middle School Summer Reading

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

6th Grade

6th Grade Assignment

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 Assignment

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 Assignment

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