continue the series or read D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire or any mythology books. Summer Reading Choices For incoming 8th graders: Select one or more books to read this summer. The first week of school, you will compose an essay focusing on the prejudices within the novel. Your book must be FINISHED by the start of the school year. All books can be purchased through Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Also, Kirkwood Public Library and St. Louis City Public Library have copies of most titles. You’ll find a list of the summer reading titles below. It can also be found on the Nipher webpage. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena Monster by Walter Dean Myers After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson .