Suggested Reads for
7th Grade
This is Not a Drill K. A. Holt J Holt,K Ava's bad day gets worse when the alarm goes off for a lockdown -and this isn't a drill. Ava is alone in the halls with an intruder, and her phone is dying. A quick read told through text messages.
Keeper of the Lost Cities Shannon Messenger J MESS,S At age twelve, Sophie learns that the abilities that have made her to stand out identify her as an elf. She is brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory which some would kill for,
Amina's Voice Hena Khan J KHAN,H Amina, a Pakistani-American Muslim girl, struggles to stay true to her family's culture while dealing with the vandalism of the local Islamic Center and mosque and her best friend Soojin's new friendship with their former nemesis.
Greenglass house Kate Milford J MILF,K At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo on an adventure.
Everything Sad is Untrue : a true story Daniel Nayeri T Naye,D A boy named Khosrou (a.k.a. Daniel) mixes stories of his family and fleeing Iran with Persian history and myths, as he stands in front of a hostile class in Oklahoma, and weaves a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth.
Ground Zero Alan Gratz J GRAT,A Brandon is visiting his dad in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace. Both are struggling to survive changed forever by the events of 9/11.
City of Ghosts Victoria Schwab J Schw,V Cassidy Blake has been able to see ghosts ever since she survived nearly drowning. When her parents start filming a TV series about the most haunted places, Cass is forced to reckon with the strongest ghost she has ever met
The Screaming Staircase Jonathan Stroud J STRO,J When London is overrun by malevolent spirits, young psychics are the only defense. Three young operatives must survive on of the most haunted houses in England to save their psychic detective agency. Small Spaces Katherine Arden J ARDE,K After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods, and must use all of her wits to survive