Grades 5-8 Reading Lists

As you finish each book, record the title, author, and
date finished on one of the waves below. (Only 1 book
per series or author counts for the challenge.) When all
10 waves are complete, turn it in to the school library
or office. Complete the survey on the back for an extra
treat.
All single titles and a selection of each series listed may
be borrowed from the school library. Some titles are
also available digitally, as marked inside. Summer library
hours will be posted at the school office.
Summer Reading Survey
Which book was your favorite?
What did you like about it?
Summer Reading Challenge
Grade 5
If you had the opportunity to be in a movie version of one of the
Reading Log
books, which book would you choose, and which character would you
Faith Baptist Schools 2016
play?
Student Name
Grade in Fall
Parent Signature - indicates student has read all 10 books listed
1
How many of the books had you read before?
How did you choose which books to read?
2
Did you read any other books this summer?
3
If so, about how many?
4
Optional: Below or on a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture of a
scene from any of the books. Which book did you draw a scene from?
5
6
7
8
This summer, read any 10 books from FBS Library’s Top
20 recommendations for 5th-7th grade to earn a trip to
Sky High in the fall. The 5th grade list and covers for the
6th-7th grade lists are inside. All lists are online.
All logs must be submitted by the end of Back to School
9
10
Night to qualify for Sky High.
FBS Library’s Top Twenty
Recommendations for Summer Reading
Going into Grade 5
The Matchlock Gun
Mandie
Walter D. Edmonds
Lois Gladys Leppard
A family protects their home with an antique
matchlock gun during the French and Indian
War. (50 p., JF EDM)
Stories of an adventurous Christian girl and
her friends living in 1900’s North Carolina.
(126-190 p., S MAN)
 Marked titles are available digitally through MackinVia.com
All-of-a-Kind Family
Sydney Taylor
Look into the daily adventures of life for an
immigrant family in New York City in the
early 1900’s (188 p., JF TAY)
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My Havana: Memories
of a Cuban Boyhood
Anything by Author
Matt Christopher
Rosemary Wells
Fiction and nonfiction stories ranging across a
wide spectrum of sports (84-240 p., S CHR)
A young artist draws pictures of his childhood
home. Based on the childhood of architect
Secundino Fernandez. (72 p., JF WEL)
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Running Out of Time
Ben and Me
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Robert Lawson
A girl who thinks she lives in 1840 finds out
that it is really 1996 and her village is a tourist
attraction. (184 p., JF HAD)
A mouse tells the story of his friendship with
Benjamin Franklin. (114 p., JF LAW)
Wolf Storm
Misty of Chincoteague
Dee Garretson
Marguerite Henry
When a blizzard hits with the adults gone, a
group of young actors find themselves in a
real-life role of survival. (275 p., JF GAR)
A young boy and girl hope for the chance to
tame a legendary wild horse. Based on a true
story. (157 p., JF HEN)
Red Rock Mysteries
Jerry B. Jenkins
13-year-old twins won’t rest until they’ve
uncovered the truth behind a variety of
puzzling events. (180-272 p., S RED)
Hardy Boys/Nancy
Drew
Franklin W. Dixon/Carolyn Keene
Teen detectives and their friends solve mysteries. (153-190 p., S HAR or S NAN)
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Star of Light
Stranded
Patricia St. John
Jeff Probst
Worried that his blind baby sister Kinza will be
sold to a beggar, Hamid runs away with her.
(160 p., JF STJ)
Four siblings in a newly blended family find
themselves shipwrecked on a small island with
no adults. (192 p., JF PRO s.Str v.01)
Scholastic Discover
More
Various Authors
A variety of nonfiction books that come with
digital companion books. (80-112 p., Various)
Treasure Island
No Talking
I Survived
Robert Louis Stevenson
Andrew Clements
Lauren Tarshis
When Jim sets sail to find a buried treasure,
none of the people in charge realize that most
of the crew are pirates. (136 p., C STE Tre)
When the most talkative class in school suddenly stops talking, no one else is quite sure
what to make of it. (146 p., JF CLE)
Historical and contemporary fiction stories
set in times of dangerous events.
