Incoming Grades 6 - 8 Summer Reading Assignment

MANASQUAN SCHOOLS

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS GRADES 6 – 8

Dear Students and Families,

Reading is an important part of keeping our minds active and growing over the summer. All students entering grades 6–8 are required to complete summer reading. Your Summer Reading Task:

• Choose and read ONE book of your choice over the summer- you may choose any appropriate novel that interests you.
• You may take notes on the attached graphic organizer while reading to help you remember important details, characters, themes, and events. This is optional.
• During the first week of school, you will complete an assignment connected to the novel you read.

Please choose a book that you have not already read in Language Arts class. The following novels may NOT be selected as they may be incorporated into future instruction.

Entering Grade 6 — Do NOT Choose: Holes by Louis Sachar • Flush by Carl Hiaasen • Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper • Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse • Hidden Talents by David Lubar • El Deafo by Cece Bell • Refugee by Alan Gratz

Entering Grade 7 — Do NOT Choose: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins • And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie • The Giver by Lois Lowry • Ungifted by Gordon Korman • Monster by Walter Dean Myers • Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling • Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson • Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen • Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse • Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar

Entering Grade 8 — Do NOT Choose: Copper Sun by Sharon Draper • The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton • That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton • The Pearl by John Steinbeck • The Pigman by Paul Zindel • Nothing But the Truth by Avi • Unwind by Neal Schusterman • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury • The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld • Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Tips for Choosing a Book:

Pick something you will enjoy reading.

Choose a book that challenges you and keeps you interested- if you’re not enjoying it, put it down and choose another!

Yes, graphic novels are novels! We are excited to hear about the books you chose and discuss your reading experiences when school begins again.

More details:

Summer Reading Rising 6th Graders

Summer Reading Rising 7th Graders

Summer Reading Rising 8th Graders

Happy Reading!Mr. Pape, Mrs. Rieth, Mrs. Trischitta, Mrs. Ward