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All rising 7th grade students are required to read at least two books this summer. Any two books from the list will be acceptable. Students may also read from higher-grade-level lists. Also, students may wish to select one book from the Summer Reading List and one book of their own choosing. The student's upcoming English teacher must approve any books chosen by students before school ends for the summer. No books will be approved over the summer.
Students should be prepared for an assignment on each book when school begins. Books must be read by the first day of school. Parents and students must sign and return the form that states the student has read either two books from the list, or one book from the list and a book chosen by the student with prior teacher approval. The parental form must be turned in during the first week of school. This will be your first English grade for the new school year, so read, read, read!
**Disclaimer: Not all titles on this list are considered “Christian literature." The reading list contains classics, Newberry Award winners, and contemporary pieces that are recommended for middle school-aged readers. We ask that parents partner with their students in selecting titles that are appropriate for them. Some books may contain violence, language, or sensitive subject matter.
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
The Angel Experiment (or any book from the Maximum Ride Series) by James Patterson
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
Letters to Children by C.S. Lewis
The Lighning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
Messenger by Lois Lowry
North to Freedom by Anne Holm
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Song of the Trees by Mildred D.Taylor
The Swiss Family Robinson by Jonathon D. Wyss
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Well: David’s Story by Mildred D. Taylor
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
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