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Middle School Summer Reading Requirements

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER READING, 2023

This summer, your Middle School teachers encourage you to read

as much as possible!

Rising Grade 5 and Rising Grade 6 students should read the following for the start of school:

1. Middle School Community Read: Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm

2. Middle School Choice Read: Read one book from the list below which we will discuss as a community in the fall.

3. Free Choice Read: Please read at least one book of your choosing. We recommend using the Blue Tabs above for new releases and book suggestions. You can also take advantage of SORA and your Public Library Summer Reading Programs, where books, audiobooks and e-books are available for free. Make a note of the titles you read so you can share them with peers and teachers in September.

4. Optional Summer Reading BINGO: If you want to be a part of the Summer Reading Raffle in September, complete a Summer Reading BINGO Board. Get BINGO by completing a row on the board horizontally, vertically or diagonally. (You will need to hand in the filled in board.)

Bingo Board

All-Middle School Read

MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY READ

We encourage students to read this book closer to the start of school.

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
ISBN: 9780375836909
Publication Date: 2011-12-27
Set in 1935, during the Great Depression, an 11-year-old girl nicknamed Turtle goes to live with relatives in Key West, Florida, after her mother takes a job as a housekeeper for a woman who does not like children; as a result, Turtle's world opens up in many unexpected ways, and she finds herself coming out of the shell she has spent her whole life building. Grades 4-6

Middle School Community Read

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOICE READ

Manatee Summer by Evan Griffith
ISBN: 9780063094918
Publication Date: 2022-06-28
Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they've found something special--and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect! As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself taking care of his ailing grandfather and facing an unwelcome surprise that jeopardizes his friendship with Tommy. Soon Peter is adrift, navigating shifting tides and realizing that he has as much to discover about himself as he does about the world around him. Grades 4-6
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
ISBN: 9781984814500
Publication Date: 2021-03-09
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies. Grades 5-8
The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman
ISBN: 0063032791
Publication Date: 2023-01-10
Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program. Grades 5-7
The Town with No Mirrors by Christina Collins
ISBN: 9781492655350
Publication Date: 2023-02-21
Twelve-year-old artist Zailey lives in a utopian community where residents are forbidden from anything that might reveal their image, but when her grandmother discovers her secret collection of portraits, it triggers a chain of events that enables Zailey to view everything in a new way. Grades 4-7