2022 Briarcliff Summer Reading List
This year our Annual Book Fair will be held from June 6th to the 10th in the Briarcliff Library and has an online component hosted by Scholastic, click here to access the online Fair.
This Summer Reading List covers all grades and are “recommended” suggestions. In addition, Scholastic provides quality titles that you may choose to read too! Please note that I have provided Lexile Scores, Genre, and marked some titles for “Mature Readers”. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss, and decide with their children what titles would be best.
A limited number of print copies of all the mandatory titles will be on sale during the fair. I will post all assignments associated with the mandatory reading on the Briarcliff Summer Reading Library webpage.
Thank you for your support, Mr. Posner
Incoming Grades 6 - 9
Mandatory Reading and Assignments
Incoming 6th Grade
You must Read Savvy by Ingrid Law and COMPLETE this Assignment
Incoming 7th Grade**
You must Read Divergent by Veronica Roth and COMPLETE this Assignment
Incoming 8th Grade
You must Read Crossover by Kwame Alexander and COMPLETE this Assignment
Incoming 9th Grade
Please choose 1 of the titles listed
The Secret Life of Bees Lexile: 840 Historical Fiction by Sue Monk Kidd
After her stand-in mother, a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters.
OR
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Lexile: 850 Historical Fiction by Jamie Ford
When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered during renovations at a Seattle hotel, Henry Lee embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment.
In addition, incoming 6th & 8th graders are encouraged to read at least 2 more books of their choice. This is for a total of 3 books. **Incoming 7th graders are asked to only read the mandatory book due to the length of this title, however, you are encouraged to read more. Again, Parents are encouraged to review, discuss, and decide with their children what titles would be best.
2022 Briarcliff Summer Reading List
Past Summer Reading Lists
2021 Suggested Summer Reading List
2020 Suggested Summer Reading List
2019 Summer Reading List.pdf