| ESSENTIAL LITERATURE K-12
Grade 7 – six books will be read during the school year.
| Title |
Author |
| A Christmas Carol |
Charles Dickens (As a play in the basal) |
| Hoot |
Carl Hiaasen |
| Stargirl |
Jerry Spinelli |
| Three books to be taught from the choice list |
| A Corner of the Universe |
Ann Martin |
| Bat 6 |
Virginia E. Wolff |
| Belle Prater’s Boy |
Ruth White |
| The Contender |
Robert Lipsyte |
| My Own Story |
Ryan White |
| Nothing but the Truth |
Avi |
| Rules of the Road |
Joan Bauer |
| Summer of My German Soldier |
Bette Greene |
| The Westing Game |
Ellen Raskin |
| When Zachary Beaver Came to Town |
Kimberly Willis Holt |
| Where the Lilies Bloom |
Bill and Vera Cleaver |
| Wolf Rider |
Avi |
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