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2020 Mount Sinai Summer Reading List 7th Grade
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Chainsby Laurie Halse AndersonWhen their owner dies at the start of the Revolution, Isabel and her younger sister are sold to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots
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Cinderby Marissa MeyerAs plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
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Confetti girlby Diana LópezTrying to be many things all at once to many people while coping with the loss of her mother and a father who seems to be completely uninterested in her life, Lina Flores learns to becomes an expert in adaption in order to satisfy all the roles she needs to play in her complicated life.
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Counting by 7sby Holly Goldberg SloanTwelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.
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Doll bonesby Holly BlackPlaying an endless make-believe game about pirates, mermaids and warriors under the rule of a formidable Great Queen china doll, best friends Zach, Poppy and Alice find their bond tested when Zach is compelled to give up their shared adventures and Poppy begins having dreams about the doll. By the co-author of the best-selling Spiderwick Chronicles.
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Ella enchantedby Gail Carson LevineIn a first novel and 1998 Newbery Honor Book based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against a childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Reprint.
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Elsewhereby Gabrielle ZevinAfter fifteen-year-old Liz Hall is hit by a taxi and killed, she finds herself in a place that is both like and unlike Earth, where she must adjust to her new status and figure out how to "live."
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Ghostby Jason ReynoldsGhost is a naturally talented runner with a troubled background, but when he is recruited for an elite middle school track team, he must prove to his coach that he can overcome his problems and become the best sprinter in the city
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The great Greene heistby Varian JohnsonWhen his ex and his rival with ties to the principal run for school president, reformed con artist Jackson Greene secretly assembles a team to ensure the election is run fairly, an effort complicated by his enduring feelings for his ex.
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Heatby Mike LupicaPitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
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Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanishby Pablo CartayaAfter a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.
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Mark of the thiefby Jennifer A NielsenForced to enter a sealed cavern that reputedly holds the lost treasures of Caesar, slave Nic discovers an amulet imbued with divine power and finds himself at the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark a war.
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Mastermindsby Gordon KormanA group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment.
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The past and other things that should stay buriedby Shaun David HutchinsonTwo estranged best friends, one the son of undertakers, are granted extra time to resolve their differences when one of them dies suddenly and then comes partially back to life, forcing the pair to figure out what is happening. By the author of We Are the Ants. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Peakby Roland SmithAfter being arrested for scaling a New York skyscraper and then sent to live with his long-lost father and fellow climber, Peak Marcello finds it difficult to rebuild their bond, thus when his father suddenly pushes him to climb Mt. Everest, Peak must take into consideration his father's questionable motives. Reprint.
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Picture me goneby Meg RosoffPossessing an intuitive talent for noticing clues and unspoken emotions that most people overlook, Mila collects information about a missing family friend in order to piece together what happened to him, a situation that is thrown into turmoil by a devastating betrayal. By the award-winning author of How I Live Now.
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The raftby S. A. BodeenWhen her last-minute cargo flight to the Pacific Islands Midway Atoll is brought down by a catastrophic storm, lone passenger Robie finds herself drifting in the middle of the ocean on a raft with the co-pilot, Max, with whom she struggles to survive without supplies. By the author of The Compound.
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Rebel Seoulby Axie OhIn 2199 in the Neo State of Korea, eighteen-year-old Jaewon is partnered with supersoldier Tera, but their evolving love is threatened when Jaewon must choose among conflicting loyalties--to the totalitarian government that promises to end all war, the nationalist rebels his father followed, or the crime syndicate staging a coup.
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Road tripby Jim PaulsenA father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy. By the acclaimed author of Crush; Paintings from the Cave; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy Returns; Woods Runner; Notes from the Dog; Mudshark; and Lawn Boy.
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The Saturday boyby David FlemingEvery school day seems to bring more trouble to 11-year-old Derek, whose former best friend bullies him, while at home he deals with the long absence of his father, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and his mother's sudden moodiness.
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Scatby Carl HiaasenNick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
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Sistersby Raina TelgemeierA companion to the Eisner Award-winning Smile finds Raina's disappointing bond with a cranky, independent younger sister further challenged by the arrival of a baby brother and an estrangement in their parents' marriage. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous.
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Skink no surrenderby Carl HiaasenWhen their reckless cousin runs off with a guy she met online to avoid going to boarding school, long-suffering Richard and renegade Wild Skink brave storms, wildlife and violence in a swampy region of Florida to find her. A first teen novel by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Hoot.
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A song for Bijouby Josh FarrarA story about first crushes and old friendships is told through alternating viewpoints against a vibrant backdrop of Haitian-American culture and follows the story of a prep school boy whose life is transformed by a budding relationship with a Haitian girl who has relocated to Brooklyn after the earthquake. By the author of Rules to Rock By.
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Stargirlby Jerry SpinelliAlthough Stargirl is shunned by many at school for her unique presence, Leo Borlock, a fellow classmate, finds her inspiring and soon finds himself head-over-heels in love. Reprint.
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Love, Stargirlby Jerry SpinelliStill moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania. Reprint.
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Tesla's atticby Neal ShustermanMoving into a ramshackle Victorian house after his home burns down, Nick discovers a cache of odd antiques in the attic, where his new friends and he become unwitting subjects in a perilous scientific plan by a devious inventor.
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Lincoln's grave robbersby Steve SheinkinA dramatic account of the 1875 attempt to steal the 16th president's body describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader and how a fledgling Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation. By the award-winning author of The Notorious Benedict Arnold.
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Marley & me : life and love with the world's worst dogby John GroganFollows the life story of an exuberant Labrador retriever who gets into perpetual trouble and experiences a range of adventures, from shutting down an entire beach to guarding a seventeen-year-old neighbor after a stabbing attack.
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The polar bear scientistsby Peter LourieDocuments the annual efforts of a pair of biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey team to locate and tranquilize polar bears in the Alaskan wilderness to collect important information about species conservation and global warming
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The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rightsby Steve SheinkinThe Newbery Award-winning and National Book Award finalist author of Bomb presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion.
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