Seventh Grade Summer Reading Assignment (For rising Seventh Graders)

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Read one book from the following list.

Complete the MMS Summer Reading Response Sheet.

During the first few weeks of school, you will complete an additional in-class assignment using the book you read along with the MMS Summer Reading Response Sheet.

Books can be found online, at local bookstores, and/or at local libraries. Do not wait until the last minute to complete your Summer Reading and Response sheet.

Title of Novel

Author Genre

A Dog’s Purpose

W. Bruce Cameron

Genre: Fiction, Humor Lexile: 970 Pages: 336

Crispin: The Cross of Lead

Avi

Genre: Historical Fiction *Lexile: 740 Pages: 302

Den of Shadows Series: In The Forests of the Night

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Genre: Fantasy, Suspense Lexile: 770 Pages: 170

Game

Walter Dean Myers

Genre: Realistic Fiction *Lexile: 800 Pages: 240

PROBE/gifted language arts students will read TWO or more books and complete a MMS Student Response Sheet for each.

Title of Novel

Author Genre

Maximum Ride Series #1: The Angel Experiment

James Patterson Genre: Science Fiction Lexile: 700 Pages:464

Numbering All the Bones

Ann Rinaldi

Genre: Historical Fiction *Lexile: 600 Pages: 176

Scat

Carl Hiaasen Genre: Fiction *Lexile 810 Pages: 384

Slam

Walter Dean Myers

Genre: Realistic Fiction Lexile: 750 Pages: 272

The Limit

By: Kristen Landen

Genre: Science Fiction Lexile: 690 Pages: 304

There’s a Girl in my Hammerlock

Jerry Spinelli Genre: Realistic/Humor *Lexile: 520 Pages: 208

Uglies: Shay’s Story

Scott Westerfeld

Genre: Realistic Fiction Lexile: 770 Pages: 432

*Lexile information can be found at www.lexile.com