| DERBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUMMER READING LIST 2007 7th & 8th Grades |
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| STUDENTS ENTERING 7th GRADE |
| * EASY READING LEVEL ** AVERAGE READING LEVEL *** CHALLENGING READING LEVEL |
| AUTHOR | READING LEVEL | GENRE |
| Alcott, Louisa May | *** | Classic |
| Alexander, Lloyd | ** | Fantasy |
| Almond,David | ** | Fantasy |
| Anderson, Laurie Halse | ** | Young Adult, Historical Fiction, |
| Austen, Jane | *** | Classic |
| Avi | ** | Adventure, Historical Fiction, Humor, Young Adult |
| Ballard, Robert | * | Non-Fiction |
| Banks, Lynne, Reid | * | Fantasy |
| Bauer, Joan | ** | Humor, Young Adult |
| Bellairs, John | * | Mystery |
| Blume, Judy | ** | Young Adult |
| Bronte, Emily | *** | Classic |
| Brooks, Bruce | *** | Young Adult |
| Bunting, Eve | * | Mystery, Historical Fiction, Young Adult |
| Burnett, Frances Hodgeson | ** | Classic |
| Byars, Betsy | * | Young Adult, Humor |
| Christopher, John | ** | Science Fiction |
| Christopher, Matt | * | Sports |
| Clemens, Samuel L.{ Mark Twain} | *** | Classic |
| Clements, Andrew | * | Humor |
| Cole, Brock | ** | Young Adult |
| Colfer, Eoin | ** | Fantasy |
| Collier, James and Chrisopher | ** | Historical Fiction |
| Conford, Ellen | ** | Humor |
| Cooney, Caroline | ** | Adventure, Young Adult, Mystery |
| Cormier, Robert | *** | Young Adult |
| Creech, Sharon | ** | Young Adult, Humor |
| Crichton, Michael | *** | Science Fiction |
| Crutcher, Chris | *** | Sports, Young Adult |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul | * | Historical Fiction |
| Cushman, Karen | ** | Humor |
| Danziger, Paula | * | Humor, Young Adult |
| Defelice, Cynthia | ** | Young Adult, Mystery, Historical Fiction |
| Dickens, Charles | *** | Classic |
| Draper, Sharon | ** | Young Adult |
| Duncan, Lois | ** | Mystery, Young Adult |
| Dygaard, Thomas | ** | Sports |
| Fine, Anne | * | Humor, Young Adult |
| Fox, Paula | ** | Young Adult, Historical Fiction |
| Freedman, Russell | ** | Non-Fiction |
| Fritz, Jean | * | Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction |
| Gantos, Jack | ** | Humor, Young Adult |
| George, Jean, Craighead | ** | Adventure, Animals |
| Gipson, Fred | ** | Classic, Animals |
| Grimes, Nikki | *** | Young Adult, African-American |
| Haddix, Margaret, Peterson | ** | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult |
| Hahn, Mary Downing | ** | Mystery, Historical Fiction |
| Hamilton, Virginia | ** | Mystery, Historical Fiction |
| Herbert, Frank | *** | Young Adult, Science Fiction |
| Herriot, James | *** | Non-Fiction, Animals |
| Hesse, Karen | ** | Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction |
| Hinton, S.E. | ** | Young Adult |
| Hobbs, Will | ** | Adventure |
| Holland, Isabelle | ** | Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult |
| Howe, James | * | Humor, Mystery, Fantasy |
| Jacques, Brian | *** | Fantasy |
| Jones, Diana Wynne | *** | Fantasy |
| Kerr, M.E. | ** | Young Adult |
| Kipling, Rudyard | *** | Classic |
| Konigsburg, E.L. | ** | Young Adult |
| Korman, Gordon | ** | Humor |
| Laskey, Kathy | *** | Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction |
| L'Engle, Madeleine | *** | Fantasy, Science Fiction |
| Levine, Gail Carson | * | Fantasy, Historical Fiction |
| Lipsyte, Robert | ** | Young Adult, Sports |
| London, Jack | ** | Classic |
| Lowry, Lois | ** | Young Adult, Science Fiction, Humor |
| MacLachlan, Patricia | * | Young Adult, Historical Fiction |
| Mahy Margaret | ** | Science Fiction, Young Adult |
| Manes, Stephen | ** | Humor |
| Marsden, John | ** | Young Adult |
| Mazer, Harry | ** | Adventure, Historical Fiction |
| Mazer, Norma Fox | ** | Young Adult, Historical Fiction |
| McCaffrey, Anne | *** | Fantasy |
| McKinley, Robin | *** | Fantasy |
| McKissack, Patricia and Fredrick | ** | Historical Fiction |
| Meltzer, Milton | ** | Non-Fiction |
| Montgomery, L.M. | ** | Classic |
| Murphy, James | ** | Non-Fiction |
| Myers, Walter Dean | ** | Young Adult, Historical Fiction |
| Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds | ** | Humor, Fantasy, Young Adult, Animals |
| Nix, Garth | *** | Fantasy, Science Fiction |
| O'Brien, Robert C. | ** | Young Adult |
| Paterson, Katherine | ** | Young Adult, Historical Fiction |
| Paulsen, Gary | ** | Adventure, Mystery |
| Peck, Richard | ** | Young Adult, Historical Fiction |
| Peck, Robert Newton | * | Humor, Historical Fiction |
| Pierce, Tamora | ** | Fantasy |
| Rinaldi, Ann | *** | Historical Fiction |
| Rowling, J.K. | ** | Fantasy |
| Sachar, Louis | ** | Young Adult |
| Sleator, William | * | Science Fiction |
| Snicket, Lemony | * | Humor |
| Soto, Gary | ** | Young Adult, Hispanic |
| Speare, Elizabeth | ** | Historical Fiction |
| Spinelli, Jerry | ** | Young Adult, Humor |
| Stevenson, Robert Louis | *** | Classic, Adventure |
| Taylor, MIldred | ** | Historical Fiction |
| Taylor, Theodore | ** | Historical Fiction, Adventure |
| Tolkien, J.R.R | *** | Classic, Fantasy |
| Trueman, Terry | ** | Young Adult |
| Verne, Jules | *** | Classic, Science Fiction |
| Voigt, Cynthia | *** | Young Adult, Fantasy |
| Westall, Robert | ** | Adventure, Historical Fiction |
| Whelan, Gloria | ** | Young Adult |
| Woodson, Jacqueline | ** | Young Adult |
| Wrede, Patricia | ** | Fantasy |
| Yep, Laurence | ** | Young Adult, Historic Fiction |
| Yolen, Jane | ** | Fantasy, Historical Fiction |
| Zindel, Paul | ** | Young Adult |