SRMS Summer Reading 2025
Dear Students,
Research shows that students benefit from summer reading. For this reason, we require you to
read two books over the summer. Select books that you will not only enjoy but which will also
prepare you for the rigors of middle school. The novels you choose should be grade appropriate
books you haven’t yet read.
For each of your two books choices, complete a One-Page Novel Response.
If you are finding it difficult to select novels, please consult the List of Authors by Genre at the
end of this packet. The novels you select should be grade-level appropriate and of interest to
you. A parent/guardian should also approve your choices.
You will find a model of a One-Page Novel Response before the blank templates. Your 2 One-
Page Novel Responses should reflect your best effort, creativity, and imagination.
Have a wonderful summer!
Sincerely,
The Staff of SRMS
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One-Page Novel Responses
Directions:
1. Select and read two grade-level appropriate novels/books of your choice.
2. Complete a template for each of the two novels/books.
3. Use the directions that follow to complete the center rectangle, top, bottom, and sides of template.
4. In each of the remaining four boxes, select and complete one of the options below. If you are
unable to print the assignment template, you may create and complete your own.
5. Reminder: The majority of your grade is based on content, but creative effort also counts. Consult
the attached rubric. Your work should be neat, colorful, and thorough.
6. Summer reading tasks are due to your English teacher on Friday, September 5, 2025.
Options:
Setting & Mood: Draw one of the settings from the book including as much detail as possible. Surround
the drawing with 3 adjectives that describe the mood that the setting helps create.
Symbolism: Draw a key symbol from the book and write a sentence in your own words explaining the
importance of the symbol
Connecting to the Text: Write the title and artist of a school-appropriate song. Write at least 4 lines of
song lyrics that connect to one aspect of the book and a two-sentence explanation of the connection.
Character: Create an image of your character. Around your character, create a word cluster of at least
six character traits.
Rating & Review: Create your own rating system and rate the novel. Write a 3-5 sentence review of the
novel.
Design a Bumper Sticker: Design a bumper sticker that conveys one of the messages or themes of the
novel.
Acrostic Poem: Using the title of the novel, create an acrostic poem using description of or details
about the novel.
Venn Diagram: Create a Venn diagram to compare & contrast two characters from the book.
In this border, write one meaningful quote from the book with the page number.
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In this border, write one meaningful quote from the book with the page number.
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Summer Reading
Authors Listed by Genre
HUMOR SPORTS
Gantos, Jack Alexander, Kwame
Kinney, Jeff Deuker, Carl
Korman, Gordon Feinstein, John
Patterson, James Green, Tim
Greenwald, Tom
HISTORY Lupica, Mike
Boyne, John
Gratz, Alan
Marino, Andy SCIENCE FICTION
Nielsen, Jennifer A. Adams, Douglas
Sepetys, Ruta Cline, Ernest
Skrypuch, Marsha Lore, Pittacus
Tarshis, Lauren Sanderson, Brandon
Shusterman, Neal
Westerfeld, Scott
MYTHOLOGY Yancy, Rick
Riordan, Rick
ADVENTURE DYSTOPIAN
Bowling, Dusti Collins, Suzanne
Brallier, Max Dashner, James
Haddix, Margaret P. Haddix, Margaret P.
Horowitz, Anthony Roth, Veronica
Patterson, James Shusterman, Neal
Paulsen, Gary
Tarshis, Lauren MYSTERY
Cooney, Caroline B.
Duncan, Lois
TEEN FICTION
Gibbs, Stuart
Henry, April
Cabot, Meg Hiaasen, Carl
Cass, Kiera
Jackson, Holly
Dee, Barbara
Johnson, Maureen
De La Cruz, Melissa
McManus, Karen M.
Dessen, Sarah
Han, Jenny
Mass, Wendy WAR
Reynolds, Hannah Gratz, Alan
West, Kasie
Hughes, Dean
Lynch, Chris
Myers, Walter Dean
Tarshis, Lauren
FANTASY REALISTIC FICTION
Aveyard, Victoria
Albom, Mitch
Black, Holly
Bauer, Joan
Clare, Cassandra
Cameron, W. Bruce
Colfer, Eoin
Draper, Sharon
Lu, Marie
Maas, Sarah J. Hinton, S. E.
Lu, Marie Kelly, Erin Entrada
Maas, Sarah J. Korman, Gordon
Nielsen, Jennifer Schmidt, Gary D.
Riggs, Ransom
Rowling, J.K.
Sutherland, Tui T. GRAPHIC NOVELS
Tolkien, J. R. R. Chmakova, Svetlana
Hale, Shannon
Kishimoto, Masashi
Libenson, Terri
HORROR Lloyd, Megan Wagner
Martin, Ann M.
Alexander, K.R.
Miller, Kayla
Carman, Patrick
Pilkey, Dav
Gaiman, Neil Scrivan, Maria
Smith, Jeff
Hahn, Mary Downing
Tarshis, Lauren
Poblocki, Dan Telgemeier, Raina
Stroud, Jonathon Thummler, Brenna
