2020 - 7th Grade: HMS READS!
Our students were asked to name the best books they've read this school year. Here are the results! (Most - but not all - titles are available in the HMS Library. Please keep in mind that the maturity level of some titles may be higher than the recommending grade level.)
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ADVENTURE/SURVIVAL
Alabama Moon, by Watt Key (2 votes)
Deep Water, by Watt Key (3 votes)
Hideout, by Watt Key (2 votes)
The Raft, by S.A. Bodeen (3 votes)
Scar Island, by Dan Gemeinhart
Squirm, by Carl Hiaasen
The Trail, by Meika Hashimoto (2 votes)
ANIMALS (FICTION)
A Dog's Journey, by W. Bruce Cameron (2 votes)
Everything For a Dog, by Ann M Martin
The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
FANTASY
The Alchemyst (part of series), by Michael Scott
American Royals, by Katharine McGee
Caraval (part of series), by Stephanie Garber (2 votes)
City of Bones (part of series), by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Angel (part of series), by Cassandra Clare
A Court of Thorns and Roses (part of series), by Sarah Maas
The Elite (part of series), by Kiera Cass
The Familiars (part of series), by Adam Epstein
Gregor the Overlander (part of series), by Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (part of series), by J.K. Rowling (3 votes)
High Rhulain, by Brian Jacques
Into the Wild (part of series), by Erin Hunter
The Iron Trial (part of series), by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare (2 votes)
Keeper of the Lost Cities (part of series), by Shannon Messenger
Lady Midnight (part of series), by Cassandra Clare
Legendary (part of series), by Stephanie Garber
Lightning Thief (part of series), by Rick Riordan (2 votes)
Lord Brocktree, by Brian Jacques
Mark of the Thief (part of series), by Jennifer Nielsen
Marlfox, by Brian Jacques
The Mysterious Benedict Society (part of series), by Trenton Lee Stewart
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
The One (part of series), by Kiera Cass
Pegasus (part of series), by Kate O'Hearn
The Red Pyramid (part of series), by Rick Riordan (2 votes)
Red Queen (part of series), by Victoria Aveyard (3 votes)
The Ruins of Gorlan (part of series), by John Flanagan
The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater
The Selection (part of series), by Kiera Cass (8 votes)
Shadow Magic, by Joshua Khan
Throne of Glass (part of series), by Sarah Maas
The Traitor's Game (part of series), by Jennifer Nielsen (2 votes)
The Turning, by Emily Whitman
Twilight (part of series), by Stephenie Meyer (2 votes)
The Voyage to Magical North, by Claire Fayers
The Wishing Spell (part of series), by Chris Colfer (2 votes)
Wolf by Wolf, by Ryan Graudin
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Dog Man (part of series), by Dav Pilkey
Hey, Kiddo, by Jarrett Krosoczka
Smile, by Raina Telgemeier
HISTORICAL FICTION
Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne
Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan
The Fountains of Silence, by Ruth Sepetys
Little House On The Prairie (part of series), by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott (3 votes)
The Lost Girls Of Paris, by Pam Jenoff
Never Fall Down, by Patricia McCormick
Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
Prisoner B-3087, by Alan Gratz
Refugee, by Alan Gratz (2 votes)
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
The War That Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid, by Colin Meloy
Words On Fire, by Jennifer Nielsen
MYSTERY
All The Lovely Bad Ones, by Mary Downing Hahn
The Awakening of Sunshine Girl, by Paige McKenzie
The Dead Queens Club, by Hannah Capin
The Detour, by S.A. Bodeen
Frozen Charolette, by Alex Bell
Girl, Stolen, by April Henry
It, by Stephen King
The Leaving, by Tara Altebrando
The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson
The Name of This Book is Secret, by Pseudonymous Bosch
No Country For Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy
One of Us is Lying, by Karen McManus (3 votes)
Scat, by Carl Hiaasen
Surface Tension, by Mike Mullin
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (part of series), by John Grisham (2 votes)
Time Bomb, by Joelle Charbonneau
Two Can Keep a Secret, by Karen McManus (2 votes)
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
When, by Victoria Laurie
You Will Be Mine, by Natasha Preston
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NONFICTION
99: Stories of the Game, by Wayne Gretzky
Elephant Company, by Vicki Croke
I Will Always Write Back, by Caitlin Alifirenka
Survivors Club, by Michael Bornstein
Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand
Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
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REALISTIC FICTION
All Our Broken Pieces, by L.D Crichton
Anne of Green Gables (part of series), by L.M. Montgomery
Braced, by Alyson Gerber (2 votes)
Dear Evan Hansen, by Steven Levenson
Eleanor and Park, by Rainbow Rowell
Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell
The Fault in our Stars, by John Green (2 votes)
Fish In a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Five Feet Apart, by Rachael Lippincott (3 votes)
Forget Me Not, by Ellie Terry (2 votes)
Fourmile, by Watt Key (2 votes)
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (3 votes)
Holding Up the Universe, by Jennifer Niven
Hour Of The Bees, by Lindsay Eagar
How to Build a Heart, by Maria Padian (2 votes)
A List of Cages, by Robin Roe
The Losers Club, by Andrew Clements (2 votes)
Moo, by Sharon Creech
My Mother is a Rock Star, by Laura Farraher & Tammy Hoidal
Okay for Now, by Gary Schmidt
The One Memory Of Flora Banks, by Emily Barr
Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton (3 votes)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chobosky
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, by Dan Gemeinhart
Sick Kids in Love, by Hannah Moskowitz
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli
Symptoms of Being Human, by Jeff Garvin
A Very Large Expanse of Sea, by Tahereh Mafi (2 votes)
What To Say Next, by Julie Buxbaum
Wild Bird, by Wendelin Van Draanen
The Wild Girls, by Pat Murphy
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SCIENCE FICTION
Among the Hidden (part of series), by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride series), by James Patterson
Delirium (part of series), by Lauren Oliver
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Gone (part of series), by Michael Grant (2 votes)
The Hunger Games (part of series), by Suzanne Collins
The Infinite Noise, by Lauren Shippen
Knife of Never Letting Go (part of series), by Patrick Ness
Legend (part of series), by Marie Lu
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
The Scourge, by Jennifer Nielsen
Scythe (part of series), by Neal Shusterman
Shatter Me (part of series), by Tahereh Mafi
Warcross, by Marie Lu
A Wrinkle In Time (part of series), by Madelein L'Engle (2 votes)
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SPORTS (FICTION)
Point Guard, by Mike Lupica