7th and 8th Grades
Dog Friday by Hilary McKay
Grind by Eric Walters
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Holes by Louis Sachar
9th Grade
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
10th Grade
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
11th Grade
On the Devil’s Court by Carl Deuker
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
12th Grade and PG
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
Students will give an ORAL REPORT on any one book of their choice from their incoming grade level list. Please see the Oral Report Guidelines 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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