Your performance in that assignment will be the first indication to your teacher of your ability as a reader and as a student and will be included as a part of your first trimester grade. We recommend strongly that you bring the books you read with you when you return to school in the fall. New students enrolled after August 1st will be required to read and be able to report on two books, one from the list. We encourage that as you read, you keep a journal or mark your place with an index card on which you can jot down particular questions you may have or significant passages from the book you want to remember. Notice the development of the plot, the importance of setting, the portrayal of characters, and the theme and tone of the book.
Eighth graders read only one other book from the list.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Mildred D., Taylor. Dandelion Wine Burnett, Frances Hodgeson. The Secret Garden Carter, Forrest. The Education of Little Tree Cooper, Susan. I Am The Cheese Craven, Margaret.