7th-8th Grade Booklist

Favorite picks and great reads for 7th & 8th grade readers selected by our teen librarians. The Young Adult Collection is made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers.
 

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1. Piece by piece: the story of Nisrin's hijab

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Author:
Huq, Priya
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East Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
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Green Road Community - Young Adult Graphic Novels
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"Nisrin is a 13-year-old Bangladeshi-American girl living in Milwaukie, Oregon, in 2002. As she nears the end of eighth grade, she gives a presentation for World Culture Day about Bangladesh while wearing a traditional cultural dress. On her way home, she is the victim of a hate crime when a man violently attacks her for wearing a headscarf. Deeply traumatized by the experience, Nisrin spends the summer depressed and isolated. Other than weekly therapy,...