Please do not view this list as homework in the summer or school work for the beach.  We believe you will find these books to be exciting and enjoyable.  We want you to love to read and to have fun reading.

When you come to school in September, you must have read at least five books, three from our list and two of your own choice.

Please bring your parental signature form with you on the first day of school.  Have a great summer full of books and adventure.

A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA   by Ursula LeGuin
MYSTERY OF DREAR HOUSE  by Virginia Hamilton
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE  by C.S. Lewis
MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH  by Robert O'Brien
THE HOBBIT  by J.R. Tolkein
TIGER EYES  by Judy Blume
HOOPS  by Walter Dean Myers
ESCAPE FROM WARSAW  by Ian Serrailier
EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE  by Forrest Carter
NO PROMISES IN THE WIND  by Irene Hunt
WAITING FOR THE RAIN  by Sheila Gordon
A SUMMER LIFE  by Gary Soto
CHILD OF THE OWL  by Laurence Yep
THUNDER ROLLING IN THE MOUNTAIN  by Scott O'Dell & Elizabeth Hall
MOLLY BY ANY OTHER NAME  by Jean Davies Okimoto
BROWN BIRD SINGING  by Frances Wosmek
THE GLORY FIELD   by Walter Dean Myers
CROSSING  by Gary Paulsen
LISTEN FOR THE FIG TREE  by Sharon Mathis
TUNES FOR BEARS TO DANCE TO  by Robert Cormier
GIFTED HANDS  by Ben Carson & Cecil Murphey
THE ROAD TO MEMPHIS  by Mildred Taylor
THE WRECKER  by David Skinner
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT  by Robert Cormier
RACHEL CHANCE  by Jean Thesman
APRIL AND THE DRAGON LADY  by Lensey Namioka
CALL OF THE WILD  by Jack London
DREAMING IN CUBAN  by Cristina Garcia
THE FIGHTING GROUND by Avi
THE SNOW GOOSE  by Paul Callico
THE ARM OF THE STARFISH  by Madeline L'Engle
FRIEDRICH  by Hans Peter Richter
DICEY'S SONG  by Cynthia Voigt
THE SWORD IN THE STONE  by T.H. White
MORNING GIRL  by Michael Dorris