Westfield Middle School Summer Reading 2025
6th Grade
Darkroom
by K. R. Alexander
J F ALE

Bea and Rochelle (Crimson and Butterfly to their streaming public) are unlikely best friends who are in the early stages of launching a streaming career. When they find an indie game called Dark(room), it looks like just the right tool to add to their subscriber numbers and maybe even generate some revenue. A game that allow you to see ghosts, how cool is that? But this game turns into a nightmare for Bea and Rochelle because those ghosts might just be real... 
Zach's Lie
by Roland Smith
YA F SMI

Jack Osborne's life changes forever the night men in masks break into his house, threaten Jack and his family, and ransack their home. Jack then discovers the reason these men have come into their lives-his father has been arrested for drug trafficking.

Jack, his mother, and his sister are then forced to enter Witness Security Program. Jack becomes "Zach" and moves to Elko, Nevada, a town in the middle of nowhere. There he meets Sam, the strangest school custodian he has ever encountered, and Catalin, a girl who might make Zach's uprooting worth the trouble. But just as Zach finally begins to piece together a new life, he finds himself in danger again-and this time his actions could determine the fates of everyone he cares about.
The Maze of Bones
by Rick Riordan
J F THI

At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members. 
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
by Georgia Bragg
J 920 BRA

Over the course of history men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess--especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. How They Croaked relays all the gory details of how nineteen world figures gave up the ghost. Readers will be fascinated well past the final curtain, and feel lucky to live in a world with painkillers, X-rays, soap, and 911.
7th Grade
A Night Divided
by Jennifer A Nielsen
J F NIE

When her family is abruptly divided by the rise of the Berlin Wall, 12-year-old Gerta harbors forbidden thoughts about freedom and reuniting with her loved ones before a coded message from her father inspires a daring plan. By the best-selling author of the Ascendance Trilogy. 
Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden
J F ARD

Finding solace in books in the wake of a tragic loss, 11-year-old Ollie rescues a book from being destroyed and discovers within its pages the chilling story of a girl who made a fateful bargain with a sinister specter. By the best-selling author of The Bear and the Nightingale.
Lincoln's Grave Robbers
by Steve Sheinkin
J 973.7 SHE

A dramatic account of the 1875 attempt to steal the 16th president's body describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader and how a fledgling Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation. By the award-winning author of The Notorious Benedict Arnold.
Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
J F REY

Ghost is a naturally talented runner with a troubled background, but when he is recruited for an elite middle school track team, he must prove to his coach that he can overcome his problems and become the best sprinter in the city.
8th Grade
Dan vs Nature
by Don Calame
YA F CAL

The veteran screenwriter and author of Swim the Fly follows the story of a teen graphic novel artist whose mother sends him on a survivalist camping trip to bond with his soon-to-be-stepdad, a haphazard journey marked by pranks, his germaphobe best friend, an attractive girl and the loss of their guide.
The Naturals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
YA F BAR

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.
Legend
by Marie Lu
YA F LU

In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-old Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
The President Has Been Shot! : The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
by James L. Swanson
J 973.922 SWA

A dramatic account of the 35th president's assassination is presented in the author's signature "you are there" style and imparts the urgent pace and riveting details of key events while sharing informative back matter and archival photos.
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