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Newton County Middle Schools Summer Reading List 2008 |
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| Students must read one
(1) book from the list below for the grade level they will be enrolled
in for the 2008-2009 school year. They must be prepared to complete an
assignment given by the Language Arts teacher the first week of school.
Two additional books (and assignments) may be completed for extra credit. In addition,
any of the novels on the Quest
Summer Reading List may be read to satisfy this requirement. |
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Other Summer Reading Lists for Middle School: |
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7th
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8th
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Crispin by Avi
Slave Dancer by Fox
Shadow Children Series by Haddix
House of Dies Drear by Hamilton
Maniac Magee by Spinelli
White Fang by London
Esperanza Rising by Ryan
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Speare
The Cay by Taylor
Miracle’s Boys by Woodson
Bridge to Terabithia by Patterson
Sounder by Armstrong
The Black Pearl by O’Dell
On My Honor by Bauer & Kozielski
Woodsong by Paulsen
Adam of the Road by Gray & Lawson |
Face on the Milk Carton by Cooney
I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Craven
The Man in the Ceiling by Feiffer
The People Could Fly by Hamilton
Phoenix Rising by Hesse
The Outsiders by Hinton
Faith and the Electric Dogs by Jennings
The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster
Soldier’s Heart by Paulsen
Treasure Island by Stevenson
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain
The House on Mango Street by Cisneros
Jacob Have I Loved by Patterson
Zlata’s Diary by Filipovic
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Staples
Tuck Everlasting by Babbitt
Izzy Willy Nilly by Voight
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Yolen |
Bless Me, Ultima by Anaya
Fever, 1793 by Anderson
The Midwife’s Apprentice by Cushman
Summer of My German Soldier by Greene
Which Way Freedom by Hansen
Across Five Aprils by Hunt
The Lottery Rose by Hunt
Touching Spirit Bear by Mikaelson
The Pearl by Steinbeck
Night by Weisel
The Red Pony by Steinbeck
The Outsiders by Hinton
Out of the Dust by Hesse
The Road to Memphis by Taylor
Nothing but the Truth by Avi
Dogsong by Paulsen |
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Additional
Selections: Any Newbery Award winner or Newbury Honor book from
the last 10 years Any Coretta Scott King Award winning (novel) from
the last 10 years |
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April 14, 2008
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