7th Grade Summer Reading List (Ages 12 – 13)

I think the hardest age for summer reading is in middle school, don’t you? Try these good books for 7th graders (age 12 – 13) and see if entice your middle schoolers to read throughout the dog days of summer.

I’m wondering if your 7th graders are reading on a device? My daughter does. At least most of the time. And I like that she’s reading so I don’t care if she reads on a Kindle, an iPad, a paper book, or phone. Just that she’s reading is good. Without too much nagging…

SHOP THIS LIST.

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7th Grade Summer Reading List (Ages 12 – 13)

Fantasy/Sci-Fi 7th Grade Summer Reading List

If you like fantasy & sci-fi books, you’ll love:

• Bloom by Kenneth Oppel
• The Wizenard Series: Training Camp by Wesley King
• Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner
• The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Renegades by Marissa Meyer
• Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
• Cinder by Marissa Meyer
• Minrs by Kevin Sylvester
• House of Scorpions by Nancy Farmer
• Michael Vey by Richard Paul Evans

Realistic 7th Grade Summer Reading List

If you like realistic books, you’ll love:

• Pippa Park Raises Her Game by Erin Yun
• Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dees
• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
• Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
• Sara and the Search for Normal by Wesley King
• The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
• From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
• Black Brother Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
• For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington

Adventure 7th Grade Summer Reading List

If you like adventure, try these books:

• City Spies by James Ponti
• 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin
• Lockwood & Co The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
• Raft by S.A. Bodeen
• Stranded  by Jeff Probst and Chris Tebbetts
• I Am the Weapon by Allen Zadoff
• Ranger’s Apprentice series by John A. Flanagan
• Loot by Jude Watson

Historical Fiction 7th Grade Summer Reading List

Love historical fiction? Try a book of this list:

• Allies by Alan Gratz
• Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart
• Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Refugee by Alan Gratz
• Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation adapted by Ari Folman, illustrated by David Polonsky

Nonfiction 7th Grade Summer Reading List

Try a nonfiction book! Here are incredible choices you won’t be able to put down:

• Rise Up: Ordinary Kids With Extraordinary Stories by Amanda Li
• Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation adapted by Ari Folman
• Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend by Karen Blumenthal
• It’s Up to You, Abe Lincoln: How I Made the Biggest Decisions of My Life by Tom & Leila Hirschfeld
• Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo
• Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
• Hidden Figures (Young Readers’ Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly

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