Putnam Avenue 2025 Summer Learning

Summer Reading Criteria for Success

Celebrate Reading

The number one goal for summer reading is to celebrate books both school and district-wide!

You are required to read a total of 5 books this summer.

Book 1: CPS Grade Level Book
Book 2: PAUS Community Book: Project F
Book 3: Your choice
Book 4: Your choice
Book 5: Your choice

When you choose your choice books, be sure to choose books, genres, authors, and formats that you know you like.

Complete the Reading Log

You have a reading log to complete during the summer. You can find a digital version of the reading log on Google Classroom.

The expectation is that you come to school in the fall ready to discuss any of the books you read this summer with your ELA teacher!

Read for 20 Minutes per day

You are expected to read for 20 minutes a day, or about 2.5 hours per week.

Reading for at least 20 minutes a day will help to ensure that you are ready to jump right into your ELA class in September!

Summer Reading Documents

PAUS 2025 Summer Reading Flyer - Student Facing

CPS Summer Reading Overview & Book Log

You can find a printable book log here. You can also head to our Google Classroom and complete a digital book log if you prefer!

PAUS Choice Book Recommendations

Check out possible choice book titles here! These lists from our wonderful librarian, Ms. Bees, are a great place to start! You can also find many great books at the library or on SORA!

PAUS Summer 2025 Choice Books Rising 6th.pdf

6th Grade Recommendations

PAUS Summer 2025 Choice Books Rising 7th.pdf

7th Grade Recommendations

Summer 2025 8th Grd Choice Books- rvsd.pdf

8th Grade Recommendations

Additional Resources

Sora, the Student Reading App

The digital library that is always open! At anytime throughout the summer, students can access audiobooks and ebooks through their phones, tablets, and computers.

To sign into Sora, follow these steps:

Go to https://soraapp.com
Click on "Choose my school"
Choose "MLS Commonwealth Collection: Cambridge Public Schools"
Choose Cambridge Public Schools from the dropdown menu
Click on "Sign in using Cambridge Public Schools"
Choose CPSD Google Account to sign in

The Cambridge Public Library

The public library is always a great resource for finding more books to read!

Click here to access the Cambridge Public Library's website.

Contact Information

Please reach out to Putnam Avenue's Literacy Coach, Alison Swigut, with any questions about summer reading. You can reach her at aswigut@cpsd.us

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