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North Attleboro Summer ReadingSeventh Grade 2016
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Can't look away
by Donna D. Cooner
Sixteen-year-old Torrey Grey's YouTube videos on fashion and beauty for teenagers were famous, but when her younger sister is killed by a drunk driver during a filming her world falls apart--cyber bullies are attacking her, her father moves them to Texas, and she does not know who to trust at her new school or whether her cousin is really a friend
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The Scorch trials
by James Dashner
Featuring an eight-page, full-color insert with photos from the forthcoming September 2015 film, an official tie-in finds Thomas and the Gladers embarking on a perilous two-week journey through the most burned-out region of the world. Movie tie-in. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Gym candy
by Carl Deuker
Groomed by his father to be a star player, football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life. 25,000 first printing.
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Out of my mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Possessing a photographic memory in spite of an inability to walk or speak, Melody is mistaken as mentally challenged by those who cannot see beyond her cerebral palsy, impelling her to discover a way to communicate. By the two-time Coretta Scott King-winning author of Copper Sun. 40,000 first printing.
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Grandmaster
by David Klass
Invited to a parent-child weekend chess tournament, freshman Daniel discovers that his father was once one of the country's leading young players but that the intense competition surrounding the game proved to be unhealthy, a past they are forced to confront when they meet a former rival.
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The limit
by Kristen Landon
When his financially responsible parents unexpectedly surpass their debt limit imposed by the government, 13-year-old Matt is whisked away to a special workhouse where far more serious dangers exist than anyone on the outside realizes.
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Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
Required Reading: The beloved classic about a powerful bond between a young boy and his beloved hunting dogs.
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Counting by 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Twelve-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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Peak
by Roland Smith
After 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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After ever after
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Jeffrey isn't a little boy with cancer anymore--he's a teen in remission, but the aftereffects of treatment have left him somewhat disabled; his older brother, Steven, who had always been his support and someone he looked to for advice, took off for Africa to find himself--meanwhile, his best friend Tad is hatching a plan that involves a California girl who thinks he's cuteā¦.
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