HIT: 7th grade class novels

[Colleen Flannery <Colleen_Flannery@NEEDHAM.K12.MA.US>]

Earlier this week, I asked for a survey of 7th grade class novels. Thank
you to all for your helpful responses. At the request of several people, I
am including a list if the suggestions that I received.

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Colleen C. Flannery-Schwarz                  Library Media Specialist
Pollard Middle School                              781.455.0480 ext. 217
200 Harris Avenue
colleen_flannery@needham.k12.ma.us
Needham, MA 02492



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I'm currently teaching English 7, and we read _The Cay_, which is very
easy to read, but the students really enjoy discussing the themes(racism,
growing up, independence, generosity...etc.) and they like the amount of
action/excitement in the story.  We also read My Brother Sam is Dead, by
the Colliers.  Again, plenty of action and good themes to discuss....kids
generally respond well and it aligns with their 7th grade history coverage
of the Revolutionary War.

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I think our 7th grade Eng. Dept. uses The True Adventures of Charlotte
Doyle.  I'm pushing for Holes by Sachar and Wringer by Spinelli this year.

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I live in a tiny place in East Tennessee.  My students
this past year read The Outsiders (SE Hinton)and The
Giver (L. Lowry)

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I teach in Texas (Dallas area) and our 7th graders read The Outsiders in
English.  They absolutely love it -- even reluctant readers.  In my honors
reading classes we read Homecoming, Dicey's Song, Waiting for the Rain,
and
sometimes Ten Little Indians.    I hope this helps!

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Here at Upland Jr. High our 7th graders read "The Samurai's Tale" by
Haugaard, "Catherine Called Birdie" by Cushman, and some classes read
"The Captive" by Hansen. You should come up with a pretty interesting
list.

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My 7th grade daughter's class read The Hobbit and To Kill a Mockingbird.


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My seventh grade class loved Holes by Lois Sachar, and Hatchet by Gary
Paulson. I was worried that the girls wouldn't care for the books as much
but they both appealed to the boys and girls.


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_Bridge to Terabitia_ and _Number the Stars_

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We read: Z For Zacharia; Shabanu.


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We read Lyddie and Singularity.  Those are the only two novels that the
whole seventh grade reads.  The following are books that individual English
teachers require their students to read:  Dragonwings, The Crossing,
Constance, Warriors Don't Cry, Nightjohn, White Lilacs, Treasure Island,
War
Comes to Willy Freeman, Johnny Tremain, Tituba, No Promises in the Wind.
Hope this helps.

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 Our 7th graders read Shane and Where the Red Fern Grows.


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Holes, The Mighty, Running out of Time have all been successful for our
school.  Holes or the Mighty might round out the books they are reading
now
or Tangerine.  These books all have male protagonists and the ones they
are
reading are all female.  For good comparison also, Bud, Not Buddy is a
great
choice with Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry (same era, yet a boy on his own
in
the North.  Hope these helped.

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Our 7th graders read Lupita Manana, Call of the Wild, Catherine Called
Birdie, the Outsiders and Nothing But the Truth.

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