Entering Grade 7

REALISTIC FICTION

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Wave
by Diana Farid
Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. But then Ava has to spend the summer before ninth grade volunteering at the hospital, to follow in her mother’s footsteps to become a doctor. But when her best friend's past lymphoma surges back, not even surfing, singing, or poetry can keep her afloat, threatening Ava’s hold on the one place and the one person that make her feel like she belongs. 
Breakout
by Kate Messner
It's summer vacation and Nora is ready for swimming, pool parties, ice cream and friends. Then a prisoner escapes from a nearby prison and the whole town goes on lockdown, bringing out the worst in some people. 
 Maybe He Just Likes You 
by Barbara Dee
At first when some of the boys in her seventh grade class crash the playground birthday celebration for a friend, and give her a hug, Mila thinks nothing of it. Soon, there's another hug, and a smirk, comments on the bus . . . it all feels weird. Her friend says they're just flirting. But it doesn't feel like flirting and soon she just wants to hide, even in band, her favorite subject. (intermediate) 
King and the Dragonflies
by Kacen Callender
Just before he dies, King's big brother Khalid tells him he needs to stop being friends with his best friend, Sandy, because he hears a rumor he is gay. When Khalid passes, King finds himself completely alone, and then Sandy disappears as well. 
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks  
by Jason Reynolds
​Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and brilliantly weaves them into one wickedly funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.
Clean Getaway
 by Nic Stone
Scoob gets suspended from school so to avoid taking the punishment from his strict dad, he opts to go on a road trip through the American south with his white Grandma (G’ma) who’s been acting kind of strange lately...
The Wave
 by Todd Strasser
Based on true events. When a California teacher decides to do a classroom experiment to demonstrate how the Nazis could have risen to power during WWII, “The Wave” quickly takes over the school with frightening speed.
The Season of Styx Malone
by Kekla Magoon
Caleb and his brother Bobby Gene are psyched for summer--hanging out in the woods behind their house and having adventures. When they meet 16 year old Styx Malone they all begin to try to execute "The Great Escalator Trade"--trading things up for bigger and bigger things--when they begin to realize that Styx might not be who he says he is. 
New Kid
by Jerry Craft
​Middle-schooler Jordan must travel back and forth from home to school, navigating between two very different worlds while keeping his friends, honoring his responsibilities, and pursuing his dreams. (Graphic Novel)
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