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Rising 7th Grade Summer Reading Suggestions 2019-2020

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Page 2 Sora Instructions

Page 3 Flipster Magazines

Pages 4-5 Recommendations from Outgoing 7th

Pages 6-7 2019-2020 Fiction

Pages 8-9 2019-2020 Series & Sequels

Pages 10-11 2019-2020 Nonfiction

Pages 12-13 Classics & Old Favorites S e t u p SORA Mellon Library’s Audio & eBook Library (formerly Overdrive)

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American School in London 2020 Recommendations for Rising 7th from Outgoing 7th 2020

Masterminds Adam Grant #1: The Recruit To All the Boys I've by Gordon Korman Thirteen by Robert Muchamore Loved Before by Jenny Han by Tom Hoyle

Percy Jackson & The The Thing about Jane Eyre Olympians: Lightning One of Us Is Lying Jellyfish by Katherine Rundell by Charlotte Brontë Thief by Rick Riordan by Ali Benjamin

Flying Lessons & Red Notice The Night Diary by Other Short by Bill Browder by Veera Hiranandani Stories by Ellen Oh Available in Sora Recommendations for Rising 7th from Outgoing 7th 2020

Lone Stars Dragonwatch Ask Amy Green: The List by Mike Lupica by Brandon Mull Boy Trouble by Siobhan Vivian by Sarah Webb

Leah on the Offbeat Solo by Truly Devious by Kwame Alexander by Maureen Johnson by Angie Thomas

12 before 13 Trevor Noah: Born a His Dark Materials Pawn of Prophecy by Lisa Greenwald Crime by Trevor Noah by Philip Pullman by David Eddings

Available in Sora Rising 7th Grade Fiction • 2020

*Wink *When Stars are by Rob Harrell Scattered Diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, by Victoria Jamieson a seventh grader endures painful A Somali refugee who spent his treatments and social childhood at the Dadaab camp and abandonment while searching for the author or Roller Girl present the laughter in life’s weirdness, in a story of a young refugee who tale based on the author's life struggles with leaving behind his experiences. nonverbal brother when he has an opportunity to help his family by going to school. Graphic Novel Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk *The List of Things that Losing her home in the aftermath of Will Not Change the stock market crash of 1929, Ellie by Rebecca Stead moves with her family to a new Keeping a list in her notebook of the home in an unforgiving mountain important things that remain the terrain where she seeks a cure to same after her parents’ divorce, Bea restore her injured father to health. is thrilled when her father is remarrying and that she will have a new sister.

*When You Trap a Tiger Turtle Boy by Tae Keller by M. Evan Wolkenstein Moving with her parents into the A seventh grader struggles through a home of her sick grandmother, new school year marked by bullying, young Lily forges a complicated pact his teacher’s insistence that he with a magical tiger, in a story return captured turtles to the wild, inspired by Korean folktales. and a Bar Mitzvah community service project that requires him to spend time visiting a terminally ill boy in the hospital. The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy Butterfly ellowY Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an by Thanhha Lai Indian-American boy growing up in A Vietnam War refugee in Texas small-town Indiana, struggles to partners with a city boy to track come to terms with his identity, down her younger brother. She was including that he may be gay. separated from him six years before when he was evacuated by American troops during the waning days of the Vietnam War.

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Tornado Brain *Like Nothing Amazing by Cat Patrick Ever Happened When her former best friend by Emily Blejwas abruptly disappears, a neurodiverse Struggling to pick up the pieces seventh grader, who struggles with after the sudden death of his sensory limits and routine changes, father, Justin struggles with attempts to follow clues to find the estranged classmates, his brother’s missing girl before it is too late. depression and his mother’s newfound religion before discovering that some things are simply not fully understandable. *My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner Black Brother, Black Ben moves to a formidable potato- Brother laden community in Idaho, where by Jewell Parker Rhodes an accident leads him to become Routinely compared to his his school’s potato mascot. Ben submissive lighter-skinned brother, knows that if others learn he is a black boy at an elitist prep school Steve, the Spud, his plans for is unfairly suspended in the wake popularity will be a big fail! of an incident involving the school bully, whom he tries to defeat in a fencing competition. *Allies by Alan Gratz Birdie and Me Dee, a young World War II soldier by J. M. M. Nuanez from America participates in a top- Losing their home when their secret D-Day operation. He is not mama dies, a girl named Jack and alone. Behind enemy lines in her gender-diverse little brother, France, a girl named Samira works Birdie, find unexpected healing and as a spy. James, a paratrooper, transformative family love in the leaps from his plane to join a homes of their eccentric uncles. daring midnight raid. And, in the thick of battle, Henry, a medic, searches for lives to save. Strike Zone *The Unteachables by Mike Lupica by Gordon Korman Twelve-year-old Nick García The "Unteachables" are a dreams of winning MVP of his notorious class of misfits, summer baseball league, of delinquents, and academic train finding a cure for his sister, of wrecks grouped together in one meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher classroom. Told in alternating Michael Arroyo, and of no longer voices, the teacher and students living in fear of immigration find their lives changed vero the agents. course of a school year.

