Roslyn Middle School

English Department

Summer Reading

2010

For students entering

Grade 7

Dear Student,

Reading is both enjoyable and important, and the summer months often provide a more relaxed opportunity to pursue some worthwhile titles.

As a student about to enter the English 7 class in September, in addition to reading the school-wide assignment "Three Cups of Tea," you are required to read one selection from the following list. Of course, given the many wonderful selections in this booklet, we encourage you to read as many additional titles as you wish.

During the month of September, you will be asked to respond to an in-class assignment based on your book. You will receive a grade which will be part of your first-quarter average.

Sincerely,

Seventh Grade English Teachers

* Please note: Some books on this list may not be available in paperback.

KEY

G = General Fiction SF = Science Fiction *C* = Classic

H = Historical Fiction M/S = Mystery/Suspense *M* = Mature Themes

F = Fantasy S = Sports

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Anderson, Laurie Halse	Fever 1793	(H)
Blume, Judy	Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret	(G)
Card, Orson Scott	Ender’s Game	(SF)
Deuker, Carl	Night Hoops	(S)
Forbes, Esther	Johnny Tremain	(H) *C*
Haddix, Margaret Peterson	Among the Impostors	(SF)
Hale, Shannon	Princess Academy	(F)
Hiaasen, Carl	Flush	(G)
Horowitz, Anthony	Public Enemy Number Two	(M/S)
Houston, Julian	New Boy	(G) *M*
Jimenez, Francisco	The Circuit	(G)
Johnson, Scott	Safe at Second	(S)
LeGuin, Ursula K.	A Wizard of Earthsea	(F)*C*
Lester, Julius	Day of Tears	(H)
Lipsyte, Robert	One Fat Summer	(G)
McNamee, Graham	Acceleration	(M/S) *M*
Montgomery, L.M.	Anne of Green Gables	(G) *C*
Napoli, Donna Jo	Stones in Water	(H)
Paterson, Katherine	Lyddie	(H)
Peck, Richard	A Year Down Yonder	(H)
Roberts, Willo Davis	Twisted Summer	(MS)
Schmidt, Gary D.	Lizzie Bright and Buckminster Boy	(H)
Sewell, Anna	Black Beauty	(G) *C*
Sleator, William	Interstellar Pig	(SF)
Van Draanen, Wendelyn	Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief	(M/S)
Verne, Jules	Journey to the Center of the Earth	(SF) *C*

A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking. ~Jerry Seinfeld

Books may well be the only true magic. ~Alice Hoffman

Enjoy reading and have a wonderful summer! ~The Grade 7 English Teachers