REQUIRED SUMMER

READING

For Students

Entering

Sixth Grade

(1) REQUIRED READING:  Yes, everyone has to read one of these books. Buy the book, read it over the summer, and bring your book to school;  you will need it to complete the in-school assignments:

     Hatchet                      by Gary Paulsen 

                             OR                                              

     Esperanza Rising             by Pam Munoz                                                 

 

(2) You must also read one book from this list:

    (You will need to have a copy of the book you read when you come to school.)

 

    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry            Mildred D. Taylor

    The Tale of Despereaux                   Kate DiCamillo

    There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom     Louis Sachar

    Bridge to Terabithia                       Katherine Paterson

    The Cay                                     Theodore Taylor

    My Side of the Mountain                  Jean C. George

    The Witch of Blackbird Pond              Elizabeth George Speare

    Journey Home                               Yoshiko Uchida