No exceptions.The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Stella Grant likes to be in control–even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. Magnus and his friends, Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, Samirah the Valkyrie, and other heroic characters must use all their wits and special talents in order to defeat fearsome giants, lethal creatures, and meddlesome gods in order stave off Ragnarok.Ĭan you love someone you can never touch? As a resident of the Hotel Valhalla, this son of the god Frey is now one of Odin’s chosen warriors. Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is on a death-defying quest across the Norse realms, literally. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isn’t always free. Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn’t just want to make it–she has to. for all the wrong reasons.īri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill.īut it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Without further ado, here they are as reported by my 74 seventh graders this year So please consider using them when ordering books. I have gathered the list for shopping purposes at – a fantastic website that partners with independent booksellers and pays them a higher percentage for anything they sell than Amazon. Kids reading interests range widely, some students gravitated toward more traditional literature this year while others solely devoured lighthearted middle grade – this shows the incredible need for a broad and inclusive selection for all of our students.Social justice books continue to carry a deep impact and are passed from hand to hand.So were free verse books and graphic novels.High school drama books that had a romantic twist were in heavy rotation.The most requested book was Long Way down by Jason Reynolds, followed closely by any of Angie Thomas’ books, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and the whole Scythe series by Neal Shusterman.This year, they created a slide to speak about their choice. I hope you find their recommendations helpful. Yet this also seemed to be the year where students continued to read about stories that they may not be familiar with themselves, however, despite my book talks, there are still certain gaps in what our students are loving. There were also many of these books that were book-talked by more than one student such as Until Friday Night, Yummy, Scythe, and the Mortal Instruments. It was interesting to see just how many of these books I myself had read and book-talked, as well as how many have been favorites two or more years in a row. Not all of these books are in my library but are books that the students have found and read independently. All parents are informed of the range of books that are present in our classroom library so that students can choose something that speaks to them. Some of these are fine for all 7th graders, some are more mature, I am including them all so that you can make your own decision. As always we have favorites that seem to pop up every year, but this year we also had a lot of new titles join the mix.Īs always, I loved seeing what made the cut because I simply could not do the work I do without the help of these incredible books. This is the fifth year that my students have gathered what they deem the very best books that they read this year and shared their recommendations with the world. I didn’t want to let a global pandemic stand in the way of gathering the titles of the amazing books my 7th graders loved this year.
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