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Summer Reading 2024
Suggested Grades 6-8 Book List
Fiction
● Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
● Asylum by Madeleine Roux
● The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate Dicamillo
● Close to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins
● Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
● Drop Shot by Harlan Coben
● Don’t Play Dead Before You Have To by Maia Wojciechowska
● Fade Away by Harlan Coben
● Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
● The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
● The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
● Impostors by Scott Westerfeld
● The Last Cuentista by Donna Barber Higuera
● The List of Things that will not Change by Rebecca Stead
● Mustaches for Maddie by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown
● The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S by David Levithan
● Nevermoor: The Trails of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
● The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcarcel
● Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper
● Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
● Redwood and Ponytail by KA Holt
● Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
● The River Between Us by Richard Peck
● A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
● Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee
● Starfish by Lisa Fipps
● Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Alborn
● We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
● The View from Saturday by EL Konigsburg
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Graphic Novels
● Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
● El Deafo by Cece Bell
● New Kid by Jerry Craft
● The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
● Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
● Sheets by Brenna Thummler
● Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
● Stargazing by Jen Wang
Non-Fiction
● All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer
Team by Christina Soontornvat
● Ambushed!: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by
Gail Jarrow
● Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by
Candace Fleming
● Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race
Massacre by Brandy Colbert
● The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
by Eugene Yelchin
● How We Got to the Moon by John Rocco
● Lafayette!: a Revolutionary War Tale by Nathan Hale
● March, Book One by John Lewis
● Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica by Rebecca E.
F. Barone
● Yummy: A History of Desserts by Victoria Grace Elliot
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Grade 6 Summer Reading Assignment 2024!
Complete a “One Pager!”
Readers share the books they read with others. After you read,
you will create a one-pager (8.5 x 11) to let other readers know
about your book. You will also rate your book. Your one-pager must
have 7 sections. You can organize it and decorate it any way you
want to. In addition to the required sections, please be sure your
project is neat, creative, and colorful.
*Choose a Book; this book can be either fiction or nonfiction,
If you choose to read fiction..
If you choose to read nonfiction….
● Section 1: Title, Author, Genre
● Section 2: Describe the setting.
● Section 3: Summarize the book in 6-8
sentences.
● Section 4: Discuss a character from
the book whom you connect with
personally. Include character traits and
explain why you connect with this
character.
● Section 5: Discuss the big idea (theme).
What is the message the author is
trying to teach you?
Section 6:
● Rate the book on a 5-star scale.
● Section 7: Use your power of
persuasion to “sell” or “advertise” your
book.
● Section 1: Title, Author, Genre
● Section 2: Describe the setting.
● Section 3: Summarize the book in 6-8
sentences.
● Section 4:Discuss something you
learned about a person, place,thing, or
animal.
● Section 5: Discuss how this book is
structured and organized.
Section 6:
● Rate the book on a 5-star scale.
● Section 7: Use your power of
persuasion to “sell” or “advertise” your
book.
*You can handwrite or type your one-pager.
*Add many pictures, symbols, and borders to create an eye-catching page!
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7th Grade - Summer Reading 2024
Please complete the Summer Reading assignment by 9/20/24.
Readers understand characters and consider how and why they change. As you read, mark places
in your book with Post-its that help you understand one of the characters. These post-it’s/notes
will help you when you begin creating your character silhouette. Your character’s silhouette must
provide information about the character. You can organize and decorate it any way you want. In
addition to the required information, make sure your character’s silhouette is neat, creative, and
colorful! The quality of work reflects your knowledge and understanding of the character.
1) Choose a fiction book to read.
2) Take notes about the character.
3) Use the checklist below to guide you as you create your character’s silhouette.
Decorate your character’s silhouette with the following information:
Character’s name is written in large font
Title, author, and genre of the novel or story
One significant quote about the character
Two images that are relevant to the character (concrete or abstract)
Three adjectives that describe the character
The character’s nickname in the story or one you create
An explanation of the character’s role in the story (Dynamic or Static)
A brief description of a turning point event involving the character
An attractive color scheme with virtually no white space
Legible text that is attractive and neat (The final text is not written in pencil.)
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8th Grade Summer 2024 Reading Assignment
Choose any grade level appropriate book that you would like to
read, OR one from the suggested 8th grade titles and complete the
following One Pager Project.
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