Summer Reading Lists 2007

Directions: Read 2 books over the summer. Choose ONE (1) book within your ZPD Range to read over the summer, and then ONE (1) book of your choice. Complete the book report worksheet for both books. Your Language Arts teacher will collect your reports. This assignment is one test grade.

Attention parents: The reading list distributed during the Book Fair in May was slightly different from the list below. If you had already selected and purchased a book from that reading list, it will be accepted even though it is no longer on the list.


Rising 6th Grade

AR Book
Level
Lexile Title Author
4.5 570 The two Princesses of Bamarre Gail Carson Levine
4.5 690 Wringer Jerry Spinelli
4.6 720 Lily's Crossing Patricia Reilly Giff
4.8 700 Jackie Robinson: He was the First David Adler
4.8 730 Aliens ate my Homework Bruce Coville
5.0 780 Crispin, Cross of Lead Avi
5.0 1090 Dancing Carl Gary Paulsen
4.8 ---- My Life with Chimpanzees Jane Goodall
5.1 890 Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
5.1 670 Stormbreaker Anthony Horowitz
5.2 830 The Wanderer Sharon Creech
5.4 830 Frindle Andrew Clements
5.5 1010 The Egypt Game Zilphia Keatley Snyder
5.9 810 My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George
6.1 800 Summer of my German Soldier Betty Green
7.1 920 Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Margaret Taylor
Please click here to read more about Summer Reading Books for Rising 6th Grade.

Rising 7th and 8th Grades

AR Book
Level
Lexile Title Author
4.3 680 Tangerine Edward Bloor
4.6 780 That was then, This is Now S. E. Hinton
4.8 660 Face on the Milk Carton Caroline Cooney
4.2 590 Star Girl Jerry Spinelli
4.7 790 The First Part Last Angela Johnson
5.0 1090 Dancing Carl Gary Paulsen
5.1 ---- The House of Scorpion Nancy Farmer
5.3 750 Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan
5.6 710 Eragon Christopher Paolini
5.7 960 Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah
5.8 830 Mary, Bloody Mary Carolyn Meyer
6.0   The High King Lloyd Alexander
6.1 800 Summer of my German Soldier Betty Green
6.2   Abel's Island William Steig
6.8   The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken
6.8   Anastasia Lois Lowry
7.1 920 Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Margaret Taylor
7.6   Anne of Green Gables L. M. Montgomery
7.8   Hitty, Her First Hundred Years Rachel Field
8.5   The Incredible Journey Sheila Burnford
8.9   Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt
NA 760 Last Shot John Feinstein
NA 1020 Top Secret Cameron Banks
NA 690 Accidents of Nature Harriet McBryde Johnson
NA 1090 Hound of Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle

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