8th Grade WAVE North Fall Semester Reading List
2016-2017
Mandatory Summer Reading
Read Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 by Elisa Carbone. Complete the summer assignment, and bring the
book with you to class in August. The summer assignment will be distributed in 7th grade ELA to all rising 8th
WAVE students. It will also be available online through ccisd.net.
Optional Summer Reading
You may choose to read one book from the 2016 Lone Star reading list for extra credit. When you return in the
fall, you will complete an online reading response about the book in order to receive five points extra credit on
the first major grade. You will also need to submit the signature form on the back of this page.
Mandatory Fall Reading
Historical Fiction/Coming of Age novels (choose one)
 Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
 Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
 Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
 Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
 Two Girls of Gettysburg by Lisa Klein
 Beyond the Burning Time by Kathryn Lasky
 The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
 Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
 The Secret of Sarah Revere by Ann Rinaldi
 Wolf by the Ears by Ann Rinaldi
Required by all students during the school year
 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Mandatory spring semester reading list will be distributed in Humanities class and posted
on ItsLearning before winter break.
Note about choice books: Please understand that as our students grow up, so too, does some of the content in
books that are designed to meet their reading interests. Some Young Adult novels contain an increased amount
of mature themes, language, and imagery. Additionally, several Young Adult authors also publish other books
within the high school and adult fiction genre. With this in mind, please consider supporting your student’s
book selection by reviewing the summary/blurb on the back cover, as well as skimming through the text.
We want your child’s reading experience to be pleasant and motivating. At school, we discuss this with the
students, reminding them to, “…choose books that are just right for them, and for their family.”
WAVE Eighth Grade Summer 2016 Reading
Eighth grade WAVE students are required to read ONE book over the summer: Blood on the River by Elisa
Carbone. They must also complete the 8th grade WAVE Humanities Summer 2016 assignment, the Blood on
the River triple timeline graphic organizer. This assignment was distributed in 7th grade ELA May 27, 2016.
The assignment is available on ccisd.net. Students may choose to read one additional book for extra credit.
The extra credit book must be selected from the list below:
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Extra Credit: ONE Lone Star 2016 novel
Altebrando, Tara. The Battle of Darcy Lane. Running Press Kids, 2014. ISBN: 9780762449484
Brown, Jennifer. How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel.
Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, 2015. ISBN: 9781619634541
Buckley, Michael. Undertow. Harcourt Brace and Company, 2015. ISBN: 9780544348257
Caine, Rachel. Ink and Bone. New American Library, 2015. ISBN: 9780451472397
Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. Moving Target. Scholastic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780545773188
Graff, Lisa. Lost in the Sun. Philomel Books, 2015. ISBN: 9780399164064
Hoose, Phillip. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 2015. ISBN: 9780374300227
Larson, M.A. Pennyroyal Academy. Putnam Publishing Group, 2014. ISBN: 9780399163241
Laurie, Victoria. When. Disney-Hyperion, 2015. ISBN: 9781484700082
Laybourne, Emmy. Sweet. Feiwel & Friends, 2015. ISBN: 9781250055194
Maetani, Valynne E. Ink and Ashes. Tu Books, 2015. ISBN: 9781620142110
Nielsen, Jennifer A. A Night Divided. Scholastic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780545682428
Nielsen, Susin. We Are All Made of Molecules. Wendy Lamb Books, 2015. ISBN: 9780553496864
Priest, Cherie. I Am Princess X. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015. ISBN: 9780545620857
Reynolds, Jason. The Boy in the Black Suit. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN:
9781442459502
Schreiber, Joe. Con Academy. Harcourt Brace and Company, 2015. ISBN: 9780544320208
Shine, Joe. I Become Shadow. Soho Teen, 2014. ISBN: 9781616953584
Swendson, Shanna. Rebel Mechanics: All is Fair in Love and Revolution. Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2015. ISBN: 9780374300098
Toten, Teresa. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. Delacorte Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780553507867
Yeh, Kat. The Truth About Twinkie Pie. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN:
9780316236621
Summer Extra Credit Reading Acknowledgement
During the summer of 2016, I read Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone, and the 2016 Lone Star book written below. I
will be prepared to write an online reading response about the Lone Star book in the fall in order to receive my extra
credit points. The reading response form will be available on ItsLearning during the first week of school. Five points
will be added to the first major grade for completion of the extra credit.
Student Name: _____________________________ Lone Star book title:___________________________
Student Signature: __________________________ Parent Signature: _____________________________