APPLEWILD SCHOOL SUMMER READING 2008

4/5 Teacher Recommended Books: PICK ONE:

Mrs. Shepardson- Loser by Jerry Spinelli

Mr. Mullins-   A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

Mrs. Syre-Hager- The Anybodies by N.E. Bode

Mr. Brodeur- Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos

Mrs. Lent- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Mrs. Ring- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

 

US (6, 7, 8, 9) Teacher Recommended Books: PICK ONE:

Mrs. Valk-The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Mrs. Hager-Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon for 8/9 only (mature content)

Ms. Jaz- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls for 8/9 only (mature content)

Mrs. Schwartz-The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

Mr. Goodwin-Prince Caspian, Narnia series by C.S. Lewis

Miss Lambert- Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock

Mrs. Gregson- I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have To Kill You by Ally Carter

Miss Caldwell- Finding Lubchenko by Michael Simmons

Ms. Amarna- City of Beasts by Isabel Allende

Mr. Gillis- The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball’s Most Improbable Dynasty by Adrian Wojnarowski for 8/9 only (mature content)

 

Required texts:

3^rd g- Must read 2 books from a separate summer reading list, yet to be posted. Stay tuned!

4^th g- Must read 3 books, including Frindle by Andrew Clements, one 4/5 teacher recommended title and one of your choice.

 

5^th g- Must read 3 books, including In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Bao Lord, one 4/5 teacher recommended title and one of your choice.

 

6^th g- Must read 3 books, including The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood, one US teacher recommended title and one of your choice.

 

7^th g- Must read 3 books, including Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and one US teacher recommended title.

 

8^th g- Must read 3 books, including Night by Elie Wiesel, one US teacher recommended title and one of your choice.

 

9^th g- Must read 3 books, including The Chosen by Chaim Potok, All Quiet on the Western Front by Eric Marie Remarque, and one US teacher recommended title.

 

5/5/08