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Mrs. Adachi's Summer Reading for Incoming 8^th Graders

            With summer vacation upon us, students are looking forward to summer sports, play time, relaxing, and I’m sure family vacation.  One thing that a student sometimes forgets, but really shouldn’t is reading.  Below is a suggested summer reading list for all incoming 8^th graders.  Keeping your reading skills up during the summer will make a smoother transition into 8^th grade which in turn will help you with high school placement exams that take place early in your 8^th grade year.

 Fiction  

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, Carroll

Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery

Little Women, Alcott

Swiss Family Robinson, Wyss

The Hobbit, Tolkien

The Yearling, Rawlings

The Circular Staircase, Rinehart

The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu, Rohmer

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Christie

The Red House Mystery, Milne

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Doyle

Jackaroo, Voigt

The Bloody Country, Collier

Gathering of Days, Hall

Bud, Not Buddy, Curtis

Journey Home ,Sakane

 Non-Fiction  

Common Sense,  Paine

Bulfinch’s Greek & Roman Mythology, Bulfinch

The Story of My Life, Keller

Up From Slavery, Washington

Farewell to Manzanar, Houston

George Washington and the Birth of Our Nation, Meltzer

We Shall Not Be Moved, Dash

The Boys’ War, Murphy

Princess Ka’iulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People, Linnea

Have a wonderful summer vacation, and KEEP ON READING!  

Mrs. Adachi

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