As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires, literally. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Catraya Arturo is looking forward to a relaxing summer until Carmen, a cute and funny girl moves into his apartment complex and while he deals with his stomach turning into a deep fryer over a girl, a smarmy land developer rolls into town and threatens to change it. Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart Lily Jo McGrother is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Dunkin Dorfman is bipolar and has just moved from the town he's called home for the past thirteen years. The fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. One morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change. Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Robby When thirteen-year-old Joey Willis, deaf since the age of six, meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his chimpanzee Sukari, who use sign language, her world blooms with possibilities but that of the chimp begins to narrow. The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Moore Barclay A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in this outstanding debut novel that celebrates community and creativity.

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall In a tale that weaves the past with the present, fair skinned Jimmy McClean travels with his grandfather to learn about his Lakota heritage. They visit places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior. Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt In this 1986 classic, a car accident causes fifteen-year-old Izzy to lose one leg and face the need to start building a new life as an amputee. The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine In 1958 Little Rock, Marlee develops a strong friendship with new gilr Liz, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears that her friend is actually a black girl passing herself off as white, the two girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families. The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Sophia’s War by Avi In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.

Anne Frank by Sidney Jacobson Provides a graphic novel account of the life of Anne Frank, covering her family, the rise of Nazism, her years in the Secret Annex, her arrest, her deportation, her death, her father's recovery of her diary, and other related topics. Cardboard by Doug TenNapel Cam gets a cardboard box for a birthday present that he makes into a man which comes to life, but when his neighbor Marcus takes the cardboard box, he creates his own evil creations that threaten to destroy them all. Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutch Eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg dreams of fighting dragons and spends her days honing her skills, even though there are no dragons in Hereville, her Orthodox Jewish community, but when she accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka just might win her dragon-fighting sword after all. Louis Undercover by Fanny Britt Presents a story about Louis, a young boy who shuttles between his alcoholic dad and his worried mom, and who, with the help of his best friend, tries to summon up the courage to speak to his true love, Billie. To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel Follows the life and career of a ballerina, detailing her dance school experiences, performances, and personal life.

This list is a collection of realistic,

historical, graphic, action, adventure, nonfiction, and much more!

Your Summer Reading Assignment is

on the bottom of the next page.

Cinder by Marissa Myers Cinder, a gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a mysterious past, is blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister's illness while a deadly plague decimates the population of New Beijing, but when Cinder's life gets intertwined with Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle.

Legend by Marie Lu In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

Bounders by Monica Tesler Twelve-year-old Jasper and his friends are the first group of cadets, called Bounders, to be trained as astronauts who use new spaceships to teleport, but soon are forced to go up against an alien society seeking revenge for stealing this brain-sync technology. Futhermore by Tahereh Mafi Twelve-year-old Alice Queensmeadow, with the help of her friend Oliver, travels through the dangerous, magical land of Furthermore in order to rescue her missing father and prove her own magical abilities. The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor.

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface. Codename Zero by Chris Rylander When a desperate man in a nondescript black suit asks thirteen-year-old Carson Fender to deliver a mysterious package for him, the middle schooler discovers there's something going on in his sleepy North Dakota hometown he had never expected--something involving the CIA. Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth Shepherd unexpectedly travels through time to the eighteenth century, and she must find out why her mother lied about her date of birth to hide her ability, research her history, and work with Gideon, another time traveler.

The Secrets of Tree Taylor by Dandi Mackall In small-town Missouri in tumultuous 1963, Tree Taylor, thirteen, wants to write an important story to secure a spot on the high school newspaper staff, but when a neighbor is shot, she investigates and learns that some secrets should be kept.

Becoming Kareem by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Written especially for young readers, Becoming Kareem chronicles how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the icon and legend he is today, both on and off the court. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose Tells the story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion during World War II. Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of three months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet. No Summit Out of Sight: The True Story of The Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits by Jordan Romero The story of Jordan Romero, who at the age of 13 became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At age 15, he reached the summits of the world's seven highest mountains. Smart and Spineless: Exploring Invertebrate Intelligence by Ann Downer Scientists around the world are putting invertebrate intelligence to use in mind-boggling ways. Engineers are designing swarmbots based on bees to take part in search-and-rescue efforts. Materials scientists are basing a new, tough ceramic on the structure of a mantis shrimp's claw. Readers will be challenged to think in a whole new way about what it means to be smart!

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud In a parallel reality, London has been overtaken by ghosts and the only ones who can see them well enough to fight them are kids and teenagers. This first book in a series follows three young operatives of a psychic detection agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts. Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi While practicing for their next baseball game, thirteen-year-old friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe discover that the nefarious activities of the Delbe, Iowa, meatpacking plant have caused cows to turn into zombies.

The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier When Keri is unexpectedly named the next ruler of Nimmera, she must guide the small, magical land through a perilous time. Peak by Roland Smith After Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or go live with his long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. But Peak quickly learns that his father's renewed interest in him has strings attached. Even so, for a climbing addict like Peak, tackling Everest is the challenge of a lifetime. But it's also one that could cost him his life.

• For summer reading, please read TWO books of your choice.

• Fill out the Grade 7 Summer Reading Assignment (on the next page) and bring it to school with you on the first day.

Summer Reading 2016 Seventh Grade Ass ignment Answer the fo l lowing quest ions in complete sentences.

1. What was the best book you read this summer?

2. What was your favorite line or quotation from that book (please give a direct quotation, with page numbers)?

3. Who do you think would enjoy reading this book?

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!!Rate the books other books you read this summer! Title: _______________________________ Title: _______________________________ Title: _______________________________ Title: _______________________________ Name: _____________________________________ Parent Signature: ___________________________________ This assignment is due on the first day of school!

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