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Rising 7th Grade Fiction 2020 Page 2 of 2 Rising 7th/8th Series & Sequels • 2020

*Aurora Burning *One of Us is Next by Amie Kaufman by Karen M. McManus A sequel to Aurora Rising finds A sequel to the best-selling One of Us Is Squad 312’s efforts to prepare for Lying finds the Bayview friends targeted by an imminent attack by an ancient an anonymous adversary who uses an evil force complicated by a increasingly dangerous truth-or-dare app mischievous clan of gremps, a cadre to keep the late Simon’s gossip legacy alive. of illegitimate GIA agents, and the return of Kal’s long-lost sister. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children #5: The *All the Days Past, All Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs the Days to Come The latest entry in the best-selling series by Mildred D. Taylor continues the story of Jacob Portman, who A long-awaited conclusion to the takes a brave leap into The Conference of story that began in the Newbery the Birds while pursued by dangerous enemies. Books Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear 1-3 available in Sora My Cry finds young adult Cassie Logan searching for a sense of belonging before joining the Civil *A Bookish Boyfriend's Novel Rights Movement in 1960s #3: Talk Nerdy to Me Mississippi. by Tiffany Schmidt When Eliza Gordon-Fergus, daughter of *Ash Princess #3: Ember famous scientists and expert rule- follower, is challenged by class-clown Queen Curtis Cavendish, she realizes he makes by Laura Sebastian her want to break all the rules. Imprisoned in her own country for more than a decade, Princess Theodosia leads a misfit army of *DC Icons #4: Superman: rebels to overthrow a terrifying Dawnbreaker Kaiserin usurper who would use by Matt de la Peña dark magic to enslave the kingdom. After learning that undocumented Books #1 & #2 available in Sora workers are going missing in Smallville, Clark Kent teams up with his best friend The Trials of Apollo #4: Lana Lang to find them. The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan *The Folk of the Air #3: The On his path to restoring five ancient Queen of Nothing oracles and reclaiming his godly by Holly Black powers, Lester, also known as Reeling from Cardan’s betrayal, an exiled Apollo, offers his aid to the Roman Jude risks her life to sneak back into the demigods preparing for a desperate treacherous Faerie Court to save the life last stand against the Triumvirate of of her deceptive twin, only to become Roman emperors. ensnared in Elfhame’s violent political war and the fallout of a powerful curse.

