7th & 8th Grade Summer Reading Suggested Titles
Ø 2012 Newbery Medal Winner: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Ø 2012 Newbery Honor Books:
· Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
· Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin
Ø 2011 Newbery Medal Winner: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Ø 2011 Newbery Honor Books:
· Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm
· Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
· Dark Emperor and other Poems of Night by Joyce Sidman
· One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Ø 2010 Newbery Medal Winner: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Ø 2010 Newbery Honor Books:
· Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
· The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
· Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
· The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick *(Excellent choice for incoming 7th graders, as it details events during the Civil War)*
Ø Ø 2009 Newbery Medal Winner: The Graveyard Book byNeil Gaiman
Ø Ø 2009 Newbery Honor Books:
· · The Underneath byKathi Appelt
· · The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom byMargarita Engle
· · SavvybyIngrid Law
Ø Ø 2008 Newbery Medal Winner: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval VillagebyLaura Amy Schlitz
Ø Ø 2008 Newbery Honor Books:
· · Elijah of BuxtonbyChristopher Paul Curtis
· · The Wednesday WarsbyGary D. Schmidt
· · FeathersbyJacqueline Woodson
Ø Ø 2007 Newbery Medal Winner: The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Ø Ø 2007 Newbery Honor Books:
· · Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
· · Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
· · Rules by Cynthia Lord
Ø Ø 2006 Newbery Medal Winner: Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
Ø Ø 2006 Newbery Honor Books:
· · Whittington by Alan Armstrong
· · Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
· · Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
· ·Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
Ø Ø 2005 Newbery Medal Winner: Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Ø Ø 2005 Newbery Honor Books:
· · Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
· · The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman
· · Lizzie Bright and The Buckminister Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Ø Ø 2004 Newbery Medal Winner: The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
Ø Ø 2004 Newbery Honor Books:
· · Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
· · An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy
Ø Ø 2003 Newbery Medal Winner: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Ø Ø 2003 Newbery Honor Books:
· · The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
· · Picture of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
· · Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
· · A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
· · Surviving The Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
Ø Ø 2002 Newbery Medal Winner: A Single Shard by Linda Sue Peck
Ø Ø 2002 Newbery Honor Books:
· · Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
· · Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson
Ø Ø 2001 Newbery Medal Winner: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
Ø Ø 2001 Newbery Honor Books:
· · Hope was Here by Joan Bauer
· · Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
· · Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos
· · The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Suggested Fiction Titles
Ø Ø Alexander, Lloyd. Arkdians
Ø Ø Avi. Crispin.
Ø Ø Banim, Lisa. Mysteries in Time
Ø Ø Barron, T.P. Merlin Effect
Ø Ø Bauer, Joan. Hope was Here
Ø Ø Bernardo, Anilu. Jumping Off to Freedom
Ø Ø Beyers, Betsy. The Dark Stairs
Ø Ø Bitton-Jackson, Livia. I Have Lived a Thousand Years
Ø Ø Bloor, Edward. Tangerine
Ø Ø Brooks, Terry. Sword of Shanara
Ø Ø Cart, Michael, Tomorrowland
Ø Ø Cooney, Caroline. Flight #116 is Down
Ø Ø Cooper, Cynthia. She Got Game
Ø Ø Creech, Sharon. Bloomability
Ø Ø Crew, Linda. Children of the River
Ø Ø Crichton, Michael. Andromeda Strain
Ø Ø Cushman, Karen. Midwife’s Apprentice
Ø Ø Duncan, Lois. Killing Mr. Griffin
Ø Ø Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster
Ø Ø Fleischman, Sid. Whirligig
Ø Ø Fletcher, Susan. Shadow Spinner
Ø Ø Garland, Sherry. Letters from the Mountain
Ø Ø Gilbert. Barbara. Stone Water
Ø Ø Hahn, Mary Downing. Hear the Wind Blow
Ø Ø Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust
Ø Ø Hinton. S.E. That Was Then, This Is Now
Ø Ø Hobbs, Will. The Maze
Ø Ø Holt, Kimberly Willis. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Ø Ø Jacques, Brian. Lord Brocktree: A Tale from Redwall
Ø Ø Jordan, Sherryl. The Raging Quiet
Ø Ø Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth
Ø Ø King, Laurie. The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Ø Ø Klass, David. Danger Zone
Ø Ø LeGuin, Ursula. The Wizard of Earthsea.
