Middle School Summer Reading
Over the summer, students at Immaculate Conception are expected to read two
books from the lists below and one book of their choosing (that is on a Middle
School reading level). Students should pick books from the list coinciding with the
grade that they will be going into.
6th Grade
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory……………………………………. Roald Dahl
White Fang…………………………………………………………………….Jack London
Hatchet………………………………………………………………………….Gary Paulsen
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie………………………………………..Jordan Sonnenblick
The Hobbit………………………………………………………………………..J.R.R. Tolkien
Stargirl……………………………………………………………………………..Jerry Spinelli
Amos Fortune, Free Man……………………………………………………Elizabeth Yates
The Red Pyramid….………………………………………………………...Rick Riordan
The One and Only Ivan………………………………………………………Katherine Applegate
7th Grade
The Confessions of Charlotte Doyle…………………………………..Avi
Hound of the Baskervilles………………………………………………..Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Call of the Wild……………………………………………………………….Jack London
Stargirl…………………………………………………………………………..Jerry Spinelli
Hunger Games………………………………………………………………..Suzanne Collins
City of Ember.…………………………………………………………………Jeanne Duprau
Wonder……………………………………………………………………………..R.J. Palacio
Eragon……………………………………………………………………………...Christopher Paolini
Legend…………………………………………………………………………..Marie Lu
8th Grade
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy…………………………………Douglas Adams
Watership Down………………………………………………………………..Richard Adams
That Was Then, This is Now……………………………………………..S.E. Hinton
The Diary of a Young Girl……………………………………………………Anne Frank
A Wrinkle in Time…………………………………………………………...Madeleine L’Engle
Jacob Have I Loved………………………………………………………….Katherine Patterson
Twilight…………………………………………………………………………Stephenie Meyer
Uglies…………………………………………………………………………….Scott Westerfeld
The Book Thief………………………………………………………………..Markus Zusak
After reading the novels, students will write a report on the first book they read,
create a poster on the second book they read, and take a test on the novel of their
choosing.
Summer Reading Assignment Requirements
Book Report
After students read their first novel for the summer, they are required to write a
book report about it.
 This report should be at least two pages long.
 It should be typed and double-spaced with one-inch margins and Times New
Roman Font.
 This report should be written in five-paragraph essay form—it should
include an intro paragraph, at least three body paragraphs, and a conclusion
paragraph.
 The content of this essay should contain the following information:
1. Explain the significance of the title.
2. Identify the setting (both time and place).
3. Which conflict/conflicts do you find in this story? Identify and
explain each. There are three types of conflict:
a. Person against person (one person or group against
another)
b. Person against nature (something over which one has no
control)
c. Person against self (conscience).
4. Write a plot summary.
5. Would you recommend this book to a classmate? Explain why or
why not.
 Students should give information about the story in their own words. NO
PLAGIARISM!
Book Poster
After students read their second summer reading novel, they are required to create
a poster that depicts the story.
 Students will take a poster board and cut it in half
 On this half of a poster board, they will draw what they think would be a
good book cover for the novel.
 The book cover should depict the setting, characters, and some important
plot point from the story.
 The student-made book cover should also include the title of the book and
the name of the author like an actual book cover would.
Book Test
Make sure that you read this novel toward the end of the summer so that you
can remember the information for the test!!! When students return to school in
August, they will take an Accelerated Reader test on the third book that they read.
 The results of this test will be used as a TEST GRADE in Literature.
 The Accelerated Reader tests are comprehension-based tests that students
take on the computer.
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They are multiple-choice tests.