Suggested Books & Authors for Summer Reading Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade – Summer 2019

Realistic Fiction

Historical Fiction

Adventure / Science Fiction / Fantasy

Nonfiction

Graphic Novels

Classics

Additional Lists

Buckley, Michael - Undertow  Fleming, Candace - The Family Romanov  Ganada, Martin and Alifrenka Caitlin - I Will   Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed   Two lives  Yousafzai, Malala - I am Malala  Stevens, Robin - Murder is Bad Manners 

 Hoose, Phillip M. - The Boys Who Challenged Hitler Kinsella, Sophie - Finding Audrey 

Tahir, Sabaa - An Ember in the Ashes Nelson, Jandy - I’ll Give you the Sun 

Books Specifically for Reluctant Readers

Selznick, Brian - The Invention of Hugo Cabret Hiaasen, Carl - Hoot Collins, Suzanne - The Underland Chronicles (set of 5) Scieszka, Jon -Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor Palacio, R.J. - Wonder Hunt, Lynda Mullaly - One for the Murphys Ellis, Deborah - The Breadwinner LaFleur, Susan - Eight Keys Korman, Gordon - Ungifted  Enz, Tammy and Biskup, Agnieszka - Batman Science: The Real-World Science Behind Batman’s Gear Van Draanen, Wendelin - Flipped Alexander Kwame - The Crossover (basketball) Kehret, Peg - Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Gurevich, Margaret - Chloe by Design: Making the Cut Flanagan, John - The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 1: The Ruins of Gorlan Bloor, Edward - Tangerine (soccer)