• Avi. CRISPIN: CROSS OF LEAD. Hyperion, 2002.
  • Baskin, Nora Raleigh. WHAT EVERY GIRL (EXCEPT ME) KNOWS. Little, Brown, 2001; paperback, Random, 2002.
  • Bell, Hilari. A MATTER OF PROFIT. HarperCollins, 2001.
  • Cabot, Meg. ALL-AMERICAN GIRL. HarperCollins, 2002.
  • Clements, Andrew. THINGS NOT SEEN. Philomel, 2002.
  • Cooney, Caroline. GODDESS OF YESTERDAY. Delacorte, 2002.
  • Couloumbis, Audrey. SAY YES. Putnam, 2002.
  • Dodd, Quentin. BEATNIK RUTABAGAs FROM BEYOND THE STARS. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2001.
  • Eberhardt,Thom. RAT BOYS: A DATING EXPERIMENT. Hyperion, 2001.
  • Hiaasen, Carl. HOOT. Knopf, 2002.
  • Horowitz, Anthony. POINT BLANK. Philomel, 2002.
  • Jordan, Sherryl. THE HUNTING OF THE LAST DRAGON. HarperCollins, 2002.
  • Layne, Steven L. THIS SIDE OF PARADISE. Pelican, 2002.
  • Lubar, David. DUNK. Clarion, 2002.
  • Nickerson, Sara. HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND. HarperCollins, 2002.
  • Rallison, Janette. PLAYING THE FIELD. Walker & Co., 2002.
  • Schmidt, Gary D. STRAW INTO GOLD. Clarion, 2001.
  • Shaw, Susan. BLACK-EYED SUZIE. Boyds Mills, 2002.
  • Sones, Sonya. WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
  • Tingle, Rebecca. THE EDGE ON THE SWORD. Putnam, 2001


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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