Bowditch Middle School: Summer Reading List
All Language Arts students entering grades 6th through 8th are encouraged to read over the summer. This is one of the best ways to continue learning and avoid a summer slump. Plus, when students pick books they are interested in, it's fun! These reading lists are not mandatory but are suggested reading in preparation for ELA classes next year,
The following grade-appropriate titles are recommended by Bowditch teachers. Besides this list, check out Common Sense Media or Scholastic Book Lists for suggestions and guidance in helping your student select books.
For Students Entering 6th Grade:
The New Kid by Jerry Craft
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The Thing about Luck by Cynthia Kadohata
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
For Students entering 7th grade:
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callendar
Bird by Angela Johnson
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone
Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
For Students Entering 8th Grade:
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Flamer by Mike Curato
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barbara Higuera
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Kor
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker
The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin
