Language Arts Required Reading for All Students:  
Students should be prepared for a test on this book during the second week of school

         Haddix, Margaret Peterson    Running Out of Time

 Social Studies:  Choose one book from the Social Studies list
Students will turn in a “book card” during the second week of school

 Alexander, Lloyd                               The Iron Ring       (ALA Notable Children’s Book) Ancient India
Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman                  Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (Newbery)
Namioka, Lensey                                An Ocean Apart, a World Away
Nye, Naomi Shihab                             Habibi       (ALA Notable Children’s Book) Emigration/Israel
Smith, Roland                                      Peak        Mount. Everest adventure
Yep, Laurence                                     Tiger’s Apprentice    Fantasy/Historical

or  

Non-Fiction:
Mah, Adeline Yen                              Chinese Cinderella                Biography
Sherman, Josepha                               Your Travel Guide to Ancient China
Farnodon, John                                   1000 Things You Should Know About Geography

Science: Choose one of the following 
A “book card” will be due on the second week of school

Fiction:
Colfer, Eoin                                        Supernaturalist
Cooney, Caroline                               Code Orange
Hiaasen, Carl                                      Flush 
Patterson, James                               Maximum Ride: Angel Experiment
Rose, Malcolm                                   Framed (from the Traces series)
Werlin, Nancy                                     Double Helix   

or

Non-Fiction:
Montgomery, Sy                   The Tarantula Scientist
Seiple, Samantha & Tom     Mutants, Clones, and Killer Corn: Unlocking the Secrets of Biotechnology

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