6th Grade
Choose one (1) book from each list.

List 1 (Traditional)

Black Stallion, Walter Farley
Sounder, William H. Armstrong
Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell
Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle

List 2 (Contemporary)

Hatchet, Gary Paulsen
Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor
Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt
Number the Stars, Lois Lowry

7th Grade
Choose one (1) book from each list.

List 1 (Traditional)

Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery
Across Five Aprils, Hunt
Johnny Tremain, Forbes
The Secret Garden, Burnett

List 2 (Contemporary)

The Face on the Milk Carton, Cooney
Brian’s Winter, Paulsen
Rascal, North
The Hiding Place, Ten Boom


 

8th Grade
Choose two (2) books from the list.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Doyle
A Night to Remember, Lord
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years, Field
Rebecca, du Maurier
White Fang, London
The Once and Future King, White
Sackett, L’Amour
Black Beauty, Sewell



 

All Students
All students should have both a
quality dictionary and thesaurus
as a homeresource.  Those listed
will serve your child now and
throughout his or her academic career.

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus

 

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Students have been given specific writing assignments for each book. 
These assignments are also available on
Renweb or in the Cedar Creek office.