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Dear Frolio Middle School Student,

     Here are some suggestions for your reading arranged by category.   Look for other titles by these authors, too.  Authors marked by an asterisk are Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework authors.  These titles are available in the Frolio MIddle School Library or at the Abington Public Library.  Happy Reading!

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Summer Reading - These titles are available in the Frolio Middle School Library or at the Abington Public Library Minimize
Across Cultures        
Alegria Malin Estrella's Quinceanera      
Alexie Sherman Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian      
Alvarez Julia Before We Were Free Finding Miracles    
An Na A Step From Heaven      
Choi Sook Nyul Echoes of White Giraffe Year of Impossible Goodbyes Gathering of Pearls  
Ellis Deborah The Breadwinner Parvana’s Journey    
Ho Minfong Clay Marble Rice Without Rain    
Jaramillo Ann La Linea      
Kadohata Cynthia Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam Kira-Kira Weedflower  
McCaughrean Geraldine The Kite Rider      
Mosher Richard Zazoo      
Napolo Donna Jo Bound      
Park Linda Sue A Single Shard      
Paterson Katherine* The Master Puppeteer Sign of the Chrysanthemum    
Resau Laura Red Glass      
Ryan Pam Munoz Esperanza Rising Becoming Naomi Leon    
Staples Suzanne Shiva’s Fire      
Steinbeck John* The Pearl      
Watkins Yoko K* So Far From the Bamboo Grove My Brother,  My Sister, and I    
Whelan Gloria Homeless Bird Chu Ju’s House Listening for Lions  
Yep Laurence* Child of the Owl Dragonwings Hiroshima others
           
Adventure          
Colfer Eoin Artemis Fowl books Half Moon Investigations The Wish List  
Cooney Caroline B. Whatever Happened to Janie Face on the Milk Carton Flight #116 is Down others
George Jean* Julie of the Wolves and other Julie titles    
Hobbs Will The Big Wander The Maze Downriver others
Horowitz Anthony Stormbreaker and others in Alex Rider series    
Marsden John Tomorrow When the War Began and others in series    
Napoli Donna Jo Three Days North    
O’Brien Robert C. Z is for Zachariah      
Paulsen Gary* Hatchet The River Brian’s Winter

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 Roland Sasquatch Zach’s Lie The Last Lobo others
Snicket Lemony The Bad Beginning and others in series    
Stevenson Robert Louis* Treasure Island      
Taylor Theodore* The Cay Timothy of the Cay Sniper  
           
Contemporary Realistic Fiction        
Almond David Kit’s Wilderness Skellig Secret Heart  
Anderson Jodi Lynn Peaches      
Bauer Joan Hope was Here Rules of the Road Best Foot Forward  
Birdsall Jeanne The Penderwicks      
Blume Judy* Here’s To You Rachel Robinson Just As Long As We’re Together Tiger Eyes  
Bodett Tom Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier      
Brashares Ann Sisterhd of Traveling Pants and others in series    
Brooks Bruce Vanishing      
Cabot Meg The Princess Diaries and sequels All-American Girl    
Clements Andrew A Week in the Woods The Landry News Janitor’s Boy  
Cormier Robert* The Chocolate War After the Chocolate War Rag and Bone Shop  
Creech Sharon Absolutely Normal Chaos Chasing Redbird Bloomability others
Couloumbis Audry Getting Near to Baby Say Yes    
Curtis Christopher Bud Not Buddy    
Danziger Paula* P. S. Longer Letter Later Snail Mail No More    
Flake Sharon The Skin I’m In      
Fox Paula* One-Eyed Cat      
Friend Natasha Perfect Bounce    
Gantos Jack Joey Pigza  titles      
Giff Patricia Reilly Pictures of Hollis Woods Willow Run Maggie's Door others
Gutman Dan The Homework Machine      
Hahn Mary Downing* Daphne’s Book Following My Own Footsteps    
Henkes Kevin Olive’s Ocean      
Hiaasen Carl   Hoot Flush  
Holt Kimberley W. My Louisiana Sky Dancing in Cadillac Light others  
Horvath Polly Everything on a Waffle      
Hughes Mark Peter I Am the Wallpaper      
Konigsburg E. L.* Outcasts of Schuyler Place View From Saturday Silent to Bone  
Koss Amy Goldman Side Effects      
Lord Cynthia Rules      
Lowry Lois The Silent Boy Gossamer    
Martin Ann Belle Teal A Corner of the Universe    
McKay Hilary Indigo’s Star Permanent Rose Saffy’s Angel  
McKissack Pat A Friendship for Today      
Murdock Catherine Dairy Queen      
Myers Walter Dean* Scorpions Monster The Beast  
Naylor Phyllis Reynolds* Alice books Shiloh Spy Among the Girls others
Paterson Katherine* Jacob Have I Loved Bridge to Terabithia    
Patron Susan Higher Power of Lucky      
Perkins Lynne Rae Criss Cross      
Rennison Louise Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Startled by His Furry Shorts others  
Sachar Louis Holes Small Steps    
Schmidt Gary Lizzie Bright aned the Buckminster Boy      
Sheldon Dyan Confessions ofTeenage Drama Queen Planet Janet My Perfect Life  
Spinelli Jerry Stargirl Wringer Loser others
Tolan Stephanie Surviving the Applewhites      
Van Draanen Wendelin Flipped      
Voigt Cynthia* Homecoming Dicey’s Song and others  
Westerfeld Scott So Yesterday      
White Ruth Belle Prater’s Boy Memories of Summer Tadpole  
Zindel Paul* Pigman A Begonia for Miss Appelbaum Rats others
           
