Summer Reading

All students are required to read the selection listed below.  Each student should also complete the assignment listed below and turn it in on the first day of school.  This assignment will count as a reading test grade.

Rising 1^st:
Summer Reading:  Harry the Dirty Dog

 Rising 2^nd:
Summer Reading:  The Box Car Children #1

Rising 3^rd: 
Summer Reading:  Charlotte's Web 

Rising 4^th:
Summer Reading:  The Mouse and the Motorcycle

 Rising 5^th:
Summer Reading: From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Rising 6^th:
Summer Reading:  The Lion's Paw

Rising 7^th:
Summer Reading:  Esperanza Rising

 Rising 8^th:
Summer Reading:  Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens

 Rising 9^th/10^th:
Summer Reading:  The Yearling 

Rising 11^th/12^th:
Summer Reading:  Screw Tape Letters

Assignments

Rising 1^st-2^nd:  Draw a picture of your favorite scene from the book.  Write a paragraph telling about the scene.

 Rising 3^rd-5^th:  Draw a picture of your favorite scene from the book.  Write one paragraph describing this scene.  Write a second paragraph telling whether you would recommend this book to others and why/why not.

 Upper School (6^th-12^th):  Write a one-page typed essay about the book.  Give an overview of the book and tell whether you would recommend this book to others and why/why not.

 Download Reading List: Summer Reading List 2010