16 Best Books for 7th Grade

One of my very FAVORITE parts of teaching middle school reading was always finding books that would get my 7th graders excited about reading. Sometimes it’s a challenge to find books that will keep a 7th grader’s attention, but every time I saw one of my reluctant readers sneaking in a chapter of their book when they “weren’t supposed to” be reading, I had to give myself a little pat on the back. It’s the best feeling ever!

Without further ado, here are the books that captured my 7th grade students’ attention and turned them into actual readers:

(You can find a full list with clickable Amazon links here.)

1. Ungifted and The Superteacher Project, by Gordon Korman

2. New Kid and Class Act, by Jerry Craft

3. Crossover, Rebound, and Booked, by Kwame Alexander 🏀⚽️

4. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, by Dusti Bowling

5. How They Choked, How They Croaked, and Caught, by Georgia Bragg

6. Stormbreaker, by Anthony Harowitz ⚡️

7. Hidden, by Yours Truly 👋🏻😅

8. The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan

9. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

10. The National Park Mystery Series, by Aaron Johnson 🏜️

Looking for books to read aloud to the class? Check out my blog post of favorite 7th grade read-alouds here!