NORTH ANDOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
2025 SUMMER READING
GRADE 7
Dear 7th grader,
This summer I want you to read at least three books. I hope you read many books, but I’ll be happy if you read three! We have put together a list of suggested books and authors (see below).
If you are interested in reading books on a mobile device, check out the NAMS 24/7/365 Virtual Library! The Library’s collection provides free access to popular fiction and nonfiction eBooks and digital audiobooks, including a number of suggested books and authors from the NAMS Summer Reading lists. These books can be borrowed and read on a variety of mobile devices. More information about this program is available on the NAMS Library’s eBooks and Digital Audiobooks webpage (http://goo.gl/nVymmu).
We hope your summer is enjoyable and that you read many engaging books. See you in September!
BOOK SUGGESTIONS
For
Incoming 7th Graders
These are just suggestions, not required. Those marked with an * may be borrowed in either eBook or digital audiobook format from the NAMS 24/7/365 Virtual Library.
Seventh Grade teachers and students recommend:
FICTION
Newbery Award Winners- There have been some AMAZING books the last few years!
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Track Team Series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, Lu) by Jason Reynolds
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Be Prepared written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol
The Endling by Katherine Applegate
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
NONFICTION
Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You! by Marley Dias
Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill by Heather L. Montgomery, illustrated by Kevin O’Malley
Some Writer:The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell Freedman
How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
How Angel Peterson Got His Name; and Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports by Gary Paulsen
SERIES:
Rick Riordan presents...
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
Divergent series by Veronica Roth
The Maze Runner series by James Dashner *
Middle School series by James Patterson
AUTHORS:
Kwame Alexander*
Blue Balliett *
Sharon Creech
Suzanne Collins *
Gennifer Choldenko *
Kate DiCamillo*
Laurie Halse Anderson
Karen Hesse *
Anthony Horowitz *
Jeff Kinney *
Trenton Lee Stewart *
Mike Lupica *
Kate Messner
Patrick Ness *
Rodman Philbrick *
Rick Riordan (series)*
Jon Scieszka
Jerry Spinelli *
Rebecca Stead *
Raina Telgemeier
Scott Westerfeld
Jacqueline Woodson *