ANNOTATIONS

Alphin, Elaine. PICTURE PERFECT. Carolrhoda, 2003.
Baker, E.D. THE FROG PRINCESS. Bloomsbury, 2002.
Cohn, Rachel. THE STEPS. Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Deuker, Carl. HIGH HEAT. Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
DuPrau, Jeanne. THE CITY OF EMBER. Random House, 2003.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel.  THE LAST DOG ON EARTH.  Delacorte Press, 2003.
Ferris, Jean. ONCE UPON A MARIGOLD. Harcourt, 2002.
Flake, Sharon. BEGGING FOR CHANGE. Hyperion, 2003.
Friesen, Gayle. LOSING FOREVER. Kids Can Press, 2002.
Hale, Shannon. THE GOOSE GIRL. Bloomsbury, 2003.
Hoeye, Michael. THE SANDS OF TIME. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2002.
Horowitz, Anthony. SKELETON KEY. Philomel, 2002.
Koertge, Ron. SHAKESPEARE BATS CLEANUP. Candlewick, 2003.
Paolini, Christopher. ERAGON. Knopf, 2003. 
Paulsen, Gary. HOW ANGEL PETERSON GOT HIS NAME. Random House, 2003.
Ritter, John H. THE BOY WHO SAVED BASEBALL. Philomel, 2003.
Seidler, Tor. BRAINBOY AND THE DEATHMASTER. HarperCollins, 2003.
Shusterman, Neal. FULL TILT.  Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Tolan, Stephanie S. SURVIVING THE APPLEWHITES. HarperCollins, 2002.
Vande Velde, Vivian. HEIR APPARENT. Harcourt, 2002.


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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