Middle School Reading List Summer 2012 Dear Middle School

 Middle School Reading List Summer 2012 Dear Middle School Students and Parents, Summer is a great time to relax and read! The English teachers and librarians have compiled this list carefully, combining classics with contemporary novels, a number of which are Newbery Medal‐winners. Parents, we appreciate your support in helping your child find a summer reading routine so that he/she can read at least three novels over the two‐month vacation. Be sure to choose novels that you have not already read. As you read, use post‐it notes or pencil (if it’s your own copy) to note memorable passages in the books. Bring the books with you when we start school in August. Virtually all of these books can be ordered on line from www.amazon.com or www.amazon.fr. (click on “livres en anglais”), or visit one of the English language bookstores in Paris: W.H. Smith Brentanoʹs 248 rue de Rivoli 37 avenue de lʹOpéra 75001 Paris 75002 Paris métro: Opéra métro: Concorde tel: 01.44.77.88.99 tel: 01.42.61.52.50 To find out more about any of these books, go online to the American School of Paris website. ¾ Go to the “Quicklinks” drop down menu and click on the Destiny Library Catalog.
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Enjoy a summer full of great reading! See you in August. Sincerely, The Middle School English teachers and librarians Middle School Reading List Summer 2012 Requirements for each grade level: Rising 8th graders: Read three (or more) titles from three different categories on this list. Rising 7th graders: Required novel: Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate In addition, read two (or more) titles from two different categories on this list. Rising 6th graders: Required novel: Loser by Jerry Spinelli In addition, read two (or more) titles from two different categories on this list. Underlined titles are more suitable for older students. * = award (Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor, Carnegie) ADVENTURE Tim Bowler, Storm Catchers Eoin Colfer, Airman *Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain Gordon Korman, The Contest (Everest series) Geraldine McCaughrean, Plundering Paradise *Gary Paulsen, Hatchet *Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society FANTASY
Chris Bradford, Young Samourai (series) Zizou Corder, Lion Boy (series) Tobias Druitt, Corydon and Siege of Troy (series) John Flanagan, Ranger’s Apprentice (series) Cornelia Funke, Inkheart (series) *Neil Gaiman,The Graveyard Book *Shannon Hale, Princess Academy Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant (series) *Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted D. J. MacHale, The Merchant of Death (Pendragon series) Garth Nix, The Keys to the Kingdom (series) Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson series) REALISTIC FICTION Self‐Discovery/Facing Changes Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part‐Time Indian *David Almond, Skellig Malorie Blackman, Pig Heart Boy Judy Blume, Deenie Robin Brande, Evolution, Me & Others Freaks of Nature Cathy Cassidy, Indigo Blue Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons Gennifer Choldenko, If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period *Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn‐Dixie Gayle Forman, If I Stay *Jack Gantos, Dead End in Norvelt Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime *Kevin Henkes, Oliveʹs Ocean Nigel Hinton, Time Bomb *Jennifer L. Holm, Turtle in Paradise Gabrielle Zevin, Elsewhere Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice the Brave Jacqueline Wilson, Dustbin Baby Sports Mick Cochrane, The Girl Who Threw Butterflies Tim Green, Football Genius (collection) Ron Koertge, Shakespeare Bats Cleanup Robert Lipsyte, The Contender Mike Lupica, Summer Ball Friendship James Howe, The Misfits Jaclyn Moriarty, Feeling Sorry for Celia Rodman Philbrick, Freak the Mighty *Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me Paul Zindel, The Pigman Family Life *Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods *Cynthia Kadohata, Kira‐kira Rose Kent, Kimchi & Calamari Hilary McKay, Saffy’s Angel (sequels) *Richard Peck, A Long Way From Chicago *Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest *Rita Williams‐Garcia, One Crazy Summer School Stories Paula Danziger, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit Gordon Korman, No More Dead Dogs E. Lockhart, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau‐Banks Louis Sachar, Pig City Lauren Tarshis, Emma‐Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree Set in Middle East, Africa and Asia Daniella Carmi, Samir and Yonatan Eoin Colfer, Benny and Omar Chitra Divakakaruni, Sister of my Heart Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner Jamila Gavin, The Wheel of Surya Sally Grindley, Spilled Water *Beverley Naidoo, The Other Side of Truth Lensey Namioka, Ties that Bind, Ties that Break Naomi Shihab Nye, Habibi Linda Sue Park, When My Name was Keoko *Suzanne Fisher Staples, Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (trilogy) ANIMALS TELL THE STORY Kathi Appelt, The Underneath Erin Hunter, Warriors (series) Ann M. Martin, A Dog’s Life SCIENCE FICTION/FUTURISTIC Douglas Adams: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (series) Edward Bloor, Taken Joe Craig, Jimmy Coates (series) Michael Grant, Gone (series) Margaret Peterson Haddix, Found Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go Mary E. Pearson, The Adoration of Jenna