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READING 2021R i s i n g 6 t h , 7 t h , a n d 8 t h G r a d e r s

Simmons students and teachers makereading a priority. This reading list isoffered as a guide to students in theirquest for new knowledge, adventure,and enjoyment. Our suggestion is foreach student to read at least four booksover the summer. When you return toSimmons after the summer break, youwill have opportunities to share yourbook finds with other students and withyour new teachers.

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According to recent studies, students cannot become deep readers andwriters without a genuine engagement with texts. Research indicates thatexposure to various texts can build literacy skills while simultaneouslybuilding bridges to the content areas. While these titles are recommended,students may choose other appropriate fiction or non-fiction titles based ontheir interest and reading level. We encourage parents to review the textsand discuss these with their children. Some titles and authors may dealwith mature themes. You can find reviews of books on amazon.com inorder to determine a book that might be the right fit. Another helpful reviewsite is http://www.commonsensemedia. org/new/books 1) Kids who don’t read during summer vacation lose two to three monthsof reading achievement (“The Effects of Summer Vacation on AchievementTest Scores”). 2) Elementary students who read 10-15 books at home over the summergain as much in reading achievement as students who attend summerschool(“Addressing Summer Reading Setback Among EconomicallyDisadvantaged Elementary Students“). 3) Middle school students who read only five to six books over thesummer do not suffer from that summer reading loss.http://kylenebeers.com/blog/ 2014/05/04/guidelines-for -summer-reading/

Researchsays . . .

Kwame AlexanderKatherine Applegate Joan Bauer Frank L. Baum Christina Benjamin Jim Benton Liz Braswell Michael Buckley Sheila BurnfordPablo Cartaya Beverly Cleary Suzanne Collins Sharon Creech Kate Di Camillo Matt Christopher Christopher Paul Curtis James Dashner Ann Downer Sharon M. Draper John Feinstein Tim Green Margaret Peterson Haddix Lisi HarrisonVeera Hiranandani Will Hobbs Anthony Horowitz Erin Hunter Brian Jacques Gordon Korman Jeff Kinney C.S. Lewis Mike Lupica B.E. Maxwell Lurlene McDaniel R.J. Palacio Christopher Paolini Gary Paulsen Ridley Pearson Tamera Pierce Jason Reynolds (not all are 6thgrade appropriate) Rick Riordan J.K. Rowling Pam Munoz Ryan Louis Sachar Roland Smith Lemony Snicket Jerry Spinelli Robert Louis Stevenson Mildred D. Taylor J.R.R. Tolkien Sarah Weeks Laura Ingalls Wilder

A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Beneath by Roland Smith Birmingham Sunday by Larry BrimnerBomb: The Race to Build and Steal theWorld’s Most Dangerous Weapon bySteve Sheinkin Chains by Laurie Halse AndersonCinder series by Marissa Meyer Conspiracy 365: January and otherbooks in the series by Gabrielle LordDeadly by Julie Chibbaro Flesh and Blood So Cheap: TheTriangle Fire and Its Legacy by AlbertMarrin Gregor the Overlander series bySuzanne Collins Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper Passenger by Alexandra BrackenPath to the Stars: My Journey from GirlScout to Rocket Scientist by SylviaAcevedoRebound by Kwame Alexander Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Soundless by Richelle Mead Summerlost by Ally Condie Swing by Kwame AlexanderThe Prince and the Pauper by MarkTwain The Red Badge of Courage by StephenCrane The Call of the Wild by Jack London The Boy Who Dared by SusanCampbell Bartoletti The Fourteenth Goldfish by JenniferHolm The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Unbroken (young adult) by L.Hillenbrand Theodore Boone: The Activist by JohnGrisham The Bully and other Bluford High seriesThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Serpent's Secret by SayantaniDasGuptaThunderous Whisper by Christina DiazGonzalez Ungifted by Gordon KormanUnhooked by Lisa Maxwelld

The following authors offer multiple booksthat would be of interest to 8th gradereaders: Suzanne Collins Sarah Dessen Sharon Draper Jennifer Echols Margaret Peterson Haddix Jenny Han Amanda Hocking Anthony Horowitz Brian Jacques Catherine Jinks Mike Lupica Walter Dean Myers Jason Reynolds Neil Shusterman Scott Westerfeld

The following books have been popularselections for the 8th grade students thisyear: Between the Lines by Nikki GrimesThe 5th Wave by Yancey Choosing Courage: True Stories ofHeroism from Soldiers and Civilians byPeter Collier Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid Girl, Stolen by April Henry It's Trevor Noah by Trevor NoahI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiJefferson’s Sons by Kimberly B. Bradley Live Original by Sadie RobertsonLockdown by Alexander Gordon SmithNemesis by Brendan Reichs On the Fence by Kasie West Outcasts United: the Story of a RefugeeSoccer Team That Changed a Town byWarren St. John Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry Saltto the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton Scytheby Neal Shusterman The Book Thief by Mark Zusak The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod byHeather Brewer The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda The Leveller by Julia Durango The Naturals by Jennifer Barnes The Recruit by Robert Muchamore The Summer I Turned Pretty by JennyHan This Savage Song by Victoria SchwabThis Is Our Story by Ashley Elston Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae CarsonWarcross by Maria Lu Who Am I Without Him? by Sharon Flake Zodiac by Romina Russell

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