This list of 7th-grade books will give you a good idea if your child is ready for the more difficult reading that starts in 7th grade. The list includes some classics with updated content, as well as books that cover topics relevant to middle schoolers.
We hope the following list helps you find some new titles for your tween or teen looking for something new to read over the summer!
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1. The Honest Truth By Dan Gemeinhart
This book is about a boy who travels alone in the wilderness to find his father who has been lost while hunting. It is a powerful emotional read that shows the bond between father and son.
2. Sabriel By Garth Nix
This book is about an 18-year-old girl with special powers that saves her Father from Death when he goes on a mission for The Abhorsen. This series is full of magic, adventure, and mystery.
3. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone By J.K Rowling
This book is about a boy named Harry who finds out he is a wizard on his 11th birthday and goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is full of magic, friendship, adventure, and mystery.
4. The Clockwork Princess (Infernal Devices) By Cassandra Clare
This book is about a young woman named Tessa and her love for two brothers. It includes backstabbing, lost loves, and evildoers. It’s full of adventure, romance as well as magic!
5. The Golem And The Djinni By Helene Wecker
This book is about two siblings that are thrown together by fate when one is kidnapped. It is full of magic, adventure, and mystery.
6. The Giver By Lois Lowry
This book is about a boy who lives in a perfect society. Society has no war, no pain, or any other problems. The only problem he knows is how to give the people the happiness they want.
7. The Nest By Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
This book is a funny, warm story about four adult siblings who squabble and bicker, but also love and support each other. The Nest is a great read for summer.
8. Divergent By Veronica Roth
This is a book about a girl named Beatrice who joins Dauntless, how she changes and what happens when she chooses between love for her family and her friends- the Dauntless! It’s full of adventure, mystery, and romance!
9. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
This is the story of a girl named Liesel, who is left alone with her sister to be raised by their foster parents during WWII. She has been sent to a new school where she becomes friends with Rudy who also happens to be Jewish. During the war, Liesel finds a book on Jewish authors and stories and steals it. Will they survive the war?
10. The Truth About Forever By Sarah Dessen
This book is about a girl named Macy who goes to a summer program of her dreams where she meets Wes, who seems to be nice. Things start getting out of hand when Wes gets involved in an accident which leaves Macy heartbroken. She starts cutting class and talking to this boy named Barry who saved her life and wakes up her true self.
11. Tuck Everlasting By Natalie Babbitt
This is the first book in a series about a family that lives in Washington State and is cursed with immortality by their tree. There’s just one problem: they can’t leave their tree! They find out that their home isn’t just a house but also the entrance to Heaven. This book will teach you about love and family, and friendship and seems like it might be kinda scary because it is a fantasy book.
12. City Of Bones By Cassandra Clare
This is the first book in a series called The Mortal Instruments. This book is about a girl named Clary who goes to a new school where she meets a boy named Jace. Soon, her mom disappears and she learns that she has certain powers that no one knows about. She doesn’t know what to do and soon she finds out that every demon in New York wants her for something.
13. The Host By Stephenie Meyer
This is one of the best books I’ve ever read and one of the most hilarious books I have ever read. It’s about a girl named Melanie who is on vacation with her family in Hawaii. Soon, aliens arrive and take over the human race that making them host bodies. Soon, she finds out that her son Noah is the only human left who remembers what he was before the invasion. She searches for him to save him before it’s too late!
14. A Wrinkle In Time By Madeleine L’Engle
This is the first book in a series by the same name. This book is about a girl named Meg and her friend Calvin who go to space to find out what’s wrong with their friend Mrs. Whatsit and their other friend Mr. Thing. They find out that time is broken, but they don’t know why! Will they be able to fix it?
15. Black Beauty By Anna Sewell
This is a little book about a horse named Black Beauty who has all different kinds of owners, but they aren’t all that kind to him! He goes through many adventures and faces many struggles, but he always finds hope at the end of his story.
16. The Forest Of Hands and Teeth By Carrie Ryan
These books are all set in one world. In each book, you learn more about the world inside: what it’s like, how it was created, who created it, and why. There is also a lot of adventure, mystery, and survival in the books.
