Middle School ELA Summer Work
Part 1: Reading Assignment for Religion
All students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will read Saint Joan the Girl Soldier by Louis de Wohl. You can click here for the required version, but you may purchase it wherever you choose.
There will be an assignment in Religion upon return to school.
Part 2: ELA Reading Assignment
Students will read one book from the selections for their grade level and complete the Summer Reading Assignment 2026.
Grade 6 Options
- CS Lewis, and books from the Chronicles of Narnia series
- Alan Gratz – Refugee, Ground Zero, Two Degrees, or Allies
- Wilson Rawls – Where the Red Fern Grows
- Robert Weintraub – No Better Friend: A Man, A Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II
Grade 7 Options
- Esther Forbes – Johnny Tremain
- Laurie Halse Anderson – Chains, or Fever 1793
- Margot Lee Shetterly – Hidden Figures – Young Readers Edition
- Robert Weintraub – No Better Friend: A Man, A Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II
- Christinia Soontornvat – All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team
Grade 8 Options
- Jack London – White Fang
- JRR Tolkien – The Lord of the Rings
- Robert Weintraub – No Better Friend: A Man, A Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II
- Christinia Soontornvat – All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team