middle School Summer Reading
middle School Summer Reading
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Summer 2025
Each middle schooler will read a total of three (3) 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.
1. Required novel and assignment for each grade level.
2. Visiting Author Book. There is no written assignment for this book. Please read and enjoy, and be prepared to discuss and to complete assignments on this book in class this August.
3. Choice Book (choose to read ONE of the books below). There is no written assignment for this book. Please read and enjoy, and be prepared to discuss and to complete assignments on this book in class this August.
SUMMER READING BOOKSHOP
SUMMER READING BOOKSHOP
6th Grade
6th Grade Required Novel
6th Grade Required Novel
The Wild Robot by Peter Reynolds
6th Grade Required Visiting Author Book
A.S. King (Amy Sarig King)
A.S. King has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by The New York Times Book Review and is one of YA fiction's most decorated. She is a two time Printz Medal for Dig and The Collectors. She is a former faculty member of several MFA writing programs and spends many months of the year traveling the country speaking to high school and university students, educators, and humans who care about the mental health of young people.
Me and Marvin Gardens
by Amy Sarig King (A.S. King)
6th Grade Choice List (Choose 1)
Solimar by Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Framed! by James Ponti
Heat by Mike Lupica
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
New Kid by Jerry Craft
7th GRADE
7th GRADE
7th Grade Required Novel
The Giver by Lois Lowry
7th Grade Required Visiting Author Book
A.S. King (Amy Sarig King)
A.S. King has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by The New York Times Book Review and is one of YA fiction's most decorated. She is a two time Printz Medal for Dig and The Collectors. She is a former faculty member of several MFA writing programs and spends many months of the year traveling the country speaking to high school and university students, educators, and humans who care about the mental health of young people.
The Year We Fell From Space by Amy Sarig King (A.S. King)
7th Grade Choice List (Choose 1)
The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter
Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald
Rebound (Crossover series, prequel) by Kwame Alexander
Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand
The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
8th GRADE
8th GRADE
8th Grade Required Novel
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
8th Grade Required Visiting Author Book
A.S. King (Amy Sarig King)
A.S. King has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by The New York Times Book Review and is one of YA fiction's most decorated. She is a two time Printz Medal for Dig and The Collectors. She is a former faculty member of several MFA writing programs and spends many months of the year traveling the country speaking to high school and university students, educators, and humans who care about the mental health of young people.
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King (A.S. King)
8th Grade Choice List (Choose 1)
Fast Break by Mike Lupica
House Arrest by K.A. Holt
Fable: A Novel (Fable Series, bk. 1) by Adrienne Young
The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
The Inheritance Games (Hawthorne Legacy Series, bk. 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman
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