We believe that it is in the best interest of each student to have his/her own copy of summer reading books so that the student may read at his/her leisure, as well as, highlight and/or annotate the text at will. To that end, local bookstores have been provided with our summer reading list. If purchasing the book is not possible, a copy may be obtained at the public library which has multiple copies of the listed titles, or your child's school may be able to lend a limited number of copies on a first-come first served basis between June 2 and June 6.
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Loser
by Jerry Spinelli |
Among the Hidden
by Margaret P. Haddix |
The Pigman
by Paul Zindel |
Choose One: |
Choose One: |
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On My Honor
by Marion Dane Bauer |
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II |
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
by Kimberly Willis Holt |
A Family Apart
by Joan Lowery Nixon |
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare |
A Wind in the Door
by Madeline L'Engle |
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech |
Z for Zachariah
by Robert C. O'Brien |
The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain |
Matilda
By Roald Dahl |
White Fang
by Jack London |
Interstellar Pig
by William Sleator |
Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
Crash
by Jerry Spinelli |
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl |
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsberg |
The Foxman
by Gary Paulsen |
Nothing but the Truth
by Avi |
The Island
Shipwreck
by Gordon Korman
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Something Upstairs
by Avi |
Soldier's Heart
by Gary Paulsen |
Missing May
by Cynthia Rylant |
Year of Impossible Goodbyes
by Sook Nyul Choi |
A Summer to Die
by Lois Lowery |
Lily’s Crossing
By Patricia Reilly Giff |
The Face on the Milk Cartoon
by Caroline B. Cooney |
Snowbound
by Harry Mazer |
Lyddie
by Katerine Paterson |
Begging for Change
By Sharon G. Flake |
The Wanderer
by Sharon Creech |
Picture of Hollis Woods
By Patricia Reilly Giff |
Hush
By Jacqueline Woodson |
Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli |
Becoming Naomi Leon
By Pam Munoz Ryan |
Al Capone Does My Shirts
By Gennifer Choldenko |
The Silent Boy
Lois Lowery |
City of Embers
By Jeanne Duprau |
Coraline
By Neil Gaiman |
Gathering Blue
By Lois Lowery |
Heroes Gods and Monsters of Greek Myth
By B. Evslin |
Inkheart
By Cornelia Funk |
Hope Was Here
By Joan Bauer |
Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War
By Thomas B. Allen |
Esperanza Rising
By Pam Munoz Ryan |
This Must be Love
By Tui T. Sutherland |
There’s a Boy in the Girls Bathroom
By Louis Sachar * |
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
By Avi |
Teen Ink Written in the Dirt: Fiction for Teens |
The Million Dollar Kick
By Dan Gutman * |
Stranger with My Face
By Lois Duncan |
A Stir of Bones
By Nina K. Hoffman |
P.S. Longer Letter Later
By Paula Danziger and Anna Martin * |
Small Steps
By Louis Sachar |
Green Angel
By Alice Hoffman |
The Million Dollar Strike
By Dan Gutman * |
The Stunning Science of Everything: Science With the Squishy Bits Left In
By Nick Arnold * |
Chinese Cinderella
By Adeline Yen Mah * |
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Invention of Hugo Cabret
By Brian Zelznick |
Uglies
By Scott Westerfield *
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Ella Enchanted
By Gail Carson Levine * |
Twilight
By Stephenie Meyer * |
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Island
By Gary Paulsen * |
The Misfits
By James Howe * |
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Elsewhere
By Gabrielle Zevin * |
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
By Jack Gantos * |
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Invasion of the Road Weenies
By David Lubar * |
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Just as Long as We’re together
By Judy Blume * |
*indicates new addition to the list |
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