Top Ten for 7th Grade
In Search of Goliathus Hercules
Jennifer Angus
Ten-year-old Henri
Bell discovers he can speak to insects and, as he travels the world in search
of a giant legendary insect, begins to metamorphose into an insect himself.
Swim That Rock
John Rocco & Jay Primiano
When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, 14-year-old Jake
refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. And nothing else
seems certain in Jake's future, either, as his mother struggles with
depression and loan sharks threaten to repossess the family diner.
Indigo's Star
Indigo, having just recovered from a bout of mononucleosis,
must return to school after missing an entire semester. Only his younger sister
and loyal sidekick, Rose, knows why he's dreading it so much. As it turns out,
the school bullies are eagerly awaiting Indigo's return so that they can pick
up where they left off -- flushing his head in the toilet. But Indigo hasn't
counted on meeting Tom, an American student who is staying with his grandmother
in England for the year. With his couldn't-care-less attitude and rock-and-roll
lifestyle, Tom becomes Indigo's ally, and together they work to take back the
school.
Dairy Queen
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the
quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J.
decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions
of those around her.
Earthrise
Edgar Mitchell
On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a
ladder connecting him to NASAs Antares spacecraft and landed with two
feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell
was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14
journey to the Moon, though it wasn't without its own alarming moments.
Flying the Dragon
Natalie Dias Lorenzi
When Skye's cousin Hiroshi and his family move to Virginia from Japan,
the cultural differences lead to misunderstandings and both children are
unhappy at the changes in their lives--will
flying the
dragon kite finally bring them together?
The Castle Behind Thorns
Merrie Haskell
When Sand wakes up alone in a long-abandoned castle, he has
no idea how he got there. The stories all said the place was ruined by an
earthquake, and Sand did not expect to find everything inside torn in half or
smashed to bits. Nothing lives here and nothing grows, except the vicious,
thorny bramble that holds Sand prisoner. To survive, Sand does what he knows
best--he fires up the castle's forge to mend what he needs. But the things he
fixes work somehow better than they ought to. Is there magic in the mending? When
Sand finds the castle's lost heir, Perrotte, they begin to unwind the dark
secrets that caused the destruction. Putting together the pieces is harder than
Sand ever imagined, but it's the only way to regain their freedom.
The Dumbest Idea Ever!
Jimmy Gownley
What if the
dumbest idea ever
turned your life upside down? At thirteen, Jimmy was popular, at the
top of his class, and the leading scorer on his basketball team. But all
that changed when chicken pox forced him to miss the championship game.
Things went from bad to worse when he got pneumonia and missed even
more school. Before Jimmy knew it, his grades were sinking and nothing
seemed to be going right. How did Jimmy turn things around, get back on
top at school, and land a date with the cutest girl in class?
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Candace Fleming
Traces the life of female aviator
Amelia
Earhart from her childhood to her final flight, discusses the extensive
search for her and her missing plane, and includes photographs, maps,
handwritten notes by
Amelia, and sidebars.
The Traveling Restaurant
Barbara Else
When twelve-year-old Jasper Ludlow's parents flee the city, he gets left behind and finds refuge on The Travelling
Restaurant,
a sailing ship captained by old Dr Rocket and crewed by feisty Polly.
Jasper faces challenges, adventures, storms and hungry pirates. Should
he go in search of his parents, or his lost baby sister? Who should he
trust? And why is Lady Gall, Provisional Monarch of Fontania, hunting
him?
Ten-year-old Henri
Bell discovers he can speak to insects and, as he travels the world in search
of a giant legendary insect, begins to metamorphose into an insect himself.
When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, 14-year-old Jake
refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. And nothing else
seems certain in Jake's future, either, as his mother struggles with
depression and loan sharks threaten to repossess the family diner. 
When twelve-year-old Jasper Ludlow's parents flee the city, he gets left behind and finds refuge on The Travelling Restaurant,
a sailing ship captained by old Dr Rocket and crewed by feisty Polly.
Jasper faces challenges, adventures, storms and hungry pirates. Should
he go in search of his parents, or his lost baby sister? Who should he
trust? And why is Lady Gall, Provisional Monarch of Fontania, hunting
him? 