Sabot students love reading!

At Sabot School, we foster an environment where children are passionate about reading. Even beyond the classroom, children engage in discussions, offer book critiques, show enthusiasm for reading with their peers, and find inspiration in great books.

Looking for a great summer read? Check out our students' book recommendations!

Shop Local!

We encourage you to support the following independent bookshops in and around RVA: BBGB, Shelf Life Books, The Fountain Books, Black Swan Books, The Little Bookshop, Book Exchange, Small Friend Records & Books

These online vendors support local bookshops: Bookshop.org, Indie Bound, Thrift Books, Better World Books, Libro.fm

Grades 5-8 Summer Reading Assignments

Grades 5-6

The school has given your child a copy of the assigned summer reading book, We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey.  6th graders will read this book over the summer, and we will begin our year by discussing it when school resumes. We ask each child to annotate their book in order to “tune in” to their reading. Specific instructions are in their reading log and in Google Classroom (under the “5th grade” class). There is a graphic organizer attached to this email, which you can print, and a digital copy available for your child in classroom. If you are joining the 6th grade this year, and your child would like a digital copy, email mwilson@sabotschool.org, and I will set that up for your child.

The book is your child’s to keep, so they may write in it with pens or pencils. Marking passages with sticky notes is also an easy way to annotate a book. This book is available on Learning Ally, so if your child uses Learning Ally, they can access the book there. 

Grades 7-8

Required Reading (books were given to students during the last week of school):

7th Grade How to Read Literature Like A Professor For Kids

8th Grade Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook 

Assignments (literally pasted inside the book covers):

7th Grade: Read the book and find at least 3 examples of something mentioned. Use the sticky notes (also inside the book) to write examples and stick them to the related chapter.

8th Grade: Read the book and complete at least 2 of the dares in the book. They may be typed or handwritten. 

Additional Reading: Please read at least 3 additional books: fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, anything that you haven’t read before. 

Book Log: Log the book title author and your rating in the reading log that is pasted inside the required reading book (1-5 stars, with 5 = Amazing!).