7th Grade Book Club - FICTION

Ms. Leach, December 2016

FICTION

● Imaginary people and events● Tells a story (a narrative)● Contains these elements:

○ plot○ character○ theme○ setting○ point of view○ style

Genres

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Realistic Fiction● Fault in Our Stars by John Green● The Possibility of Now by Kim Culbertson● If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo● 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher● A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer● North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley● Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley● Future Perfect by Jen Larson● The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan

Historical Fiction● Crow by Barbara Wright● The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine● Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein● Call Me by My Name by John Ed Bradley● Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo● Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt● Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson● In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall, III● Front Lines by Michael Grant● Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee

Science-Fiction/Fantasy (& Dystopia)● Graceling by Kristin Cashore● Unwind by Neal Shusterman● Hunter by Mercedes Lackey● Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughan● The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson● Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson● Titans by Victoria Scott● Cinder by Marissa Meyer● The Martian by Andy Weir● The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Horror● A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness● Dead River by Cyn Balog● The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie● Wicked Cruel by Rich Wallace● The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher● Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Stolz● Shutter by Courtney Alameda● The Enemy by Charlie Higson● The Dead Boys by Royce Buckingham

Mystery● Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lauren Henderson● Ten by Gretchen McNeil● A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee● The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler● The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud● These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly● Bone Gap by Laura Ruby● All Fall Down by Ally Carter● Eye of the Crow by Shane Peacock● The Art of Secrets by James Klise

Sports Fiction● Football Hero by Tim Green● Crossed by Alexander Kwame● In the Swish by Dawn Green● Double Exposure by Bridget Birdsall● Crossing Lines by Paul Volponi● Swagger by Carl Deuker● Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams● Soar by Joan Bauer● Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi● Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian

Action & Adventure● Silverfin by Charles Higson● The Great Wide Sea by MH Herlong● Desert Dark by Sonja Stone● Holding Smoke by Elle Cosimano● Heist Society by Ally Carter● Money Run by Jack Heath● Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings● Traitor by Andy McNab● Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz● The Doubt Factory by Paolo Bacigalupi

Humor● Swim the Fly by Don Calame● Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman● Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock● The Deadly 7 by Garth Jennings● Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce● It’s All Your Fault by Paul Rudnick● Denton Little’s DeathDate by Lance Rubin● Hellhole by Gina Damico● The Prom Goer’s Interstellar Excursion by Chris McCoy● Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading by Tom Greenwald

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