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2015EDITIONSummer Reading!O N M A R T H A’ S V I N E YA R DFor Students Entering 8th GradeNew FavoritesHere are some of our newestfavorites for 8th grade!“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take itaway from you.” -- B.B. KingDear Eighth Graders,!Masterminds (series)by Gordon KormanSummer vacation is here (Yahoo!) but it is also a wonderfultime to READ! It is important that you read books that arenot too hard and not too easy, but are right at for your level.The five finger test is a great way to determine if a book isjust right -- if you can count five words on a page that youdon’t understand, it isn’t a good fit for you.SummerlostbyAlly CondieSummer is also the perfect time for you to explore booksthat interests you. Here are some summer reading tips foryou:Salt to the Seaby Ruta Sepetys!!!Orbiting Jupiterby Gary Schmidt!Echoesby Pam Munoz Ryan!Josh Baxter Levels Upby Gavin Brown!Soarby Joan Bauer!Home Runby Tim Green!!!! Set aside regular reading time, Visit the local library -- they have great collections forYoung Adults! Pack a book wherever you go! Try listening to an audiobook.!REQUIRED READINGMrs. Leuenberger is requiring all incoming 8th graders to read2 books from this list or one she has provided (check herwebpage.) See her packet for instructions in order to comeprepared on the first day of school.Created May 2015 by Ms. Cole, Librarian at the Edgartown School on Martha’sVineyard in Massachusetts. It is based on an earlier version created by Ms. Lambacherand influenced by ideas from the staff at the Edgartown School.Happy reading!
Books About 8th GradeNo More Dead DogsThe Cheatby Gordon Kormanby Amy KossEighth-grade football heroWallace Wallace is sentencedto detention attendingrehearsals of the school playwhere, in spite of himself, hebecomes wrapped up in theproduction.When Sarah gets her handson the answers to the eighthgrade geography midtermand decides to share themwith some other students, theconsequences are farranging.!Freak the MightyMillion-Dollar Throwby Rodman PhilbrickAt the beginning of eighthgrade, learning disabled Maxand his new friend Freak,whose birth defect hasaffected his body but not hisbrilliant mind, find that whenthey combine forces theymake a powerful team.!The Encyclopedia of Meby Karen RiversAs Tink Aaron-Martin writesan encyclopedia of her life,she also tells the story of thesummer leading into hereighth-grade year.!!!!by Mike LupicaEighth-grade star quarterbackNate gets a chance to win amillion dollars if he cancomplete a pass during thehalftime of a New EnglandPatriot's game, but he isoverwhelmed by the pressureto succeed.!!Eighth Grade is Making MeSick: Ginny Davis’ year inStuff *by Jennifer HolmEighth grade turns out to bean eventful year for Ginnyand her family, as notes, lists,report cards, doctor bills, andother "stuff" reveal that thefamily moves to a big newhouse, Brian starts to bemore than just a friend,Ginny's mother has a baby,and her stepfather loses hisjob.!Eighth Grade Bites (TheChronicles of Vladimir Todseries)by Heather BrewerThirteen-year-old Vlad hastrouble with bullies and girls,but his biggest secret is thathe’s a vampire. When hisfavorite teacher goes missing,he goes in search of the truth-- but can he find it before hissecret is revealed to theentire school?!!!!After Ever Afterby Jordan SonnenblickAlthough Jeff and Tad,encouraged by a new friend,Lindsey, make a deal to helpone another overcomeaftereffects of their cancertreatments in preparation foreighth-grade graduation, Jeffstill craves advice from hisolder brother Stephen, who isstudying drums in Africa.Realistic FictionStargirlby Jerry Spinelli!The Summer I TurnedPretty by Jenny HanPetey by Ben Michaelson!After Ever Afterby Jordan Sonnenblick!Operation Oleander byValerie O. PattersonFooter Davis is ProbablyCrazy by Susan VaughtRain Reign by Anne M. MartinRules of the Road by JoanBauerThe Schwa Was Hereby Neil SchustermanTangerine by Edward Bloor!!The Fault in Our Stars byJohn GreenRacing in the Rain: My Lifeas a Dog by Garth SteinAlso Known as Elvis byJames HoweBaseball Great by Tim GreenRules by Cynthia LordFantasy League by MikeLupicaPinch Hit by Tim GreenRed Pencil by Andrea DavisPinkney13 Reasons Why by JayAsherIt’s Kind of a Funny Storyby Ned Vizzini!
