Henry James Middle School
Summer
Reading List
2005
The English Department is providing summer reading choices for students. Students must choose one book from the appropriate list below. Students should take notes, summarize, or respond to the book as they read.
Reading List for students entering 7th grade
| The Dark is Rising | Susan Cooper |
| Squashed | Joan Bauer |
| The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Avi |
| Anne of Green Gables | L.M. Montgomery |
| The Boxes | William Sleator |
| Gold Dust | Chris Lynch |
| Downriver | Will Hobbs |
| Heartbeat | Sharon Creech |
| Fever | Laurie Halse Anderson |
| Alan and Naomi | Myron Levoy |
Reading List for students entering 8th grade
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith |
| That Was Then, This Is Now | S. E. Hinton |
| Night | Elie Wiesel |
| Monster | Walter Dean Myers |
| When Zachary Beaver Came to Town | Kimberly Willis Holt |
| Make Lemonade | Virginia Ewer Wolff |
| Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes | Chris Crutcher |
| The Road to Memphis | Mildred Taylor |
| The Golden Compass | Philip Pullman |
| Homeless Bird | Gloria Whelan |
| Forbidden City | William Bell |
Last updated 06/28/2005.
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