St. Juliana Catholic School

Summer Reading – Middle School (Students entering 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th grades)

 (To access a copy of the reading log, click here)

 

Educators consider summer reading very important in developing life-long reading habits, in maintaining literacy skills and in promoting reading for pleasure. Studies have repeatedly shown that children who continue to read during the summer months perform better when school resumes in the fall.

 Jim Cornish, Classroom Connect, May 2003.

 

 

Summer has arrived!  Research shows that by reading at home a minimum of 20 minutes per day, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency will improve.  We hope that this summer students will continue to enjoy learning through reading. Our goal is for students to be life-long readers who enjoy all types of reading materials.

 

 

Students in grades 6-8 are asked to:

 

**Read at least 20 minutes every day

 

**Keep a reading log

                             (magazines, newspapers, & graphic novels count!)

 

**Read at least 3 books

 

**Turn in the reading log to their Language Arts teacher

at the start of school for a Language Arts Quiz grade

 

Summer reading books are not included in the

SJS Accelerated Reader program. 

The Accelerated Reader program will begin for students on September 2^nd.  Details about Accelerated Reader requirements will be outlined at the beginning of the school year.

 

Attached is a copy of a reading log.  For lists of suggested series and authors for middle school students, a copy of the 2008-2009 Sunshine State List, and additional copies of the reading log, go to the school website:

 

www.saintjuliana.org    select “Summer Reading”

 

Suggested Series for Middle School Students

Clique  by Lisi Harrison

Artemis Fowl  by Eoin Colfer

Underland Chronicles (Gregor books)

              by Suzanne Collins

Wild at Heart by Laurie Halse Anderson

Hover Car Racer by Matthew Reilly

Edge Chronicles by Stewart & Riddell

Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson

Million Dollar… by Dan Gutman

Arthur Trilogy by Kevin Crossley-Holland

My Name is America  Various Authors

Tales of the Frog Princess by E.D. Baker

Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Alex Rider Adventures by Anthony Horowitz

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

  by Rick Riordan

Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Mermaid Tales by Gillian Johnson

On the Run by Gordon Korman

Warrior Heir  by C.C. Williams

Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo

Dragonback Adventures by T. Zahn

Grey Griffins by Derek Benz

Series of Unfortunate Events

             by Lemony Snicket

Sammy Keyes by Wendelin Van Draanen

Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud

Airborn and Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel

Redwall Series by Brian Jacques

Comeback Kids by Mike Lupica

Echo Falls by Peter Abrahams

 

Suggested Middle School Authors

Dan Gutman

Karen Hesse

Will Hobbs

Jennifer Holm

Kathryn Lasky

Rick Riordon

Kathleen Karr

Jim Kjelgaard

Gordon Korman

Madeleine L’Engle

Lois Lowry

Katharine Patterson

Gary Paulsen

Scott O’Dell

Willo Davis Roberts

Rodman Philbrick

William Sleator

Roland Smith

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Elizabeth George Speare

Stephanie Tolan

Timothy Zahn

Lawrence Yep

Betty Ren Wright

Jane Yolen

Iain Lawrence

Avi

Suggested Website Resources

 

 

Palm Beach County Public Library

 

            www.pbclibrary.org

 

 

City of West Palm Beach Library

            www.wpbpl.com

 

Guys Read

http://www.guysread.com

 

National Council of Teachers of English

www.ncte.org/collections/summerread

(click on Booklists at the bottom left)

 

Education World

www.education-world.com/summer_reading

 

Teens Read

www.teenreads.com/

 

American Library Association

www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/summerreading.

(reading list links at the bottom)

2008-2009 Sunshine State List Grades 6-8

Adam Canfield of the Slash                              

   Michael Winerip

 

Black Duck                                                                         

   Janet Taylor Lisle

 

Eggs                                                                                      

   Jerry Spinelli

 

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp

   Rick Yancey

 

Hurt Go Happy                                                    

   Ginny Rorby

 

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life            

   Wendy Mass

 

Kimchi & Calamari                                                           

   Rose Kent

 

The Kingdom Keepers                                       

   Ridley Pearson

 

 

Out of Patience                                                   

   Brian Meehl

 

Peak                                                                      

   Roland Smith

 

Red Kayak                                                           

   Priscilla Cummings

 

Rules                                                                    

   Cynthia Lord

 

The Sacrifice                                                      

   Kathleen Benner Duble

 

Shakespeare’s Secret                                       

   Elise Broach

 

Whisper in the Dark                                         

   Joseph Bruchac