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New Leadership Charter School

Summer Reading List: 2007

Incoming 7th Grade Students

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Afterlife by Gary Soto

Alice I Think by Susan Juby

Circle of Magic and Circle Opens series by Tamora Pierce

Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa

Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voight

Dunk by David Lubar

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Gathering of Days by Joan Blos

Nothing but the Truth by Avi

Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan

Perfect by Natasha Friend

Rats by Paul Zindel

The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Keortge

Spellbound by Janet McDonald

13: Thirteen Stories that Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen by James Howe

Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez

Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements

Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton

The River by Gary Paulson

 

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 to seven 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.
  • You must site specific examples from the text and quote text to support your ideas.

 

This assignment is due on the first day of school. It will be the first graded assignment for your 7 th Grade English Language Arts class.

 

 

 

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