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The 2013/2014 Enter ing Seventh Grade Core Summer Reading Book is :
S c h o o l e d
by Gordon Korman
All Cap knows is the isolated farm commune where just he and his grandmother, Rain, live. When Rain ishospitalized, Cap is taken in by a social worker and sent to a public middle school. Smart and capable, innocent
and inexperienced (he learned to drive on the farm, but has never watched television), long-haired Cap finds ithard to fit in. From chapter to chapter, the first-person narrative switches from everyone from Cap himself, to his
social worker, to her daughter, to the coolest kid in school, and so on. Through all their stories we see Cap’sunique way of dealing with his very unique situation.
The Amazing Adventures of John Smith Jr., AKA Houdini
by Peter Johnson
Thirteen-year-old John "Houdini" Smith tries to write a book about
what is happening in his life, from his parents' worries about money
and his brother in Iraq, to his new understandings of people while heand his friends rake lawns in their East Side Providence, Rhode
Island neighborhood.
Cold Cereal* by Adam Rex
A boy who may be part changeling, twins involved i n a bizarre secret
experiment, and a clurichaun in a red tracksuit try to save the world
from an evil cereal company whose ultimate goal is world
domination.
I Represent Sean Rosen by Jeff Baron
Sean Rosen knows what he wants. A ten-million dollar deal with a big
Hollywood studio. The only problem is, he doesn't know a singleperson in show business. Figuring it out as he goes, Sean makes
amazing progress in his quest, which no one else has a clue about.
Except you, if you read this book.
The Contender by Robert Lipsyte
A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into aboxing gym. There, he learns that being a contender is hard and
often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you
try.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
An African-American family living in Mississippi during the Depression
of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which the
children do not understand.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers
and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engagedin secret work for the government.
All students are required to read the 7th
Grade Core Summer Reading Book aswell as one other book from the following list.
Wellesley Middle School
Summer Reading List
2013/2014
Entering Seventh Grade
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Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming
Traces the life of female aviator Amelia Earhart from her childhood
to her final flight, discusses the extensive search for her and hermissing plane, and includes photographs, maps, handwritten notes
by Amelia, and sidebars.
Left for Dead by Peter Nelson
Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World WarII, the Navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain,
and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight
fifty-five years later.
Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge
Recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, toMontgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans
earn the right to vote.
Anya’s War by Andrea Alban
Anya Rosen moves with her family from Odessa to Shanghai inorder to escape religious persecution from Adolf Hitler and theNazis, but after Anya discovers a newborn baby abandoned in
the middle of the street and her hero, Amelia Earhart, goes
missing, Anya fears that there is no safe place for her family.
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologistpursues his latest research project—an experiment to determine
whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills—he
brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old
son to treat Zan like a little brother.
War Games by Audrey Couloumbis
What were once just boys' games become matters of life and death
as Petros and his older brother Zola each wonder if, like their
resistance-fighter cousin, they too can make a difference in a Nazi-
occupied Greece.
Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree* by Lauren Tarshis A quirky and utterly logical seventh-grade girl named Emma-Jean
Lazarus discovers some interesting results when she gets involved
in the messy everyday problems of her peers.
Fourmile by Watt Key
Twelve-year-old Foster knows in his gut that Dax, the man dating his
widowed mother, is a bad seed. When a mysterious stranger arrivesat their Alabama farm, a former Army Ranger in Iraq rambling across
the country, and Foster believes he has found an ally against Dax. A
spurned Dax will be a dangerous enemy, but Foster is increasingly
aware that the stranger is just as dangerous, if not more so.
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
After spending her life with her mentally disabled mother and
agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno,
Nevada, to New York to find out who she is.
Cinde*r by Marissa Meyer (sequel Scarlet is now available)Cinder, a gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a mysterious past, is
blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister's illness while a deadly
plague decimates the population of New Beijing, but when Cinder's
life gets intertwined with Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the center
of an intergalactic struggle.
Maze Runner (series)* by James Dashner
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of
a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he
finds himself if he is to escape.
The Silver Bowl by Diane Stanley
From the age of seven when she became scullery maid in a castle,
Molly has seen visions of the future which, years later, lead her and
friend Tobias on an adventure to keep Alaric, the heir to the throne,safe from a curse.
Crazy Weekend by Gary Soto
Seventh-grader Hector’s and Mando’s visit to Uncle Julio in Fresno
turns unexpectedly exciting when their photograph of a robbery is
published in the newspaper and they are pursued by the hilariouslyinept thugs.
Guys Read: Funny Business* by multiple authors
A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a
homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.
How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen
When thirteen-year-old, bowling-obsessed Lamar Washington finds
out that his idol is coming to town, he finds himself involved in some
unsavory activities as he tries to change his image to impress
people.
Cold Case by Julia Platt Leonard
When thirteen-year-old Oz Keillor finds a dead body in his family's
Santa Fe, New Mexico, restaurant, he is determined to solve the
mystery in which his older brother is implicated, but which also
involves their long-dead father, who was accused of being a spy.
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Guys Read: Thrille*r by multiple authors
A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting
machine The world's worst private detective The second volume in
the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery,
intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers
around, and compiled by certified guy Jon Scieszka, Guys Read:
Thriller is a pulse-pounding collection of brand-new short stories,
each one guaranteed to keep you riveted until the final page.
London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye
ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together—Ted with his
brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat—to try to solve
the mystery of what happened to Salim.
Mouse Guard by David Petersen (series)
A g raphic comic about the world of Mouse Guard, m ice with capes
and swords defending themselves against their enemies as if they
were Knights of the Round Table.
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale
Rapunzel, raised in a grand villa surrounded by towering walls,
dreams of a different mother than Gothel, the woman she calls
Mother. She climbs over the wall and finds out the truth. Her real
mother, Kate, is a slave in Gothel's gold mine. In this Old West
retelling, Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso and to take on outlaws.
Satchel Page by James Sturm
A graphic novel account of the career of Negro League pitcher
Satchel Paige, discussing the show he put on as a popular player, as
well as the respect he demanded as an African-American.
Breakaway by Andrea Montalbano
When seventh-grade soccer star L.J. befriends Tabitha, who could
not be more different from her, L.J. learns to curb her competitive
nature, which has been slowly alienating her friends.
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter
The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one
baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory
with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.
Peak by Roland Smith
After Peak is arrested for scal ing a New York City skyscraper, he's
left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or go live withhis long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. Peak
chooses the latter, but quickly realizes that his father’s reasons for
wanting Peak with him aren’t completely innocent.
* These books have a sequel, companion, or are part of a
series. Any connected book counts towards the summer
reading requirement.