Ø Ø L'Engle, Madeleine. A Ring of Endless Light.
Ø Ø Lipsyte, Robert. The Brave.
Ø Ø Lobel, Anita. No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War.
Ø Ø London, Jack. The Call of the Wild.
Ø Ø Macy, Sue. A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Ø Ø McKinley, Robin. Rose Daughter.
Ø Ø Meyer, Carolyn. White Lilacs.
Ø Ø Meyers, Walter. Slam.
Ø Ø Mowat, Farley. Never Cry Wolf.
Ø Ø Nelson, Teresa. Earthshine: A Novel.
Ø Ø Nixon, Joan Lowery. Secret Silent Screams.
Ø Ø O’Brien, Robert. Z for Zachariah.
Ø Ø Paulsen, Gary. Brian’s Winter.
Ø Ø Pullman, Phillip. Golden Compass.
Ø Ø Randle, Kristen. The Only Alien on the Planet.
Ø Ø Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game.
Ø Ø Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
Ø Ø Reuter, Bjarne B. The Boys from St. Petri.
Ø Ø Rinaldi, Ann. Time Enough for Drums.
Ø Ø Roberts, Davis. Twisted Summer.
Ø Ø Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Ø Ø Scieeszka, Jon. Time Warp Trio. (series)
Ø Ø Shusterman, Neal. Downsiders.
Ø Ø Sleator, William. The Boxes.
Ø Ø Snickett, Lemony. Series of Unfortunate Events. (series)
Ø Ø Sperry, Armstrong. Call it Courage.
Ø Ø Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl.
Ø Ø Strasser, Todd. Help I’m Trapped…
Ø Ø Sykes, Shelley. For Mike.
Ø Ø Taylor, Theodore. The Cay.
Ø Ø Temple, Frances. The Ramsay Scallop.
Ø Ø Voigt, Cynthia. Izzy, Willy-Nilly.
Ø Ø Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies
Ø Ø Westerfeld, Scott. Pretties
Ø Ø Westerfeld, Scott. Specials
Ø Ø Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird.
Ø Ø White, Ruth. Belle Pratter’s Boy.
Ø Ø Yep, Lawrence. Dragon’s Gate.
Suggested Non-Fiction Titles
Ø Ø Abramovitz, Melissa. Main Battle Tanks.
Ø Ø Beyer, Mark. Speed Boat.
Ø Ø Bishop, Nic. Digging for Bird Dinosaurs.
Ø Ø Bridges, Ruby. Through My Eyes.
Ø Ø Cefrey, Holly. Stock Cars.
Ø Ø Chapman, Garry. Extreme Sports.
Ø Ø Davidson, Basil. African Kingdoms.
Ø Ø Dyson, Marianne. Space Stations.
Ø Ø Earle, Sylvia. My Adventures in the Deep Frontier.
Ø Ø Fitzgerald, Patrick. Shark Attacks.
Ø Ø Kehret, Peg and Greg Farr. Shelter Dogs.
Ø Ø Lauber, Patricia. Painters of the Caves.
Ø Ø Mattern, Joanne. The Maine Coon Cat.
Ø Ø McAuliffe, Bill. ATV Racing.
Ø Ø Montgomery, Sy. The Snake Scientist.
Ø Ø Murphy, Jim. The Great Fire.
Ø Ø Sanford, William. Sacajawea: Native American Hero.
Ø Ø Stanley, Diane. Joan of Arc.