As I've mentioned before, two of our nieces will be attending the Advanced Math & Science Academy (AMSA) charter school in the fall, and they have shared with me their summer reading lists.
Here's the 2012-2013 8th Grade Reading List:
World Literature (REQUIRED)
Beowulf, translated by Burton Raffel ISBN 9780451530967
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by Burton Raffel ISBN 9780451531193
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer ISBN 0553210823
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri ISBN 0451208633
Summer Reading
(Read both of the following:)
The House of Scorpion / Nancy Farmer
Hero / Mike Lupic
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