2019 Summer Reading
For this year’s Book Fair our vendor is Scholastic. Due to the terms of this Fair, they do not customize titles available at the book fair and are limited in providing titles that I suggest for summer reading.
My lists are based on well-reviewed titles from various publishers. Scholastic provides titles from their imprints. All Mandatory Titles will be available.
As a result, this Summer Reading List covers all grades and are “recommended” suggestions. Please note that I have provided Lexile Scores, Genre, and marked some titles for “Mature Readers”. Thank you for your support, Mr. Posner
All grade levels are assigned a required book to read as well as completing the given assignment - see below.
In addition, you are encouraged to read at least
2 more books of your choice.
This is for a total of 3 books. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss and decide with their child what titles would be best.
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6th Grade Mandatory
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7th Grade Mandatory
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8th Grade Mandatory
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Incoming 6th GradeSavvy by Ingrid Law
6th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 7th Grade Nothing But the Truth by Avi
7th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 8th Grade Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
2019 Suggested Summer Reading List
2019 Summer Reading List.pdf
Incoming 9th Grade (Freshman)
Summer Reading Book
We Were Liars by E. Lockart
This brilliant and heartbreaking novel tells the story of a prestigious family living on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts. Full of love, lies, secrets, no shortage of family dysfunction, and a shocking twist that you won’t see coming.
2018 Summer Reading Lists
All grade levels are assigned a required book to read as well as completing the given assignment - see below. In addition, you are
encouraged to read at least 1 book from your grade level list or the "Classics" list, and 1 book of your choice.
This is for a total of 3 books. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss and decide with their child what titles would be best. I have included Lexile levels when available.
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6th Grade Mandatory
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7th Grade Mandatory
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8th Grade Mandatory
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Incoming 6th GradeSavvy by Ingrid Law
6th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 7th Grade Nothing But the Truth by Avi
7th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 8th Grade Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Click on the appropriate link to access a PDF of your grade level reading list. Read On!! :)
Incoming 9th Grade (Freshman) Summer Reading Book
We Were Liars by E. Lockart
This brilliant and heartbreaking novel tells the story of a prestigious family living on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts. Full of love, lies, secrets, no shortage of family dysfunction, and a shocking twist that you won’t see coming.
2017 Summer Independent Reading Lists
YAY....Summer Reading!! All grade levels are assigned a required book to read as well as completing the given assignment - see below. In addition, you are encouraged to read at least 1 book from your grade level list or the "Classics" list, and 1 book of your choice. This is for a total of 3 books. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss and decide with their child what titles would be best. I have included Lexile levels when available.
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6th Grade Mandatory
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7th Grade Mandatory
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8th Grade Mandatory
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Incoming 6th GradeSavvy by Ingrid Law
6th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 7th Grade Nothing But the Truth by Avi
7th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 8th Grade Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Click on the appropriate link to access a PDF of your grade level reading list. Read On!! :)
2017 Reading Verification Form
Incoming 9th Grade (Freshman) Summer Reading Book
9th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Raja has been raised in captivity. Not behind the bars of a zoo, but within the confines of an American home. He was stolen when he was young to be someone's pet. Now he's grown up . . . and is about to be sent away again, to a place from which there will be no return.
John grew up with Raja. The orangutan was his friend, his brother -- never his pet. But when John's parents split up and he moved across the country, he left Raja behind. Now Raja is suffering.
There's one last chance to save Raja -- a chance that will force John to confront his fractured family and the captivity he's imposed on himself all of these years.
This is book 3 in the Series of 3 books.
Book 1 is Endangered and Book 2 is Threatened
You are NOT required to read Book 1 and 2.
2016 Summer Independent Reading Lists
As usual, all grade levels are assigned a required book to read as well as completing the given assignment - see below. In addition, you are encouraged to read at least 1 book from your grade level list, and 1 book of your choice. This is for a total of 3 books. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss and decide with their child what titles would be best. I have included Lexile levels when available.
Incoming 6th GradeSavvy by Ingrid Law
6th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 7th Grade The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
7th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 8th Grade Nothing But the Truth by Avi
8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Click on the appropriate link to access a PDF of your grade level reading list. Read On!! :)
2016 Reading Verification Form
Incoming Freshman Summer Reading Book - TBA
2015 Summer Independent Reading Lists
Again, for this year, all grade levels are assigned a required book to read as well as completing the given assignment - see below. In addition, you are encouraged to read at least 1 book from your grade level list, and 1 book of your choice. This is for a total of 3 books. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss and decide with their child what titles would be best. I have included Lexile levels when available.
Incoming 6th GradeSavvy by Ingrid Law
6th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 7th Grade The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
7th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Incoming 8th Grade Nothing But the Truth by Avi
8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Click on the appropriate link to access a PDF of your grade level reading list. Read On!! :)
Summer Reading Verification Form
2015 Incoming Freshmen Summer Reading Book
Listen, Slowly
by Thanhhà Lai
Assisting her grandmother's investigation of her grandfather's fate during the Vietnam War, Mai struggles to adapt to an unfamiliar culture while redefining her sense of family.
2014 Summer Independent Reading Lists
This summer all grade levels are assigned a required book to read - see below. In addition, you are encouraged to read at least 1 book from your grade level list, 1 Nonfiction title, and 1 book of your choice. This is for a total of 4 books. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss and decide with their child what titles would be best. I have included Lexile levels when available.
Incoming 6th Grade Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
Incoming 7th Grade The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Incoming 8th Grade Nothing But the Truth by Avi
Click on the appropriate link to access a pdf of your grade level reading list. Read On!! :)
2014 Incoming 6th Grade Summer Independent Reading List
2014 Incoming 7th Grade Summer Independent Reading List
2014 Incoming 8th Grade Summer Independent Reading List
Summer Reading Verification Form
2014 Incoming 6th Gr. Summer Reading Assignment
2014 Incoming 7th Gr. Summer Reading Assignment
2014 Incoming 8th Gr. Summer Reading Assignment
2014 Incoming Freshman Required Reading Book
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The Book Thief
By Markus Zusak
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel, a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Past Lists
2013 Summer Reading List
Students are encouraged to read at least 1 book from the appropriate grade level list plus 2 more books of your choice, for a total of 3 books. Parents are encouraged to review, discuss and decide with their child what titles would be best.
Click on the appropriate link to access a pdf of your grade level reading list. Enjoy!
2013 Incoming 6th Grade Summer Reading List
2013 Incoming 7th Grade Summer Reading List
2013 Incoming 8th Grade Summer Reading List
Summer Reading Verification Form
2012 Summer Reading Lists
2012 Incoming 6th Grade Summer Reading List
2012 Incoming 7th Grade Summer Reading List
2012 Incoming 8th Grade Summer Reading List
Summer Reading Verification Form
Incoming Freshman Required Summer Reading
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet
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.
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