Students are REQUIRED to read one book from the Seventh Grade Social Studies Recommended Reading List. Assignment guidelines will be given in class the first week of school.
Recommended Reading List:
Fox, Paula
(Fiction)
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The Slave Dancer
Thirteen year old Jesse is kidnapped when running an errand for his mother. To his horror, Jesse is taken aboard a slave ship. The journey back to his home will challenge all his values and beliefs. |
Peck, Richard
(Fiction)
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A Year Down Yonder
A Newbery Award winner tells the multi-layered story of small town life spiced with humor and a bit of history. Fifteen-year old Mary Alice must spend a year living with her feisty grandmother in rural Illinois. Harsh Depression-era realities are not ignored , but humor is abundant. |
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Reiss, Johanna
(Biography)
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The Upstairs Room
With the honesty of Anne Frank, the author recalls her childhood experiences hiding from the Germans who occupied her native Holland in World War II. She makes us imagine what it was like to be confined for over two years in a small, cramped room. |