Fantasy Science Fiction        
Atwater-Rhodes Amelia In the Forests of the Night Demon in My View Shattered Mirror others
Alexander Lloyd* Westmark; and sequels The Book of Three and others  
Billingsley Franny The Folk Keeper      
Clements Andrew Things Not Seen      
Cooper Susan* Dark is Rising sequence The Boggart    
Corbett Sue Twelve Again      
Creech Sharon Castle Corona      
Delaney Joseph Curse of the Bane Night of the Soul Stealer Revenge of the Witch  
Duane Diane So You Want to Be a Wizard? and sequels    
Farmer Nancy The House of the Scorpion      
Funke Cornelia Inkheart Dragon Rider    
Gaiman Neil Coraline      
Haddix Margaret Peterson Turnabout Among the Hidden and sequels    
Hale Shannon Goose Girl Enna Burning Princess Academy  
Jacques Brian Redwall series      
Jones Diana Wynne Dark Lord of Derkholm Year of the Griffin    
LeGuin Ursula* The Wizard of Earthsea and sequels      
L’Engle Madeleine* A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door and others  
Levine Ellen Ella Enchanted The Two Princesses of Bamarre The Wish others
Lewis C. S.* Chronicles of Narnia series      
Lowry Lois* Gathering Blue The Giver Messenger others
McKinley Robin* Beauty The Hero and the Crown Rose Daughter others
Meyer Stephanie Twilight series      
Napoli Donna Jo Beast The Magic Circle Sirena others
Nesbit E. The Enchanted Castle Five Children and It    
Nimmo Jenny Charlie Bone and the Time Twister Midnight for Charlie Bone    
Pattou Edith East      
Pfeffer Susan Life as We Knew It      
Philbrick Rodman The Last Book of the Universe REM World    
Pearce Philippa Tom’s Midnight Garden      
Pierce Meredith The Darkangel and others    
Pierce Tamora Briar’s Book Daja’s Book Alanna others
Pullman Philip The Golden Compass The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass  
Rowling J. K. Harry Potter series      
Schreiber Ellen Vampire Kisses series      
Shan Darren Cirque du Freak series      
Skurzynski Gloria The Clones Virtual War Choice  
Sleator William The Boy Who Reversed Himself The Duplicate Singularity others
Stewart Trenton Lee The Mysterious Benedict Society      
Yolen Jane* Briar Rose Sword of the Rightful King    
Zindel Paul Loch The Doom Stone Raptor others
           
