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Folsom School Summer Reading Program (For Students entering Grade 9 at Hammonton, please scroll to bottom of this page for important information).
In
an effort to encourage our students to read this summer, Folsom
School is continuing a summer reading program for students entering
the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. This program is patterned after
those being used in other area schools, with good results. The
students have been given a list of books to read. Each student
should choose one book and keep a reaction journal for that
book. The following is a list of books included in the summer reading
program. Every student must choose one from the grade that
they will be going into next year.
Each student must write a reaction journal with at least ten (10) well developed entries. Directions for completing this journal may be found by clicking on this link: The Reaction Journal. All entries should be written in clear complete sentences and paragraphs. Journal entries should not be a summary of the plot.
These journals will be collected by the classroom teacher in
September and may be used as part of the Reading grade for the
first marking period.
It’s
Like This, Cat By: Emily Neville
Tracks
in the Snow By: Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Caddie
Woodlawn By: Carol R. Brink/Trina S. Hyman
Skellig By: David Almond
Indian
in the Cupboard By: Lynne Banks (any from series not
completed in school)
Chronicles of Narnia By: C.S. Lewis (except The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe)
The
Boxcar Children By: Gertrude Warner (any in the
series)
Witches
of Blackbird Pond By: Elizabeth G. Speare
For Students entering SEVENTH GRADE at Folsom:
Wander By: Susan Hart Lindquist
Out of the Dust By: Karen Hesse
Wringer:
Not all Birthdays Are Welcome By: Jerry Spinelli
Cheaper by the Dozen By: Caroline Cooney
The
Great Brain By: John Fitzgerald (any one from the
series)
Holes
By: Louis Sachar
The
Birchback House By: Louise Erdrich (Illustrator)
The
Little House on the Prairie By: Laura Ingles Wilder
(any in the series)
For Students entering EIGHTH GRADE at Folsom:
Across Five Aprils By: Irene Hunt
And Now Miguel By: Joseph Krumgold
The
Voice on the Radio OR The Face on the Milk
Carton By: Caroline Cooney
The Red Pony By: John Steinbeck
Dollhouse
Murder By: Betty R. Wright
Are
You There, God? It’s Me, Margret By: Judy Blume
Brian’s
Winter By: Gary Paulsen
Izzy,
Will-Nilly By: Cynthia Voight
For Students entering NINTH GRADE at Hammonton:
All students are required to read one (1) book from the list below. An essay and/or test will be administered during the first week of school and subsequent writings may also be required. Failure to complete the summer reading assignment will have a negative impact on your first marking period grade.
Honors & College Prep 1: On the Beach by Nevil Shute
English 1: The Pigman's Legacy by Paul Zindel