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Welcome to Summer Reading!

Here are the assignments, by grade level. All of the summer reading titles are readily available at local bookstores, public libraries and online retailers, and in a variety of formats (see notes.) Download the complete list

Grade 4
El Deafo by Cece Bell
  • available as an ebook 

Grade 5
Belle Teal by Ann M. Martin
  • available as an ebook and audiobook 

Hoot by Carl Hiassen
  • available as an ebook and audiobook 

Grade 6
Good Masters, Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
  • available as an ebook and audiobook 

The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
  • available as an ebook and audiobook 

Grade 7
March Book 1 by John Lewis 
      Students can read beyond the requirement and continue with March Book 2, if they choose.
  • available as an ebook and audiobook 

George Washington Spy Master by Thomas Allen
  • available as an audiobook 

Grade 8
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
  • available as an ebook and audiobook 

March Book 3 by John Lewis 
  • available as an eBook
  • Most incoming 8th grade students have read March Book 2. It is advised that those students who have not read visit their local library to find a copy, before reading Book 3.

Additional Summer Reading Suggestions

Looking for a few good books? Explore these suggested reading lists from our local libraries and book sellers, and more!

Massachusett's Libraries Summer Reading Program: On Your Mark, Get Set...READ!
Newton Free Library
Needham Public Library
Brookline Public Library
Boston Public Library

Contact: audrey.borus@ssdsboston.org
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston
Newton, MA 02459
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