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HowThe SORA icon link will take you directly to SORA via Classlink.
HowThe SORA icon link will take you directly to SORA via Classlink.
SORA has it's own suggested reading lists, and you can search the collection by genre and lexile number.
SORA has it's own suggested reading lists, and you can search the collection by genre and lexile number.
Note: Currently SORA limits students to two ebook loans at a time, so return any titles you are not reading, so others may enjoy!
Note: Currently SORA limits students to two ebook loans at a time, so return any titles you are not reading, so others may enjoy!
How to Change Your Search Preferences in SORA (i.e., change so only search results that come up are Young Adult titles, etcetera.
How to Change Your Search Preferences in SORA (i.e., change so only search results that come up are Young Adult titles, etcetera.
How to Narrow Searches in SORA, by Mr. Haines. Helpful if you want to search by a specific lexile range, availability, topic, interest level, and so forth.
How to Narrow Searches in SORA, by Mr. Haines. Helpful if you want to search by a specific lexile range, availability, topic, interest level, and so forth.
If you are having any SORA issues signing out a book that says "borrow" (meaning it is available) watch this short video to learn how to fix the issue.
If you are having any SORA issues signing out a book that says "borrow" (meaning it is available) watch this short video to learn how to fix the issue.
Mrs. Richardson's Recommended Independent Reading (7th grade)
Mrs. Richardson's Recommended Independent Reading (7th grade)
The title links take you directly to SORA where the book may or may not be currently on loan, by another student. If needed, be sure to click on the title link one more time that appears in your browser, to get to SORA. These are Mrs. Richardson's personal selections for seventh graders, and Mr. Haines likes her choices! Great books to read :-)
These ebooks, recommended by Mrs. Richardson, have UNLIMITED copies in Sora!
These ebooks, recommended by Mrs. Richardson, have UNLIMITED copies in Sora!
FICTION UNLIMITED COPIES:
An impassioned teenage author tells it like it is with the long-haired kids from the wrong side of the tracks.
An impassioned teenage author tells it like it is with the long-haired kids from the wrong side of the tracks.
Lexile: 750
Lexile: 750
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Lexile: 750
Lexile: 750
Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
Lexile: 650
Lexile: 650
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
Lexile: 380
Lexile: 380
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis, until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis, until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
Lexile: 850
Lexile: 850
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill, an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill, an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
Lexile: 730
Lexile: 730
In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divided over school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new student, helps her find her voice and fight against racism.
In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy twelve-year-old Marlee sees her city and family divided over school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new student, helps her find her voice and fight against racism.
Lexile: 630
Lexile: 630
Ten-year-old Auggie, born with extreme facial abnormalities, must struggle with the taunting and fear of classmates as he enters a private school in Manhattan in an attempt to live a normal life.
Ten-year-old Auggie, born with extreme facial abnormalities, must struggle with the taunting and fear of classmates as he enters a private school in Manhattan in an attempt to live a normal life.
Lexile: 790
Lexile: 790
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Lexile: 850
Lexile: 850
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.
Lexile: 670
Lexile: 670
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
Lexile: 920
Lexile: 920
Frustrated by the way women are treated--even at their progressive New York City high school, two best friends start a Women's Rights Club, post their essays and poems online, and watch it go viral, attracting positive support as well as trolls.
Frustrated by the way women are treated--even at their progressive New York City high school, two best friends start a Women's Rights Club, post their essays and poems online, and watch it go viral, attracting positive support as well as trolls.
Lexile: not given. Reading Level: 5.2
Lexile: not given. Reading Level: 5.2
In a racially polarized classroom in 1970 Alabama, Lu's talent for running track makes her a new best friend--and tests her mettle as she navigates the school's social cliques.
In a racially polarized classroom in 1970 Alabama, Lu's talent for running track makes her a new best friend--and tests her mettle as she navigates the school's social cliques.
Lexile: not given.
Lexile: not given.
Seventh-grader Jordan Banks loves drawing cartoons about his life; but instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school, where he is one of the few kids of color.
