7th Grade Accelerated English 

Summer Project


Students are required to read a novel of choice and come prepared to participate in an activity on the first day of school. Lack of participation and/or inability to appropriately respond to questions regarding the summer reading may result in being removed from  Accelerated English. You must be able to access your book in physical form when the school year begins.


Here are examples of “classic” novels that we suggest:

The Secret Garden 

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Anne of Green Gables

Little Women 

Black Beauty

The Red Pony  

The Hobbit

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Prince and the Pauper

Around the World in 80 Days

The Time Machine

Treasure Island

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The Jungle Book


We strongly suggest reading a novel from the list above. However, if you choose to read a novel of your own choosing, it must be: