Hoover Middle School
Summer Reading 2015
RISING GRADE 7:
Select ONE book from A OR B:
A: Genre Choice (with parental approval):
Classic; Historical Fiction; Newbery Winner
B: Title Choice:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain
In the 1840’s, an adventurous young boy grows up along the banks of the Mississippi River. (830L)
The Face on the Milk Carton, Cooney
A photograph of a missing girl on a milk carton leads Janie on a search for her real identity. (660L)
Ice Dogs, Johnson
14 year old Victoria is a musher who finds Chris unconscious. They fight to survive in the Alaskan
wilderness. (690L) 2015-16 BES nominee
Journey to Topaz or Journey Home, Uchida
Yuki and her family face prejudice and violence during World War II. (890L)
On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave, Fleming
Mike meets the ghosts of teenagers and hears their stories of how they died. (720L) BES 14-15 nominee
Shakespeare’s Scribe (or others in series), Blackwood Widge, a fifteen-year-old orphan, becomes
involved in thrilling adventures during Elizabethan England.(870L)
The Night Gardener, Auxier
Orphans Molly and Kip go to work in a rich English house but feel evil taking over. (690 L) 2015-16 BES
nominee
Assessment: When students return to school, they will discuss and write about their summer reading.