Hi Anne,
These are the books that are required summer reading at Crystal Springs
Uplands middle school this year:
*The Giver* — 6th
*The Outsiders* — 7th
*Animal Farm* — 8th
Plus one choice of the following for 8th only:
*The Poet X*
*A Heart in a Body in the World*
*The Housekeeper and the Professor*
I am also attaching my suggested summer reading list that's going out to my
students, as well as the menu for the book tasting I did this week, just
for fun (there is lots of crossover). I have found that one can never
really go wrong when using Newbery Award-winning books for the 6th graders
and sometimes 7th, and some of the Michael R Printz award winners are often
great for 8th graders and mature 7th graders -- you can see that we are
using two of them for 8th-grade choices this summer. The 6th grade
Newberry winner this year, *Merci Suarez Changes Gears*, might be
especially good for incoming 6th graders.
Best,
Amy Geriak
On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 8:45 AM Anne Sibley <asibley@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Good morning wonderful Librarians,
Hope this finds you well!
Our English teachers are choosing their required summer reading books for
*middle
school* students. *Would you mind sharing any fabulous titles you have
read that you would highly recommend or that your school will be requiring?*
I appreciate it so much, thank you!
Anne
p.s. My favorite books right now:
*Lousiana's Way Home* by DiCamillo (3rd/4th grade and up)
*Sweep: The Story of A Girl and Her Monster* by Auxier (4th and up)
--
Anne Sibley
Librarian
All Saints' Day School
8060 Carmel Valley Road
Carmel, California 93923
831.624.9171
Attachment:
Final Summer 2019 Book Recs.pdf
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Attachment:
New books Tasting.pdf
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