7th and 8th Grades

Nothing but the Truth by Avi
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
Holes by Louis Sachar

9th Grade

Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne                                              
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
 
10th Grade

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card             
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman

11th Grade

On the Devil’s Court by Carl Deuker             
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

12th Grade & Post-Graduate

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Don’t I Know You by Karen Shepard

Students will give an ORAL REPORT on any one book of their choice from their incoming grade level list.  Please see the Oral Book Report Format for what must be included and how the report will be graded.  Oral reports will be given during the first two days of classes.

Extra credit will be given to any student who writes a 2 + page report on a second book – (12 point, Times New Roman font, 1” margins all around).  Written report must include: Plot Summary, Character Description, Setting Description (time and place), Theme (the message or moral), and your opinion.  This report must be your own work.

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