"Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own."
Charles Scribner, Jr. (1921-1995)
Book Choices:
A Night Divided (RL 5.4) - Jennifer A. Nielson
The Big Dark (RL 5.1) - Rodman Philbrick
Leviathan- or series (RL 5.3) - Scott Westerfeld
The Alchemist (RL 6.4) - Paolo Coelho
Lost in the Sun (RL 4.5 ) - Lisa Graff
The Crossover- or series (RL 4.3) - Kwame Alexander
Entering Grade 8: Welcome to the Belmont Middle School
Summer Reading Extravaganza 2022!
Directions:
~Choose two or more books to read this summer. You may select from the suggested book list
OR you may select a book of your choosing- YES!! You have free choice!! BUT- you must
pick a “Just Right Book” for you (a book that has about 3 words a page that are challenging
but no more) and that you have never read before. You can borrow books from your town
library or SORA (if you have your Chromebook) or you can buy them on your own.
~Read your books and enjoy!
*After completing your summer reading, you can take an AR test when you return to
school to get a head start on your AR points for the school year.