(112 p., JF TAR s.Sur)
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The Borrowers
New Kid Catastrophes
Trailblazers
Mary Norton
Bill Meyers
Dave & Neta Jackson
A family of tiny people live in a house furnished
by supplies “borrowed” from humans.
(176 p., JF NOR)
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When two kids from the future visit to study
TJ for their history project, they don’t plan on
getting stuck here. (146 p., JF MYE s.TJ v.01)
Historical fiction tells the stories of famous
Christians while focusing on fictional characters around them. (86-160 p., S TRA)
As you finish each book, record the title, author, and
date finished on one of the waves below. (Only 1 book
per series or author counts for the challenge.) When all
10 waves are complete, turn it in to the school library
or office. Complete the survey on the back for an extra
treat.
All single titles and a selection of each series listed may
be borrowed from the school library. Some titles are
also available digitally, as marked inside. Summer library
hours will be posted at the school office.
Summer Reading Survey
Which book was your favorite?
What did you like about it?
Summer Reading Challenge
Grade 6
If you had the opportunity to be in a movie version of one of the
Reading Log
books, which book would you choose, and which character would you
Faith Baptist Schools 2016
play?
Student Name
Grade in Fall
Parent Signature - indicates student has read all 10 books listed
1
How many of the books had you read before?
How did you choose which books to read?
2
Did you read any other books this summer?
3
If so, about how many?
4
Optional: Below or on a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture of a
scene from any of the books. Which book did you draw a scene from?
5
6
7
8
This summer, read any 10 books from the FBS Library’s
Top 20 recommendations for 6th-8th grade to earn a
trip to Sky High in the fall. The 6th grade list and covers
for the 7th-8th grade lists are inside. All lists are online.
All logs must be submitted by the end of Back to School
9
10
Night to qualify for Sky High.
FBS Library’s Top Twenty
Recommendations for Summer Reading
Going into Grade 6
A Mutiny in Time
The Runaway King
James Dashner
Jennifer Nielsen
Prince Jaron’s story continues as he makes
surprising decisions in his new role as king.
(352 p., F NIE s.Asc v.02)
Three kids travel back in time to fix history
before the world is destroyed.
(192 p., S INF v.01)
 Marked titles are available digitally through MackinVia.com
The Fourteenth Goldfish
Unsinkable
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Jennifer L. Holm
Gordon Karman
Conn and Hal Iggulden
When Ellie realizes the teenager her mother
has just brought back from the police station is
actually her grandfather, life gets interesting.
(208 p., F HOL)
Four teens from varying backgrounds get pulled
into a mystery on board the Titanic. (176 p., JF
KOR s.Tit v.01)
A how-to guide for all things “boy”.
(270 p., Juv 031 IGG)
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The City of Ember
Escape from Warsaw
Ian Serraillier
When soldiers arrive at their home during
WWII, three children escape to the roof and
start a long journey in search of their parents.
(160 p., JF SER)
Richard Bernstein
With supplies running low, two young friends
start looking for a way to leave the 241-yearold underground city they have grown up in.
(270 p., JF DUP)
This biography follows a poor Chinese ballet
dancer who worked her way into the Bejing
Dance Academy. (288 p., B 792 LI)
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A Little Princess or
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Five Little Peppers and How They
Grew
Passages
Paul McCusker
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Margaret Sidney
A poor family shows that money isn’t necessary for happiness. (124 p., JF SID)
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A Girl Named Faithful Plum
Jeanne Duprau
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Children find themselves in an alternate
world with parallels to events from the
Old Testament. (192-224 p., JF MCC s.Pas)
Sarah is reduced to a servant after word
comes that her wealthy father has died , and
Cedric is pulled from rags to riches when his
grandfather, a lord, brings him to England
(96-149 p., JF BUR)
Free Runner
Jennifer Hawes
A daredevil from California isn’t pleased to
hear he’ll be moving to London, then finds his
Dad is missing soon after they arrive.
(157 p., JF HAW)
Dear America
Various Authors
“Who Could That Be at This Hour?”
