In the Middle School, each teacher will begin the year by looking at the Required Reading. We suggest that students read the required book near the close of summer vacation so
that they have a vivid remembrance of what they have read when classes begin. Though individual teachers might give different assignments, students can be assured that their teachers
will ask them to respond to the books with knowledge and insight through discussions, tests, and writing assignments. In addition to reading the required book, we expect students
to read one other book from the “Suggested List” and one other book of their personal choice. Students should read books they have not previously read. Anyone with questions about
summer reading in the middle school should contact
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Entering Fifth Grade
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This summer, rising fifth graders are expected to read a total of 4 books, 3 required and 1 book of choice. During the first week of school, the students will be required to
complete the following IN CLASS assignments:
- Write a one paragraph summary on each of the required reading books (this will be completed in class).
- Take a quiz covering the last summer reading book, Old Yeller
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Required Books: These 3 books are required summer reading.
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Caddie Woodlawn
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Carol Brink
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Poppy
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Avi
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Old Yeller (read this book last)
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Fred Gipson
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Recreational Books: Select at least 1 of the following books for reading enjoyment during the summer. This list represents a wide range of reading levels.
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Abel’s Island
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William Steig
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Anne of Green Gables Series
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L.M. Montgomery
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Black Beauty
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Anna Sewell
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The Black Stallion
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Walter Farley
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The Book of Three
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Lloyd Alexander
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Don’t You Know There’s a War On?
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Avi
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A Family Apart
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Joan Lowery Nixon
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Hatchet
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Gary Paulsen
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Holes
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Louis Sachar
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Joni
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Joni Eareckson Tada
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King of the Wind
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Marguerite Henry
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Matilda
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Roeld Dahl
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Redwall
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Brian Jacques
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Sarah Bishop
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Scott O’Dell
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See You Around, Sam!
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Lois Lowry
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Sounder
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William Howard Armstrong
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Spying on Miss Muller
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Eve Bunting
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The Summer of the Swans
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Betsy Byars
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Swiss Family Robinson
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John David Wyss
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Treasure Island
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Robert Lewis Stevenson
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Twenty-One Balloons
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Willam Pene du Bois
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The Wind in the Willows
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Kenneth Grahame
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The Wreckers
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Ian Lawrence
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Topical Investigations: Pick one or more categories to explore on your on!
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The Planets
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Airplane design and history
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American History
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Gardening – composting
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History of NASA
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Lewis and Clark
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Light and Color
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Manned space flight
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Model rocketry
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Oregon Trail
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Plants
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Simple machines – build a better mouse trap
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Slavery
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Sound and Music
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Space travel
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Telescopes
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Textile production
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The Cotton Gin
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Wagon Trains
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War (Revolutionary, Civil, World Wars)
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Entering Sixth Grade
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Required Reading:
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Fever 1793
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Laurie Halse Anderson
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Other Readings: (choose one)
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Katherine Paterson
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
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Marguerite Henry
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Bud, Not Buddy
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Christopher Paul Curtis
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Caddie Woodlawn
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Carol Ryrie Brink
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Catherine, called Birdy
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Karen Cushman
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The Chronicles of Narnia (any one book not read)
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C. S. Lewis
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A Day No Pigs Would Die
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Robert Newton Peck
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Escape from Warsaw
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Ian Serraillier
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Hatchet
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Gary Paulsen
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Homecoming
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Cynthia Voight
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The Incredible Journey
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Shelia Burnford
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The Jungle Book
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Rudyard Kipling
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Lyddie
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Katherine Paterson
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Maniac Magee
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Jerry Spinelli
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My Side of the Mountain
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Jean Craighead George
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Old Yeller
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Fred Gipson
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Phoenix Rising
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Karen Hesse
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Redwall (any one book not read)
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Brian Jacques
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Shiloh
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Phyllis R. Naylor
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The Slave Dancer
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Paula Fox
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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Avi
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The View from Saturday
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E. L. Konigsburg
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The Westing Game
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Ellen Raskin
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Please also choose one book of your personal choice. You should read a total of three books this summer.
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Entering Seventh Grade
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Required Reading (choose one):
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Anne of Green Gables (or any book in series)
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L. M. Montgomery
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Around the World in Eighty Days
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Jules Verne
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Black Beauty
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Anna Sewell
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Boy
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Roald Dahl
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The Call of the Wild
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Jack London
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The Chronicles of Narnia (any one book not read)
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C. S. Lewis
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Death on the Nile (any one book not read)
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Agatha Christie
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Deathwatch
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Robb White
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Dicey's Song
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Cynthia Voight
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The Lord of the Rings (any one book not read)
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Jacob Have I Loved
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Katherine Paterson
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The Chronicles of Prydain (any one book not read)
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Lloyd Alexander
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Kidnapped
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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A Little Princess
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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Howard Pyle
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The Prince and the Pauper
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Mark Twain
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The Red Pony
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John Steinbeck
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Summer of My German Soldier
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Bette Greene
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The Sword and the Stone
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T. H. White
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War of the Worlds
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H. G. Wells
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The Yearling
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Marjorie Rawlings
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Gregor the Overlander
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Suzanne Collins
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Hatchet
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Gary Paulsen
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Hoot
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Carl Hiaasen
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Please also choose two books of your personal choice. If the two additional books of your choice are not on the above list, be sure they are books suitable for your grade level.
You should read a total of three books this summer.
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Entering Eighth Grade
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Required Reading: (choose one)
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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All Creatures Great and Small
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James Herriot
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Beardance
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Will Hobbs
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Before We Were Free
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Julia Alvarez
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Beloved Invader
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Eugenia Price
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The Book of King Arthur
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Howard Pyle
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Captains Courageous
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Rudyard Kipling
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Christy
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Catherine Marshall
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Clara Barton
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Leni Hamilton
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Death Be Not Proud
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John Gunther
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The Lord of the Rings (any one book not read)
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street
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Milam McGraw Propst
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Heidi
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Johanna Spyri
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Izzy Willy-Nilly
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Cynthia Voight
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Johnny Tremain
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Esther Forbes
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A Man Called Peter
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Catherine Marshall
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Shane
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Jack Schaeffer
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The Story of My Life
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Helen Keller
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Treasure Island
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Princess Bride
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William Goldman
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Watership Down
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Richard Adams
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White Fang
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Jack London
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Rumble Fish
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S.E. Hinton
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Taming the Star Runner
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S.E. Hinton
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House on Mango Street
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Sandra Cisneros
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Gathering Blue
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Lois Lowry
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The Messenger
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Lois Lowry
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Please also choose two books of your personal choice. If the two additional books of your choice are not on the above list, be sure they are books suitable for your grade level.
You should read a total of three books this summer.
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