The Characters:
The Setting:
The Plot:
All Incoming 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Students
Your couch, by the pool, under a tree or even in the car
The students of Pelham Memorial School are on break for the
summer. They hope to improve their comprehension skills by reading before the
new school year. Everyone has been challenged to win great prizes and a special
breakfast for participating in the Summer Reading program (Students who read at
least 6 books get invited to the breakfast.) The students will use the link on the
library website to enter and discuss the books they have read. (Or respond on paper
and turn it in the first week of school.) For more information go to
http://www.pelhamsd.org/Page/408 and click on “Summer Reading.” The only
mystery? Who will read the most, and will there be bacon?
Students who read a minimum of 6 books (At least 1 from each column) and enter them into readingrewards.com or on paper (see questions at the bottom of this page) and turn it in the first week of school will
earn an invitation to the Summer Reading Bash! (As well as other great surprises!) see the Memorial Library
website for more information.
Nonfiction
Money Sense for
Kids
By Hollis Page
Harman
(Or any other book
related to managing
money)
Historical
Components
Well-Known
Authors
Yankee Girl
Travel Team
By Mary Ann
Rodman
by Mike Lupica
Time-Honored
Swiss Family
Robinson
The Great Tree of
Avalon Series
by Johann David
Wyss
by T.A. Barron
(A Mrs. Casavant
favorite-IA)
(A Mrs.Donohue
favorite-Science)
Any of the Shiloh
books
(A Mrs. Nelson
favorite-library)
(A Mr.Gaudreau
favorite-History)
This is Middle
School: Your
Guide to Success
The
Watsons go to
Birmingham
Hatchet
The Outsiders
By Gary Paulsen
By S.E. Hinton
By Keith Kyker
By Christopher Paul
Curtis
(Or any other book
related to succeeding
in Middle school)
Any other non-fiction
book.
Perfectly Perilous
Math
By Phyllis Reynolds
Naylor
(A Mr. Gaudreau
favorite-History)
(A Mrs. Reills favorite
English)
The War that
saved my Life
Danny, Champion
of the World
Watership Down
By Kimberly
Brubaker Bradley
By Roald Dahl
Soldier Boys
By by Dean Hughes
Al Capone Does
My Shirts
By Pamela Espeland,
Elizabeth Verdick
By Gennifer
Choldenko
12 Angry Men
By Reginald Rose
A Mrs. Lamontagne
favorite- English)
Suggested for 8th grade
may not be suitable for
others
The Curious
Incident of the Dog
in the Night-Time
By Mark Haddon
(A Mr. Beauchesne
favorite-PE)
( A Mrs. Reills favorite
English)
Any Babar the
Elephant Books
The Call of the Wild
By Jack London
By Jean de Brunhoff
(A Mrs. Casavant
favorite-IA)
(A Mrs. Mead favorite Foreign Language)
(A Mrs. Casavant
favorite-IA)
Any other book written
by a popular author.
Where the Red
Fern Grows
Any of the
Madeline books
Schooled
By Wilson Rawls
By Ludwig Bemelmans
(A Mrs. Gilliam
favorite-Science)
(A Mrs. Mead favorite Foreign Language)
Walk Two Moons
A Wrinkle in Time
By Sharon Creech
By Madeleine
L'Engle
Any other book that is
part of a series or
sequel.
(A Mr. Beauchesne
favorite-PE)
Dude, That’s
Rude!
By Richard Adams
Miscellaneous
(A Mrs. Koravos
favorite-para)
By Sean Connolly
(Or any other
nonfiction math book)
Series/Sequels
By Gordon Korman
Notes from an
Accidental Band
Geek
By Erin Dionne
(A Mrs. Shanteler
favorite-Science)
(Or any other book on
manners)
The Book of
Totally
Irresponsible
Science
Across Five
Aprils
Number the Stars
By Sean Connolly
(A Mrs. Pelletier
Favorite-English)
How Come?
Johnny Tremain
Holes
By Kathy Wollard,
Debra Solomon
By Esther Forbes
By Louis Sachar
(Or any other book
related to how things
(A Mrs. Pelletier
Favorite-English)
By Lois Lowry
By Irene Hunt
The Witch of
Blackbird Pond
By Elizabeth George
Speare
Any of the Middle
School Series
books
Tuck Everlasting
By Natalie Babbitt
By James Patterson
(A Mrs. Shanteler
favorite-Science)
The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer
By Mark Twain
(A Mrs. Lamontagne
(A Mrs. Pelletier
Favorite-English)
Either of the Mr.
Lemoncello's
Library books or
The Island of Dr.
Libris
By Chris Grabenstein
Tesla’s Attic
By Eric Elfman Neal
Shusterman
work)
favorite-English)
*****Answer the following questions for each book read. (Answers must be in full sentences!)*****
1)
What did you like about the book?
2)
What didn’t you like about the book?
3)
Who was your favorite character from the book and why?
4)
Who would you recommend this book to?
5)
Why do you think the author wrote this
book?