I think the hardest age for summer reading is in middle school, isn’t it? Try these great books for 7th graders (ages 12-13) and see if your middle school students will keep reading throughout the summer.
I was wondering if your 7th grader is using a device to read? My daughter will. At least most of the time. I love that she’s reading, so I don’t care if she’s reading on a Kindle, iPad, paper book, or phone. It’s just that she reads well. Not too much nagging…
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Fantasy/Science 7th Grade Summer Reading List
If you like Fantasy and Science Fiction Booksyou will like it:
- bloom Kenneth Opel
- Wizenard Series: Training Camp Wesley King
- the last storyteller Donna Barbara Iguera
- heart of steel Brandon Sanderson
- cinder
by Marissa Meyer - Scorpion House Nancy Farmer
- Kelsey Murphy and the Unbreakable Art Institute by Erica Lewis
Realistic 7th Grade Summer Reading List
If you like realism booksyou will like it:
- Pippa Parks ups her game Author: Erin Yun
- went to the woods by Gary Paulson
- starfish by Lisa Phipps
- through the desert Dusty Bowling
- boy, everywhere By AM Dasu
- chance to fly by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz
Adventure and Mystery 7th Grade Summer Reading List
If you like adventuretry these books:
- city spy by James Ponty
- Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation Stuart Gibb
- 96 miles By JL Espring
- wild whale by Roseanne Parry
- Van Gogh’s hoax Deron Hicks
- Scar Island Dan Germainhart
- under by Roland Smith
Historical Fiction 7th Grade Summer Reading List
Love historical fiction? Try a book from this list:
- Allies by Alan Gratz
- Bridge House Padma Venkatraman
- Brother Guardian by Julie Lee
- How to find what you don’t want by Veera Hiranandani
- loyalty by Avi
- Looking for Juni King by Alan Oh
- the last sakura Katherine Birkinshaw
- when the world is ours by Liz Kessler
- free water Amina Lookman-Dawson
Nonfiction 7th Grade Summer Reading List
give it a try nonfiction books! Here are some incredible options you can’t refuse:
- Rising: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories by Amanda Lee
- Historical Comics: Colony Roanoke: America’s First Mystery By Chris Schweizer (Graphic Novel)
- Anne Frank’s Diary: Graphical Adaptation Adapted by Ali Foreman
- Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Accidental Discoveries by Sarah Albee
- The unforgettable wild life of Dian Fossey and her tireless quest to save mountain gorillas by Anita Sylvie
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