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Middle School Summer Reading: Rising 8th Grade

Title: Up From the Sea, Author: Leza Lowitz Title: Ground Zero, Author: Alan Gratz Title: Starfish, Author: Lisa Fipps Title: The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Author: Leslie Connor

Rising 8th Grade Summer Reading

For all books on the list, please order new books, not used.

NOTE: The books on this list support two curricula: English 8 and Global Studies.

Summer reading: 4 books in total

  1. Required Text: Up From the Sea by Leza Lowitz
  2. Required Text: Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
  3. Required MS school read: Starfish by Lisa Fipps OR The Truth According to Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor.
  4. Choice independent reading book

Assignments:

For the required texts: Complete the document for Up From the Sea and Ground Zero.

 For the required MS school read: Complete a bookmark for either Starfish or The Truth According to Mason Buttle.

There is not a written assignment for your choice independent reading book.

Remember to bring a PRINT copy (not an eBook or audiobook) of the following books to your first English class of the year:  

  • Up From the Sea
  • Ground Zero
  • Starfish OR The Truth According to Mason Buttle
  • your choice independent reading book 
     

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