What Kids Are Reading in Rye?

Rye middle schoolers ended the school year with marching orders to complete two books over the summer, one mandatory reading title and a list of suggestions for the other.

Check out the titles on the Rye Middle School reading list available in the :

Sixth Grade

Mandatory:

Schooled, Gordon Korman

Suggested Titles:

• Black Stallion, Walter Farley
• Alabama Moon, Watt Key
• Miss Spitfire, Sarah Miller

Seventh Grade

Mandatory Title:

Name of This Book is Secret, Pseudonymous Bosch

Suggested Titles:

• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
• Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree, Lauren Tarshis
• Puzzling World of Winston Breen, Eric Berlin

Eighth Grade

Mandatory Title:

Matched, Ally Condie

Suggested Titles:

• Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton
• Upon the Head of the Goat, Aranka Siegal
• Warriors Don't Cry, Melba Pattillo Beals

By now, your tweens should be fully immersed in their first book, if not on to the second or third page-turner.

How are your kids doing with their summer reading? Are they sticking to the list or finding gems of their own?

And what are you reading? Check in for more information about the summer reading lists.