Historical fiction in the form of diaries. While
the main series has all female narrators from
American history, sub-series include My Name
is America (boys) and Royal Diaries (princesses
from around the world). (106-300 p., S DEA)
Lemony Snicket
The first of four books that should never have
been written about questions that should never
have been asked. (258 p., JF SNI s.All v.01)
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We The Children
Andrew Clements
Strange circumstances leave Benjamin Pratt
fighting to keep his school from being replaced
by an amusement park. (160 p., JF CLE s.Ben)
The Cooper Kids
Sophia’s War
Frank Peretti
Avi
The Revolutionary War is raging in America.
Young Sophia Calderwood decides to fight
for justice.
(302 p., JF AVI)
Homer Price
Rules
Robert McCloskey
A collection of 6 humorous short stories about
a boy in a small town. (149 p., JF MCC)
Cynthia Lord
A paraplegic boy who can’t talk teaches a girl
not to be embarrassed by her autistic younger
brother. (191 p., F LOR)
Two young teens find adventures and truth
while traveling with their archeologist dad.
(125-160 p., JF PER s.Coo)
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Note: Mayday at 2500 and Trapped at the Bottom
of the Sea do not count for the challenge.
Trixie Belden
Julie Campbell
A group of friends form a club while solving
mysteries and going on adventures.
(213-272 p., S TRI)
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As you finish each book, record the title, author, and
date finished on one of the waves below. (Only 1 book
per series or author counts for the challenge.) When all
10 waves are complete, turn it in to the school library
or office. Complete the survey on the back for an extra
treat.
All single titles and a selection of each series listed may
be borrowed from the school library. Some titles are
also available digitally, as marked inside. Summer library
hours will be posted at the school office.
Summer Reading Survey
Which book was your favorite?
What did you like about it?
Summer Reading Challenge
Grade 7
If you had the opportunity to be in a movie version of one of the
Reading Log
books, which book would you choose, and which character would you
Faith Baptist Schools 2016
play?
Student Name
Grade in Fall
Parent Signature - indicates student has read all 10 books listed
1
How many of the books had you read before?
How did you choose which books to read?
2
Did you read any other books this summer?
3
If so, about how many?
4
Optional: Below or on a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture of a
scene from any of the books. Which book did you draw a scene from?
5
6
7
8
This summer, read any 10 books from FBS Library’s Top
20 recommendations for 7th-9th grade to earn a trip to
Sky High in the fall. The 7th grade list and covers for the
8th-9th grade lists are inside. All lists are online.
All logs must be submitted by the end of Back to School
9
10
Night to qualify for Sky High.
FBS Library’s Top Twenty
Recommendations for Summer Reading
Going into Grade 7
 Marked titles are available digitally through MackinVia.com
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
Six unusual families are invited to a new apartment
building only to find that each has someone listed
in Sam Westing’s $200 million dollar will, but to
get their share they must first play in his final
game - solving his murder. (182 p., F RAS)
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates
Mary Mapes Dodge
The Trumpeter of Krakow
The Wheel on the School
Eric P. Kelly
Meindert DeJong
A young trumpeter in medieval Krakow is
caught in adventure and intrigue as he strives
to protect both the Great Tarnov Crstal and
the city from the plundering Tartars.
(208 p., JF KEL)
Hatchet
The Twenty-One Balloons
Gary Paulsen
William Pene du Bois
When his plane crashes in the wilderness,
Brian is left with nothing but a hatchet to help
him survive. (186 p., JF PAU)
When a quirky professor takes off over the
Pacific Ocean in a single hot air balloon and is
found 3 weeks later in the Atlantic Ocean floating in the midst of 21 balloons, everyone wants
to know what happened. (179 p., JF DuB)
A Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur’s Court
Mark Twain
A Dutch boy enters a skating competition on
homemade wooden skates because his family
desperately needs the prize money.
(148 p., JF DOD)
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A factory supervisor from 1889 has to use his
Yankee ingenuity and knowledge of his old life
after waking in King Arthur’s Britain.
