Summer Reading...YAY!!

NORTH ANDOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

2021 SUMMER READING

GRADE 7

Dear 7^th grader,

This summer I want you to read at least three books. I hope you read many books, but I’ll be happy if you read three! We have put together a list of suggested books and authors (see below).

Once you have finished reading a book, please log into your team’s Google Classroom (classroom.google.com) with your school Google login information. Click on “Share with your class”. Type in the title and author of your book. Write one sentence telling whether you would recommend the book to your classmates and why or why not.

If you did not join the Google Classroom for your team on move up day, you can still join!! Just log into Google Classroom with your school Google login and click on the + (plus) button next to your name in the upper right corner. Enter the code for your team 7A:

vl26aap

You are now a member of the class. Welcome!

If you prefer to keep track of books read on paper, here is a Book Log you can print out and use.

If you need suggestions for books you may like, you can:

• check out the list on this notice (also posted on Google Classroom)

• check Google Classroom to see what your classmates are reading

• go to the NAMS website, click on “NAMS Library” and then “Readers’ Advisory” in the columns on the left. Here you will find links to several sites with many book lists. Be advised, some sites have included high school level titles in addition to middle school level.

If you are interested in reading books on a mobile device, check out the NAMS 24/7/365 Virtual Library! The Library’s collection provides free access to popular fiction and nonfiction eBooks and digital audiobooks, including a number of suggested books and authors from the NAMS Summer Reading lists. These books can be borrowed and read on a variety of mobile devices. More information about this program is available on the NAMS Library’s eBooks and Digital Audiobooks webpage (http://goo.gl/nVymmu).

We hope your summer is enjoyable and that you read many engaging books. See you in September!

Sincerely,

Your 7^th Grade LA Teacher, Mrs. Leonardis

BOOK SUGGESTIONS

For

Incoming 7th Graders

These are just suggestions, not required. Those marked with an * may be borrowed in either eBook or digital audiobook format from the NAMS 24/7/365 Virtual Library.

Seventh Grade teachers and students recommend:

FICTION

• Newbery Award Winners- There have been some AMAZING books the last few years!

• Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

• Track Team Series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, Lu) by Jason Reynolds

• Front Desk by Kelly Yang

• Be Prepared written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol

• The Endling by Katherine Applegate

• Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

NONFICTION

• Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You! by Marley Dias

• Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill by Heather L. Montgomery, illustrated by Kevin O’Malley

• Some Writer:The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet

• Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky

• We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell Freedman

• How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg

• How Angel Peterson Got His Name; and Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports by Gary Paulsen

SERIES:

• Rick Riordan presents...

• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

• Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi

• Maximum Ride series by James Patterson

• Divergent series by Veronica Roth

• The Maze Runner series by James Dashner *

• Middle School series by James Patterson

AUTHORS:

Kwame Alexander*

Blue Balliett *

Sharon Creech

Suzanne Collins *

Gennifer Choldenko *

Kate DiCamillo*

Laurie Halse Anderson

Karen Hesse *

Anthony Horowitz *

Jeff Kinney *

Trenton Lee Stewart *

Mike Lupica *

Kate Messner

Patrick Ness *

Rodman Philbrick *

Rick Riordan (series)*

Jon Scieszka

Jerry Spinelli *

Rebecca Stead *

Raina Telgemeier

Scott Westerfeld

Jacqueline Woodson *