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1996-1997

  • Barron, T.A. THE MERLIN EFFECT. Philomel, 1994.
  • Cooney, Caroline. DRIVER'S ED. Delacorte, 1994.
  • Creech, Sharon. WALK TWO MOONS. Harper Collins, 1994.
  • Cushman, Karen. CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY. Clarion, 1994.
  • DeFelice, Cynthia. LOSTMAN'S RIVER. Macmillan, 1994.
  • Dygard, Thomas. INFIELD HIT. Morrow, 1995.
  • Fletcher, Susan. FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON KYN. Atheneum, 1993.
  • Goldman, E.M. MONEY TO BURN. Viking, 1994.
  • Hayes, Daniel. NO EFFECT. Godine, 1993.
  • Haynes, Betsy. DEADLY DECEPTION. Delacorte, 1994.
  • Hesse, Karen. PHOENIX RISING. Holt, 1994.
  • Lasky, Kathryn. BEYOND THE BURNING TIME. Scholastic, 1994.
  • Myers, Edward. CLIMB OR DIE. Little, Brown, 1994.
  • Nelson, Theresa. EARTHSHINE. Orchard, 1994.
  • Nixon, Joan Lowery. SHADOWMAKER. Delacorte, 1994.
  • Reaver, Chap. BILL. Delacorte, 1994.
  • Roybal, Laura. BILLY. Houghton, 1994.
  • Scott, Michael. GEMINI GAME. Holiday, 1994.
  • Sebestyen, Quida. OUT OF NOWHERE. Orchard, 1994.
  • Zindel, Paul. LOCH. Harper Collins, 1994.

1995-1996

  • Calvert, Patricia. PICKING UP THE PIECES. Scribners, 1993.
  • Conly, Jane Leslie. CRAZY LADY. Harper Collins, 1993.
  • Corcoran, Barbara. WOLF AT THE DOOR. Atheneum, 1993.
  • Duffy, James. RADICAL RED. Scribners, 1993.
  • Fine, Anne. FLOUR BABIES. Little, Brown, 1994.
  • Garland, Sherry. SHADOW OF THE DRAGON. Harcourt, 1993.
  • Griffin, Peni. SWITCHING WELL. Macmillan, 1993.
  • Higginson, Vy. MAMA, I WANT TO SING. Scholastic, 1992.
  • Klass, David. CALIFORNIA BLUE. Scholastic, 1994.
  • Levy, Robert. ESCAPE FROM EXILE. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
  • Mikaelsen, Ben. SPARROW HAWK RED. Hyperion, 1993.
  • Patneaude, David. SOMEONE WAS WATCHING. Whitman, 1993.
  • Paulsen, Gary. NIGHTJOHN. Delacorte, 1993.
  • Peck, Richard. BEL-AIR BAMBI AND THE MALL RATS. Delacorte, 1993.
  • Philbrick, Rodman. FREAK THE MIGHTY. Blue Sky, 1993.
  • Sleator, William. OTHERS SEE US. Dutton, 1993.
  • Soto, Gary. CRAZY WEEKEND. Scholastic, 1994.
  • Velde, Vivian Vande. DRAGON'S BAIT. Harcourt, 1992.
  • Wesley, Valerie Wilson. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? Scholastic, 1993.
  • Wittlinger, Ellen. LOMBARDO'S LAW. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

