Carve out time from your busy summer schedules for reading. Talk with your teens about their interests AND the importance of reading. The best way is to give them choice and power, and to make reading a priority.Middle school is a time of great variety -- some kids want to reread their favorites from earlier years, and others are eager to try edgy YA. Go with their interests, and encourage them to keep finding books that make them want to read.#SummerReading: 7th & 8th gradeclick for full 2018 summer reading listsExciting Adventure & FantasyAru Shah and the End of Time, by Roshani ChokshiMiles Morales Spider-Man, by Jason ReynoldsPeak, by Roland SmithSkulduggery Pleasant, by Derek LandyWarcross, by Marie LuPowerful Nonfiction & MemoirsThe 57 Bus, by Dashka SlaterBecause I Was a Girl, edited by Melissa de la CruzBoots on the Ground, by Elizabeth PartridgeGirl Code: Gaming, Going Viral & Getting It Done, by Andrea Gonzales & Sophie HouserHow Dare the Sun Rise, by Sandra UwiringiyimanaAll the Feels: Modern Teen RomanceEleanor & Park, by Rainbow RowellI'll Give You the Sun, by Jandy NelsonJust One Day, by Gayle FormanSolo, by Kwame AlexanderWhen Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya MenonGraphic Novels We Love!Amulet series, by Kazu KibuishiNimona, by Noelle StevensonThe Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen WangPashmina, by Nidhi ChananiSunny Side Up, by Jennifer L. HolmStories that Touch Your HeartFish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly HuntLike Vanessa, by Tami CharlesPiecing Me Together, by Renee WatsonRefugee, by Alan GratzRogue, by Lyn Miller-LachmanSocial Justice ReadsBall Don't Lie, by Matt de la PenaDear Martin, by Nic StoneGhost Boys, by Jewell Parker RhodesThe Hate U Give, by Angie ThomasCLICK HERE for all of the 2018 summer reading lists.If you make a purchase using the Amazon links on this site, a small portion goes to Great Kid Books. Thank you for your support.©2018 Mary Ann Scheuer, Great Kid Books
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