Historical Fiction        
Alcott Louisa May* Little Women and others    
Anderson Laurie H. Fever 1793 Crispin    
Avi*   The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle The Fighting Ground Midnight Magic others
Blackwood Gary Shakespeare Stealer Shakespeare’s Scribe    
Choldenko Gennifer Al Capone Does my Shirts      
Chotjewitz David Daniel Half Human      
Crowe Chris Mississippi Trial 1955    
Curtis Christopher Paul Elijah of Buxton      
Donnelly Jennifer A Northern Light      
Fox Paula* The Slave Dancer      
Funke Cornelia The Thief Lord      
Hearn Julie The Minister's Daughter      
Hesse Karen Out of the Dust      
Giff Patricia Reilly Lily’s Crossing Nory Ryan’s Song Maggie’s Door  
Greene Bette* Summer of My German Soldier      
Haddix Margaret Peterson Uprising      
Holm Jennifer L. Boston Jane Our Only May Amelia    
Larson Kirby Hattie Big Sky      
Lasky Kathryn* True North      
Lawrence Iain B is for Buster      
Magorian Michelle Good Night Mr. Tom Back Home  
Matas Carol After the War In My Enemy’s House Greater Than Angels others
McGraw Eloise J. Golden Goblet      
Moses Shelia P. Legend of Buddy Bush Return of Buddy Bush    
Murphy Rita Black Angels      
Napoli Donna Jo Daughter of Venice      
O’Dell Scott* My Name is Not Angelica Island of the Blue Dolphins. Zia    
Paulsen Gary* Soldier’s Heart Tucket’s Gold Tucket’s Home others
Peck Richard* Long Way From Chicago Year Down Yonder Fair Weather others
Rinaldi Ann The Fifth of March In My Father’s House Break with Charity others
Speare Elizabeth* The Witch of Blackbird Pond      
Wisler G. Clifton The Red Cap Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer    
Yolen Jane* The Devil’s Arithmetic Girl in a Cage    
           
Mystery Suspense        
Abrahams Peter Down the Rabbit Hole Behind the Curtain    
Alphin Elaine Marie Counterfeit Son      
Anderson M. T. Game of Sunken Places      
Balliett Blue Chasing Vermeer The Wright 3    
Bruchac Joseph Skeleton Man      
Bunting Eve Blackwater Face at the Edge of the World The Hideout  
Cummings Prisilla Red Kayak      
Doyle Arthur Conan* Complete Sherlock Holmes      
Duncan Lois I Know What You Did  Last Summer Don’t Look Behind You Killing Mr. Griffin others
Ferguson Alane The Christopher Killer Angel of Death    
Funke Cornelia Thief Lord      
Haddix Margaret Peterson Among the Hidden series      
Hoffman Nina A Stir of Bones      
Lawrence Iain The Wreckers The Smugglers The Cannibals others
Naylor Phyllis Reynolds* The Fear Place Ice    
Nixon Jean Lowery The Other Side of Dark Séance Candidate for Murder others
Patterson James Maximum Ride titles      
Peck Richard* Are You In the House Alone?      
Pullman Philip Ruby in the Smoke Shadow in the North Tiger in the Well  
Raskin Ellen* The Westing Game      
Sorrells Walter Fake I. D. Club Dread    
Springer Nancy Case of the Missing Marquess Case of the Left-Handed Lady    
Van Draanen Wendelin Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief and others in series    
Vande Velde Vivian Never Trust a Dead Man Runaway    
Wright Bette Ren Moonlight Man      
           
Sports          
Averett Edward Rhyming Season      
Bloor Edward Tangerine      
Brooks Bruce* The Moves Make the Man What Moves    
Crutcher Chris* Athletic Shorts Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes Ironman  
Deuker Carl On the Devil’s Court Painting the Black Night Hoops others
Dygard Thomas Backfield Package Second Stringer others
Esckilsen Erik Offsides      
Hoffius Stephen Winners and Losers      
Lupica Mike Travel Team Heat Summer Ball  
Lynch Chris Iceman      
Ritter John H. Boy Who Saved Baseball Under the Baseball Moon Choosing Up Sides  
Soto Gary* Taking Sides      
Tunis John World Series Keystone Kids and others  
Voigt Cynthia* The Runner      
Weaver Will Hard Ball Striking Out    
    * are Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework authors.    

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