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New Leadership Charter School

Summer Reading List: 2007

Incoming 6th Grade Students

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Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Alien in a Bottle by Kathy Mackel

Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Crispin: the Cross of Lead by Avi

The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley

Ghost Cats by Susan Shreve

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Sounder by William Armstrong

The Island Keeper by Harry Mazer

The Land by Mildred D. Taylor

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan

The Thief Lord and Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

With Love from Spain, Melanie Martin by Carol Weston

The Worry Web Site by Jacqueline Wilson

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Rascal by Sterling North

The River by Gary Paulsen

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements

My Brother Sam is Dead by James and Chris Collier

 

Reading Assignment

  • Students must read two books from the list.

Writing Assignment

  • Each essay must be three paragraphs: hand written or typed.
  • Each paragraph should be at least five sentences long.
  • Your writing must identify and discuss characters, theme, plot, conflict, and resolution of the novel.
  • You must express one of the following: your personal opinion of the novel, connections you made to the novel, or a lesson you learned.

 

This assignment is due on the first day of school. It will be the first graded assignment for your 6th Grade English Language Arts class.

 

Call the Reference Desk at 413-263-6828 ext. 213, your branch library, or use our Askalibrarian service to reserve a book today!


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