Books For GRADES 7 and 8: Everything
Books For GRADES 7 and 8: Everything
Books For GRADES 7 and 8: Everything
Everything
Seventh-grader Octavia puzzles over lifes biggest questions when her mother
seems to find the answers in a conservative Christian church, while her artist
father believes the writings of Henry David Thoreau hold the key.
Schmidt, Gary - Okay for Now
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive
father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has everything stacked
against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they
find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of
John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
Selznick, Brian - Wonderstruck
Spanning the fifty years from 1927 to 1977, the stories of Rose and Ben, told
respectively through images and words, come together in New York.
Shusterman, Neal The Schwa Was Here
A Brooklyn eighth-grader nicknamed Antsy befriends the Schwa, an "invisibleish" boy who is tired of blending into his surroundings and going unnoticed by
nearly everyone.
Spradlin, Michael P. - The Youngest Templar (series)
In 1191, fifteen-year-old Tristan, a youth of unknown origin raised in an English
abbey, becomes a Templar Knights squire during the Third Crusade and soon
finds himself on a mission to bring the Holy Grail to safety.
Turner, Megan Whalen - The Thief (series)
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a
remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.
Van Draanen, Wendelin - The Running Dream
When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she
returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way
to help rekindle her dream of running again.
Zafron, Carlos Ruiz - The Prince of Mist
In 1943, in a seaside town where their family has gone to be safe from war,
thirteen-year-old Max Carver and his sister, fifteen-year-old Alicia, with their new
friend Roland, face off against an evil magician who is striving to complete a
bargain made before he died.
These are just a few of the many books that seventh and eighth
graders enjoy. Ask your local librarian for further suggestions.
Compiled by the Children's Services Advisory Council of the Vermont Dept. of Libraries.
This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a
federal agency, through the Library Services and Technology Act.
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BOOKS
for
GRADES 7 and 8
Almond, David - My Name is Mina
Creative, intelligent, nine-year-old Mina keeps a journal in her own disorderly way
that reveals how her mind is growing into something extraordinary, especially
after she begins homeschooling under the direction of her widowed mother.
Companion to Skellig.
Anderson, Laurie Halse - Speak
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on
Melinda's freshman year in high school.
Bauer, Joan - Close to Famous
Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mothers abusive
boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they
use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of
the friends they make there.
Bradbury, Jennifer - Shift
When best friends Chris and Win go on a cross country bicycle trek the summer
after graduating and only one returns, the FBI wants to know what happened.
Brooks, Martha - Queen of Hearts
Shortly after her first kiss but before her sixteenth birthday in December, 1941,
Marie Claire and her younger brother and sister are sent to a tuberculosis
sanatorium near their Manitoba farm.
Brosgol, Vera - Anyas Ghost
Anya, embarrassed by her Russian immigrant family and self-conscious about her
body, has given up on fitting in at school but falling down a well and making
friends with the ghost there just may be worse.
Collins, Suzanne - The Hunger Games trilogy
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an
annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve
districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katnisss skills are put to the test
when she voluntarily takes her younger sisters place.
Delaney, Joseph - The Last Apprentice series
Warfare, good vs. evil, terror and humor combine in this gripping series.