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ROBERT E. ELLIS
7th GRADE
2010 Suggested SUMMER READING LIST
Choose FIVE books from any category to read over the summer.
Students are to prepare a short summary of each book read or
be ready to take the Accelerated Reader Test.
| BOOK TITLE | AUTHOR | READING LEVEL |
| ADVENTURE & MYSTERY | ||
| 1. Hatchet | Gary Paulsen |
6.1 |
| 2. The River | Gary Paulsen |
5.9 |
| 3. The Rifle | Gary Paulsen |
7.4 |
| 4. The Yearling | Marjorie Rawlings |
7.3 |
| HISTORICAL FICTION | ||
| 1. Nothing But the Truth | AVI | 6.9 |
| 2. The Man Who Was Poe | AVI | 6.5 |
| SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY | ||
| 1. The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien | 7.2 |
| 2. The Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien | 7.5 |
| 3. The Two Towers | J.R.R. Tolkien | 8.6 |
| 4. The Return of the King | J.R.R. Tolkien | 8.9 |
| 5. Redwall | Brian Jacques | 7.6 |
| 6. Watership Down | Richard Adams | 7.6 |
| 7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling | 5.1 |
| 8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J.K. Rowling | 5.8 |
| 9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling | 5.7 |
| 10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | J.K. Rowling | 6.8 |
| 11. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | J.K. Rowling | 7.2 |
| 12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | J.K. Rowling | 7-2 |
| 13. The Ancient One | T.A. Barron | 6.9 |
| 14. The Merlin Effect | T.A. Barron | 5.6 |
| 15. The City of Gold and Lead | John Christopher | 6.0 |
| 16. Pool of Fire | John Christopher | 6.6 |
| NON-FICTION BIOGRAPHY | ||
| 1. All Things Bright and Beautiful | James Herriot | 7.0 |
| 2. Cheaper By the Dozen | Frank B. Gilbreth | 6.3 |
| 3. The Education of Little Tree | Forrest Carter | 7.2 |
| WAR | ||
| 1. Amos Fortune-Free Man | Elizabeth Yates | 6.0 |
| 2. Lyddie | Katherine Paterson | 5.9 |
| 3. Across Five Aprils | Irene Hunt | 8.9 |
| 4. The Hiding Place | Corrie Ten Boom | 7.4 |
| 5. The Upstairs Room | Johanna Reiss | 5.4 |
| 6. The Devil's Arithmetic | Jane Yolen | 6.5 |
| 7. Gentlehands | M.E. Kerr | 6.7 |
| 8. Linger | M.E. Kerr | 7.2 |
| 9. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit | Judith Kerr | 5.1 |
| 10. Summer of My German Soldier | Bette Green | 6.1 |
| 11. Park's Quest | Katherine Paterson | 6.2 |
| CULTURAL | ||
| 1. The Star Fisher | Laurence Yep | 5.7 |
| 2. The Winter Room | Gary Paulsen | 6.7 |
| MODERN DAY | ||
| 1. Walk Two Moons | Sharon Creech | 5.4 |
| 2. Beardance | Will Hobbs | 6.3 |
| 3. My Daniel | Pam Conrad | 6.3 |
| 4. A Break With Charity | Ann Rinaldi | 6.0 |
| 5. Night Kites | M.E. Kerr | 6.4 |
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