1. GREAT SUMMER READS Grades 7 and 8
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Between Shades of
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Lost My Grip by Jordan
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The Final Four by Paul
Volponi
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A Game for Swallows by
Zeina Abirached
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The Gospel According
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Hero on a Bicycle by
Shirley Hughes
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Legend by Marie Lu
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My Name Is Not Easy
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My Name Is Parvana by
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Never Fall Down by
Patricia McCormick
When soldiers arrive in his
hometown in Cambodia,
Arn Chorn Pond is sent to
a labor camp, where he
works in the rice paddies
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to play an instrument--a
decision that both saves his
life and lands him in battle.
No Crystal Stair by
Vaunde Micheaux
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The Odyssey by
Gareth Hinds
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Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray
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The Scorpio Races by
Maggie Stiefvater
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Scrivener’s Moon by
Philip Reeve
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the steampunk trilogy,
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Seraphina by Rachel
Hartman
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Stuck on Earth by David
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Swipe by Evan Angler
In a world where everyone
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gain citizenship and
participate in society, a
group of youngsters who
questions the system
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true enemy--while
pursuing a group of
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Kenneth Opel
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Trash by Andy Mulligan
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