• Barron, T.A. THE LOST YEARS OF MERLIN. Putnam & Gosset/Philomel, 1996.
  • Bunin, Sherry. DEAR GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS SCHOOL. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.
  • Cooney, Caroline B. THE VOICE ON THE RADIO. Bantam Doubleday Dell/Delacorte Press, 1996.
  • Creech, Sharon. CHASING REDBIRD. HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Books, 1997.
  • Cushman, Karen. THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE. Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books, 1996.
  • De Vries, Anke. BRUISES. Front Street, 1995.
  • Defelice, Cynthia. APPRENTICESHIP OF LUCAS WHITAKER. HarperCollins/Farrar Straus Grioux, 1995.
  • Deuker, Carl. PAINTING THE BLACK. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997.
  • Dorris, Michael. SEES BEHIND THE TREE. Hyperion Books, 1996.
  • Heisel, Sharon E. EYES OF A STRANGER. Bantam Doubleday Dell/Laurel Leaf Books, 1996.
  • Hesse, Karen. THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS. Scholastic Inc./Scholastic Press, 1996.
  • Hobbs, Will. FAR NORTH. Morrow Junior Books, 1996.
  • Konigsburg, E.L. THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY. Atheneum Books/Jean Karl Books, 1996.
  • Paterson, Kathrine. JIP: HIS STORY. Dutton/Lodestar Books, 1996.
  • Plummer, Louise. UNLIKELY ROMANCE OF KATE BJORKMAN. Delacorte Press, 1995.
  • Powell, Randy. DEAN DUFFY. HarperCollins/Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995.
  • Randle, Kristen D. THE ONLY ALIEN ON THE PLANET. Scholastic Inc., 1994.
  • Sleator, William. THE NIGHT THE HEADS CAME. Dutton Children's Books, 1996.
  • Spinelli, Jerry. CRASH. Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi Books, 1996.
  • Thesman, Jean. THE ORNAMENT TREE. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996.

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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