2019 - 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)
Count Me In, by Sara Leach
Deep Water, by Watt Key (2 Votes)
Holes, by Louis Sachar
Scar Island, by Dan Gemeinhart
Shipwreck Island (from Shipwreck Island series), by S.A. Bodeen
Terror at Bottle Creek, by Watt Key
Treasure Hunters (from Treasure Hunters series), by James Patterson
ANIMALS (FICTION)
Whippoorwill, by Joseph Monninger
FANTASY
The Battlemage (from the Summoner series), by Taran Matharu
Bone Gape, by Laura Ruby (2 Votes)
The City of Ember (from Books of Ember series), by Jeanne DuPrau
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (from Harry Potter series), by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (from Harry Potter series), by J.K. Rowling
The Red Fox Clan (from the Royal Ranger series), by John Flanagan
Red Queen (from Red Queen series), by Victoria Aveyard
Throne of Glass (from Throne of Glass series), by Sarah Maas
The Tournament at Gorlan (from The Early Years series), by John Flanagan
Twilight (from the Twilight series), by Stephenie Meyer
The Wishing Spell (from the Land of Stories series), by Chris Colfer
A World Without Heroes (from the Beyonders series), by Brandon Mull (2 Votes)
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
Amulet: the Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kibuishi
HISTORICAL FICTION
Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne (2 Votes)
Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan
The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara
The Lions of Little Rock, by Kristin Levine
Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys
The War That Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
MYSTERY
The Da Vinci Code (Young Adult Version), by Dan Brown
Deep and Dark and Dangerous, by Mary Downing Hahn
Denis Ever After, by Tony Abbott
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (from Miss Peregrine's series), by Ransom Riggs Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead, by Nick Drake
One of Us Is Lying, by Karen M. McManus (9 Votes)
Spy School (from Spy School series), by Stuart Gibbs (2 Votes)
Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer (from Theodore Boone series), by John Grisham
This is Our Story, by Ashley Elston (3 Votes)
When, by Victoria Laurie
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NONFICTION
Between a Rock and a Hard Place, by Aron Ralston
The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Edition), by Daniel Brown
How Angel Peterson Got His Name, by Gary Paulsen
I Will Always Write Back, by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
Not Without Hope, by Nick Schuyler
One Dead Spy: The Life, Times and Last Words of Nathan Hale, by Nathan Hale
Symphony for the City of the Dead, by M.T. Anderson (2 Votes)
Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand
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REALISTIC FICTION
After Ever After, by Jordan Sonnenblick
All the Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven (2 Votes)
Dear Martin, by Nic Stone
Dumplin', by Julie Murphy
Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon (2 Votes)
Five Feet Apart, by Rachael Lippincott (5 Votes)
Fourmile, by Watt Key
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (6 Votes)
Heretics Anonymous, by Katie Henry
Love, Aubrey, by Suzanne LaFleur
Nine Minutes and Counting, by Jennifer McGee
The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall
See You at Harry's, by Johanna Knowles
Song for a Whale, by Lynne Kelly
The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon (3 Votes)
What If It's Us, by Becky Albertalli (2 Votes)
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SCIENCE FICTION
BZRK (from the BZRK series), by Michael Grant
Divergent (from the Divergent series), by Veronica Roth
Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
The Giver (from the Giver series), by Lois Lowry
Gone (from the Gone series), by Michael Grant
Illuminae (from Illuminae Files series), by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
The Knife of Never Letting Go (from Chaos Walking series), by Patrick Ness
Legend (from Legend) series, by Marie Lu
Michael Vey, Fall of Hades (from Michael Vey series), by Richard Paul Evans
The Power of Six (from Lorien Legacies series), by Pittacus Lore
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
Scythe (from Arc of a Scythe series), by Neal Shusterman
Warcross (from Warcross series), by Marie Lu
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
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SPORTS (FICTION)
The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander (2 Votes)
Ghost (from Track series), by Jason Reynolds
Kid Owner, by Tim Green
Solo, by Kwame Alexander