Seventh-grader Jordan Banks loves drawing cartoons about his life; but instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school, where he is one of the few kids of color.
Lexile: 320
Lexile: 320
Daniel, a Chinese-American teen, must grapple with his plans for the future, his feelings for his best friend, Harry, and his discovery of a family secret that could shatter everything.
Daniel, a Chinese-American teen, must grapple with his plans for the future, his feelings for his best friend, Harry, and his discovery of a family secret that could shatter everything.
Lexile: not given.
Lexile: not given.
When Noah finds old love letters, he and his best friend Walt hatch a plan to woo Noah's crush Sam, but the letters happen to change everything between Noah and Walt.
When Noah finds old love letters, he and his best friend Walt hatch a plan to woo Noah's crush Sam, but the letters happen to change everything between Noah and Walt.
Lexile: 610
Lexile: 610
When Chase returns to middle school after falling off the roof and losing his memory, he learns that the person he was before the amnesia is not someone he likes.
When Chase returns to middle school after falling off the roof and losing his memory, he learns that the person he was before the amnesia is not someone he likes.
Lexile: not given
Lexile: not given
Graphic novel presents the struggle for civil rights in America from the perspective of one of the movement's great leaders, John Lewis.
Graphic novel presents the struggle for civil rights in America from the perspective of one of the movement's great leaders, John Lewis.
Lexile: not given
Lexile: not given
Graphic novel presents the struggle for civil rights in America from the perspective of one of the movement's great leaders, John Lewis.
Graphic novel presents the struggle for civil rights in America from the perspective of one of the movement's great leaders, John Lewis.
Lexile: not given
Lexile: not given
The third book in a trilogy co-written by Civil Rights icon John Lewis brings the era's history to life for young readers.
The third book in a trilogy co-written by Civil Rights icon John Lewis brings the era's history to life for young readers.
Lexile: not given
Lexile: not given
In this story told in two voices, Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet, and it seems like fate--but after three attempts at dating fail, they wonder if the universe is pushing them together or apart.
In this story told in two voices, Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet, and it seems like fate--but after three attempts at dating fail, they wonder if the universe is pushing them together or apart.
Lexile: 610
Lexile: 610
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Lexile: 730
Lexile: 730
In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family.
In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family.
Lexile: 600
Lexile: 600
After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till.
After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till.
Lexile: not given
Lexile: not given
Seventeen-year-old Zelie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land; but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
Seventeen-year-old Zelie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land; but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
Lexile: 670
Lexile: 670
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who dies right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill.
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who dies right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill.
Lexile: 550
Lexile: 550
Maya Aziz, seventeen, is caught between her India-born parents' world of college and marrying a suitable Muslim boy, and her dream world of film school and dating her classmate, Phil, when a terrorist attack changes her life forever.
Maya Aziz, seventeen, is caught between her India-born parents' world of college and marrying a suitable Muslim boy, and her dream world of film school and dating her classmate, Phil, when a terrorist attack changes her life forever.
Lexile: 660
Lexile: 660
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
Lexile: 670
Lexile: 670
Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis.
Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis.
Lexile: 840
Lexile: 840
A 2019 Newbery Honor Book. Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
A 2019 Newbery Honor Book. Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
Lexile: 700
Lexile: 700
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
Lexile: 800
Lexile: 800
As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor...
As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor...
Lexile: 720
Lexile: 720
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed.
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed.
Lexile: 730
Lexile: 730
Following a wrongful arrest as a result of racial profiling, Justyce McAllister starts a journal to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to work through his thoughts on contemporary American race relations.
Following a wrongful arrest as a result of racial profiling, Justyce McAllister starts a journal to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to work through his thoughts on contemporary American race relations.
Lexile: 720
Lexile: 720
Suzette is forced to grapple with her bisexual identity when she and her brother, Lionel, fall in love with the same girl, pushing Lionel's bipolar disorder out of control.
