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. Gideon Green in black and white

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Author:
Henry, Katie
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4 stars
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Duraleigh Road - Young Adult
YA HENRY
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA HENRY
North Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA HENRY
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"Gideon's short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else ... moved on ... Now he's sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door, needing his help ... As a cover, Gideon joins Lily on the school paper. Surprisingly, he finds himself warming up to the welcoming, close-knit staff ... especially Tess, the cute, witty editor-in-chief"--

2. Harvest house

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Author:
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
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1 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult has 2
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Duraleigh Road - Young Adult
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA SMITH
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"Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is volunteering at a new rural attraction: Harvest House. He's excited to take part in the fun, spooky show--until he learns that an actor playing the vengeful spirit of an "Indian maiden," a ghost inspired...

3. The summer we forgot

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Author:
George, Caroline, 1997-
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Told in alternating voices, Darby, her ex-boyfriend Morgan, and their friends become embroiled in a murder investigation when their science teacher's body is discovered at the summer camp they all attended.