Summer Reading Program Grades 6,7 and 8

Summer Reading Program
WHO?
Students going into grades 6, 7 or 8 in September.
WHAT? Reading at least 8 books from the suggested lists.
WHEN? During summer break.
WHERE? At home or while on vacation.
WHY?
For great reading, for fun -- and for winning points!
HOW does it work?
□ Choose and read at least 8 books (books that you have not already read) from
the French and English lists for your grade, your Scholastic book order,your QSP
magazine order or Tumblebook’s e-books or from the public library.
□ At least 4 books must be in French.
□ Record on the Reading Log the titles of books you read, the date started, date
finished and ask for your parent's signature.
□ Bring the completed Reading Log to school the 1st week back.
□ Be prepared to answer questions about any of the books you read.
Students who successfully complete 8 or more books will receive:
◊ A certificate of participation
◊ Recognition at an assembly and in the school newsletter
◊ Points for the House System
Name:_______________________________
Summer Reading Program - for students entering Grades 6, 7, 8
Choose and read 8 or more books from the English & French lists or from other mentioned resources. Write
on the reading log sheet the exact titles you read. Here are some suggested titles.
AUTHOR
Avi
TITLE
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Nothing But the Truth, Crispin
Brashares, Ann
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants or a sequel
Buffie, Margaret
Who Is Frances Rain?, Angels Tum Their Backs, Guardian Circle
Cushman, Karen
Ballad of Lucy Whipple, Catherine Called Birdy, Midwife's Apprentice
Duncan, Lois
Killing Mr. Griffin, Locked in Time or any Lois Duncan mystery
Ellis, Deborah
Parvana's Joumey, Mud City, Heaven Shop, I Am a Taxi, Sacred Leaf
Funke, Comelia
Inkheart, Inkspcll, Dragon Rider, Thief Lord
Haddix, Margaret P.
Any of the Shadow Children series, Running Out of Time, Tumabout
Harris, Dorothy
Even If It Kills Me, Don't Call Me Sugarbaby
Hobbs, Will
Bearstone, Beardancc, Far North, Ghost Canoe
Jacques, Brian
Any of Redwall fantasy books
Little, Jean
Mama's Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird, From Anna, Little By Little
Lunn, Janet
The Root Cellar, Hollow Tree, Shadow in Hawthome Bay
Matas, Carol
Montgomery, L.M.
Any Holocaust book: Lisa, Jesper, After the War, The Garden
Any of the Arule of Green Gables or Emily books
Nimmo, Jenny
Any book in the Charlie Bone series
Nixon, Joan Lowery
Other Side of Dark, Shadowmaker, The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
Oppel, Kenneth
Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing, Airborn, Skybreaker
Paterson, Katherine
The Great Gilly Hopkins, Lyddie, Park's Quest
Paulsen, Gary
Hatchet or any Gary Paulsen survival book
Pearson, Kit
The Sky Is Falling or a sequel in the trilogy
Ri ordan, Ri ck
The Lightning Thief or a sequel
Rowlings, J.K.
Any of the Harry Potter books
Sachar, Louis
Holes, Small Steps, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Smucker, Barbara
Underground to Canada, Amish Adventure, Days of Terror
Spinelli, Jerry
Maniac Magee, Wringer, Space Station 7''' Grade
Taylor, Theodore
The Cay, Timothy of the Cay
Voigt, Cynthia
Homecoming, Dicey's Song, A Solitary Blue
Walters, Eric
Rebound, STARS, Run, We All Fall Down, Shattered, Sketches
Any e-book from Tumblebooks.
FRENCH LIST *** LIVRES EN FRANCAIS
You must read at least 4 books in French. Write the titles on the Reading Log sheet. Here are
some suggested titles.
Author
Title
For students entering Grade 6
Différents auteurs
Barcelo, Francois
Bouchard, Camille
Brochu, Yvon
Major, Henriette
Poupard, Roger
Stilton, Geronimo
Thibault, Sylviane
Tremblay, Carole
Differents auteurs
Collection Roman Jeunesse
Tumblebooks
Collection Cameleon (e.g. Capitaine Popaul, M comme momie,
Destination Yucatan, Mission Cachelot, Le fenetre malefique
Le nul et la chipie
Les vampires des montagnes
Galoche en grande vedette et autres titres
Zapper ou ne pas zapper?
La saison de basket de Fred
Geronimo Stilton (e.g. Le mysterieux voleur de fromage, Comment
devenir une super souris, Un vrai gentil rat ne peu pas…)
Ma rencontre avec Twister, Twister mon chien et autres titres
Le petit robot extra poutine
Collection 100 infos a connaitre (non-fiction)
La foret des parfums, La main vivante
Des romans appropriés pour le niveau
For students entering Grades 7 and 8
Bergeron, Diane
Bouchard, Camille
Chabin, Laurent
Des Roches, Roger
Hohlbein, Wolfgang
Keene, Carolyn
Roux, Paul
Sarfati, Sonia
Tumblebooks
L’atlas mysterieux, Atlas detraque
L’etrange monsieur Singh
Du sang sur le lac
Un livre de la serie Marie Quatdoigts
Operation Nautilaus (e.g. La fille de l’Atlantide, Prisonniers des
abysses, L’ile oublie …)
Nancy Drew (e.g. Vol sans effraction, Seule face au danger)
Traffic a New York
Daniel et les Superdogs
Des romans appropriés pour le niveau
Name : _________________
Teacher : ________________
Summer Reading Challenge - Reading Log
Write below the English and French titles you have read over the summer. Ensure
that four are in French and that you have read titles by various authors. Return this
reading log to your homeroom teacher the first week back in September.
Author
Title
Date
Started:
Date
Parent
Completed: Initials