TWO Academies 6th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominees
AUTHOR
BOOK TITLE
FICTION/NONFICTION
Candace
Fleming
Amelia Lost: The Life and
Disappearance of Amelia
Earhart
NF- girls
Maile Meloy
The Apothecary
Fic- both
Tommy
Greenwald
Charlie Joe Jackson’s
Guide to Not Reading
Fic- boys
Carl Hiassen
Chomp
Fic- both
Avi
City of Orphans
Fic- both
Chris Rylander
The Fourth Stall
Fic- boys
Greg Neri
Ghetto Cowboy
Fic- boys
Helen Frost
Hidden
Fic- girls
Georgia Bragg
How They Croaked: The
Awful Ends of the Awfully
Famous
NF- both
Matthew J.
Kirby
Icefall
Fic- girls
Kristin Levine
The Lions of Little Rock
Fic- girls
Erin Donne
Notes from an Accidental
Band Geek
Fic- girls
Gary D.
Schmidt
Okay for Now
Fic- both
Wendelin Van
Draanen
The Running Dream
Fic- girls
Brenda Woods
Saint Louis Armstrong
Beach
Fic- boys
Jennifer
Richard
Jacobson
Small as an Elephant
Fic- boys
Mike Lupica
The Underdogs
Fic- boys
Sheila Kelly
Welch
Waiting to Forget
Fic- both
Cynthia C
DeFelice
Wild Life
Fic- boys
Brandon Mull
A World Without Heroes
Fic- boys
Summer Reading Assignment
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Choose one book to read and complete the appropriate “Literacy Link” (fiction or non-fiction)
about that book. The labeling of the books has to do with the main character/s in the book. It
does not mean that those are only for boys and/or girls. Choose your book based on your
interest in the subject matter. Read the summaries on the internet and then decide!
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It is highly recommended, but not required, that students choose one of the books from the
above list, as they are at an appropriate level and readily available in most libraries.
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Students are welcome to read more than one book, but only have to do the “Literacy Link” for
one.
LITERACY LINK- FICTION
Name:
______________________________ Date_______________________
Book Title: ______________________________________________________
Author:_________________________________________________________
Provide the following information about the book that you have just read. Give specific
details. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Credit will not be given if any
section is not completed.
1. Genre: What type of fictional book is this? ______________What are two clues that tell you
about this genre?
a) ________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________
2. Characters: List at least three (3) MAIN characters in this book.
a) ____________________________________
b) ____________________________________
c) ____________________________________
3. Physical Characteristics: Using the characters from your list above, give facts about the
physical size, appearance, age, and abilities.
Character
Name
Characteristic
Characteristic
Characteristic
4. Character Traits: Using those same characters, give information about the personalities of
each- how they think, feel,and behave in the novel
Character Name
Trait
Trait
5. Choose one character. Think about how this character changed in the novel. How did he/she
change? What do you think made this character change?
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6. Setting: Give information about the time period and place(s) in this book. Be specific.
______________________________________________________________________________
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7. Summary: Give a short 6-8 sentence summary of what happened in the story. Make sure to
tell about the problem and at least two events that help explain the problem.
______________________________________________________________________________
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8. Opinion: Give your opinion of this story’s ending. Tell why you feel this way.
______________________________________________________________________________
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9. Vocabulary: Choose four (4) vocabulary words that you did not recognize. Write these words
and the denotations.
a) _____________________________
b) ____________________________
c) _____________________________
d) ____________________________
10. Compare/Contrast: Recall another book you have read recently. Compare this book to that
one. Give two (2) ways they are alike and two (2) ways they are different.
a) ______________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________
LITERACY LINK- NONFICTION
Name: __________________________________
Date: _______________
Book Title: ________________________________________________________
Author: __________________________________________________________
Provide the following information about the book which you have just read. Give specific
details. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Credit will not be given if any section is
not completed.
1 Genre: What type of non fiction book is this? _____________________ Give two reasons for your
decision.
a ______________________________________________________________
b ______________________________________________________________
2 Content: Briefly list who or what the book is about.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
3. Vocabulary: Choose four (4) vocabulary words that you did not recognize. Write these
words and the definitions.
a) _____________________________
b) ____________________________
c) _____________________________
d) ____________________________
4. Compare/Contrast: Recall another book you have read recently. Compare this book to that
one. Give two (2) ways they are alike and two (2) ways they are different.
a) ______________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________
5. Most Interesting Part: Which part of the book did you find interesting? Explain.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Last question is on the back.
6. Content: Top ten list – Make a list in sentence form of the top ten things a reader should
learn after reading this book. It should be details about the subject of the book not themes.
1)
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2)
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3)
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4)
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5)
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6)
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7)
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8)
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9)
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10)
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