• Elizabeth Alder. KING'S SHADOW
  • Jan Alford. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO DO THIS.
  • Joan Bauer. RULES OF THE ROAD.
  • Edward Bloor. TANGERINE.
  • Caroline Cooney. THE TERRORIST.
  • Caroline Cooney. WHAT CHILD IS THIS? A CHRISTMAS STORY.
  • Paula Danziger & Ann Martin. P.S. LONGER LETTER LATER
  • Paul Fleischman. SEEDFOLKS.
  • Paul Fleischman. WHIRLIGIG.
  • Barbara Snow Gilbert. STONE WATER.
  • Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan. CHUCK CLOSE UP CLOSE.
  • Kimberly Willis Holt. MY LOUISIANA SKY.
  • Joyce McDonald. SWALLOWING STONES.
  • Philip Pullman. THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
  • Louis Sacher. HOLES.
  • Neal Shusterman. DARK SIDE OF NOWHERE: A NOVEL.
  • Gloria Skurzynski. VIRTUAL WAR.
  • Gary Soto. BURIED ONIONS.
  • Leon Walter Tillage. LEON'S STORY.
  • Theresa Tomlinson. THE FORESTWIFE.


    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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    Last update:      January 15, 2005
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