Summer Reading Lists
Enhance your reading skills and prepare for the upcoming school year with quality literature
Why Summer Reading Matters
Summer Reading offers students an opportunity to enjoy quality literature while improving independent reading skills. This self-directed experience over the summer will allow students to reinforce skills previously learned over the course of the year, as well to prepare them for future learning.
When children have the chance to listen to, discuss, and read about topics of their own choosing, their independent reading skills improve. This choice will not only enhance their reading abilities but also support their language development, vocabulary growth, and even writing skills, keeping them academically sharp for the new school year.
Rising 5th Grade
Required Reading Assignment
Required Book
The Magician's Nephew
by C.S. Lewis
This is the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series and explains how Narnia was created. Students previously read "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" in 4th grade, making this a perfect continuation of their Narnia journey.
Reading Timeline
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15 chapters total
Read one chapter per day (Monday-Friday)
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Chapter Notes
Write 4-5 sentences after each chapter in a spiral notebook
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Completion
Book must be read before the first day of school
Creative Project Options
Choose one project to complete. Projects must include all required information and are due on the first day of school.
Shoe Box Diorama
File Folder Report
T-Shirt Report
Pizza Box
Book in a Bag
Hanger Report
Hand with Charms
Trifold Report
Required Project Elements:
- • Title of Book & Author
- • Beginning, Middle, End of Story
- • Characters & Setting
- • Plot Summary
- • Creative Display & Decorations
Rising 6th-10th Grades
Summer Reading Recommendations
6th Grade
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Prince Caspian
by C.S. Lewis
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Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
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Manic Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
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Out of My Mind
by Sharon Draper
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Restart
by Gordon Korman
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Counting by 7's
by Holly Goldberg
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Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
7th Grade
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The Diary of Anne Frank
by Anne Frank
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The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
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The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
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Light in My Darkness
by Helen Keller
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Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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I am David
by Anne Holm
8th Grade
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
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Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
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Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
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David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
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Fever, 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton
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The Hiding Place
by Corrie Ten Boom
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Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery
9th & 10th Grades
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
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The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
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All Quiet on the Western Front
by Enrich Maria Remarque
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Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
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Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
High School Required Reading
11th and 12th Grade Assignments
Rising 11th Grade - English III
The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis
Assignment Requirements:
- • Read the entire book before the first day of school
- • Bring your copy of the book to class on day one
- • Complete reading journal for each chapter (5-7 sentences)
- • Include plot, characters, conflicts, and predictions
- • Typed assignment with proper formatting required
Important: Do not use SparkNotes or other study guides. Assignment is due on the first day of English class and will not be accepted late except under extreme circumstances.
Rising 12th Grade - English IV
The Case for Christ
by Lee Strobel
Baseball Card Project:
- • Create cards on 11" x 14" posterboard (no notebook paper)
- • Front: Name, qualifications, area of expertise
- • Back: Questions asked, answers given (minimum 5)
- • Summary of each person's "case for Christ"
- • Lee Strobel's conclusion from each interview
Bonus Points: Find and include actual photos of the people Lee Strobel interviewed. Assignment is due on the first day of English class.
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