Summer Reading Information
A.R.M.S. SUMMER READING 2010
We would like students to read at least two books over the summer. Since ARMS expects each student to read between 10 and 15 books each year, the summer reading program gets them started.
v For each book read, students are requested to complete three journal entries of their choice from the list below (that continues on the back of this page).
v Summer reading will be collected the first week of the new school year. YES, it does count!
Suggested authors are listed below, but of course, if the student and his or her parent wish, the student may choose a book by another author.
Enjoy your summer and don't forget...READING IS FUN!
Each entry should be approximately 100 words long. What is essential is that time is taken to write thoughtful responses. This should be an opportunity to reflect on what was read. Please do NOT summarize. Remember to complete “3” per book!
v Put yourself in the character’s shoes at a particular moment and consider how you would feel or what you would do.
v Write about a connection between a moment from the book and a moment from another book, a movie, or your life.
v Write about a connection between two moments from the book.
v Consider how the setting could be important in the book.
v Make an observation about the way the author wrote the book and speculate about why he/she made the choice you observe.
v Compare two characters in the book.
v Make an observation about a character’s personality and based on that, make a prediction about how you think the character will grow and/or change.
v Compare your prediction about what you thought would happen to what actually occurred.
Lloyd Alexander Jack Gantos George Orwell
David Almond Jean Craighead Georgeq Katherine Paterson
Laurie Halse Anderson Bette Greene Edith Pattou
VC Andrews Margaret Haddix Gary Paulsen
Avi Virginia Hamilton Richard Peck
Joan Bauer Karen Hesse Wilson Rawls
Anilu Bernardo Will Hobbs Ann Rinaldi
Joan W Blos Kimberly Willis Holt Hazel Rochman
Edward Bloor Brian Jacques J K Rowling
Judy Blume Jim Kjelgaard Louis Sachar
Ann Brashares Jackie French Koller Anna Sewell
Terry Brooks Elaine Konigsburg Lemony Snickett
Meg Cabot Trudy Krisher Gary Soto
Lori M. Carlson Kathryn Lasky Jerry Spinelli
Beverly Clearly Madeline L'Engle Judith Bau Stamper
David Clement-Davies Lois Lenski George Sullivan
Sharon Creech Gail Carson Levine Rosemary Sutcliff
Sandra Cisnero C S Lewis Mildred Taylor
Judith Ortiz Cofer Jack London JRR Tolkien
Caroline Cooney Lois Lowry Mark Twain
Christopher Curtis Norma Fox Mazer Cynthia Voigt
Roald Dahl Walter Dean Myers Jude Watson
Paula Danziger Beverly Naidoo Budge Wilson
Barry Denenberg Garth Nix Virginia Euwer Wolff
Jennifer Donnelly Joan Lowry Nixon Tim Wynne-Jones
Nancy Farmer Han Nolan Jane Yolen
Paula Fox Naomi Shihab Nye Paul Zindel
Paul Fleischman Scott O'Dell Julie Hahnke
Jean Fritz Joyce Carol Oates
*Additional selections may be found on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website: www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/ela