Summer Reading
Fitchburg Public Schools Summer Reading List
Suggested Author List for students Entering 6th—8th Grade: Humor
Realistic Fiction
Dear Parents,
Jack Gantos
Joan Bauer
Teachers and other educators identify summer learning loss as a major challenge when starting off the new school year. However, students who read over the summer return to school ready to continue their learning with little or no learning loss. Students who read often during the summer are able to continue moving forward in the learning. Summer is a great time for your child to practice what he/she has learned throughout the school year. There is no better activity for your child than to engage in reading for enjoyment. Not only will your child discover the joy of being lost in a book, he/she will practice the many skills and strategies he/she has learned all year.
Carl Hiassen
E.L. Konigsburg
Ron Koertge
Gail Carson Levine
Hilary McKay
Will Hobbs
Daniel Pinkwater
Angela Johnson Robert Lipsyte
Fantasy
Lois Lowry
Suzanne Collins
Walter Dean Myers
Eoin Colfer
Linda Sue Park
Terry Pratchett
Katherine Paterson
Students at Longsjo and Memorial Middle Schools (entering grades 6-8), will be required to earn 12 points for their summer reading goal.
Philip Pullman
Gary Paulsen
Longsjo and Memorial Middle School Libraries will be open on a limited basis this summer from July 6th-August 17th. Please see days and hours below for information.
J. K. Rowling Kenneth Oppel
Gary Soto
The Longsjo Library will be open: Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
Jonathan Stroud
Rita Williams-Garcia
Cynthia Voigt
Jacqueline Wilson
Memorial Middle School library will be open: Tuesdays: 9:00 am-11:00 am Wednesdays: 10:00 am-1:00 pm and Fridays 9:00am-11:00am
Neil Gaiman
Jacqueline Woodson
Bruce Coville
Rebecca Stead
Sincerely, Title I Department Paula Giaquinto, Assistant Superintendent
Rick Riordan Madeleine L’Engle
Mystery Gennifer Choldenko Caroline Cooney
Pam Munoz Ryan Cynthia Rylant Louis Sachar
Historical Fiction Laurie Halse Anderson Avi James and Christopher Collier Karen Hesse Iain Lawrence Donna Jo Napoli Richard Peck Laurence Yep Theodore Taylor
Fitchburg Public Schools Entering Grades 6-8 Longsjo and Memorial Summer Reading List
2015
Ghost Stories Mary Downing Hahn William Sleator Poetry Naomi Shihab Nye Marilyn Nelson Paul Fleischman Sports Mike Lupica Bruce Brooks John Feinstein The Fitchburg Public Schools insures employment, educational opportunities and affirmative action, regardless of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or disability, in compliance with Title VI, IX Chapter 622, IDEA 2004 and section 504, MGL Ch. 76, Section 5. Questions related to this non-discrimination regulation must be addressed to: Mr. Richard Zeena, Grievance Officer, 376 South Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420, (978) 345-3215
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