Seventh Grade Reading List

Mt. Lebanon Middle Schools

Department of English

This is the reading list used for summer reading suggestions and for required outside reading assignments for the seventh grade.

Just click on the title to see if the book is in the library at this time.
***There may be additional copies available. Ask a librarian for help in finding them.***
Absolutely Normal Chaos - Sharon Creech
Students who enjoyed Walk Two Moons will likely enjoy this sequel-of-sorts. The novel takes the form of a journal written by a girl for an English class.

All Creatures Great and Small - James Herriot
Herriot tells the amazing, funny and sad true tales of his life as a veterinarian in rural England.

An American Childhood - Annie Dillard
In short essays and stories, Dillard recounts growing up in Pittsburgh during the 1950s.

Antigone - Sophocles
This classic Greek tragedy features a young woman who can no longer sit quietly in the face of injustice.

A Fire in My Hands - Gary Soto
This book not only collects poems by Soto, it also includes commentary by, and an interview with, the author.

Hoops - Walter Dean Myers
This novel looks realistically at the dreams of a group of African-American boys hoping to pursue careers playing basketball.

Nectar in a Sieve - Kamala Markandaya
Cultures clash in this tale about the strain between people in rural and urban India.

Nemesis - Agatha Christie
Christie's famous detective Ms. Marple tackles another (initially) baffling case.

The Prince and the Pauper - Mark Twain
A royal child and a child of the streets trade places and learn a great deal about each other's world and perspective.

The Sea Wolf - Jack London
Thrilling adventures on the high seas occur when the narrator is taken hostage aboard a working ship.

The Talking Earth - Jean Craighead George
An adolescent Native American girl must decide whether to accept or reject what her culture says about nature and spirituality.

The View From Saturday - E.L. Konigsburg
A group of sixth grade students bond with their teacher as they compete in an academic bowl.

Woodsong - Gary Paulsen
While autobiographical, this book isn't a typical life story. Paulsen describes his experiences learning to train dogs and eventually running in the Iditarod dog sled race.

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