Incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Summer Reading List
George Read Middle School
Listed below are the summer reading books for students entering grade 8
| Books | Author | Reading Level |
| Crash | Jerry Spinelli | 3.6 |
| Bad Boy: A Memoir by | Walter Myers | 6.5 |
| Hoops | Walter Dean Myers | 4.6 |
| True Believer | Virginia Wolff | 5.2 |
| Holes | Louis Sachar | 4.6 |
Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story |
Perl/Lazan | 7.3 |
| Driver's Ed | Caroline B. Cooney | 4.6 |
| Seedfolks | Paul Fleischman | 4.3 |
Listed below are the summer reading books for students entering grade 7
| Books | Author | Reading Level |
| Across Five Aprils | Irene hunt | 6.6 |
| April Morning | Howard Fast | 6.1 |
| Windcatcher | AVI | 4.0 |
| Jacob, Have I Loved | Katherine Patterson | 5.7 |
| The Pigman | Paul Zindell | 5.5 |
| Space Station Seventh Grade | Jerry Spinelli | 4.8 |
| White Fang | Jack London | 7.4 |
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Mildred Taylor | 5.7 |
| Night | Elie Wiessel | 4.8 |
| The Island | Gary Paulson | 5.7 |
| Kon Tiki | Thor Heyerdahl | 8.0 |
Listed below are the summer reading books for students entering grade 6
| Books | Author | Reading Level |
| Maniac Magee | Jerry Spinelli | 4.7 |
| Watsons Go To Burmingham | Christopher Curtis | 5.0 |
| M.C. Higgins the Great | Virginia Hamilton | 4.4 |
| Sounder | William Armstrong | 5.3 |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | Norton Jester | 6.7 |
| Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snicket | 6.2 |
We encourage your child to read often this summer. See you in August!!