Middle School
Supply List & Summer Reading
Students at each middle school grade level are assigned one mandatory summer reading book to be completed before the start of the school year on August 26.

Summer Reading 25-26

List of 4 items.

  • Sixth Grade

    Required Reading:
    Thirst by Varsha Bajaj
    ISBN-10: 0593354419
    Book cover
  • Seventh Grade

    Required Reading:
    Alone, by Megan E. Freeman
    ISBN-10: 1534467572
    Book cover
  • Eighth Grade

    Required Reading:
    They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei
    ISBN-10: 1603094504
    Book cover
  • Optional Additional Summer Reading

    Below is a list of books that New Roads Middle School teachers and administrators love and recommend to you. These are great suggestions for you to explore over the summer. What you read is your choice, and you are not required to read the books listed.

    Parents, we encourage you to reference https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ in order to research age and developmental appropriateness for your student if you have a specific concern. 

    Mark Vickers-Willis, K-8 Director
    The Overstory by Richard Powers
    Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

    Dan Kearney, K-8 Assistant Director
    The Diary of Anne Frank: A Graphic Adaptation by Anne Frank, Ari Folman, David Polonsky 
    I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
     
    Caitlin Hoey-Klick, Divisional Manager
    Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
    The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

    Hayley Sherer, K-8 Counselor 
    The Inheritance Games Series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    Jessica Fischbein, English Department Chair 
    Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
    Legend by Marie Lu

    Larry Friedman, English Teacher
    Coraline by Neil Gaiman
    Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (rising 8th graders)

    Bob Cloer, Science Teacher & Robotics Chair
    The Pearl by John Steinbeck
    A Long Way Home: A Memoir by Saroo Brierley
     
    Nishat Alikhan, Science Teacher
    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
    Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario (YA Version)

    Diana Levi, Mathematics Teacher
    Wonder by R. J. Palacio
    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

    Barbara Ransom, Mathematics Teacher
    Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J Maas
    ​​I am Number Four (series) by Pittacus Lore

    Sadie Yarrington, Dance Department Chair 
    The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
    Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

    Antonia Carnevale, Drama Department Chair 
    What It Is by Lynda Barry (6-8)
    Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (7-8)

    Leah Hamilton, Spanish Teacher 
    Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín
    The Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes

Supply List 25-26

List of 3 items.

  • Sixth Grade

    Please make sure that you have secured these items for the school year.  

    Required
    • Backpack (with student name)
    • Pens (blue and black)
    • Pencils/Eraser
    • Highlighter
    • Colorful pen for corrections
    • Set of colored pencils
    • Post-Its
    • Headphones (labeled with your name, for in-class use only when allowed by teacher)
    • Ruler (with metric and imperial measures)
    • Refillable water bottle (with student name on it)
    Supplies By Subject: We recommend color coding supplies by subject area to support organization, but this is optional.
    English- Red
    Science- White
    Spanish- Yellow
    History - Blue
    Math- Green

    English: 1 college or wide-ruled Composition book
    Science: 3-ring lab folder, 1-inch folder, loose leaf wide or college ruled paper,
    Spanish: Composition notebook
    History: one subject spiral notebook
    Math: One spiral notebook, spiral notebook with a pocket
    All Subjects:1 Accordion Folder
     
    Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2
    2 Graph Ruled Composition Notebooks-(Not need for Spiral notebook with a pocket)
    Scientific calculator TI-30
     
    Geometry Only:
    Compass & Protractor
    Optional:
    Glue Stick
    Markers
    Flash Cards
  • Seventh Grade

    Please make sure that you have secured these items for the school year. 

    Required
    • Backpack (with student name)
    • Pens (blue and black)
    • Pencils/Eraser
    • Highlighter
    • Colorful pen for corrections
    • Set of colored pencils
    • Post-Its
    • Headphones (labeled with your name, for in-class use only when allowed by teacher)
    • Ruler (with metric and imperial measures)
    • Refillable water bottle (with student name on it)
    Supplies By Subject: We recommend color coding supplies by subject area to support organization, but this is optional.
    English- Red
    Science- White
    Spanish- Yellow
    History - Blue
    Math- Green

    English:
    • 1 college-ruled composition book
    • 2 pocket folders
    Science:
    • 1 composition book
    • 1 spiral notebook
    • 2 pocket folders
    Spanish:
    • 1 composition notebook
    • 2 pocket folders
    History:
    Math:
    Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2
    2 Graph Ruled Composition Notebooks-(Not need for Spiral notebook with a pocket)
    Scientific calculator TI-30
     
    Geometry Only:
     
    Optional:
    Glue Stick
    Markers
    Flash Cards
  • Eighth Grade

    Please make sure that you have secured these items for the school year. 

    Required
    • Backpack (with student name)
    • Pens (blue and black)
    • Pencils/Eraser
    • Highlighter
    • Colorful pen for corrections
    • Set of colored pencils
    • Post-Its
    • Headphones (labeled with your name, for in-class use only when allowed by teacher)
    • Ruler (with metric and imperial measures)
    • Refillable water bottle (with student name on it)
    Supplies By Subject: We recommend color coding supplies by subject area to support organization, but this is optional.
    English- Red
    Science- White
    Spanish- Yellow
    History - Blue
    Math- Green

    English:
    • 1 college-ruled composition notebook
    Science:
    • 1 composition book
    • 1 spiral notebook
    • 2 pocket folders
    Spanish:
    • 1 composition notebook
    • 2 pocket folders
    History:
    • 3-ring college-ruled spiral notebook with a pocket
    Math:
     
    Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2
    2 Graph Ruled Composition Notebooks-(Not need for Spiral notebook with a pocket)
    Scientific calculator TI-30
     
    Geometry Only:
     
    Optional:
    Glue Stick
    Markers
    Flash Cards
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