17. The Labyrinth By Kate Mosse
This is a book where history and mystery come together. It is about a woman named Alice who travels to France to restore her family’s estate and gets caught up in a plot to save the world. She meets people she never would have imagined and helps them fight the evil that is leftover from the Romans.
18. The Book Of Life By Deborah Harkness
This book is the third in a series called the All Souls Trilogy, where four people who come from special backgrounds meet and save each other. The four main characters are Diana Bishop, Matthew Clairmont, Sarah Bishop, and Isabella Mckenzie. These books are full of magic and romance! The story takes place in England. The book starts with Diana finding an ancient manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library on her birthday. She accidentally releases magic when she opens the book and soon she meets Matthew Clairmont who may have some magical powers too.
19. A Wrinkle In Time By Madeline L’Engle
This book is one of my favorite books ever. It talks about a girl named Meg who is trying to fit into the world she and her family are living in. Her friend Calvin encourages her to try to go to a new land called the “land of featureless green walls”. Soon she finds out that there was a war between people and the people are now living in a bubble. Will she be able to find her way back home?
20. Throne Of Glass By Sarah J. Maas
This book is about a girl named Celaena who goes to the castle of King’s landing to fight in an underground fighting ring. She finds out that the king has killed her old friend, Prince Dane, so she fights in the ring to make money and trains with a man named Finn. But what happens when her old servant, Nehemiah, comes into the castle to tell her that her father has been imprisoned?
21. Beautiful Creatures By Kami Garcia And Margaret Stohl
This is one of my favorite books ever! It’s about a girl named Lena who goes to live in a small town with her father, stepmother, and stepbrother. Soon, she finds out that there is a powerful magical force in the town that will make her do whatever she wants, no matter how evil!
22. Grave Mercy By Robin LaFevers
This book is about a girl named Ismae who is forced to become the assassin for the convent that she lives in. She soon finds out about her destiny and goes on a quest to find out how she will be able to save her town.
23.The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
This book is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives in a country called Panem where there are 12 districts and one Capitol. For a long time, the districts have been fighting each other. In their time of war, they have chosen two people per district to fight in an arena called the Hunger Games. This year, it was Katniss’s turn and she volunteered for it because she knows a little survival from her own family. But in this Hunger Games, she learns that nothing is as it seems!
24. The Vampire Diaries By L.J Smith
This book is about a girl named Elena Gilbert who goes to live with her grandparents in the town of Mystic Falls. Soon she meets their son, Stefan Salvatore, and Damon Salvatore, his adopted brother. But soon she finds out that there is something different about this town: it has a high vampire population!
25.The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring By J.R.R Tolkien
This book is about a hobbit named Frodo Baggins who finds a magic ring in the cave he was living in. Soon he goes on an adventure to solve the problems of his hometown, the Shire, with a wizard named Gandalf and 13 dwarves!
26. The Chronicles Of Narnia By C.S. Lewis
This is one of my favorite books ever! It is about a girl named Lucy who goes to the land called Narnia with her brother and sister, Edmund and Peter. At first, she doesn’t believe in the magic item that she finds in their toy box, but she soon learns that it has many powers like talking to animals and fighting evil spirits. She also meets an emissary of Aslan, the Lion-King who will give her three tasks to save Narnia from falling into ruin.
27. S.P.Q.R by Mary Beard
This book talks about the history of Rome from the time of its beginning to when it was taken over by the Byzantine Empire. It talks about how many wars and betrayals Christianity went through before taking over Rome, and it also tells about some traditions that still happen today in Italy. It also compares ancient Rome with modern-day Italy. This book has a lot of Roman history in it, but is a very good read!
28. Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
This book is about a girl named Fanny Price who lives with her aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. When she goes to live with them, she finds out that they have a lot of money and they give her everything that she wants. But when things start to go wrong, will she be able to get out of her family’s house?
29. Paddington Goes To Town By Michael Bond
This book is about a little bear who loves to go to town, finds out that Paddington Station is going to be built, and he has to go live in the park. He goes through chaos but finds out that his little problem will soon be over.
30. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
This book is about a girl named Alice who discovers a hole in the ground and finds out that it’s inside a magical world of strange creatures and weird adventures!
Above 30 books are the best-selling children’s books that have mostly positive reviews. Based on the feedback of customers, most of them are easy to read, funny, and have many pop-up illustrations.
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