6th Grade into 7th Grade - Summer 2017 - Suggested Books & Authors for Summer Reading

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Summer 2017 reading lists curated for students moving from sixth to seventh grade, featuring curated titles grouped by genre. The selections highlight realistic fiction and historical fiction, pairing each book with author information and concise plot summaries. Realistic fiction focuses on middle-grade challenges such as disability, friendship, identity, and social pressures, while historical fiction explores events ranging from civil-rights conflict to cholera in 1854 London and the aftermath of urban orphans. Suitable for independent summer reading.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages9

Reading Time14 min

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Suggested Books & Authors for Summer Reading

Realistic Fiction

Historical Fiction

Suggested Books & Authors for Summer Reading Sixth Grade into Seventh Grade – Summer 2017 Bishop CISD REALISTIC FICTION Draper, Sharon Out of My Mind Considered by many to have a cognitive disability, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy is trapped inside her body, determined to make a mark in the world in spite of her physical limitations.(Publisher) Erskine, Kathryn Mockingbird Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father. (Publisher) Green, Tim Unstoppable (Any Tim Green book) If anyone understands the phrase "tough luck," it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then Harrison's luck seems to change. He is brought into a new home with kind, loving parents—his new dad is even a football coach. Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a star running back on the junior high school team. In no time, he's practically unstoppable. But Harrison's good luck can't last forever. (Publisher) Harrington, Karen Sure Signs of Crazy Twelve-year-old Sarah writes letters to her hero, To Kill a Mockingbird's Atticus Finch, for help understanding her mentally ill mother, her first real crush, and life in her small Texas town, all in the course of one momentous summer. (Publisher) Lord, Cynthia Rules Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. (Publisher) Schmidt, Gary D. The Wednesday Wars Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood, stuck in Mrs. Baker's classroom during the 1967 school year while his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, learns much of value about the world in which he lives from the study of the plays of William Shakespeare. (Publisher) Stead, Rebecca Liar & Spy Seventh-grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a twelve-year-old selfappointed spy. Georges becomes Safer's first spy recruit. His assignment…tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: How far is too far to go for your only friend? (Publisher) Preller, James Bystander Eric is the new kid in seventh grade. Griffin wants to be his friend. When you're new in town, it's hard to know who to hang out with―and who to avoid. Griffin seems cool, confident, and popular. But something isn't right about Griffin. He always seems to be in the middle of bad things. And if Griffin doesn't like you, you'd better watch your back. There might be a target on it. As Eric gets drawn deeper into Griffin's dark world, he begins to see the truth about Griffin: He's a liar, a bully, a thief. Eric wants to break away, do the right thing. But in one shocking moment, he goes from being a bystander to the bully's next victim.(Publisher) Reynolds, Jason Ghost (Any book in the series) Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. (Publisher) HISTORICAL FICTION Levine, Kristen The Lions of Little Rock In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divided over school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new student, helps her find her voice and fight against racism. (Publisher) Hopkinson, Deborah The

FAQs

What grade transition is this summer reading list for?

The list is for students going from sixth grade into seventh grade for Summer 2017.

How are the books organized in the document?

Books are grouped primarily by genre, including Realistic Fiction and Historical Fiction.

What kind of information is provided for each recommended book?

Each entry includes the author name and a brief summary describing the main character and central conflict or theme.

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