(314 p., C TWA Con)
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Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
This clever twist on a fairytale shows that there
is a difference between obedient actions and
choosing to obey. The book is significantly better than the movie, and the audio version (on
Mackin) really brings it to life. (232 p., JF LEV)
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Six school children set out to bring the
storks, a sign of good luck, back to their
Dutch fishing village. (204 p., JF DeJ)
Brainwashed
Paul Aertker
A group of international teenagers travel to
France in an effort to stop a brainwashing
ceremony that could potentially erase their
past. (288 p., F AER s.Cri v.01)
I, Q: Independence Hall
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Roland Smith
Patricia Reilly Giff
Q and his new stepsister Angela find themselves in a strange, secret group of ex-spies
when they set off on a year-long tour with
their parents’ new band. (302 p., F SMI s.IQ)
Foster child Hollis Woods has been in one
home after another. Hitting it off with elderly
Josie, she realizes everything will change again
if the social worker finds out that Josie is
slowly becoming senile. (166 p., JF GIF)
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Project Mulberry
The Indian in the Cupboard
Tenton Lee Stewart
Linda Sue Park
Lynne Reid Banks
Four children answer a mysterious ad and join
a competition for a chance at joining a top
secret mission. (360 p., JF STE s.Mys)
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Chasing Vermeer
Blue Balliett
“This bewitching first novel is a puzzle,
wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.” - Amazon
(254 p., JF BAL)
Julia and Patrick decide to grow silkworms for
state fair, but Korean Julia worries it might not
be American enough. Conversations between
the main character and the author make
unique chapter transitions. (225 p., F PAR)
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When Omri uses a mysterious skeleton key to
lock his new toy Indian in a cupboard, he
doesn’t realize that turning the key will bring
the toy to life. (181 p., JF BAN s.Ind v.01)
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
The One and Only Ivan
Jeanne Birdsall
Katherine Applegate
After learning that their aunt is trying to play
matchmaker for their widowed father, four
sisters decide the only way to stop her is to
set him up with such dreadful dates he will
never want to date again. (308 p., F BIR)
After spending 27 years as a tourist attraction
in a small mall, Ivan sees his life through new
eyes when a baby elephant is brought in.
(320 p., F APP)
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Hold Fast
The Resisters
Blue Balliett
Eric Nyland
Early’s father goes missing and she must uncover the mystery behind his disappearance. As
danger closes in, Early and her family are
forced to move into a city shelter.
(274p., JF BAL)
Ethan Blackwood has to choose between
returning to his old, alien-free life, which he
now knows was a lie, or becoming a Resister
and helping to fight the aliens’ monster bug
robots. (210 p., F NYL s.Res)
Eight Cousins
Louisa May Alcott
Seven male cousins and an uncle with unorthodox ideas about child rearing help a sickly girl
grow healthy. (102 p., C ALC Eig)
Note: any book by this author counts, but
this is Mrs. Sturm’s personal favorite.

As you finish each book, record the title, author, and
date finished on one of the waves below. (Only 1 book
per series or author counts for the challenge.) When all
10 waves are complete, turn it in to the school library
or office. Complete the survey on the back for an extra
treat.
All single titles and a selection of each series listed may
be borrowed from the school library. Some titles are
also available digitally, as marked inside. Summer library
hours will be posted at the school office.
Summer Reading Survey
Which book was your favorite?
What did you like about it?
Summer Reading Challenge
Grade 8
If you had the opportunity to be in a movie version of one of the
Reading Log
books, which book would you choose, and which character would you
Faith Baptist Schools 2016
play?
Student Name
Grade in Fall
Parent Signature - indicates student has read all 10 books listed
1
How many of the books had you read before?
How did you choose which books to read?
2
Did you read any other books this summer?
3
If so, about how many?
4
Optional: Below or on a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture of a
scene from any of the books. Which book did you draw a scene from?
5
6
7
8
This summer, read any 10 books from FBS Library’s Top
20 recommendations for 8th-10th grade to earn a trip
to Sky High in the fall. The 8th grade list and covers for
the 9th-10th grade lists are inside. All lists are online.
All logs must be submitted by the end of Back to School
9
10
Night to qualify for Sky High.
