LPA MIDDLE SCHOOL Summer Reading

Each LPA middle schooler will read a total of two (2) books this summer. All reading and assignments (see link below) should be completed by the first day of school.

Most books are available in several formats, including paperback, audio , and eBook. No matter which versions you choose, you must bring a print or digital copy of your books with you to class in August.

**SEE EACH BOOK DESCRIPTION FOR AUDIO AVAILABILITY.**

sUMMER READING BOOKSHOP

LPA 6TH GRADE

Each LPA 6th grader should complete the assignment for The Wild Robot and read 1 choice book:

1. The Wild Robot, the required 6th grade reading book–and complete the assignment that is listed below.

2. 1 book off of the 6th grade choice list–answer two of the questions by following the directions on the list below.

LPA Summer Reading Assignment 6th Grade

LPA 6th Grade Required Novel 

The Wild Robot by Peter Reynolds

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

LPA 6th Grade Choice Book (Choose One)

Me and Marvin Gardens by A.S. King (Amy Sarig King)

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

Solimar by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Audiobook Available: Sora

Framed! by James Ponti

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

Masterminds by Gordon Korman

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Audiobook Available: Sora

Heat by Mike Lupica

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

LPA 7th GRADE

Each LPA middle schooler will read a total of two (2) books this summer. All reading and assignments (see link below) should be completed by the first day of school.

Most books are available in several formats, including paperback, audio , and eBook. No matter which versions you choose, you must bring a print or digital copy of your books with you to class in August.

**SEE EACH BOOK DESCRIPTION FOR AUDIO AVAILABILITY**

Each 7th grader should read 2 books:

1. The Giver by Lois Lowry:  Read the required 7th grade reading book and complete the annotation assignment that is listed below.

2. 1 book off of the 7th grade choice list–answer two of the questions by following the directions on the list below. 

LPA Summer Reading Assignment 7th Grade

Required LPA 7th Grade Reading

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

LPA 7th Grade Choice Book (Choose One)

The Year We Fell From Space by A.S. King (Amy Sarig King)

Rebound (Crossover series, prequel) by Kwame Alexander

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter

Audiobook Available: Audible.com

Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald     

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol

No Audiobook Available

The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand

No Audiobook Available

The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

LPA 8th GRADE

Each LPA middle schooler will read a total of two (2) books this summer. All reading and assignments (see below) should be completed by the first day of school.

Most books are available in several formats, including paperback, audio , and eBook. No matter which versions you choose, you must bring a print or digital copy of your books with you to class in August.

**SEE EACH BOOK DESCRIPTION FOR AUDIO AVAILABILITY**

Each LPA 8th grader should read 2 books and complete the 2 assignments: 

LPA Summer Reading Assignment 8th Grade

LPA 8th Grade Visiting Author Choice Book

Attack of the Black Rectangle by A.S. King (Amy Sarig King)

LPA 8th Grade Choice Book (Choose One)

Fast Break by Mike Lupica

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

House Arrest by K.A. Holt

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

Fable: A Novel (Fable Series, bk. 1) by Adrienne Young

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

The Inheritance Games (Hawthorne Legacy Series, bk. 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Audiobook Available: Learning Ally

To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer

Audiobook Available: Sora

Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman

Audiobook Not Available