Historical FictionThe Secret School by AviDovey Coeby Frances O’Roark DowellClimbing the Stairsby Padma Venkatraman!Phantoms in the Snow byKathleen Benner DubleChains (series) by LaurieHalse AndersonFallout by Todd StrasserNever Fall Down by PatriciaMcCormickCatherine, Called Birdy byKaren CushmanCracker! The Best Dog inVietnam by Cynthia KadohataCode Talkers by JosephBruchacKaleidoscope Eyesby Jen BryantWoodsrunnerby Gary PaulsenMy Brother Sam is Dead byJames CollierSummer of My GermanSoldier by Bette GreenBetween Shades of Gray byRuta SepetysJohnny Tremain by EstherForbesCountdown and Revolutionby Deborah WilesFever, 1793 by Laurie HalseAndersonMysteryThe Rivalry: Mystery at theArmy-Navy Game by JohnFeinsteinRansom by Lois DuncanNever Trust a Dead Manby Vivian Vande VeldeShelterby Harlan CobenBehind the Curtain by PeterAbrahams!And Then There Were Noneby Agatha ChristieDon’t Look Behind You byLois DuncanCover-up by John FeinsteinHeist Society (series)by Ally CarterI,Q: Independence Hall* byRoland SmithStranger With My Face byLois DuncanPaper Towns by John GreenMiss Perrigrine’s Home forPeculiar Children byRansom RiggsSasquatch in the Paintby Kareem Abdul-JabbarSomething Upstairs* by AviFantasySuper Human (series)by Michael CarrollThe Phantom Tollboothby Norton JusterGlass Sentenceby S. E. GroveThe Awakening (series)by Michael CarrollCreature of Moonlightby Rebecca HahnRanger’s Apprentice (series)by John Flanagan!Pendragon (series)by D.J. MacHaleThe Looking Glass Warsby Frank BeddorObsidian Mirrorby Catherine FisherThe Golden Compass(series) by Philip PullmanBook of a Thousand Daysby Shannon HaleDealing With Dragons(series) by Patricia C. WredeThe Ropemaker by PeterDickinsonPowerless by Matthew CodyHero by Mike LupicaThe Grey King (series) bySusan CooperMaze Runner (series) byJames DashnerThe Lord of the Rings byJ.R.R. TolkienWitch & Wizard* (series) byJames PattersonThickety (series) by J. A.White
Science FictionAlien Game byCatherine DexterLeviathan (series)by Scott WesterfeldThe House of the Scorpionby Nancy Farmer!The Other Side of theIsland by Allegra GoodmanThe Always War by MargaretPeterson HaddixDark Life (series)by Kat FallsLegend* by Marie LuThe Limitby Kristen LandonThe Giver* by Lois LowryThe Eleventh Plagueby Jeff HirschCode Orangeby Caroline B. CooneyI Am Number Four (series)by Pittacus LoreUglies (series) by ScottWesterfeldTessla’s Attic (series)by Neal ShustermanSmek for Presidentby Adam RexSpace Caseby Stuart GibbsAction/AdventureCrossing the Wire by WillHobbsQuarantineby Lex ThomasSoldier’s Heart by GaryPaulsenTouching Spirit Bear by BenMikaelsenThe Raft by S. A. BodeenPurple Heart by PatriciaCormickStormbreaker (series) byAnthony HorowitzThe Roar (series)by Emma ClaytonSurviving Bear IslandbyPaul GreciElephant Run by RolandSmithSkink: No Surrenderby Carl HiaasenEscape Under the ForeverSky by Eve YahalemShip Breaker by by PaoloBacigalupiPeakby Roland Smith!Tunnels (series) by RoderickGordonNewbery and King AwardsThe One and Only Ivan byKatherine ApplegateInside Out and Back Againby Thanhha LaiBud, Not Buddy byChristopher Paul CurtisKira-Kiraby Cynthia KadohataHeart of a Samuraiby Margi PreusNumber the Stars by LoisLowry!Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton!!!!One Crazy Summerby Rita Williams-GarciaMonster by Walter DeanMyersThe Call of the Wild by JackLondonDicey’s Songby Cynthia Voigt!!!Milkweed by Jerry SpinelliHope Was Here by JoanBauer!!Brown Girl Dreaming byJacqueline WoodsonThree Times Lucky by SheilaTurnage!!!The Westing Game by EllenRaskinThe Crossover by AlexanderKwameMoon Over Manifest byClare VanderpoolLittle Women by Louisa MayAlcott
