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Summer Reading

Dear Parent,

 

Did you know that when kids don't read over the summer they are likely to fall behind when they head back to school? These learning losses are often called the "Summer Slide," and our school has made it a priority to keep our students' skills sharp by encouraging them to read all summer long.

 

Our Students should read as many books as possible this summer.  I have added a summer reading log at the top of the page that can be downloaded.  Students may take AR tests on the books that they have read when they return to school in September.

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They may take notes on the books they read to help them remember what the book was about.  I have given a list of suggestions that have come from out sixth grade students.

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To check if a book is an AR book you can go to ARbook Finder.com  there is a link to it on my home page.  Students should try to read books within their AR level.  This will insure that they will understand what they are reading.

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I hope you have an awesome summer and enjoy the great books you read!

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See you in September......

*Book Suggestions  

(Please, DO NOT select a book you have already taken an AR test on)

 

The Lost Hero              

Rick Riordon                     

BL  4.5/19 points                       

Adventure                       

 

Fans of demi-gods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless--and panting for Book Two.

 

The Giver  

Lowis Lowry                                 

BL 5.7/ 7 pts                                   

Distopian

 

 

While training to be the Receivor of Memory, Jonas experiences joy and sadness for the first time.  He becomes convinced his society has given up too much, and he can no longer accept the sameness.

 

 

Storm Runners 

Roland Smith                      

B.L. 4.5/4 pts                                   

Adventure

 

Chase is caught in a category 5 hurricane with two classmates and they must work together and use their heads if they are going to survive.

 

Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf:  A year Told Through Stuff.

Jennifer Holm                                   

B.L. 4.7/1 pt                                   

Humor

 

Ginny makes a To Do list for her seventh grade year, which includes landing a role in the school play, making friends, ignoring her horoscope, and going to see Grandpa Joe in Florida, but she always seems to come up short in accomplishing any of these.

 

 

Dead End in Norvelt

Jack Gantos                       

B.L. 5.7/12 pts                       

Humor

 

In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore, writing obituaries.

 

 

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness                                   

B.L.  4.8/5pts                       

Mystery

 

 

In this novel inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd, 13-year-old Conor awakens to find a monster, not the one from his recurring nightmare, but an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss, outside his bedroom window.  Warning!! This is a very sad book.

 

 

Wonder  

RJ Palacio                                 

B.L. 4.0/AR 11 pts.                                               

Realistic

 

August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?

 

Hatchet 

Gary Paulsen                                  

B. L. 5.7/7 pts                                   

Adventure

 

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends 54 days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given to him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

 

The Selection Series 

Kiera Cass           

B. L. 4.7/12 pts                                   

Series

 

This is a three book series. It was a type of "Bachelor" book set in the future.  Thirty five girls are selected for the chance to leave a life laid out for them since birth.  They are swept up in a world of glittering gowns, priceless jewels, and get to live in a beautiful palace.  All in an attempt to win the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.When America Singer gets chosen, she thinks it is a nightmare.  She has to leave her secret love who is a caste below her.  She enters the fierce competetion onlu to find out that the palace is constantly being threatened by violent rebel attacks. After she meets the prince she starts to question the plans she made for herself and realized she may have a future she could have never imagined.

 

Matched  

Ally Conde                                 

4.8 BL/13 pts                                               

Series

 

 

This is the first book in the three part series.  Cassia reaches her 17th birthday and attends her "Match" Ceremony.  This is the ceremony when her mate for life is introduced to her.  Only this time something is different, it is not someone she's never met-it is her best friend Xander.  When Cassia reviews her data card with all his information she does not see Xander's face but Ky's an abberation that is also from her village.  Has a mistake been made?  This book will keep you turning pages to find out who Cassia truly falls in love with.  However, as her love grows, the society she lives in is falling apart.  Is she part of the rising?  Read to find out- you will want to read all three books to get the answers.  It is Mrs. Odre's pick of the year!

 

 

 

* You may read ANY book that interests you as long as it is within your AR level

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