Comments on: 35 Best 7th Grade Books in a Series

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:11:02 +0000

In reply to Kris. The Ranger’s Apprentice series is for girls and boys. There are several strong female main characters that have just as much responsibility as the males. Also, are viewed as equals and treated as such with respect. No romance just good friendships.

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:51:39 +0000

In reply to Scarlet. I hope he finds something that interests him.

By: Scarlet

Scarlet — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:45:45 +0000

Wow. So many great suggestions. My son is reading all the time and I expected that he would have read most of your suggestions but really he has only read the The Lord of The Rings books and the Maze Runner. I will show him your other ideas!

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 20:44:20 +0000

In reply to Kris.

Thanks for the comment — and I love that your niece is a reader! There are many good books like you wrote about that are not in a series. If she prefers realistic, try this list of recommendations: https://imaginationsoup.net/excellent-realistic-books-for-kids/ and scroll to the middle and end to find books for her age group. Also, https://imaginationsoup.net/best-books-12-year-olds/ includes a variety of excellent book choices but not necessarily books in a series. I’ll keep looking for more realistic books to add to this series round-up. 🙂

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:45:39 +0000

Not much for girls, or those not into sci-fi fantasy. I have a 12 year old niece who’s a good reader, but doesn’t like this genre. I always give her books for birthday, Christmas, etc., but am at a loss. She’s also not fond of teen romance (thank God!). There just isn’t much out there for this “tween” age group that’s not fantasy or dystopian.

(The Laurie Halse Anderson books are good ones, tho!)

Some of her favorites were books like When You Reach Me, Orphan Island, Beyond the Bright Sea, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.