Suggested Reading List – Second Quarter

All books chosen this quarter must be from this list or these authors

 

Hatchet                                                           Gary Paulsen                          

                                   

The Island of the Blue Dolphins                      Scott O’Dell                           

Dicey’s Song                                                   Cynthia Voigt                         

The Mystery of Drear House                           Virginia Hamilton                                

Charley Skedaddle                                          Patricia Beatty                        

Jacob Have I Loved                                        Katherine Paterson                 

Julie of the Wolves                                          Jean Craighead George                       

Maniac Magee                                                Jerry Spinelli                           

The Slave Dancer                                            Paula Fox                               

Beardance                                                       Will Hobbs                              

           

The Pigman                                                     Paul Zindel                              

The Slave Dancer                                            Paula Fox

One Eyed Cat                                                  Paula Fox

The Winter Hero                                             James Lincoln Collier

and Christopher Collier

I Am the Cheese                                              Robert Cormier

The Giver                                                        Lois Lowry

Number the Stars                                            Lois Lowry

Devil’s Arithmetic                                           J. Yolen

Charley Skedaddle                                          P. Beatty

Across Five Aprils                                           I. Hunt

Shadow Spinner                                              S. Fletcher

Downriver                                                       Will Hobbs

Nell’s Quilt                                                      S. Terris

Remember Me to Harold Square                    P. Danziger

Blackwater Swamp                                         B. Wallace

Brian’s Return                                                 Gary Paulsen

Devil’s Bridge                                                 C. DeFelice

River Thunder                                                 Hobbs

Behind the Attic Wall                                      S. Cassedy

Dogsong                                                          Gary Paulsen

Bright Shadow                                                            Avi

Nellies Quest                                                   C. Crook

Night                                                               Ellis Wiesel

 

 

Also you may read novels by:  Lois Lawry; Paul Zindel; Gary Paulsen; Will Hobbs; Katherine Patterson; Sharon Creech and Brian Jacques, Matt Christopher.

 

 

 

Books that you can not use for book reports:

 

 

Any books by R.L. Stine or Stephen King

The Unfortunate Events Series

Harry Potter books

Holes

Bridge to Terribithia

 

Any of the American diaries

Tuck Everlasting

Walk Two Moons

Nothing But the Truth

Illustrated Classics

Winn Dixie

Wrinkle in Time

Bearstone

The Westing Game

 

 

*All books read this quarter must be fiction, AR, and you must take an AR test.

 

First book report will be due:

 

Advanced:                                          Regular