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Rising 7th/8th Series & Sequels Grade Fiction 2020 Page 1 of 2 Rising 7th/8th Series & Sequels • 2020 *Shadow Skye #1: The Good Hawk *Prequel to the Hunger by Joseph Elliott Games: The Ballad of Agatha patrols the sea wall with Songbirds and Snakes pride, despite those in her clan who by Suzanne Collins question her right to be there, Revisit the world of Panem sixty-four because of the condition she was years before the events of The Hunger born with. Jaime is a reluctant Games. This prequel begins on the Angler, full of self-doubt and afraid morning of the reaping of the Tenth of the sea. When disaster strikes, Hunger Games. the pair must embark on a terrifying journey to a land where forgotten magic and dark secrets lurk in every shadow. *School for Good and Evil #6: One True King by Soman Chainani A conclusion to the series finds Sophie *Truly Devious #3: The and Agatha preparing for an ultimate Hand on the Wall confrontation to determine the fate of by Maureen Johnson their school, Camelot’s crown and the In the third sequel in Truly Endless Woods. Devious, Stevie is compelled to navigate mysterious riddles and *Alex Rider #12: Nightshade track down a missing friend at the same time a massive storm forces by Anthony Horowitz In the aftermath of Scorpia’s explosive her to confront a killer. fall, Alex Rider arrives in Gibraltar to prevent the rise of Nightshade, a Shatter Me #6: Imagine dangerous new criminal organization. Me by Tahereh Mafi In this conclusion to the best-selling series, Juliette, using the identity of Ashlords “Ella,” teams up with Warner to by Scott Reintgen secure their future together by Follows alchemists Imelda, Adrian, and bringing down the Reestablishment. Pippa as they reach for their dreams of glory riding phoenix horses at The Races, the modern spectacle that has *The Empirium Trilogy #2: replaced warfare within their empire. Kingsbane by Claire Legrand Eliana must choose whether to Legend #4: Rebel embrace the crown or reject it by Marie Lu forever, and the Sun Queen Rielle As Day and Eden struggle with who faces new trials as she tries to they've become since their time in the maintain the Gate and is tempted by Republic, a new danger creeps into the the angel Corien. distance between them, and Eden finds himself drawn into Ross City's dark side.

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*Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, *On the Horizon and You by Lois Lowry by Jason Reynolds This book is divided into three sections A timely reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s and told through sparse text and book Stamped From the Beginning reveals poetry. Lois Lowry explores the human the history of racist ideas in America, and stories behind World War II’s Pearl inspires hope for an antiracist future. Harbor attack and Hiroshima bombing to contemplate what victims share in *New Kid common and the importance of bridging cultural divides. by Jerry Craft Enrolled in a prestigious private school where he is one of only a few students of *Stolen Justice: The color, talented seventh-grade artist Jordan Struggle for African- finds himself torn between the worlds of American Voting Rights his Washington Heights apartment and the by Lawrence Goldstone upscale circles of Riverdale Academy. Graphic novel In this vivid portrait of the systematic suppression of the African American *The Captain Class: The vote, author Lawrence Goldstone traces Hidden Force That Creates the injustices of the Post- the World's Greatest Teams Reconstruction era through the eyes of incredible individuals, both heroic and barbaric, and by Sam Walker examines the legal cases that made the Supreme Court A former Wall Street Journal global sports a partner of white supremacists in the rise of Jim Crow. editor reveals the essential contributions of unconventional players behind the world's highest-performing sports teams. Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health *Where's My Stuff?: The by Melanie Siebert Ultimate Teen Organizing This nonfiction book is a guide to understanding mental health and Guide coping with mental illness, trauma, and by Samantha Moss recovery. It features real-life stories of Learn to become more organized at school resilient teens and highlights and at home with this guide that shares innovative approaches to mental- step-by-step recommendations for decluttering, health challenges. overcoming disorganized habits, and managing a schedule. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of Viral: The Fight Against AIDS George Washington in America by Alexis Coe by Ann Bausum A whimsically irreverent portrait of A narrative account chronicling the history America’s first President includes of the AIDS crisis in America is presented coverage of Washington’s entitled through the stories of victims and activists upbringing, his numerous military who transformed how AIDS is understood defeats, and the partisan nightmares and treated throughout the world. that spun from his back-stabbing cabinet.

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*Earth Day and the Global Almost American Girl: An Environmental Movement: Illustrated Memoir Standing up for Earth by Robin Ha by Christy Peterson Moving abruptly from Seoul to This is a cautionary report on the Alabama, a Korean teen struggles in a threatened state of earth protections hostile blended home and a new citing the political divides and school where she does not speak disinformation that are English before forging unexpected compromising urgently needed connections in a local comic drawing responses to climate change. class. Graphic novel

*Humble Pi: A Comedy of *The Rise and Fall of Maths Errors Charles Lindbergh by Matt Parker by Candace Fleming This tour of real-world mathematical Read about the more complicated disasters reveals the importance of aspects of celebrated aviator Charles math in everyday life by exploring a Lindbergh’s life, from his Nazi litany of glitches, near misses, and sympathies and anti-Semitic beliefs to mathematical mishaps. his support of controlled breeding and his advocacy of environmental causes. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United *A Queer History of the States for Young People United States for Young by Debbie Reese People Going beyond the story of America as by Richie Chevat a country "discovered" by a few brave Learn about queer history of the United men in the "New World," indigenous States through engrossing narratives, human rights advocate Roxanne letters, drawings, poems, and more. It Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that becomes clear how LGBTQ people have colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide been a part of the US national identity played in forming our national identity. for over 400 years.

