Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
261.8 GUT
Gutwein, Austin. Take your best shot : do something bigger than yourself . Nashville,
Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2009.
303.3 Rec
Rechner, Amy. The in crowd : dealing with peer pressure . Mankato, Minn. : Compass
Point Books, c2009.
303.48 Lew
Lewis, Barbara A. The teen guide to global action : how to connect with others (near
and far) to create social change . Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Pub, 2008.
303.6 GIF
Gifford, Clive. Violence on the screen . North Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media,
c2007.
305.235 RUT Rutledge, Jill Zimmerman. Dealing with the stuff that makes life tough : the 10 things
that stress girls out and how to cope with them . Chicago : Contemporary Books, c2004.
305.4 BEA
Beauty pageants . Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
305.4 HOP
Hopkins, Andrea. Damsels not in distress : the true story of women in medieval times .
New York : Rosen Central, 2004.
305.896 WIL Wilson, Anna. African Americans struggle for equality. Vero Beach, Florida: Rourke
Corporation, Inc, 1992.
306 Joh
Johnson, Steven. Everything bad is good for you : how today's popular culture is
actually making us smarter . New York : Riverhead Books, 2005.
306.875 SIB
The sibling slam book : what it's really like to have a brother or sister with special
needs . Bethesda, MD : Woodbine House, 2005.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
333.91 FIS
Fishman, Charles. The big thirst : the secret life and turbulent future of water . New
York : Free Press, 2011.
338.9 COA
Coad, John. Green technology . Chicago : Raintree, c2012.
362.5 BUC
Buckley, A. M. Homelessness . Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub, c2012.
363.6 Roo
Rooney, Anne. Sustainable water resources . Mankato, Minn. : Arcturus Pub, c2009.
388.1 Nar
Nardo, Don. Roman roads and aqueducts . San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, 2000.
551.46 BUR
Burns, Loree Griffin. Tracking trash : flotsam, jetsam, and the science of ocean motion.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
616.8 MAX
Max, D. T. The family that couldn't sleep : a medical mystery . New York : Random
House Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
636.6 ELL
Ellis-Bell, Nancy. The parrot who thought she was a dog . New York : Harmony Books,
c2008.
636.752 KOO
Koontz, Dean R. A big little life : a memoir of a joyful dog . New York : Hyperion, 2009.
646.7008 BUC Buchanan, Andrea J. The daring book for girls . New York : Collins, c2007.
664 ARO
Aronson, Marc. Sugar changed the world : a story of magic, spice, slavery, freedom,
and science . Boston : Clarion Books, c2010.
700 AFR
African Americans: voices of triumph. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1994.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
709 Bar
Barter, James. Artists of the Renaissance . San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, 1999.
709 BEL
Belloli, Andrea P. A. Exploring world art . Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, c1999.
760 RIL
Riley, Charles A. The art of Peter Max . New York, N.Y. : Harry N. Abrams, 2002.
770 SIL
Sills, Leslie. In Real Life : Six Women Photographers. Holiday House, 2002.
779 LEI
Leibovitz, Annie. A photographer's life : 1990-2005 . New York : Random House, c2006.
791.43 FOX
Fox, Michael J. A funny thing happened on the way to the future : twists and turns and
lessons learned . New York : Hyperion, c2010.
796 WIM
Wimmer, Dick. The Women's Game : Great Champions in Women's Sports : An
Anthology. Burford Books, 2000.
796.3 Coo
Cooperstown: Where the legends live forever. New York: Arlington House, Inc, 1988.
796.33 LON
Longman, Jere. The girls of summer : the U.S. women's soccer team and how it
changed the world . New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2000.
796.357 CUL Cult baseball players: the greats, the flakes, the weird, and the wonderful. New York:
Simon & Schuster, 1990.
796.357 GOL Golenbock, Peter. The forever boys : the bittersweet world of major league baseball as
seen through the eyes of the men who played one more time . New York, NY : Carol Pub.
Group, 1991.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
796.5 PAU
Paulsen, Gary. Woodsong . New York : Bradbury Press, c1990.
798.4 Hil
Hillenbrand, Laura. Seabiscuit : an American legend . New York : Ballantine Books,
2002, c2001.
811 LEV
Levy, Debbie. The year of goodbyes : a true story of friendship, family, and farewells .
New York : Disney-Hyperion Books, c2010.
823 COR
Coren, Michael. The Man Who Created Narnia : The Story of C.S. Lewis. Wm B
Eerdmans Pub Co, 1996.
823 Pol
Political issues in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series . Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press,
c2009.
823 YAN
Yancey, Diane. Life in Charles Dickens's England . San Diego, CA : Lucent, 1999.
915.104 TRO Troost, J. Maarten. Lost on planet China : the strange and true story of one man's
attempt to understand the world's most mystifying nation, or how he became comfortable
eating live squid . New York : Broadway Books, c2008.
920 ATW
Atwood, Kathryn J. Women heroes of World War II : 26 stories of espionage, sabotage,
resistance, and rescue . Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c2011.
