Battle of the Books
KLO Grade 7 Titles
2015-2016
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Unwanteds
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Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted
into categories: the strong intelligent Wanteds go
to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent
to their deaths
Alex tries his hardest to be stoic when his fate is
announced as Unwanted, even while leaving
behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted.
However, upon arrival at the "death farm" where
he expects to be eliminated, Alex discovers a
stunning secret instead – a place called Artime.
TAGS: dystopia, fantasy, magic
(First of 4)
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Among the Imposters
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Out of hiding, and in to danger.
Luke Garner is an illegal third child. All his life has
been spent in hiding. Now, for the first time, Luke
is living among others.
He has assumed a deceased boy's identity and is
attending Hendricks School for Boys, a
windowless building with cruel classmates and
oblivious teachers. Luke knows he has to blend
in, but he lives in constant fear that his behavior
will betray him.
Then one day Luke discovers a door to the
outside. He knows that beyond the walls of
Hendricks lie the secrets he is desperate to
uncover. What he doesn't know is whom he can
trust – and where the answers to his questions
may lead him...
TAGS: dystopia, adventure, fantasy
(2nd of 7 books in Shadow Children series)
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Camp X
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It's 1943, and nearly-12-year-old George and his
older brother Jack are spending a restless
wartime summer in Whitby, Ontario.
One afternoon, the boys stumble across
Canada's top-secret spy camp-and so begins an
exciting and terrifying adventure as George and
Jack get caught up in the covert activities of
Camp X.
Unable to resist the camp's allure, the boys keep
going back to find out more details of what's
going on.
They also attract the attention of someone who
is determined to use George and Jack's
knowledge against the Allies, no matter the
consequences . . . or the casualties.
TAGS: historical fiction, Canada, Second World War
(First of 6)
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The Alchemyst
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The records show that he died in 1418. But his
tomb is empty: Nicholas Flamel lives.
But only because he has been making the elixir
of life for centuries. The secret of eternal life is
hidden within the book he protects—the most
powerful book that has ever existed. In the
wrong hands, it will destroy the world. That's
exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he
steals it.
If the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh
Newman are the only ones with the power to
save the world as we know it.
Sometimes legends are true. And Sophie and
Josh are about to find themselves in the middle
of the greatest legend of all time.
TAGS: fantasy, magic, mythology
(First of 6)
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Ungifted
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When one of Donovan’s thoughtless pranks
accidentally destroys the school gym during the
Big Game he knows he's in for it.
But through a strange chain of events, his name
gets put on the list for the local school for gifted
students.
Donovan knows he's not a genius, but he can't
miss this chance to escape.
Now, he has to figure out a way to stay at
Academy of Scholastic Distinction and fit in with
the kids there..
TAGS: realistic fiction, humor, middle school
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The Supernaturalist
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Unwanted by his parents, Cosmo Hill is put to
work by the state, testing highly dangerous
products.
Cosmo realizes he must get away, and escapes
with the help of the Supernaturalists, a group of
kids who have the same special abilities as
Cosmo--they can see supernatural Parasites,
creatures that feed on the life force of humans.
The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night,
hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what is
left of humanity in Satellite City.
But soon they find themselves caught in a web
far more complicated than they'd imagined, and
they discover a horrifying secret that will force
them to question everything they believe in.
TAGS: dystopia, science fiction, fantasy
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The Fugitive Factor
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Aiden and Meg are out to find the evidence that
will free their parents from a life sentence in
prison. But in order to do that, they have to live
undercover.
Ever since they broke out of a juvenile detention
facility, they've been chased by the FBI ... and by
a strange killer they've nicknamed Hairless Joe.
Now their story has hit the airwaves, and
suddenly everyone is looking for them. They
think they can hide with an old family friend...
But when she turns them in and Meg is put in
jail, the danger and adventure only increase.
TAGS: mystery, adventure
(2nd of 6 books in On the Run series)
The Extraordinary
Adventures of Alfred
Kropp
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Alfred Kropp was just trying to survive high
school when his guardian uncle gets him roped
into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme that
changes his life forever: stealing Excalibur – the
legendary sword of King Arthur.
This marks the beginning Alfred’s adventure as
he sets off on an unlikely quest to try to right a
wrong and save the world from imminent
destruction.
TAGS: adventure, fantasy, Arthurian mythology
(First of trilogy)
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The City of Ember
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Ember, a 241-year-old, ruined domed city
surrounded by a dark unknown, was built to
ensure that humans would continue to exist on
Earth, and the instructions for getting out have
been lost and forgotten.
On Assignment Day, 12-year-olds leave school
and receive their lifetime job assignments. Lina
Mayfleet becomes a messenger, and her friend
Doon Harrow ends up in the Pipeworks beneath
the city, where the failing electric generator has
been ineffectually patched together.
Both Lina and Doon are convinced that their
survival means finding a way out of the city, and
after Lina discovers pieces of the instructions,
she and Doon work together to interpret the
fragmented document before the lights go out
on Ember forever!
TAGS: dystopia, fantasy, adventure
(First of 4)
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Coraline
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In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one
windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the
doors open and close.
The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is
only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks
the door to find a passage to another flat in
another house just like her own.
Only it's different.
TAGS: fantasy, horror, paranormal
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Iqbal
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When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet
factory, his arrival changes everything for the
other overworked and abused children there.
It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their
master's promises, he plans on keeping them as
his slaves indefinitely.
But it is also Iqbal who inspires the other
children to look to a future free from toil...and is
brave enough to show them how to get there.
TAGS: realistic fiction, historical fiction, Pakistan,
child labor
When You Reach Me
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Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world
forever.
By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know
how to navigate their New York City neighborhood.
They know where it’s safe to go, like the local grocery
store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy
guy on the corner.
But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a new
kid for what seems like no reason, and he shuts
Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that
Miranda’s mom keeps hidden for emergencies is
stolen. And then Miranda finds a mysterious note
scrawled on a tiny slip of paper:
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I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own.
I must ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter.
TAGS: Science Fiction, Mystery
When You Reach Me