Suzette is forced to grapple with her bisexual identity when she and her brother, Lionel, fall in love with the same girl, pushing Lionel's bipolar disorder out of control.
Lexile: 820
Lexile: 820
This nonfiction graphic novel is an important, timely, and eye-opening exploration of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, exposing the harsh realities of living in, and trying to escape, a war zone.
This nonfiction graphic novel is an important, timely, and eye-opening exploration of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, exposing the harsh realities of living in, and trying to escape, a war zone.
Lexile: not given
Lexile: not given
Seventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rock-star father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity.
Seventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rock-star father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity.
Lexile: 640
Lexile: 640
The author shares the story of her survival of the Gatumba massacre, despite losing her sister, and how after moving to America she found healing through art and activism.
The author shares the story of her survival of the Gatumba massacre, despite losing her sister, and how after moving to America she found healing through art and activism.
Lexile: 790
Lexile: 790
Seventeen-year-old Molly finds her world upended when her normally tough twin sister, Cassie, falls in love for the first time--and Molly finds herself suddenly abandoned to her own romantic mishaps.
Seventeen-year-old Molly finds her world upended when her normally tough twin sister, Cassie, falls in love for the first time--and Molly finds herself suddenly abandoned to her own romantic mishaps.
Lexile: 490
Lexile: 490
Winner of the Newbery Medal. The lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well, and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him.
Winner of the Newbery Medal. The lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well, and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him.
Lexile: 690
Lexile: 690
A boy and a girl--both responsible people living in the "real" world--experience love at first sight on a New York City street, and discover a new-found belief in fate, dreams, and the hidden poetry of the soul.
A boy and a girl--both responsible people living in the "real" world--experience love at first sight on a New York City street, and discover a new-found belief in fate, dreams, and the hidden poetry of the soul.
Lexile: 650
Lexile: 650
In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional reapers ("scythes"). Two unwilling teens are forced to compete to the death for this unwanted role.
In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional reapers ("scythes"). Two unwilling teens are forced to compete to the death for this unwanted role.
Lexile: 830
Lexile: 830
Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team.
Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team.
Lexile: 730
Lexile: 730
A young girl raised by a kindly witch must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her when a young man on a misguided mission threatens the lives of those she loves.
A young girl raised by a kindly witch must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her when a young man on a misguided mission threatens the lives of those she loves.
Lexile: 640
Lexile: 640
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
Lexile: 810
Lexile: 810
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend.
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend.
Lexile: 770
Lexile: 770
After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back.
After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back.
Lexile: 760
Lexile: 760
From mischievous pranks at home to fighting in the classroom, especially when teased about his speech impediment, Walter was a handful.
From mischievous pranks at home to fighting in the classroom, especially when teased about his speech impediment, Walter was a handful.
Lexile: 970
Lexile: 970
Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's transsexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the process of "transitioning" by first telling his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body.
Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's transsexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the process of "transitioning" by first telling his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body.
Lexile: 500
Lexile: 500
The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South.
The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South.
Lexile: 990
Lexile: 990
William Kamkwamba details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his desperately poor village in Africa when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
William Kamkwamba details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his desperately poor village in Africa when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
Lexile: 860
Lexile: 860
Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still does not know how to read.
Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still does not know how to read.
Lexile: 550
Lexile: 550
A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah.
A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah.
Lexile: 740
Lexile: 740
Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.
Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.
Lexile: 600
Lexile: 600
Memoir of teen Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzi, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt to become an international advocate for girls' education.
Memoir of teen Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzi, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt to become an international advocate for girls' education.
Lexile: 830
Lexile: 830
In a college admissions essay, eighteen-year-old Harry Jones recounts a childhood defined by his hideous scars, and tells how forming a band brought self-confidence, friendship, and his first kiss.
In a college admissions essay, eighteen-year-old Harry Jones recounts a childhood defined by his hideous scars, and tells how forming a band brought self-confidence, friendship, and his first kiss.
Lexile: 910
Lexile: 910
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Lexile: 600
Lexile: 600
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