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The 2013/2014 Enter ing Seventh Grade Core Summer Reading Book is :

S c h o o l e d

by Gordon Korman

All Cap knows is the isolated farm commune where just he and his grandmother, Rain, live. When Rain ishospitalized, Cap is taken in by a social worker and sent to a public middle school. Smart and capable, innocent

and inexperienced (he learned to drive on the farm, but has never watched television), long-haired Cap finds ithard to fit in. From chapter to chapter, the first-person narrative switches from everyone from Cap himself, to his

social worker, to her daughter, to the coolest kid in school, and so on. Through all their stories we see Cap’sunique way of dealing with his very unique situation.

The Amazing Adventures of John Smith Jr., AKA Houdini

by Peter Johnson

Thirteen-year-old John "Houdini" Smith tries to write a book about

what is happening in his life, from his parents' worries about money

and his brother in Iraq, to his new understandings of people while heand his friends rake lawns in their East Side Providence, Rhode

Island neighborhood.

Cold Cereal* by Adam Rex

A boy who may be part changeling, twins involved i n a bizarre secret

experiment, and a clurichaun in a red tracksuit try to save the world

from an evil cereal company whose ultimate goal is world

domination.

I Represent Sean Rosen by Jeff Baron

Sean Rosen knows what he wants. A ten-million dollar deal with a big

Hollywood studio. The only problem is, he doesn't know a singleperson in show business. Figuring it out as he goes, Sean makes

amazing progress in his quest, which no one else has a clue about.

Except you, if you read this book.

The Contender by Robert Lipsyte

A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into aboxing gym. There, he learns that being a contender is hard and

often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you

try.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

An African-American family living in Mississippi during the Depression

of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which the

children do not understand.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers

and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engagedin secret work for the government.

All students are required to read the 7th

Grade Core Summer Reading Book aswell as one other book from the following list.

Wellesley Middle School

Summer Reading List

2013/2014

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Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming

Traces the life of female aviator Amelia Earhart from her childhood

to her final flight, discusses the extensive search for her and hermissing plane, and includes photographs, maps, handwritten notes

by Amelia, and sidebars.

Left for Dead by Peter Nelson

Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World WarII, the Navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain,

and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight

fifty-five years later.

Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge

Recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, toMontgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans

earn the right to vote.

Anya’s War by Andrea Alban

Anya Rosen moves with her family from Odessa to Shanghai inorder to escape religious persecution from Adolf Hitler and theNazis, but after Anya discovers a newborn baby abandoned in

the middle of the street and her hero, Amelia Earhart, goes

missing, Anya fears that there is no safe place for her family.

Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologistpursues his latest research project—an experiment to determine

whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills—he

brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old

son to treat Zan like a little brother.

War Games by Audrey Couloumbis

What were once just boys' games become matters of life and death

as Petros and his older brother Zola each wonder if, like their

resistance-fighter cousin, they too can make a difference in a Nazi-

occupied Greece.

Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree* by Lauren Tarshis A quirky and utterly logical seventh-grade girl named Emma-Jean

Lazarus discovers some interesting results when she gets involved

in the messy everyday problems of her peers.

Fourmile by Watt Key

Twelve-year-old Foster knows in his gut that Dax, the man dating his

widowed mother, is a bad seed. When a mysterious stranger arrivesat their Alabama farm, a former Army Ranger in Iraq rambling across

the country, and Foster believes he has found an ally against Dax. A

spurned Dax will be a dangerous enemy, but Foster is increasingly

aware that the stranger is just as dangerous, if not more so.

So B. It by Sarah Weeks

After spending her life with her mentally disabled mother and

agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno,

Nevada, to New York to find out who she is.

Cinde*r by Marissa Meyer (sequel Scarlet is now available)Cinder, a gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a mysterious past, is

blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister's illness while a deadly

plague decimates the population of New Beijing, but when Cinder's

life gets intertwined with Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the center

of an intergalactic struggle.

Maze Runner (series)* by James Dashner

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of

a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he

finds himself if he is to escape.

The Silver Bowl by Diane Stanley

From the age of seven when she became scullery maid in a castle,

Molly has seen visions of the future which, years later, lead her and

friend Tobias on an adventure to keep Alaric, the heir to the throne,safe from a curse.

Crazy Weekend by Gary Soto

Seventh-grader Hector’s and Mando’s visit to Uncle Julio in Fresno

turns unexpectedly exciting when their photograph of a robbery is

published in the newspaper and they are pursued by the hilariouslyinept thugs.

Guys Read: Funny Business* by multiple authors

A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a

homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.

How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen

When thirteen-year-old, bowling-obsessed Lamar Washington finds

out that his idol is coming to town, he finds himself involved in some

unsavory activities as he tries to change his image to impress

people.

Cold Case by Julia Platt Leonard

When thirteen-year-old Oz Keillor finds a dead body in his family's

Santa Fe, New Mexico, restaurant, he is determined to solve the

mystery in which his older brother is implicated, but which also

involves their long-dead father, who was accused of being a spy.



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Guys Read: Thrille*r by multiple authors

A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting

machine The world's worst private detective The second volume in

the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery,

intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers

around, and compiled by certified guy Jon Scieszka, Guys Read:

Thriller is a pulse-pounding collection of brand-new short stories,

each one guaranteed to keep you riveted until the final page.

London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye

ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together—Ted with his

brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat—to try to solve

the mystery of what happened to Salim.

Mouse Guard by David Petersen (series)

A g raphic comic about the world of Mouse Guard, m ice with capes

and swords defending themselves against their enemies as if they

were Knights of the Round Table.

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale

Rapunzel, raised in a grand villa surrounded by towering walls,

dreams of a different mother than Gothel, the woman she calls

Mother. She climbs over the wall and finds out the truth. Her real

mother, Kate, is a slave in Gothel's gold mine. In this Old West

retelling, Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso and to take on outlaws.

Satchel Page by James Sturm

A graphic novel account of the career of Negro League pitcher

Satchel Paige, discussing the show he put on as a popular player, as

well as the respect he demanded as an African-American.

Breakaway by Andrea Montalbano

When seventh-grade soccer star L.J. befriends Tabitha, who could

not be more different from her, L.J. learns to curb her competitive

nature, which has been slowly alienating her friends.

The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter

The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one

baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory

with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.

Peak by Roland Smith

After Peak is arrested for scal ing a New York City skyscraper, he's

left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or go live withhis long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. Peak

chooses the latter, but quickly realizes that his father’s reasons for

wanting Peak with him aren’t completely innocent.

* These books have a sequel, companion, or are part of a

series. Any connected book counts towards the summer

reading requirement.

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