920 Bla Black American biographies : the journey of achievement . New York : Britannica Educational
Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, c2011.
920 Cot Cotter, Charis. Wonder kids : the remarkable lives of nine child prodigies . Buffalo, N.Y. :
Annick Press, c2008.
920 DEN
Denenberg, Barry. Shadow life : a portrait of Anne Frank and her family . New York :
Scholastic Press, 2004.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
920 FLE
Fleming, Candace. The Lincolns : a scrapbook look at Abraham and Mary . New York :
Schwartz & Wade Books, c2008.
920 Fre
Freedman, Russell. The Wright brothers : how they invented the airplane . New York :
Holiday House, c1991.
920 HEI
Heiligman, Deborah. Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith . New York : Henry
Holt, c2009.
920 Roh
Rohmer, Harriet. Heroes of the environment : true stories of people who are helping
to protect our planet . San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, c2009.
920 Sap
Sapet, Kerrily. Google founders : Larry Page and Sergey Brin . Greensboro, N.C. :
Morgan Reynolds Pub, c2012.
931 CHI
China's buried kingdoms . Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, 1993.
931 OCO
O'Connor, Jane. The emperor's silent army : terracotta warriors of Ancient China . New
York : Viking, 2002.
932 AND
c2001.
Andronik, Catherine M. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself . New York : Atheneum,
940.53 Dab
Dabba Smith, Frank. My secret camera : life in the Lodz ghetto . San Diego, CA :
Harcourt, c2000.
940.53 Gies
Gies, Miep. Anne Frank remembered : the story of the woman who helped to hide the
Frank family . New York : Simon & Schuster, c1987.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
940.53 LAN
Landau, Elaine. The Warsaw ghetto uprising . New York Toronto : New Discovery
Books Maxwell Macmillan Canada , c1992.
940.53 OPP
Oppenheim, Joanne. Dear Miss Breed : true stories of the Japanese American
incarceration during World War II and the librarian who made a difference . New York :
Scholastic, 2006.
940.53 YAN
Yancey, Diane. Life in a Japanese American internment camp . San Diego, Calif. :
Lucent Books, 1998.
940.54 BEL
Beller, Susan Provost. Battling in the Pacific : soldiering in World War II . Minneapolis :
Twenty-First Century Books, c2008.
940.54 BRA
Bradley, James. Flyboys : a true story of courage . Boston : Little, Brown, c2003.
940.54 DAN
Daniels, Fred. Shadows in Twilight. Gefen Books, 1992.
940.54 Wie
Wiesel, Elie. Night . New York : Hill and Wang, 2006.
942.081 DIC
Dickens's England : life in Victorian times . Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
951.05 LI
Li-Marcus, Moying. Snow falling in spring : Coming of age in China during the cultural
revolution . New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
954 Ram
Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi. Exploring the life, myth, and art of India . New York : Rosen
Pub, c2010.
956.7044 ATK Atkinson, Rick. In the company of soldiers : a chronicle of combat in Iraq . New York :
H. Holt, 2004.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
959.704 OBr O'Brien, Tim. If I die in a combat zone : box me up and ship me home . New York : Dell,
1987, c1973.
968.06 CAR
Carlin, John. Playing the enemy : Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation .
New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
973 DON
Donovan, Sandra. The Hispanic American experience . Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First
Century Books, c2011.
973 PER
Perseverance: Voices of triumph. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1993.
973.7 LIN
Lincoln, in his own words . New York : Harcourt Brace & Co, c1993.
974.7 NEW
New York diaries, 1609 to 2009 . New York : Modern Library, 2012.
B ALCOTT
Reisen, Harriet. Louisa May Alcott : the woman behind Little women . New York :
Henry Holt and Co, 2009.
B ALI
Myers, Walter Dean. The greatest : Muhammad Ali . New York : Scholastic Press, 2001.
B Archimedes Hightower, Paul. The greatest mathematician : Archimedes and his eureka! moment .
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Pub., Inc, c2010.
B BECKHAM
Roselius, J Chris. David Beckham : gifted and giving soccer star . Berkeley Heights, NJ :
Enslow, c2010.
B Bez
Scally, Robert. Jeff Bezos : founder of Amazon and the Kindle . Greensboro, N.C. :
Morgan Reynolds Pub, c2012.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
B BRADY
Levine, Karen. Hana's suitcase : a true story . Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman,
2003.
B Bur
Burch, Jennings Michael. They cage the animals at night . New York : Signet Classic,
1985, c1984.
B CLEOPATRA Schiff, Stacy. Cleopatra : a life . New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
B COUSTEAU King, Roger. Jacques Cousteau and the undersea world . Philadelphia : Chelsea House
Publishers, c2001.
B CRUZ
Cruz, Victor. Out of the blue . New York : Celebra, c2012.
B DAHL
Dahl, Roald. Boy : tales of childhood . New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1984.
B DAHL
Dahl, Roald. Going solo . New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986.
