Tips for Parents:
Discover How to Help Your Child
Be a Strategic Reader
PLACES FOR FURTHER
DISCOVERY
SUMMER READING IS
CRITICAL
Charles County Public Library
Summer Reading Program
2 Garrett Avenue
La Plata, MD 20646
www.ccplonline.org
301-934-9001
Summer reading will help your child avoid
the loss of reading ability and is the surest
way to improve vocabulary. But more
importantly, it’s a great way to connect to
your kids.
Library of Congress
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Washington, DC 20540
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1.Before reading, ask your child to
predict what the book will be about
based on the title and cover.
Scholastic Summer Challenge
Read for the World Record
www.scholastic.com/summerrea
ding
2.Set aside a regular time to read each
day.
3.After a certain point in the book, ask
your child to write or tell you a summary
of what has happened.
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Teen Top 10 Picks
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4. While reading a selection together,
stop and draw a picture of what you’re
visualizing at this time.
5.If reading aloud, stop and ask your
child, “What do you think that word
means?”
6. After sharing a story, go for a walk
while each of you assumes the identity of
a character.
7. Be a role model: let reading be a
regular, fun activity in your home.
Davis Middle School
2495 Davis Road
Waldorf, Maryland 20603
http://www.edline.net/pages/Davis_Middle_School
DAVIS
MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUMMER READING
ASSIGNMENT
GRADES 6-8
2016
EXUBERANT
DISCOVERIES
Need inspiration for adventure? Jump into these
books to see how courageous souls, both real and
fictitious, faced adversity and won.
On-Grade Level and Enrichment
• 1.Stephanie
Tolan, Surviving
the Applewhites
Brian Selznick.
The Invention
of
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James
L.
Swanson,
Chasing
Lincoln’s Killer
Hugo Cabret.
•
Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain
•
Sharon Draper, Out of My Mind
2. Walter Dean Myers. Slam!
•
Pam Munoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising
•
Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to
3.Birmingham
Eve Bunting. SOS Titanic.
•
Tim Green, Football Champ, Football Genius, or Big
Time
•
Robert Cormier, I Am the Cheese
•
Jennifer L. Holm, Middle School is Worse than
Meatloaf
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Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira
•
Nancy Mercado, Baseball Crazy: Ten Short Stories
that Cover All the Bases
•
Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Option 1: Participate in a
Reading Program offered at your
local public library. Submit
proof of attendance with a parent
signature.
Option 2: Read 1 book and write
a book review. Turn in your
book review with a parent
signature.
Upon completion, you will earn
1 Davis Dollar and Extra Credit
equal to one homework grade.
Gifted
6th Grade:
•
Lisa Yee, Millicent Min, Girl Genius
•
Ben Mikaelsen, Petey
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Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
•
Rosemary Sutcliff, The Sword and the Circle: King
Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
•
Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time
7th Grade:
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Suzanne Fisher Staples, Shabanu
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Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper
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Sharon Creech, The Wanderer
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J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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C.S. Lewis, Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8th Grade:
•
Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon
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J. Hersey, Hiroshima
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Paul Fleishman, Whirligig
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Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
•
Katherine Paterson, Lyddie
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Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
•
Theodore Taylor, The Cay
Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Summer Reading
Assignment
Book Reviews: After reading gradeappropriate novel of your choice, write a
book review for that includes the following
information:
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•
•
•
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Your Name
Title/Author
Genre
Evaluation: Did you enjoy reading this
book? Would you recommend it to a
friend? Why did you enjoy it? (Or,
why didn’t you like it?)
Parent Signature
You may read any book of your
choice that is appropriate for
middle school in challenge and
content.
You are not limited to the titles
listed here.
Book Reviews turned in the first
week will earn 1 Davis Dollar and
Extra Credit points added to the
first quarter grade.
Book Reviews turned in the
second or third week of school
will earn a lesser amount of extra
credit, to be determined by the
teacher.