recommended summer Books
"A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others." - Abraham Lincoln
The books listed below are not required, but are a compilation of wonderful books to keep your mind engaged over the summer!
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
The Harry Potter Saga by J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games Saga
Paper Town by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The Maze Runner by James Dasher
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
The Harry Potter Saga by J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games Saga
Paper Town by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The Maze Runner by James Dasher
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
Finding the right book for you
You can choose a text based off of several criteria. One of those might be the correct level. One word we use for the level of a book in English class is a Lexile. Lexile Level is a way to measure a text complexity using its sentence structure and vocabulary. A 7th grade level range is anywhere from a 735L and 1065L. You can use the following links to check the Lexile Level of the books you choose.
Booksource.com (type your book title into the Search bar)
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ (select Book Wizard, and type the book title or author in the search window).
Booksource.com (type your book title into the Search bar)
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ (select Book Wizard, and type the book title or author in the search window).