• Avi. PERLOO THE BOLD. Scholastic 1998.
  • Blackwood, Gary L. THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER. Dutton 1998.
  • Flake, Sharon G. THE SKIN I'M IN. Hyperion 1998.
  • Fletcher, Susan. SHADOW SPINNER . Atheneum 1998.
  • Gantos, Jack. JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY. Farrar Straus Giroux 1998.
  • Haddix, Margaret Peterson. AMONG THE HIDDEN. Simon & Schuster 1998.
  • Hesser, Terry Spence.r KISSING DOORKNOBS. Delacorte Press 1998.
  • Hobbs, Will. THE MAZE. Morrow Junior 1998.
  • Ingold, Jeanette. PICTURES, 1918 . Harcourt Brace 1998.
  • Lawrence, Iain. THE WRECKERS. Delacorte Press 1998.
  • Myers, Walter Dean. AT HER MAJESTY'S REQUEST: AN AFRICAN PRINCESS IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND. Scholastic 1999. (Listed in BIP as African Princess; The Life of Sarah Bonetta Forbes)
  • Rowling, J. K. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. Arthur A. Levine Books 1998.
  • Shusterman, Neal. DOWNSIDERS: A NOVEL. Simon & Schuster 1999.
  • Springer, Nancy. I AM MORDRED: A TALE FROM CAMELOT. Philomel Books 1998.
  • Sykes, Shelley. FOR MIKE. Delacorte Press 1998.
  • Vande Velde, Vivian. NEVER TRUST A DEAD MAN. Harcourt Brace 1999.
  • Wilbur, Frances. THE DOG WITH THE GOLDEN EYES. Milkweed Editions 1998.
  • Williams, Carol Lynch. MY ANGELICA . Delacorte Press 1999.
  • Woodson, Jacqueline. IF YOU COME SOFTLY. Putnam Pub. Group Juv. 1998.
  • Yolen, Jane and Bruce Coville. ARMAGEDDON SUMMER. Harcourt Brace 1998

The Texas Lone Star Reading List is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. The Lone Star List is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum. Due to the diversity of this age range, Texas librarians should purchase titles on this list according to their individual collection policies. Each book on the list has been favorably reviewed for grades 6, 7, or 8 in a professional review source.
The Texas Library Association sponsors reading lists solely to encourage free voluntary reading.

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