Blake Summer Reading~ 2023
Sky's the limit!!!
Incoming Grade 6 Core Books
Choose ONE book from the core list & at least ONE other book of your choice.
Links with information about the Core books are below.
Check out the bottom of the page for choice book suggestions, favorite authors, an extra summer reading challenge and more!!
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Tags: adventure, animals, nature conservatory, friendship, novel in verse.
Author's Website where you can see pictures of her dog!
Tags: Family, pets, sports, realistic fiction.
****ALL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE ON SORA AND THE MEDFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY****
Incoming Grade 7 Core Books
Choose ONE book from the core list & at least ONE other book of your choice.
Links with information about the Core books are below.
Check out the bottom of the page for choice book suggestions, favorite authors, an extra summer reading challenge and more!!
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Author's website- where you can hear her tell you about all her books
Book trailer - A WISH IN THE DARK
Tags: adventure, prison & justice, fantasy.
Tags: holocaust, multiple points of view, graphic novel, historical fiction.
Book trailer - FREEWATER by the author
Author's website where she has more videos about the real place that Freewater was based on.
Tags: survival, action, slavery, siblings, historical fiction
****ALL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE ON SORA AND THE MEDFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY****
Incoming Grade 8 Core Books
Choose ONE book from the core list & at least ONE other book of your choice.
Links with information about the Core books are below.
Check out the bottom of the page for choice book suggestions, favorite authors, an extra summer reading challenge and more!!
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Book Trailer-THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS
Tags: action, adventure, multiple view points, fantasy
Authors' website about their book
Tags: penpals, poverty, friendship, Zimbabwe, narrative nonfiction
Book trailer- BOMB (shows cover for chapter version)
Author's Website where you can learn about his other great non-fiction books
Tags: WW11, spies, military, graphic novel, narrative nonfiction,
Book trailer - FREEWATER by the author
Author's website where she has more videos about the real place that Freewater was based on.
Tags: survival, action, slavery, siblings, historical fiction
Book trailer - THANKS A LOT UNIVERSE
Tags: mental health issues, friendship, families, foster care, LGBTQ+, sports, realistic fiction
ACCESS
ALL titles are available on SORA... every Dale/Blake/ MHS student has access to Sora. Choose "Medfield Public School" & login with your Medfield Google account credentials! (click here if you need more info)
Find all of these titles and more at the
Thanks to Erica Cote (Teen Librarian), for ordering multiple copies of physical books, books on CD and Playaways (if available), & digital copies.
Consider purchasing your books from Park Street Books to support our favorite local independent bookstore!
Email Kiersten Cole with any questions!
Sky's the limit!!!
***See below for other recommended titles, authors, and more
for your choice book(s) and the Blake Reading Challenge:
If you read a book that fits into the challenge fill out this Google form or post about it on the Reading Challenge Padlet! **no names or emails will be shared
June: A book set in a country you would like to visit
JULY: A book of nonfiction that sparks a curiosity
August: A book with a one word title
JUNE
Where would you want to go?
Thailand?
Japan?
Korea?
Nigeria?
Ukraine?
India?
JULY
What are you interested in?
Military?
Inventions?
Environment and climate?
How things work?
People who have done amazing things?
Political figures and events that have shaped the world?
August
One word titles
Try out Carl Hiaasen's books. They all have a 1 word title!!
So does the Savvy Trilogy by Ingrid Law!
Hands is by the same author as Tight
Squished is by the same author as the book Allergic, which is also a one word title ;)
Don't forget to fill out the Google form or post on the Reading Challenge Padlet if you participate so I can report to the quantity of participants. ** No names or emails will be shared.
You can always email Mrs. Cole with any questions!
More choice reading suggestions below....
If you like Alan Gratz...
you might like these books and authors too!!
Susan Hood
N.H. Samzai
Jennifer A. Neilson
Andy Marino
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Mistakes
We all make them but it's definitely more fun to read about someone else making them!
REAL PEOPLE WITH AMAZING STORIES TO TELL
ANIMALS
Who doesn't want a good story about an animal?
You might think it's cheating with my next suggestion, but read it first then you can decide if Rover qualifies to be in the ANIMALS category ;)
