Updated- 6/7/14
Paul Revere Middle School
Summer Reading Suggestions 2014
The following are some worthwhile reads that students may enjoy. Most books are not
necessarily grade specific, but are rather selected by content maturity, interest and reading
levels.
Note- Novels that may be included in an upcoming grade specific curriculum have been
excluded from this list.
This list is offered as one possible source of reading guidance. Another may be provided by
the student’s local library.
The hope is that books from this list bring Revere students many hours of enjoyment and
encourage the life-long love of reading!
6th Grade
House of Hades, The
Rick Riordan
Fantasy
Theodoore Boone: The Activitst
John Grisham
Mystery
Wrinkle in Time, A
Madeleine L’Engle
Fantasy
Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
Adventure
Alanna
Tamara Pierce
Fantasy
Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli
Realistic Fiction
Wonder
R.L. Palacio
Realistic Fiction
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko
Historical Fiction
Apothecary, The
Maile Meloy
Adventure/Historical Fiction
Birthday Ball, The
Lois Lowry
Fantasy
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
Fantasy
Greogor the Overlander
Suzanne Collins
Fantasy
Mysterious Bendict Society, The
(series)
Trenton Lee Stewart
Fantasy
Name of This Book is Secret, The
Pseudonymous Bosch
Adventure Fiction
Sea of Trolls
Nancy Farmer
Fantasy
Stormbreaker
Anthony Horowitz
Science Fiction
7th Grade
We Were Liars
e. Lockhart
Mystery
Starters
Lissa Price
Science Fiction
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
Science Fiction
Divergent
Veronica Roth
Science Fiction
Host, The
Stephanie Meyer
Science Fiction
House of the Scorpion, The
Nancy Farmer
Science Fiction
Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian, The
Alexie Sherman
Realistic Fiction
Airman, or Artemis Fowl Series
Eoin Colfer
Science Fiction
Chasing Vermeer
Blue Balliett
Mystery
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
Fantasy
Ghostgirl
Tonya Hurley
Fantasy
Keeping the Moon
Sarah Dessen
Realistic Fiction
Legend
Marie Lu
Science Fiction
Local News
Gary Soto
Realistic Fiction
Summer Ball
Mike Lupica
Realistic Fiction
The Ruins of Gorlan
John Flanagan
Fantasy
When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead
Realistic Fiction
8th Grade
Eleanor and Park
Rainbow Rowell
Realistic Fiction
The Beginning of Everything
Robyn Schneider
Realistic Fiction
Fault in Our Stars, The
John Green
Realistic Fiction
Maze Runner
James Dashner
Science Fiction
Matched
Ally Condie
Science Fiction
City of Bones
Cassandra Clare
Fantasy
Stormbreaker
Anthony Horowitz
Adventure
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Libba Bray
Mysterym/Science Fiction
Book Thief, The
Markus Zusak
Historical Fiction
Briar Rose
Jane Yolen
Fantasy, Mystery
Curious Incident of the Dog
Mark Haddon
Mystery
Double Helix
Nancy Werlin
Science Fiction
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,
The
Douglas Adams
Realistic Fiction
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Science Fiction
Leviathan
Scott Westerfield
Fantasy
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Lensey Namioka
Historical Fiction
Truth About Forever, The
Sarah Dessen
Realistic Fiction