1994-1995

  • Adler, C.S. TUNAFISH THANKSGIVING. Clarion, 1992.
  • Alphin, Elaine Marie. GHOST CADET. Holt, 1991.
  • Bauer, Joan. SQUASHED. Delacorte, 1992.
  • Davis, Ossie. JUST LIKE MARTIN. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
  • Durant, Penny. WHEN HEROES DIE. Atheneum, 1992.
  • Ferguson, Alane. OVERKILL. Bradbury, 1992.
  • Foley, June. SUSANNA SIEGELBAUM GIVES UP GUYS. Scholastic, 1991.
  • Gallo, Donald R., editor. SHORT CIRCUITS. Delacorte, 1992.
  • Jordan, Sherryl. WINTER OF FIRE. Scholastic, 1993.
  • Keehn, Sally M. I AM REGINA. Putnam/Dell, 1991.
  • Korman, Gordon, THE TWINKIE SQUAD. Scholastic, 1992.
  • Lowry, Lois. THE GIVER. Houghton, 1993.
  • Newton, Suzanne. WHERE ARE YOU WHEN I NEED YOU? VIking, 1991.
  • Okimoto, Jean Davies. TAKE A CHANCE, GRAMPS. Little, Brown, 1990.
  • Paulsen, Gary. HAYMEADOW. Delacorte, 1992.
  • Petersen, P.J. LIARS. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
  • Spinelli, Jerry. THERE'S A GIRL IN MY HAMMERLOCK. Simon and Schuster, 1991.
  • Wardlaw, Lee. SEVENTH-GRADE WEIRDO. Scholastic, 1992.
  • Whelan, Gloria. GOODBYE, VIETNAM. Knopf, 1992.
  • Wood, June Rae. THE MAN WHO LOVED CLOWNS. Putnam, 1992.

1993-1994

  • Avi. NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. Orchard, 1991.
  • Bennett, Jay. COVERUP. Watts, 1991.
  • Cooney, Caroline. FLIGHT #116 IS DOWN. Scholastic, 1992.
  • Davis, Jenny. CHECKING THE MOON. Watts, 1991.
  • Garland, Sherry. SONG OF THE BUFFALO BOY. Harcourt Brace, 1992.
  • Hobbs, Will. DOWNRIVER. Atheneum, 1991.
  • Hughes, Monica. INVITATION TO THE GAME. Simon and Schuster, 1991.
  • Morey, Walt. DEATH WALK. Blue Heron, 1991.
  • Paulsen, Gary. THE MONUMENT. Delacorte, 1991.
  • Ryan, Mary E. MY SISTER IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. Simon and Schuster, 1991.
  • Service, Pamela. BEING OF TWO MINDS. Atheneum, 1991.
  • Shreve, Susan. THE GIFT OF THE GIRL WHO COULDN'T HEAR. Tamborine, 1991.
  • Soto, Gary. TAKING SIDES. HBJ, 1991.
  • Taylor, Theodore. WEIRDO. HBJ, 1991.
  • Thesman, Jean. THE RAIN CATCHERS. Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
  • Vail, Rachel. WONDER. Orchard/Watts, 1991.
  • Windsor, Patricia. THE CHRISTMAS KILLER. Scholastic, 1991.
  • Wisler, G. Clifton. RED CAP. Lodestar, 1991.
  • Wolff, Virginia E. THE MOZART SEASON. Holt, 1991.
  • Wood, Phyllis Anderson. THE REVOLVING DOOR STOPS HERE. Dutton, 1990.

1992-1993

  • Bunting, Eve. SUCH NICE KIDS. Clarion, 1990.
  • Campbell, Eric. PLACE OF LIONS. HBJ, 1991.
  • Cannon, A.E. SHADOW BROTHERS. Belacorte, 1990.
  • Chetwin, Grace. COLLIDESCOPE. Bradbury, 1990.
  • Coville, Bruce. JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER. HBJ, 1990.
  • Dygard, Thomas. FORWARD PASS. Morrow, 1989.
  • Hahn, Mary. DECEMBER STILLNESS. Clarion, 1988.
  • Kehret, Peg. CAGES. Dutton, 1991.
  • Lowry, Lois. YOUR MOVE, J.P.! Houghton, 1990.
  • Myers, Walter Dean. MOUSE RAP. Harper, 1990.
  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. SEND NO BLESSINGS. Atheneum, 1990.
  • Nixon, Joan Lowery. SECRET, SILENT SCREAMS. Doubleday/Delacorte, 1988.
  • Schenker, Dona. THROW A HUNGRY LOOP. Knopf, 1990.
  • Service, Pamela. UNDER ALIEN STARS. Atheneum, 1990.
  • Smith, Robert Kimmel. SQUEAKY WHEEL. Delacorte, 1990.
  • Snyder, Zilpha Deatley. LIBBY ON WEDNESDAY. Delacorte, 1990.
  • Sonnemark, Laura. SOMETHING'S ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
    Scholastic, 1990.
  • Wallace, Bill. DANGER IN QUICKSAND SWAMP. Holiday, 1989.
  • Wrede, Patricia. DEALING WITH DRAGONS. HBJ, 1990.

