Mandarin Middle School Summer Reading 2018

Incoming 6th Grade

The Mandarin Middle School language arts and reading teachers are excited about next year and look forward to meeting you soon! As you enjoy your summer, we want to encourage everyone to spend some time reading. We have put together a list from which you may choose at least one book to read. When you have read your book, you should fill in the reading response form, and bring it in with you on the first day of school.

List of Suggested Fiction Books:

Al Capone Does My Shirts by GenniferCholdenko

The Alex Rider Series by Alan Gratz

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin

Counting 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Crash by Jerry Spinelli

The Crossover and/or Booked by Kwame Alexander

Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voight

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm

Hiroshima by Laurence Yep

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall

The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine

Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

One Last Word (poetry) by Nikki Grimes

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars

The Wanderer by Sharon Creech

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

A Wrinkle in Time and/or sequels by Madeline L’Engle

(A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time)

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

Nonfiction:

42 is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal- the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill ClubBy PhillipHoose

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul by Jack Canfield

The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang

Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton

Woodsong by Gary Paulsen

Mandarin Middle School Summer Reading 2018

Incoming 6th Grade

Student Name______Book Title and Author______

Directions: After reading one of your books from the 6th Grade Summer Reading List, answer the following questions. Write your responses in complete sentences using proper grammar (#1-6). And then, create an advertisement for your book (see #7).

  1. Why did you choose this book?

  1. Was it as good as you thought it would be? Explain.

  1. If you could tell the author something about the text, what would it be?

  1. What is your favorite part of the book? Why?

  1. What words seemed unfamiliar or new to you?

  1. How do you relate to the book (text to self)?

  1. If you were asked to advertise this book for others to read, what would your ad look like? Create a website, design an ad, draw a cartoon strip, or create your own design to advertise the book you read.