Suggested Reading for 7th Grade

Suggested Reading for 7th Grade

Updated October 8, 2025
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Gallant
Schwab, V. E.
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators  Teens' Top 10/YALSA ARE mailing to 15 teen reading groups across the country  Advertising in key school & library media, such as School Library Journal, The Horn Book and Booklist<...
Sparrows in the Wind
Levine, Gail Carson
Paper Book
Advertising in key school & library media, such as School Library Journal, The Horn Book and Booklist Featured title at school & library conferences and preview events (virtual and in-person)  Featured title on HarperStacks, the school & library digital marketing hub...
Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Secret Letters
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators Early access to audio book, promoted to key teachers and librarians Advertising in key school & library media including Booklist, School Library Journal, and The Horn Book "Top of the...
Freestyle
Galligan, Gale
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friendship, family, and the last hurrahs of middle school.Cory's dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It's the last one before they graduate eighth grade and go their separate...
The Kate in Between
Swinarski, Claire
Paper Book
In this timely, call-to-action contemporary middle grade novel from Claire Swinarski, author of What Happens Next, a twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral.  Kate McAllister is...
City of thieves.
London, Alex.
Paper Book
How to Find What You're Not Looking for
Hiranandani, Veera
Paper Book
New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she's forced to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences,...
Kaleidoscope
Selznick, Brian
Paper Book
An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck.A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other...
Race to the bottom of the Earth : surviving Antarctica
Barone, Rebecca
Paper Book
Equal parts adventure and STEM, Rebecca E. F. Barone's Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica is a thrilling nonfiction book for young readers chronicling two treacherous, groundbreaking expeditions to the South Pole--and includes eye-catching photos of the...
Meltdown : earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Fukushima
Langeland, Deirdre
Paper Book
Deirdre Langeland's Meltdown explores for middle grade readers the harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disaster On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off...
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Squirrel meets world
Hale, Shannon
Paper Book
WHO RUNS THE WORLD? SQUIRRELS! Fourteen-year-old Doreen Green moved from sunny California to the suburbs of New Jersey. She must start at a new school, make new friends, and continue to hide her tail. Yep, Doreen has the powers of . . . a squirrel! After...
Resist: A Story of D-Day
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz comes a gripping, 80-page bonus story about D-Day that can be read alongside the novel Allies, or on its own! Samira Zidane lives in Nazi-occupied France during World War II...and she has a secret. She and her mother are...
Kareem Between
Safadi, Shifa Saltagi
Paper Book
This award-winning, heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school. "The exact type of book I would've loved, and needed, as a kid." -Jasmine Warga, New...
The Door of No Return
Alexander, Kwame
Paper Book
From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Kwame Alexander, comes a searing and breathtaking story of a boy, a village, and the epic odyssey of an African family. In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves...
Daughter of the Deep
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting modern take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. "If you have ever craved a story that will leave your heart racing, your lungs gasping from the numerous twists and turns, your...

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