Novels for each 6 weeks 2009-2010

SBMS is providing this information so that students have an opportunity to purchasing these titles ahead of time. For a reduced cost, these books will be sold at the beginning of each semester by your child’s Language Arts teacher.  Purchasing these titles is not required, but highly encouraged.  Students will be asked to annotate their books and may have outside reading assignments.  Because new and exciting titles come available during the summer, some titles are subject to change without notification. Titles in RED do not need to be purchased because they are already part available in the classrooms.     

Book Club allows students to select a book of their choice that follows a particular theme.  If you see a note below referring to Book Club, please note that teachers will give students several titles from which to select.  Teachers will communicate these choices on their websites and in a note to the class.  

6-Weeks	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
1st	(GL & Pre-AP) - Summer Reading Book Clubs	Smith (GT) - novel comparison  Wrinkle in Time and The Black Pearl	Greer & Smith (GL) - The Pearl Greer (Pre-AP) - The Pearl
2nd	(GL) - Bridge to Terabithia (Pre-AP) - Where the Red Fern Grows	Smith (GT) - Hamilton’s Mythology	Greer & Smith (GL) - The Giver Greer (Pre-AP) - Legend of Sleepy Hollow
3rd	(GL) - Mythology (Pre-AP) - Shakespeare/ Twelfth Night	Smith (GT) - Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Greer & Smith (GL) - The Giver con't Greer (Pre-AP) - The Assassin
4th	(GL & Pre-AP) - City of Ember	Smith (GT) - Crane, The Red Badge of Courage	Greer & Smith (GL) - Soldier's Heart Greer (Pre-AP) - The Witness
5th	(GL) - Because of Winn Dixie (Pre-AP) - Hero’s Journey Book Club	Smith (GT) - Paulsen, The Crossing	Greer & Smith (GL) - Flowers for Algernon (textbook)  Greer (Pre-AP) -
6th	(GL) - Harry Potter (Pre-AP) - Historical Fiction Book Club	Smith (GT) - London, The Call of the Wild	Greer & Smith (GL) - Diary of Anne Frank - Play Version (textbook) Greer (Pre-AP) - Night