These are the class novels we will be reading this year.  I only regret that there are so many great books and so little time.

7th grade: The Lightning Thief  by Rick Riordan  Suprising Greek Mythology Adventure

               Number the Stars by Lois Lowry  World War 2 Hero is a 10 year old girl.

               Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli 

               Hoot by Carl Hiassen Environmentally Realistic Fiction
 

8th grade: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton- Classic favorite greasers vs. socs

               The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis- conflict good vs. evil

               Among the Hidden by Margaret Hadix- futuristic what if?

               That was then, This is now by S.E. Hinton- The greasers grow up