Township of Union Public Schools
2014 Summer Reading Challenge
Dear Students,
As we get closer to our summer vacation, one of the things you might want to consider is
to set a summer reading goal. Yes!! READ!! Welcome to the Third Annual Township of Union
Public Schools’ Summer Reading Challenge!
Research on reading shows that if you don’t keep reading over the summer, your reading
level may drop when you return to school in September! However, if you keep “exercising” your
“reading muscles” throughout the summer, you will develop “reading stamina”, and it is
guaranteed you will continue to get smarter. I am challenging each and every student to
read four books over the summer.
After you finish reading a book, log it on the chart and don’t forget to have a parent or
another guardian sign next to the date you finished reading. Show your teacher the completed
chart when we return to school in September. All summer reading challenge logs will be
collected during the first week of school. The last day you may submit them is Wednesday,
September 9th. Each student who reads a minimum of four books will receive a certificate
from their teacher.
Attached to this letter you will also find the reading log for students entering grades 7 &
8 with the list of suggested books to read over the summer. These lists will also be posted on
the district web site.
Thank you so much for participating in the Summer Reading Challenge! I wish you a
relaxing and fun-filled summer vacation, and I look forward to seeing you in September!
Happy Reading,
Mary Flora Malysksa
Supervisor of Language Arts, Grades 6-12
Students Entering Grade Seven
2014 Summer Reading Challenge Log
Return to Your English Teacher No Later Than September 9th
Name: _______________________________
Book Title
Author
Coraline
The Boy Who Saved Baseball
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Maximum Ride: The Angel
Experiment
The Skin I’m In
The Third Eye
Hero
Warriors: Into the Wild
Ella Enchanted
Neil Gaiman
John H. Ritter
Holly Black
Betty Smith
James Patterson
Date
Completed
Parent or Guardian
Signature
Sharon G. Flake
Lois Duncan
Mike Lupica
Erin Hunter
Gail Carson
Levine
Note: If you are unable to read the books from the list, select any book that is on
your grade level, and fill in the information on the chart. Please do not include
the mandatory summer reading books on this log.
Students Entering Grade Eight
2014 Summer Reading Challenge Log
Return to Your English Teacher No Later Than September 9th
Name: _________________________________________
Book Title
Author
On The Devil’s Court
Tom Sawyer
Sea of Monsters
The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part Time Indian
Speak
Carl Deuker
Mark Twain
Rick Riordan
Sherman Alexie
The Warrior Heir
Uglies
Samurai Shortstop
Sunrise Over Fallujah
Cheaper By the Dozen
Date
Completed
Parent or Guardian
Signature
Laurie Halse
Anderson
Cinda Williams
Chima
Scott
Westerfield
Alan Gratz
Walter Dean
Myers
Frank B.
Gilbreth, Jr.
Note: If you are unable to read the books from the list, select any book that is on
your grade level, and fill in the information on the chart. Please do not include
the mandatory summer reading books on this log.