1991-1992

  • Bunting, Eve. IS ANYBODY THERE? Harper/Lippincott, 1988.
  • Cooney, Caroline. THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON. Bantam, 1990.
  • Crew, Linda. CHILDREN OF THE RIVER. Delacorte, 1989.
  • Deaver, Julie Reece. SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE. Harper/Charlotte Zolotow, 1988.
  • Duncan, Lois. DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU. Delacorte, 1989.
  • Ehrlich, Amy. WHERE IT STOPS, NOBODY KNOWS. Dial, 1988.
  • Hilgartner, Beth. COLORS IN THE DREAMWEAVER'S LOOM. Houghton, 1989.
  • Killien, Christi. RUSTY FERLANGER, LADY'S MAN. Houghton, 1988.
  • Milligan, Bryce. WITH THE WIND, KEVIN DOLAN: A NOVEL OF IRELAND AND
    TEXAS    . Corona, 1987.
  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. ALICE IN RAPTURE, SORT OF. Atheneum, 1989.
  • Paulsen, Gary. CANYONS. Delacorte, 1990.
  • Pevsner, Stella. HOW COULD YOU DO IT, DIANE? Clarion Books, 1989.
  • Pinkwater, Jill. BUFFALO BRENDA. Macmillan, 1989.
  • Powell, Randy. MY UNDERRATED YEAR. Farrar, 1988.
  • Sleator, William. STRANGE ATTRACTORS. Dutton, 1989.
  • Smith, K. SKEETER. Houghton, 1989.
  • Taylor, Theodore. SNIPER. HBJ, 1989.
  • Wojciechowski, Susan. AND THE OTHER, GOLD. Watts/Orchard, 1987.
  • Wyss, Thelma Hatch. HERE AT THE SCENIC-VU MOTEL. Harper, 1988.
  • Zindel, Paul. A BEGONIA FOR MISS APPLEBAUM. Harper, 1989.

1990-1991
(PILOT PROJECT LIST)

  • Alcock, Vivien. THE MONSTER GARDEN. Doubleday/Delacorte, 1988.
  • Bates, A. PARTY LINE. Scholastic/Point, 1989.
  • Bennett, Jay. DARK CORRIDOR. Watts, 1988.
  • Brittain, Bill. THE FANTASTIC FRESHMAN. Harper, 1988.
  • Deford, Deborah H. and Sherry S. Stout. AN ENEMY AMONG THEM. Houghton Mifflin, 1987.
  • Greer, Gery and Bob Ruddick. MAX AND ME AND THE WILD WEST. HBJ, 1988.
  • Jacobs, Paul Samuel. BORN INTO LIGHT. Scholastic, 1988.
  • L'Engle, Madeleine. MANY WATERS. Farrar, 1986.
  • Martin, Ann. JUST A SUMMER ROMANCE. Holiday, 1987.
  • Myers, Walter Dean. SCORPIONS. Harper, 1988.
  • Nixon, Joan Lowery. IN THE FACE OF DANGER. Bantam, 1988.
  • Nixon, Joan Lowery. WHISPERS FROM THE DEAD. Delacorte, 1989.
  • Park, Barbara. MY MOTHER GOT MARRIED (AND OTHER DISASTERS). Knopf, 1989.
  • Paulsen, Gary. THE ISLAND. Watts/Orchard/Richard Jackson, 1988.
  • Peck, Richard. VOICE AFTER MIDNIGHT. Delacorte, 1989.
  • Pike, Christopher. LAST ACT. Pocket/Archway, 1988.
  • Roberts, Willo Davis. NIGHTMARE. Atheneum, 1989.
  • Sleator, William. SINGULARITY. Dutton, 1985.
  • Strasser, Todd. BEYOND THE REEF. Delacorte, 1989.
  • Wells, Rosemary. THROUGH THE HIDDEN DOOR. Dial, 1987.

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.
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