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Middle School Summer Reading Requirements

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER READING, 2025

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: All the Answers by Kate Messner. Ms. Messner will be visiting campus in the fall to talk about her work.

2. Free Choice Reads: Please read at least two books of your choosing. We recommend using the Blue Tabs 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.

3. 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.

All the Answers by Kate Messner
ISBN: 9781681190204

Publication Date: 2016-04-19

What if your pencil were MAGICAL?
When Ava Anderson finds an old blue pencil in her family's junk drawer, it doesn't seem like anything special. But then she writes a question in the margin of her math quiz, and she hears a voice loud and clear--one that nobody else can hear--and it tells her the answer! With the help of her best friend, Sophie, Ava sees that having a magical, all-knowing pencil can be very handy in middle school. But as Ava's reliance on the pencil grows, the truths it reveals about herself and her family lead Ava on an adventure she never expected. (720 Lexile)