Summer Readings for Students Entering Grade 7

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Students must read (at least) one book from the following required list:

The Magician’s Nephew   C.S.Lewis

Baseball in April   Gary Soto

Stargirl   Jerry Spinelli

Students entering grade 7 must also choose at least two books written by any of the following authors

K.A. Applegate                       Brian Jacques

Clive Barker                           Garth Nix

Robert Caprio                        Scott O’Dell

Sharon G. Flake                     Gary Paulsen

Jean Fritz                               David Pelzer

Carl Haiasen                          Theodore Taylor

*The following authors have been added to the grade 7 list:

Karen Hesse

O.J. McHale

Walter Dean Myers

Elizabeth Speare

Milton Meltzer

Reading Assignment:

Every middle school student is required to complete summer reading. In September you will be tested on one of  the required books on the list.                                                                        

 For the  other two books you have chosen, fill out a Reflection Sheet or write a simple One Page Report. Click here, Reading Assignment for Students Entering Grades 6, 7, and 8, to see required work.

Reflection sheets are also available at the Lynn Public Library and your school office.