Fox Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It Nancy Werlin, Double Helix HISTORICAL FICTION Laurie Halse Anderson, Fever (American Revolution) Avi, Midnight Magic (Renaissance Italy) Gary Blackwood, The Shakespeare Stealer (Elizabethan England) John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (WWII in Germany) Henrietta Branford, Fire, Bed and Bone (Medieval England) Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go To Birmingham (U.S. Civil Rights movement) Jennifer Donnelly, Revolution (French Revolution) Anne Fine, The Road of Bones (Russian Revolution and communism) Sally Gardner, The Red Necklace (French Revolution) Adèle Geras, Troy (Ancient Greece) Eva Ibbotson, The Secret Countess (Russian Revolution) Julius Lester, Day of Tears (19th century American slavery) Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society (WWII in China) Michael Morpurgo, Warhorse (WWI in England) Walter Dean Myers, Fallen Angels (the Vietnam War) Marcus Sedgwick, The Foreshadowing (WWI in France) Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth (Roman MYSTERY/THRILLER/INTRIGUE Kevin Brooks, Kissing the Rain Robert Cormier, Rag and Bone Shop Lois Duncan, Stranger with my Face John Grisham, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer M.G. Harris, The Joshua Files (series) *Carl Hiaasen, Hoot Charlie Higson, Silverfin (Young Bond series) Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider (series) Robert Muchamore, The Recruit (Cherub series) *Ellen Raskin, The Westing Game Willo Davis Roberts, The View from the Cherry Tree CLASSICS William H. Armstrong, Sounder Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden Roald Dahl, Danny, the Champion of the World *Fred Gipson, Old Yeller Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia (series) Jack London, The Call of the Wild Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Britain) *Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Depression Era in the U.S.) Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (WWII in Germany) Recommended Reading in French (on to next page) Recommended Reading in French Your French teachers have chosen a varied selection of books ranging from beginners’ to native speakers’ level. You are not required to read any number of books in particular but the teachers recommend that you read for pleasure and at your own pace and level, over the summer. Even if you’re a complete beginner in French you could explore the magazines or leveled books and see how much you can figure out on your own. If you already have studied French, you will be able to find a suitable book among any of the leveled series listed below. No matter what your level is, if you have a particular interest in sports, computers, etc., then pick up a French specialist magazine in this field and have some fun. Profitez bien de vos vacances. Rendezvous à la rentrée! Cordialement, Lara Baill, Sylvie De Oliveira, Pascale Doyle, Valérie Jackson French as a Foreign Language List (Liste Français Langue Étrangere)
Collection Lire le Français (Clé International) Découverte (Clé International) Les Mini Syros (Syros) Lecture Jeunesse (Copp Clark Pitman Ltd.) Lire en français facile (Hachette, FLE) Titre
Levels : Beginners (bleu), Intermediate (vert), Advanced (rouge) Levels : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Mini Souris Série Jeunesse Levels : 1, 2 Advanced French and Native‐Speakers List (Liste Avancé/Francophone) Underlined titles are more suitable for very good readers and native speakers. Les titres soulignés sont plus adaptés pour les bons lecteurs et les francophones. Auteur Arrou‐Vignod Asklund, J. Bordage, P. Bottero, P. Brisou‐Pellen, E. Buzzati, D. Danzigues, P. Daudet, A. Fresse, G. Friot, B. Gautier, T. Gilberte Niquet Giono, G. Giorda Hassan, Y. Jay, A. Joly, D. Kérillis, H. Kessel, J. L’instit. Lavolle , L.N. Le Clézio, JM Titre
Le collège fantôme Un trésor dans l’ordinateur Ceux qui sauront Les mondes d’Ewilan Deux graines de cacao Les cinq Ecus de Bretagne La fameuse invasion de la Sicile par les ours Moi, Lili Graffiti Lili Graffiti La rentrée de Lili Le petit chose Sale temps pour les grenouilles Histoire pressée Le roman de la momie Le jour du match L’homme qui plantait des arbres La plante mystérieuse Un grand‐père tombé du ciel Complot à Versailles Sous la Révolution française La classe de 6ème découvre l’Europe La classe de 6ème tourne un film Le lion Concerto pour Guillaume Lesrévélations Menteur ! L’acrobate de Minos Lefevre, T. Voyage au pays des arbres Celui qui n’avait jamais vu la mer Le voleur de Noël Léourier, C. Le chemin de Rungis Martel, Y. Maupassant, G. L’histoire de Pi Une partie de campagne Neuf contes et nouvelles Histoires fantastiques Rendez‐vous au collège La 6ème Le royaume de Kensuke L’enfant Océan Des crimes comme ci comme chat Les belles lisses poires de France Cabot‐Caboche Méliade, S. Morgenstern, S. Morpugo, M. Mourlevat, J‐C. Nozière, J.P. Pef Pennac, D. Petit, X.‐L. Pinguilly, Y. Prévert, J. Renard, J. Sand, G. Sempé Shangdi, F. Slocombe, R Smadja, B. Tournier, M. Uhlman, F. Valdès, Z. Vasconcelos, J.M. de Vernes, J. Zenatti, V. L’évasion de Kamo Kamo, l’idée du siècle Kamo et moi Le col des milles larmes Manèges dans le désert Le secret de la falaise Le ballon d’or Contes pour enfants pas sages Poil de Carotte Le chêne parlant Le petit Nicolas Thimothée découvre l’Inde Le détectice du Palace Hôtel Il faut sauver Saîd Vendredi ou la vie sauvage Sept contes L’ami retrouvé Au clair de Luna Mon bel oranger Le tour du monde en 80 jours Adieu mes 9 ans.