Daniels Middle School
Dear Parents,
The faculty at Daniels enlists your help in challenging your student to read often during the summer months to prevent a deterioration of reading skills
during the weeks that the students are on vacation. Research shows that all students learn “more slowly in the summer but some do worse than slow down;
they actually go into reverse….”(Trelease, Summer Reading brochure, 2010). Please encourage your student to read daily! The titles below are some of the most
popular in the Daniels media center – they are not required, and we encourage the students to read what interests them.
Also, check the Daniels website for links to additional reading lists. As an added incentive this summer we are launching a reading challenge for our
students called Step into Reading. Information about the program can be found on the Daniels Website and on the accompanied flyer. Updates and
announcements about the summer reading program will be placed on the website and phone messages from Dr. Battle.
Have a happy, book filled summer!
The Daniels Staff
Some Favorite Authors and Titles at Daniels Middle School:
39 Clues Series (several authors)
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Paulsen, Gary
Book 1 The Maze of Bones By Rick Riordan
Found (Book 1 The Missing series)
Hatchet
Bosch, Pseudonymous – The Secret Series
Hawkins, Rachel
Pfeffer, Susan
Brewer, Heather
Hex Hall series
Life As We Knew It (Book 1 in series)
Eighth Grade Bites (Book 1 in Vladimir Tod
Hiaasen, Carl
Riordan, Rick
Series)
Chomp
The Lightning Thief (Book 1 Percy Jackson Series)
Clare, Cassandra
Holub, Joan
The Red Pyramid (Book 1 The Kane Chronicles
City of Bones (Book 1 in the Mortal
Athena the Brain (Bk 1 Goddess Girls series)
series)
Instruments Series)
Horowitz, Anthony
The Lost Hero (Book 1 The Heroes of Olympus
Collins, Suzanne
Stormbreaker (Book 1 Alex Rider series)
series)
The Hunger Games Trilogy for older readers
Nightrise (Bk 1 Gatekeeper series)
Rowling, J. K.
Condie, Ally
Hunter, Erin
Harry Potter series
Matched (Bk 1 in trilogy)
Into the Wild (Book 1 The Warriors series)
Russell, Rachel
Dashner, James
Kibuishi, Kazu
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Maze Runner (Book 1 in Series)
The Stonekeeper ( Book 1 Amulet Series)
(Book 1 Dork Diaries series)
Dessen, Sarah
Kinney, Jeff
Scott, Michael
What Happened to Goodbye
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
The Alchemyst (Book 1 The Secrets of the
Draper, Sharon
Korman, Gordan – YA Action/Adventure
Immortal
Out of My Mind
Lerangis, Peter
Nicholas Flamel series)
Feinstein, John – YA Sports Themed Books
The Colossus Rises
Smith, Jeff
Flanagan, John
Lowry, Lois
Out from Boneville (Book 1 Bone graphic novel
The Ruins of Gorlan
Son (sequel to The Giver publ. 2012)
series)
(Book 1 The Ranger’s Apprentice series)
Lupica, Mike – YA Sports Themed Books
Smith, Roland – YA Action/Adventure
The Brotherband Chronicles Bk 1: The
Palacio, R. J.
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Outcasts
Wonder
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Book 1 in series)
Green, Tim - YA Sports Themed Books
Patterson, James
Westerfeld, Scott
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Maximum Ride series
Uglies (Book 1 in Series)
Among the Hidden (Book 1 The Shadow
Daniel X series
Children series)
Witch & Wizard series