B DICKEY
Dickey, R. A. Wherever I wind up : my quest for truth, authenticity, and the perfect
knuckleball . New York : Blue Rider Press, c2012.
B Dru
Drucker, Olga Levy. Kindertransport . New York : H. Holt, c1992.
B EAR
Shore, Nancy. Amelia Earhart . New York : Chelsea House, c1987.
B EARHART
Wels, Susan. Amelia Earhart : The Thrill of It. Running Pr Book Pub, 2009.
B ELWAY
Fox, Larry. Sports great John Elway. Hillside, New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, Inc, 1990.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
B Fle
Fleischman, Sid. The abracadabra kid : a writer's life . New York : Beech Tree, 1998,
c1996.
B FOX
Fox, Michael J. Always looking up : the adventures of an incurable optimist . New York
: Hyperion, c2009.
B Gandhi
Vander Hook, Sue. Mahatma Gandhi : proponent of peace . Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub,
c2011.
B GATES
Lesinski, Jeanne M. Bill Gates : entrepreneur and philanthropist . Minneapolis, MN :
Twenty-First Century Books, c2009.
B GRANDIN
Montgomery, Sy. Temple Grandin : how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and
changed the world . Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2012.
B Gro
Grogan, John. Marley & me : life and love with the world's worst dog . New York :
Harper, 2008, c2005.
B Hippocrates Gow, Mary. The greatest doctor of ancient times : Hippocrates and his oath . Berkeley
Heights, NJ : Enslow Pub., Inc, c2010.
B JETER
B JOLIE
c2011.
B Kin
B Kle
O'Connor, Ian. The captain : the journey of Derek Jeter . Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt, 2011.
Abrams, Dennis. Angelina Jolie : actress and activist . New York : Chelsea House,
Bolden, Tonya. M.L.K. : journey of a King . New York : Abrams Books for Young
Readers, c2007.
Klein, Gerda Weissmann. All but my life . New York : Hill and Wang, 1998, c1995.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
B LANGE
Lange, Dorothea. Dorothea Lange : photographs of a lifetime . New York, N.Y. :
Aperture Foundation, [1998?], c1982.
B Laz
Perl, Lila. Four perfect pebbles : a Holocaust story . New York : Avon, 1999, c1996.
B LECKIE
Leckie, Robert. Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific : a young man's
stirring account of combat in World War II . New York : Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks,
2010, c1957.
B LENGLE
Gonzales, Doreen. Madeleine L'Engle. New York: Dillon Press, 1991.
B LIGOCKA
Ligocka, Roma. The girl in the red coat : a memoir . New York : St. Martin's Press, 2002.
B MEYER
Albert, Lisa Rondinelli. Stephenie Meyer : author of the Twilight saga . Berkeley
Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2009.
B MOORE
Moore, Wes. The other Wes Moore : one name, two fates . New York : Spiegel & Grau
Trade Paperbacks, 2011, c2010.
B NORTH
B Oba
North, Sterling. Rascal . New York : Dutton, [1984], c1963.
Obama, Barack. The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream .
New York : Crown Publishers, c2006.
B OBAMA
Obama, Barack. Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance . New York :
Three Rivers Press, c2004.
B Ohe
Lewis, Michael. The blind side : evolution of a game . New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
B OWENS
Burlingame, Jeff. Jesse Owens : "I always loved running" . Berkeley Heights, NJ :
Enslow Publishers, c2011.
B OWENS
Gentry, Tony. Jesse Owens . New York, [N.Y.] : Chelsea House, c1990.
B Par
Parks, Rosa. Rosa Parks : my story . New York : Puffin Books, 1999, c1992.
B PAULSEN
Paulsen, Gary. My life in dog years . New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, c1998.
B RALSTON
Ralston, Aron. Between a rock and a hard place . New York : Atria Books, 2004.
B RIDE
Riddolls, Tom. Sally Ride : the first American woman in space . St. Catharines, Ont.
New York : Crabtree, c2011.
B ROB
Scott, Richard. Jackie Robinson . New York : Chelsea House, c1987.
B RUTH
Montville, Leigh. The Big Bam : the life and times of Babe Ruth . New York :
Doubleday, c2006.
B SANDBERG
Hacker, Jeffrey H. Carl Sandburg . New York : F. Watts, 1984.
B SULLIVAN
Delano, Marfe Ferguson. Helen's eyes : a photobiography of Annie Sullivan, Helen
Keller's teacher . Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
B TEBOW
Tebow, Tim. Through my eyes . New York : HarperCollins, c2011.
B TOLKIEN
Collins, David R. J.R.R. Tolkien : master of fantasy . Minneapolis : Lerner Publications
Co, c1992.
Grade 7
Non-fiction Titles
B WHITE
c1991.
White, Ryan. Ryan White, my own story . New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1992,
B WRIGHT
Gitlin, Marty. David Wright : gifted and giving baseball star . Berkeley Heights, NJ :
Enslow Publishers, c2010.
B ZAMPERIN I Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken : a World War II airman's story of survival, resilience,
and redemption . New York : Random House, 2010.