FBS Library’s Top Twenty
Recommendations for Summer Reading
Going into Grade 8
The Lacemaker and the Princess
Incident at Hawk’s Hill
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Allan W. Eckert
Just before the French Revolution, a poor
lacemaker becomes a paid companion for
Marie Antoinette’s daughter and has to decide
where her loyalties lie. (208 p., JF BRA)
After getting lost on the prairie, a small 6year-old survives with a aid from a badger.
(173 p., JF ECK)
 Marked titles are available digitally through MackinVia.com
Tuck Everlasting
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Jean Craighead George
Natalie Babbitt
Avi
A boy runs away from New York City
to his Grandfather's uninhabited land,
where he makes a home in a hollow tree
and his only friends are animals
(166 p., JF GEO)
After drinking from a magical spring, the Tuck
family lives on at their current ages. When a
young girl stumbles upon their secret, she inadvertently draws the attention of a fortune hunter
determined to find the spring. (139 p., JF BAB)
"How odd, I thought: it had taken my mother's
death, Father Quinel's murder, and the desire
of others to kill me for me to claim a life of my
own." (310 p., F AVI)
My Side of the Mountain
A Mango-Shaped Space
Wendy Mass
A girl who sees sounds and senses specific
colors for each words and number has kept her
unique view of the world a secret since first
grade. Now 13, circumstances beyond her
control force her to admit the truth.
(221 p., F MAS)
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The Name of This Book is Secret
The Thief Lord
Pseudonymous Bosch
“Not only is the name of this book secret, the
story inside is, too. For it contains a secret. A
Big Secret.” (360 p., JF BOS s.Sec)
Cornelia Funke
Two runaway orphans find a home with a
group of children living in an old theater and
led by a boy who calls himself The Thief Lord.
(349 p., JF LOR)
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Prisoner B-3087
All the Answers
Mission Unstoppable
Alan Gratz
Kate Messner
Dan Gutman
The true story of a boy who survived ten
different concentration camps over the course
of 6 years, starting when he was just 10 years
old. (272 p., F GRA)
What would you do if you realized your
pencil would give the answer to any factual
question written with it? (256 p., JF MES)
A 3,000 mile road trip becomes more exciting
when twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald realize
they are on a list of “Young American Geniuses” wanted by a secret government group,
(290 p., F GUT)
Jacob DeShazer:
Forgive Your Enemies
Geoff and Janet Benge
A WWII aviator who flew with Doolittle’s
Raiders returns to Japan as a missionary after
spending most of the war in a POW camp
there. (224 p., JBio 940 DES)
Redwall
Along the Tracks
Brian Jacques
Tamar Bergman
A mouse takes on an evil rat in this epic adventure. (333 p., F JAC)
Historical fiction based on a true story, this
book tells how a Jewish family fled Poland for
the Soviet Union and of a young boy’s search
for his family after they get separated.
(256 p., F BER)
The Horse and His Boy
False Coin, True Coin
Gentle Ben
C. S. Lewis
Lois Diick
Walt Morey
Two runaways—a slave boy and a noble girl—
attempting to reach Narnia find themselves instead
in the midst of a Calormene plot to overthrow it.
(224 p., JF LEW s.Nar v.03)
Cissy Nidd endures the horrors of the plague
and the Great Fire of London, she learns the
difference between deceit and righteousness,
between the false and true. (172p.,JF DIC)
After his brother’s death, Mark befriends a
grizzly bear named Ben. Local townspeople,
however, do not look so kindly on the bear.
(191 p., JF MOR)
Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things
Elsie Dinsmore: Elsie’s Endless Wait
Cynthia Voigt
Martha Finley
When Max’s parents disappear under strange
and mysterious circumstances, he sets up a new
life as a Finder of Lost Things as he searches for
answers. (400 p., F VOI)
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Revised from the 1868 original, this book
following a young, tenderhearted girl as she
leans on God’s love and hopes her earthly
father, who she has never met, will someday
return and love her as well. (204 p., S ELS v.1)
The Seven Sleepers
Gilbert L. Morris
Josh and his friends are sent on dangerous and
challenging voyages to conquer the forces of
darkness in the new world. (144-182 p. S SLE)