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Dear Parents and Guardians:
The summer is a great time to relax and enjoy reading at your own pace about topics that interest you. The more we read the better readers and writers we become and the more we learn about the world. Books can be windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors - helping us see into others’ experiences, reflect our own lives, and step into new worlds.
In addition, students who read actively, often, and widely
● Increase their fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
● Experience greater success in school by developing literacy skills that support critical reading of all texts.
● Broaden their experience, knowledge, and understanding of the larger world.
● Develop lifelong reading habits.
In order to promote reading proficiency, continued reading must occur throughout the summer. By doing so, our students will become more capable and enthusiastic readers and will find greater success in school. Therefore, students attending Charles Boehm, Pennwood, and William Penn Middle Schools are required to read at least one book of their choice over the summer.
● While reading, students must take notes and/or complete the graphic organizer provided so they are prepared to discuss their books in small groups when school begins.
● During the first week of school, students will meet with their peers to discuss their book.
● Students will use this completed graphic organizer or their notes to guide their discussion and serve as a brainstorming tool that will be used to complete an in-class writing assignment.
● Students will complete this assignment in their Language Arts class. They will earn 10 homework points for the completion of this graphic organizer or notes.
● Students will earn performance credit for the book discussion and the writing assignment.
If you are looking for additional reading activities, the public libraries are an invaluable resource. In particular, the Levittown and Yardley free libraries offer fun activities designed to support summer reading. Digital texts are available over the summer at these resources: https://www.mackinvia.com and https://buckslib.org/e-library
Check out our summer reading newsletter for more information.
Let’s make reading an enjoyable habit! Have a happy and healthy summer!
Sincerely,
Stephanie Hultquist
Principal, Charles Boehm
Derek Majikas
Principal, Pennwood
Corey Turkish
Principal, William Penn
Suggested Books for Middle School 2025
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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
Auggie and Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson
The Bletchly Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia Williams
Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Heroes by Alan Gratz
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin
New Kid by Jerry Craft
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
The Not-So-Boring Letters of Private Nobody
by Matthew Landis
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
The Raft by S.A. Bodeen
The Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
Restart by Gordon Korman
Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Barzelay Stelson
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
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Soar by Joan Bauer
Stranded by Ben Mikaelsen
The Boys in the Boat by Gregory Mone
The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Tesla's Attic by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman To the End of the World and Beyond by Avi
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry
Suggested Authors:
Laurie Halse Anderson, Avi, Alan Gratz, Nikki Grimes Gordon Korman, Mike Lupica, Walter Dean Myers, Jason Reynolds, Jordan Sonnenblick, Jacqueline Woodson
Suggested Series:
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard – Rick Riordan Seeds of America Trilogy – Laurie Halse Anderson Sisters Grimm – Michael Buckley
New Kid – Jerry Craft
MackinVIA access:
Did you know that you have access
to MackinVIA throughout the summer? If a book from this list is available to use as an eBook or audiobook, it will be in the MackinVIA Group called Suggested Books for Summer Reading. You can read or listen on your Chromebook or download the MackinVIA app to your personal laptop, tablet, or phone and use your Pennsbury login to access everything on MackinVIA all summer long.
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