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there may be a limited number of summer reading books available for circulation
at the Middletown Public Library and the smaller branches (Lincroft, Navesink
and Bayshore) due to the volume of readers. If you are planning to visit the
Monmouth County Library (Shrewsbury Branch), you must have a paid membership
card in order to borrow books.
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| Summer Reading for Middle School Students entering Grade 7 in 2008 |
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MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
Office of Curriculum and Instruction for Humanities K-12
c/o Thorne Middle School
70 Murphy Road
Port Monmouth, NJ 07758
(732) 787-1220 x7785
email: mailto:CarriggF@middletownk12.org
Karen L. Bilbao
Superintendent of Schools |
Fred Carrigg
District Director |
May 6, 2008
To: Parents of Middle Grade Students for the 2008-2009 School Year
From: Fred Carrigg, District Director of Curriculum for Humanities, K-12
Re: Summer Reading Guidelines and Novel Choices
Enclosed is the summer reading list for incoming 7th graders. Rather
than giving novel choices that introduce them to next year’s themes and topics,
we shifted the focus to choosing novels based on the background knowledge they
acquired during this past school year. When a child already has the background
knowledge needed for reading, they are able to not only understand it more on
an independent level, but also make deeper connections to the text. Most of the
choices belong in the series to novels they have already studied, or they are
books in the same genre. For example, students in 6th grade learned about
ancient civilizations and mythology, and a favorite novel among most students
was The Lightning Thief. There are three more books to The Lightning
Thief series, and all three are choices on the list. Students also
explored life during medieval times, and T.A. Baron’s The Lost Years of Merlin
series takes place during that time period.
Please note that your child must fill out the reader’s response log as
he/she progresses through the book. While all students are required to
read one novel this summer, we always encourage reading more than one
based on interest and motivation. Our goal was to make the list interesting
enough so that there are several options to help foster a love of reading in
all students.
Students will be asked by their language arts teacher to hand in their Reader’s
Response Logs at the beginning of the new school year.
We offer our sincere wishes for a healthy and happy summer.
Middletown Township Public Schools
Mandatory Summer Reading for Middle School Students
Students will read a minimum of one novel during the summer and
complete the Reader’s Response Logs as they read.
For Students Entering Seventh Grade:
Sequels to The Lightning Thief by Rick
Riordan
Sea Of Monsters – some students may have
read this in their 6th grade LA classes, but many have not . In this
second installment in the series, Percy, Poseidon's 13-year-old demigod son, is
desperate to rescue his friend Grover, captive of the bloodthirsty Cyclops
Polyphemus, and to retrieve the healing Golden Fleece.
The Titan’s Curse ndash; In this
installment, Riordan continues to enliven ancient mythology with wit,
contemporary staging, and teenage heroics. Percy Jackson is now 14, a bit older
and wiser, yet still entangled with the Fates. Friends, monsters, dysfunctional
gods, and the romantic stirrings of all things natural and mythological are
encountered.
The Battle of the Labyrinth – Book 4 in
the wildly popular series (just released May 6, 2008) Percy Jackson isn't
expecting freshman orientation to be any fun, but when a mysterious mortal
acquaintance appears, pursued by demon cheerleaders, things quickly go from bad
to worse. Time is running out for Percy. War between the gods and the Titans is
drawing near. Even Camp Half-Blood isn't safe, as Kronos's army prepares to
invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop them, Percy and his friends must
set out on a quest through the Labyrinth -- a sprawling underground world with
surprises and danger at every turn.
The Lost Years of Merlin Series by T.A.
Barron
This engrossing series of T.A. Barron's fascinating contribution to Arthurian
lore is the first in a trilogy about Merlin's boyhood and coming of age. From
the moment young Merlin is washed ashore on a beach in ancient Wales to his
exciting journey to the enchanted land of Fincayra, the action never wavers.
It’s an extremely popular choice among middle grade students. The 5 books
(listed in order) are: The Lost Years of Merlin, The Seven Songs of
Merlin, The Fires of Merlin, The Mirror of Merlin, and
The Wings of Merlin.
Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis
Four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere
children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with
fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detail of world and pacing of
plot, and profoundly allegorical, the story is infused throughout with the
timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. The Lion, The Witch, and the
Wardrobe is in the 6th grade curriculum, so your child may have already
read it. The series of books (listed in order) are: The Magician’s
Nephew (the prequel), The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His
Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair,
and The Last Battle.
Reader Response Journal
Novel Choice: _____________________
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