ROBERT E. ELLIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
7TH GRADE SUMMER READING LIST
In order to prepare students for the rigors of 7th grade literature,
students will read two (2) books this summer. All of these books are
available at the Hendersonville Public Library, as well as various
booksellers in the area. All students are required to read any two (2)
books on the following list.
In the fall, students will be required to submit a Reading Analysis for 2 of the following novels.
The books and Reading Analyses should be completed by September 2, 2016.
Choose two of the following:
Title
Author
Genre
A book from The Uglies Series
Scott Westerfeld
Science Fiction
Legend
Marie Lu
Science- Fiction
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
Fantasy
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Fantasy
The Face on the Milk Carton
Caroline Cooney
Fiction
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Avi
Historical Fiction
The Boy Who Dared
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Historical Fiction
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
Mystery
Bruiser
Neil Schusterman
Mystery
Crash
Jerry Spinelli
Sports Fiction
Hoops
Walter Dean Myers
Sports Fiction
SUMMER READING IS DUE SEPTEMBER 2, 2016!
ROBERT E. ELLIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
7TH GRADE SUMMER READING: CHOICE BOOKS
YOU MAY USE A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER INSTEAD, SHOULD YOU SO CHOOSE.
Title:
What is the full title of the book? If it has a subtitle, what is it? (1 point)
Author:
Who all is responsible for writing the text of the book you read? If it’s more than three people, who is the editor? (1 point)
Overview:
How would you describe the entire text – including title, author, genre, type of text, and brief synopsis – in one sentence? (1 point)
Point of View:
Is a character telling the story (1st Person) or does a narrator tell it (3rd Person)? If 3rd, what kind (Limited, Omniscient? Objective, Subjective?)? (1 point)
Plot Summary:
Given more time and space, how would you explain the bulk of the story? (1 point) How does it end? (1 point)
Setting:
Where does the majority of the story take place? (1 point) Approximately when does the story take place? (1 point)
Conflict:
What page(s) is it on? (1 point)
Explain a memorable example of conflict in the story. (1 point) Would it be considered Person vs. Self, Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature, etc.? (1 point)
Climax:
What page(s) is it on? (1 point)
What is the highest point of the major conflict? (1 point) How is it the last big decision the protagonist makes, and how does he/she grow as a result? (1
point)
Protagonist:
Who is the main character of the story? Which one person goes through the most profound change as a result of the action in the story? (1 point)
Antagonist:
Who is the villain of the story? What one character is responsible for the primary conflict of the text? Who is the protagonist facing off against? (1 point)
Quality:
Did you like the book? (1 point) Why or why not? (1 point)
On a separate piece of paper, draw what you think the cover of this book
should have been (1 point) and explain your choice (1 point).
ROBERT E. ELLIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
7TH GRADE SUMMER READING: CHOICE BOOKS
YOU MAY USE A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER INSTEAD, SHOULD YOU SO CHOOSE.
Title:
What is the full title of the book? If it has a subtitle, what is it? (1 point)
Author:
Who all is responsible for writing the text of the book you read? If it’s more than three people, who is the editor? (1 point)
Overview:
How would you describe the entire text – including title, author, genre, type of text, and brief synopsis – in one sentence? (1 point)
Point of View:
Is a character telling the story (1st Person) or does a narrator tell it (3rd Person)? If 3rd, what kind (Limited, Omniscient? Objective, Subjective?)? (1 point)
Plot Summary:
Given more time and space, how would you explain the bulk of the story? (1 point) How does it end? (1 point)
Setting:
Where does the majority of the story take place? (1 point) Approximately when does the story take place? (1 point)
Conflict:
What page(s) is it on? (1 point)
Explain a memorable example of conflict in the story. (1 point) Would it be considered Person vs. Self, Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature, etc.? (1 point)
Climax:
What page(s) is it on? (1 point)
What is the highest point of the major conflict? (1 point) How is it the last big decision the protagonist makes, and how does he/she grow as a result? (1
point)
Protagonist:
Who is the main character of the story? Which one person goes through the most profound change as a result of the action in the story? (1 point)
Antagonist:
Who is the villain of the story? What one character is responsible for the primary conflict of the text? Who is the protagonist facing off against? (1 point)
Quality:
Did you like the book? (1 point) Why or why not? (1 point)
On a separate piece of paper, draw what you think the cover of this book
should have been (1 point) and explain your choice (1 point).