Humorous FictionAll American Girlby Meg CabotOnce Upon a Marigoldby Jean FerrisFrom Norvelt to Nowhereby Jack GantosI Am a Genius of UnspeakableEvil and I Want to Be YourClass President by Josh LiebThe Falcon Malteser:a Diamond Brothers Mysteryby Anthony Horowi-Ungiftedby Gordon KormanSpells and Sleeping Bagsby Sarah MlynowskiNo More Dead Dogsby Gordon KormanI Funny (series)by James PattersonClassicsAlice in Wonderlandby Lewis CarrollAnne of Green Gablesby L.M. MontgomeryTreasure Islandby Robert Louis StevensonSherlock Holmesby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!Heidi by Johanna SpyriThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobeby C. S. Lewis!Little Women by Louisa May AlcottFrankenstein by Mary Shelley!The Time Machine by H. G. WellsThe Secret Garden by Frances HodgsonKidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson!Recommendations from former8th gradersGame ChangersBehind Enemy LinesWe Were LiarsNever Fall downMaze RunnerMake LemonadeSkink: No SurrenderHush HushPaper TownsThe Fault in Our StarsLegendWant to Go PrivateOuijiFourth BearEverydayEleanor and ParkBoneBurn for BurnThe Perks of Beinga WallflowerIt’s Kind of a FunnyStoryWhy We Broke UpBefore I FallSix Months LaterTen13 Reasons WhyStupid FastThe CrossoverIf I StayUnwindDorothy Must DieThe AlchemistSasquatch in the PaintThe Vampire DiariesSure Signs of CrazyUnbrokenOutsidersAll the Light WeCannot SeePeakCounting by 7sThe Raftthe Opposite ofLonelinessThe Watch That Endsthe NightBeyondSalt to the SeaStargirlFalloutFinest HoursUngiftedBetween Shades ofGray
Favorite SeriesSisterhood of the TravelingPants by Ann BrasharesMaximum Ride by JamesPattersonGuys Read by various authorsThe Summer I TurnedPretty by Jenny Han!!Beautiful Creatures by KamiGarciaGone by Michael GrantThe Fourth Stall by ChrisRylanderILLUSTRATORSLaurie HalseAndersonSuzanne CollinsAlly CarterSarah DessenMichael GrantTim GreenJohn GreenLisi HarrisonRobert HollandD.J. MacHaleLauren MyracleJames PattersonGary PaulsenJerry SpinelliScott WesterfeldJacqueline WoodsonThe Hunger Games bySuzanne CollinsMatched by Ally CondieThe Last Apprentice* byJoseph DelaneyEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Recruit (Cherub) byRobert MuchamoreI’d Tell You I Love You, ButThen I’d Have to Kill You byAlly CarterTTYL by Lauren MyracleA Great and Terrible Beautyby Libba BrayFAVORITEAUTHORS/Divergent by Veronica RothArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferWarriors by Erin HunterNon-fictionBomb: the Race to Build -- andSteal -- the World’s MostDangerous Weaponby Steve SheinkinExamines the history of the atomicbomb, the race to build the bomb,and the impact of the weapon onsocieties around the world.(Newbery Honor Book)!Popularby Maya Van WagenenPresents a memoir of a one yearsocial experiment in which teenauthor Maya Van Wagenen followeda 1950's popularity guide, writtenby former teen model Betty Cornell.!I Am Malalaby Malala YousafzaiMalala Yousafzai's describes herfight for education for girls underTaliban rule, the support shereceived from her parents topursue an education, and how theTaliban retaliated against her bytrying to kill her.!Can I See Your I.D.? TrueStories of False Identitiesby Chris BartonDiscusses the skills and trainingneeded to become a spy, spyingtechniques and different types ofsurveillance.!Unbroken: An Olympian’sJourney From Airman toCastaway to Captiveby Laura HillenbrandBiography of Olympic runner andWorld War II bombardier, LouisZamperini, who had beenrambunctious in childhood beforesucceeding in track and eventuallyserving in the military, which led tobeing forced to find a way tosurvive in the open ocean afterbeing shot down.!At the Edge: Daring Acts inDesperate Timesby Larry VerstraeteCollects more than twenty truestories of people facing critical lifeor death decisions, including a mansaving someone in the path of anoncoming train, a tragic mountainclimbing accident, and a familycaught in a tsunami.!Outcasts United: the Story of aRefugee Soccer Team ThatChanged a Townby Warren St. JohnA youth soccer team is foundedcomprised of children from all overthe world in the refugee settlementtown of Clarkston, Georgia,bringing the children together todiscover common bonds as theyadjust to life in a new homeland.
Skink: No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen Escape Under the Forever Sky by Eve Yahalem Newbery and King Awards The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate ! Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata Rumble Fish! by S.E. Hinton One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia! Monster by Walter Dean Myers ! The Call