*One Earth: People of *Flowers in the Gutter: The Color Protecting our True Story of the Edelweiss Planet Pirates, Teenagers Who by Anuradha S. Rao Resisted the Nazis This book presents the efforts of by K. R. Gaddy twenty environmental activists A photo-illustrated account documents working to overcome the devastating the story of the Edelweiss Pirates, a effects of climate change around the group of working-class teens who world. survived the Third Reich in their Cologne neighborhoods while resisting the Hitler Youth, helping POWs, and sabotaging Nazi factories.

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*The Wonderful World of Oz *The Midwife's Apprentice (1900) (1995) by L. Frank Baum by Karen Cushman The adventures of a young girl from In a small village in medieval England, a Kansas, her dog, and her friends -the young homeless girl acquires a home Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodsman, and and a new career when she becomes the Scarecrow-in the magical land of the apprentice to a sharp-tempered Oz. midwife.

*A String In the Harp (1976) *The Hound of the Baskervilles by Nancy Bond (1902) Three American children, unwillingly by Arthur Conan Doyle transplanted to Wales for one year, find Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson an ancient harp-tuning key that takes investigate the legend of a them back to the time of the great sixth- supernatural hound, a beast that may be century bard Taliesin. stalking a young heir on the fog- shrouded moorland that makes up his estate. *My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974) by James Lincoln Collier The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm When Sam Meeker leaves his home in (1994) Redding, Connecticut, a town loyal to the by Nancy Farmer king, to fight with the rebel army, he In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's places his family in a very difficult position. three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant *Bloomability (1998) detectives use their special powers to by Sharon Creech search for them. Poor Dinnie Doone finds herself moving constantly as her family searches for new *The Slave Dancer: A Novel work, yet when she is relocated to (1973) Switzerland, she fears the new culture by Paula Fox and so must find a aw y to cope by Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa- staying connected to things familiar to bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy her. discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the Hoot (2002) exercise periods of the human cargo. by Carl Hiaasen Roy, who is new to his small Florida *The Story of My Life (1903) community, becomes involved in by Helen Keller another boy's attempt to save a colony of Helen Keller's personal reflections and burrowing owls from a proposed correspondence reveal her relationship construction site. with her beloved teacher, Annie Sullivan, and the problems and obstacles she encountered as she struggled to overcome her handicaps.

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Petey (1998) Z for Zachariah (1975) by Ben Mikaelsen by Robert C. O'Brien In 1922, Petey, who has cerebral palsy, Believing herself to be the only is misdiagnosed as mentally disabled survivor of a nuclear war, Ann Burden and institutionalized; sixty years later, greets a wandering stranger with after he is moved to a nursing home, excitement and suspicion. he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life.

*The Merry Adventures of *Swallows and Amazons Robin Hood (1883) (1930) by Howard Pyle by Arthur Ransome Follows Robin Hood as he becomes an Embarking on an island adventure in outlaw after a conflict with orestf ers England's 1930s Lake District, four and through his many adventures and children are besieged by Amazonian run-ins with the law. pirates who claim ownership of the land before declaring a truce and beginning a string of wild shared *The Red Pony (1933) escapades of fishing, xploring,e and by John Steinbeck camping under open skies. Traces a boy's journey into manhood after his father gives him a pony to *Treasure Island (1883) train and care for. by Robert Louis Stevenson While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that ouldc *The Hobbit, or, There and lead them to a pirate's fortune. Back Again (1937) by J. R. R. Tolkien Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to- *20,000 Leagues Under the do hobbit, lives comfortably in his Sea (1869) hobbit-hole until the day the by Jules Verne wandering wizard Gandalf chooses Professor Aronnax and his two him to take part in an adventure from companions, trapped aboard a which he may never return. fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face- Homeless Bird (2000) to-face with exotic ocean creatures and by Gloria Whelan strange sights hidden from the world When thirteen-year-old Koly enters above. into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.

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