Mann, Can You Read?!”
Ahhh... the highly anticipated summer break is finally upon us. Whether you’re traveling
miles away or relaxing together at home, it’s the ideal time for families to recharge and
reconnect.
Also, it’s a great time for students to read for the pure pleasure of it – without the pressure
of time constraints or looming assignments. Reading during the summer months is a great
way to increase fluency and sharpen previously learned literacy skills.
Conversely, those students who do not read can easily slip backward with
decreased reading proficiency.
In an effort to combat this “summer slide,” we encourage all rising 6th, 7th,
and 8th grade students to participate in Mann’s summer reading program.
Slide [slahyd](verb)
1. Decline or decrease
2. Slip or skid
Guidelines
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Read books! Use the list for the grade you are entering.
Complete either the fiction or nonfiction book report form after reading the
book.
The reading lists and the book report forms can be found on Mann’s website,
horacemannmagnet.com.
Upon returning to school in August, turn in all completed forms to your
English teacher.
Each form is equal to one chance for the grand prize, so the more books you
read the more chances you have to win!
All participants will receive some type of a reward incentive!
Source: Reading Is Fundamental
2016 Summer Reading List
Sixth grade
Out of My Mind-Draper
Prisoner 88-Pileggi
Stargirl-Spinelli
Peak-Roland Smith
Masterminds-Korman
The Thing about Luck-Kahdohata
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children-Riggs
Jane Eyre-Bronte
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer-Swanson
Roller Girl-Jamieson
Seventh grade
Urban Outlaws-Black
Serafina and the Black Cloak-Beatty
The Sword of Summer-Riordin
The Eye of Minds-Dashner
Confessions of a Murder Suspect-Patterson
The Ruins of Gorlan-Flanagan
The War the Saved My Life-Bradley
The School for Good and Evil-Chainani
El Deafo-Bell
I am Malala-Yousafzi
Eighth grade
Convergence-Lee
Under the Never Sky-Rossi
Washington Square-James
Eighth Grade Bites-Brewer
Red Queen-Aveyard
Romiette and Julio-Draper
1984-Orwell
Legend-Lu
Leviathan-Westerfeld
The Stonekeeper-Kibuishi
Name:
Teacher/Grade:
FICTION BOOK REVIEW
Title:
Author:
What do you think is the most important event in this story?
Tell why you think it is important.
Share something you thought about or something you learned when you read this story.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Tell why or why not.
Fiction Rev. 1/12
Name:
Teacher/Grade:
NONFICTION BOOK REVIEW
Title:
Author:
Topic:
Write a 1-2 sentence summary about this book.
What do you think is the most important fact you learned from reading this book?
Tell why you think it is important.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Tell why or why not.
Nonfiction Rev. 1/12