:: Medium 20 Book List 7-8 Grades 2026-27 ::

Author Title
Boyne, John The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Craft, Jerry New Kid
Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, Not Buddy
Engle, Margarita Enchanted Air
Gemeinhart, Dan The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
George , Jean Craighead On the Far Side of the Mountain
Gray, Nicholas Mona Lisa Vanishes
Higuera, Donna The Last Cuentista
Heidicker, Christian McKay Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Holt, K.A. House Arrest
Park, Linda Sue A Single Shard
Patterson, James Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life
Rorby, Ginny Lost in the River of Grass
Sloan, Holly Counting by 7s
Smith, Roland Elephant Run
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley The Egypt Game
Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
Tolan, Stephanie S. Surviving the Applewhites
Van Draanen, Wendelin The Running Dream
Woodson, Jacqueline Harbor Me

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