Middle School Summer Reading

The following list is the required summer reading for Middle School for the upcoming 2026–2027 school year.

6th Grade

Choose one of the following:

  • “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle
  • “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds
7th Grade
  • “The Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin
8th Grade
  • “When We Flew Away” by Alice Hoffman
Honors
  • “When We Flew Away” by Alice Hoffman
  • “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Middle School Calendar

  • Apr 20
    Monday

    Standford 10 testing 6th and 7th grades

  • Apr 20
    Monday

    Standford 10 testing 6th and 7th grades

  • May 14
    Thursday

    8th grade class day

  • May 22
    Friday

    Father /Daughter 8th grade Rafting trip

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