7th GRADE SUMMER READING

CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH

We are excited for your transition to 7th grade next year! To help you prepare for the 7th grade Language

Arts, we have created a summer reading program to jumpstart the school year.

Who? ALL incoming Central Junior High 7th grade students.

What? Read at least FOUR books this summer and then keep reading. We ask that EVERY student read Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. Choose ONE book from the current Sequoyah young adult list. Then read two books of your own choosing. There are two articles for you and your parents to read that show the research why it is beneficial for you to read FOUR books over the summer. There is a suggested list of books if you can’t find one that you love. PLEASE DON’T READ A BOOK THAT YOU HAVE READ BEFORE!!

When? You will be required to complete an assignment on the books you read. Information will be given to you when school starts. So just read!

Where?

Books can be checked out from the Moore Public Library, or you may purchase your own copy from any book store. Purchasing your own copy is suggested but not required. It would be beneficial if you purchased Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper . We will be doing a unit on this book at the beginning of the year so it will be helpful to have your own book. We will NOT be reading the entire book in class, but we will be doing lessons from portions of the book so it will be helpful to have a copy of your own book.

Why? Reading over the summer will allow you to keep your mind sharp and be more successful in all of your classes as you begin

junior high.

Questions please contact: Amber Neighbors: amberneighbors@mooreschools.com

Nancy Yaffe: nancyyaffe@mooreschools.com

GO TO MPS WEBSITE FOR SUGGESTED TITLES and the articles of why reading four books over

the summer is important.

7th GRADE SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS

ALL incoming Central Junior High 7th grade students are required to read four books this summer. Choose one book from the Sequoyah List, two books of your own choosing, and Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. Note to parents: We encourage parents to be involved in the selection of each book. Also, reading the book with your student is a great way to discuss the content while modeling good reading habits.

FICTION (SUGGESTED TITLES)

Science Fiction: Realistic Fiction (Continued): Among the Hidden, Haddix Homecoming, Voight A Wrinkle in Time, L’Engle Okay for Now, Schmidt Unwind, Shusterman Forged by Fire, Draper Pretties, Westerfield Tears of a Tiger, Draper Legend, Lu Darkness Before Dawn, Draper The Compound, Bodeen The Girl Who Threw Butterflies, Cochrane Life as We Knew It, Pfeffer The Schwa Was Here, Shusterman Stetson, Rottman Adventure: Hero, Rottman My Side of the Mountain, George If I Stay, Foreman Shark Beneath the Reef, George Where She Went, Foreman (sequel to If I Stay) Hatchet, Paulsen Out of My Mind, Draper The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi The Lovely Bones, Seabold White Fang, London The Patron Saint of Butterflies, Galante Treasure Island, Stevenson Gym Candy, Deuker Stormbreaker series, Rider Bluford High series, Schraff/Langan The Lottery Rose, Jackson Fantasy: Scorpions, Myers Inkheart, Funke The Lost Hero series, Riordan Historical Fiction: Peter and the Starcatchers, Barry/Pearson The Devil’s Arithmetic, Yolen Divergent, Roth My Brother Sam is Dead, Collier Insurgent, Roth Tulsa Burning, Myers Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths, Evslin Assassin, Myers Esperanza Rising, Ryan Realistic Fiction: Four Perfect Pebbles, Lazan Because of Winn Dixie, DiCamillo Annexed, Dugar Speak, Anderson Warriors in the Crossfire, Flood Hoops, Myers Rifles for Watie, Keith Tangerine, Bloor Fire From the Rock, Draper Walk Two Moons, Creech The Chocolate War, Cormier Mystery: Star Girl, Spinelli The Mailbox, Shafer Wringer, Spinelli House of Dies Drear, Hamilton Flight 116 is Down!, Cooney Monster, Myers No More Dead Dogs, Korman Diamonds in the Shadow, Cooney Schooled, Korman Red Kayak, Cummings The Skin I’m In, Flake The King’s Fifth, O’Dell Slumming, Randle The Island of the Blue Dolphins, O’Dell Small Steps, Sacher The Black Pearl, O’Dell

NON-FICTION

Note to parents: We encourage parents to be involved in the selection of each book. Also, reading the book with your student is a great way to discuss the content while modeling good reading habits.

The Girls’ Life Guide to Growing Up, Bokram/Sinex The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students, Jurmain Oh Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty, Masoff Boy, Dahl The Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War, Murphy Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, Petry Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought), Krull Mistakes That Worked, Jones One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists, Wilson Birmingham, 1963, Weatherford Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America, Bolden Curse of the Pharaohs: My Adventures with Mummies, Hawass Horrible Science: Blood, Bones and Body Bits and Chemical Chaos, Arnold Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors, Tucker Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes, Welden Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond, Crow/Viola The New Way Things Work, Macaulay Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People, Marrin Parasites: Latching on to a Free Lunch, Fleisher Stephenie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga, Albert What Makes Popcorn Pop? And Other Questions About the World Around Us, Myers Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries, Guiberson The Brothers’ War: Civil War Voices in Verse, Lewis Oh, Yikes!: History’s Grossest, Wackiest Moments, Masoff Snowbound: The Tragic Story of the Donner Party, Lavender Boys Who Rocked the World: From King Tut to Tiger Woods, Beyond Words Publishing America’s Dumbest Criminals: Wild and Weird Stories of Fumbling Felons, Clumsy Crooks, and Ridiculous Robbers, Butler/Gregory/Ray The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, Myers Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, Hoose

Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe, Lange DON’T FORGET!!!!!!!!!! Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini,Fleischman The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming, David/Gordon Reading 4 books over the summer Three Little Words, Rhodes-Courter helps you maintain your reading! Warriors Don’t Cry, Beals Zlata’s Diary, Filipovic Projects will be completed in class

when school starts. Keep your summary sheet.

Chinese Cinderella, Yen Mah

She Said Yes, Bernall The Diary of Anne Frank, Frank How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous, Bragg

Name____________________________________________________________________________________________

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2016 – SUMMARY

Directions: Please write a summary for each of the four books. “Google “ summary if you don’t know what it

means.

TITLE_______________________________________________________________________________________

AUTHOR____________________________________________________________________________________

DATE FINISHED READING____________________________ THIS IS #_________OF MY READING GOAL

BOOK RATING: 5 4 3 2 1 _____FICTION _____NON-FICTION

5-Definitely recommend 4-Would recommend 3-Probably recommend 2-Might recommend 1-Wouldn’t recommend