Recommended books for 6th, 7th and 8th graders
from the Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills Public Libraries
Seventh grader Eric discovers there are consequences to not standing by and watching as the bully at his new school hurts people, but although school officials are aware of the problem, Eric may be the one with a solution.
Will Halpin is the new guy at Coaler High, but being a "round," deaf kid doesn't make him popular and when he starts hanging out with the only guy at Coaler less popular than he, forget about it! Will can’t hear what’s going on, but he can read lips and is great at observing other people. The "dork-namic duo" have the skills it takes to figure out who killed the most popular guy in school. So, who "done it"? And why does that guy talk to his fingers? And will the most popular girl in school ever notice him? (So, maybe Will’s interests go beyond fighting crime. . .)
Will Halpin is the new guy at Coaler High, but being a "round," deaf kid doesn't make him popular and when he starts hanging out with the only guy at Coaler less popular than he, forget about it! Will can’t hear what’s going on, but he can read lips and is great at observing other people. The "dork-namic duo" have the skills it takes to figure out who killed the most popular guy in school. So, who "done it"? And why does that guy talk to his fingers? And will the most popular girl in school ever notice him? (So, maybe Will’s interests go beyond fighting crime. . .)
Katsa's eyes show the world that she is a Graceling. She struggles to control her Grace, the Grace of Killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
In the early twentieth century, an Alaskan village's only survivors of a sickness brought by white men, sisters Millie, aged thirteen, and Maura, ten, make their way south in hopes of finding someone else alive.
Nora had always been so careful when it came to falling in love. She didn't let herself. Until she met Patch. She is mysteriously attracted to him although she senses that he has a dark side. Is he just a bad boy or something more?
7th grader Oliver Watson has everyone convinced that he is extremely stupid and lazy, but he is actually a very wealthy, evil genius, and when he decides to run for class president, nothing will stand in his way.
Incarceron is a prison that is more than jail cells. It is metal forests, cities, caves and wilderness. It seems to have no beginning and no end. Finn has no memory of his childhood and is sure that he came from outside Incarceron, but most prisoners don't believe there is an "outside," which makes escape seem impossible. Then, Finn discovers a key that allows him to speak with a girl named Claudia. She says that she lives on the outside. Finn is resolved to escape the prison, and Claudia thinks she can help him.
Todd is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the men were infected with the Noise, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Unfortunately, it is the same germ that has killed all the women in the town, including Todd's mom. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but something strange is happening in the town. Something the men are trying to hide. Something so awful Todd has to flee. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, Todd comes across a person who has no noise, someone who is completely silent. A girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the others?
Jesse sees dead people, monsters, demons, and lots of other things. Nobody else can see these things, except his ailing grandmother. When his grandmother passes away, Jesse has to fly from Canada to the Philippines for her funeral and face his demons and whatever else might be waiting for him.
After seeing a meteor fall from the sky, citizens of a small town discover that they have no power or telephone service. They begin to panic and become increasingly violent as they await what they are sure is the arrival of monsters from outer space.
Sam used to believe in miracles. She used to believe in a lot of things. When you're a pastor's kid, it's hard not to buy into the idea of the perfect family, a loving God, and good in the world. But lately, Sam has a lot of reason to doubt. Her mom is in rehab after a DUI and her dad is more interested in his congregation than his family. When a member of her congregation is kidnapped, the tragedy reflects Sam's personal one, and it makes her question her faith even more.
Lia and Alice are twins that have just become orphans and enemies. They have discovered their roles in a prophecy that has gone on for generations and the girls find themselves entrenched in a battle that could have consequences beyond their imaginations. Lia and Alice don't know who to trust. All they know is that they cannot trust each other.
Raina just wants to be a normal middle school kid. But one night while racing her friends, she trips and falls, seriously damaging her front teeth. And what comes next is really tough - having braces put on and taken off, surgery, headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. PLUS there is her non-dental life to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who are less than friendly. Can't wait to start reading? The entire comic is available online: http://tinyurl.com/y7vfcq3
Eunice "Bug" Smoot is on her own at eighteen after all her family members have died. She is broke, about to lose her apartment and her job delivering pizza. That's nothing compared to what comes next. When he was alive, her grandfather sold his soul for a car, but when he died he was able to escape collection. Now one of the Devil's servants, Beales, wants the car AND her grandfather's soul and expects Bug to collect them both. If she can't deliver, he'll collect her soul instead.
At school, she's Jamie - blonde haired, blue contacts, fashionably dressed and one of the crowd. At home, she's Jamilah - Lebanese, attending madrassa and dealing with a father who lives in the Stone Age. When her friends start to wonder about Jamie's life outside of school, she is worried that her secrets might be revealed. Can Jamie figure out a way to be both Jamie and Jamilah?
From his 1776 homestead, Thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community.