Beginning with rising first graders, Gesher students have required summer reading.  
Summer reading books are used for class reading and writing assignments at the beginning of the year. Therefore, these books may either be above or below an individual student’s independent reading level.  If the assigned summer reading is above a student’s reading level, they will need additional support to complete their reading.  They can read with a parent, a parent can read to them or they can listen to the book on tape. All students in third grade and higher are required to own copies of the summer reading in order to bring the books to school for assignments.  Please buy the books for the grade your student will be entering in September.  Books can be purchased through Amazon, barnesandnoble.com, Borders bookstores and borders.com.

1st grade
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush -Tome de Paola
 It Could Always be Worse - Margot Zemach

2nd grade
Ira Sleeps Over - Bernard Waber
The Keeping Quilt  -Patricia Polacco

3rd grade
Class President ( Marvin Redpost) - Louis Sachar
Molly’s in a Mess - Suzy Kline

4th grade
Chocolate Fever - Robert Kimmel Smith
Fourth Grade Rats - Jerry Spinelli

5th grade
Something Upstairs - Avi
The Great Gilly Hopkins - Katherine Paterson
The Landry News – Andrew Clements

6th grade
Crash - Jerry Spinelli
Samir and Yonatan - Danielle Carmi
Crazy Lady - Jane Conly
                                        
7th Grade
Surviving the Applewhites - Stephanie Tolan
Running out of Time - Margaret Haddix
Freak the Mighty - Rodman Philbrick
                                                                           
8th Grade   
You are required to read four books.  Nothing But the Truth , The Man From the Other Side or One More River,  one selection from Group A and one selection from Group B.  You are also required to watch the movie Fiddler on the Roof.

Required         
Nothing But the Truth - Avi     
The Man From the Other Side – Uri Orlev
        OR
One More River – Lynne Reid Banks  

A- Choose one from this group- autobiography

King of the Mild Frontier - Chris Crutcher
Knots in My Yo-Yo String – Jerry Spinelli
Into Thin Air - John Krakhauer

B - Choose one from this group - fiction

Haunting of Alaizabel Cray – Chris Wooding
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith
Fat Kid Rules the World – K.L. Going