7th Grade-Required Reading–Pick one
Stand Tall by Joan Bauer
Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve year old, copes with his parents’ recent divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and recent amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school who is being bullied by the popular kids. His small town faces a terrible tragedy that threatens his home and the town itself. Tree learns to “stand tall” and develop confidence in himself.
Ebook to borrow: https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780142401484
Available in Sora (audio only)
Available from amazon.com $7.59 or your local Barnes and Noble or other bookstores
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Fair Weather by Richard Peck
Thirteen-year-old Rosie Beckett has never strayed further from her family's farm than a horse can pull a cart. Then a letter from her Aunt Euterpe arrives, and everything changes. It's 1893, the year of the World's Columbian Exposition-the "wonder of the age"-a.k.a. the Chicago World's Fair. Aunt Euterpe is inviting the Becketts to come for a visit and go to the fair! Award-winning author Richard Peck's fresh, realistic, and fun-filled writing truly brings the World's Fair-and Rosie and her family-to life.
Ebook to borrow: https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780439855211
Available in Sora (audio only)
Available from amazon $7.99 or your local Barnes and Noble or other bookstores
Resources for this book on TeachingBooks
“Your choice” here are some recommended titles or choose your own!
(Read one or more for extra credit and chances for prizes)
- ●Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov
- ●The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- ●The Cay by Theodore Taylor
- ●Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen