Are you looking for reading material for your 7th grader? This 7th grade reading list has numerous books to choose from. There is also at least one free lesson for each book included on the list. These lessons vary from book to book. Some are comprehensive unit studies or novel guides, while others are simply a set of discussion questions.

All of the lessons below are free, but you will need to obtain the corresponding books. You can buy used books, borrow them from the library, or click/tap on a book’s cover to purchase it on Amazon.

How I Created the List

When creating this 7th grade reading list, I looked at what books several different sources recommend for each grade. Often various curriculum providers and book lists will recommend a book for different grade levels. For this list, I used the average of the different recommended grade levels. Because of this, you’ll find that other sources may recommend some of the books on this list for another grade instead of 7th.

This 7th grade reading list does not include Shakespeare. Those resources can, instead, be found in the post Teaching Shakespeare With Free Resources.

Please note: As values, beliefs, and standards vary widely by family, I have not attempted to screen these books for appropriateness. I recommend that you read several reviews before choosing books for your child to read. The post How to Choose Age Appropriate Books lists several resources you can use to help ensure the books you pick are suitable for your family.

7th Grade Reading List

The books below are listed in alphabetical order by title. For additional book options, also check out our reading lists for other grades.

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Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

Continue Well in Your Home School provides literature study questions for the book.

SparkNotes offers a multiple choice quiz on the entire book.

 

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray

These lesson plans, made available by The Dock for Learning, include comprehension questions, character study, and vocabulary words.

This comprehension guide found on Teachers Pay Teachers has questions for every chapter of the book.

Teachers Pay Teachers has a set of discussion question cards.

 

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is now in the public domain, so your child can read the book for free at the Internet Archive.

Your child can listen to the audiobook at LibriVox.

From Mercy for Marthas, this literature guide provides comprehension questions for each chapter and ideas for paper topic ideas.

NovelWise offers section worksheets, discussion questions, and activities.

This download on Teachers Pay Teachers provides writing prompts for the book.

 

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is now in the public domain, so your child can read the book for free at the Internet Archive.

Your child can listen to the audiobook at LibriVox.

This novel study available on Teachers Pay Teachers includes a lesson plan, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and more.

This lesson plan, created by Helbling Readers Blog, includes comprehension questions, lessons about themes and setting, extension activities, and more. Here’s part 1 of the lesson plan, and here’s part 2 of the lesson plan.

 

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables is now in the public domain, so your child can read the book for free at the Internet Archive.

Your child can listen to the audiobook at LibriVox.

This study guide created by 7Sisters Homeschool includes comprehension questions, vocabulary words, character analysis, writing assignments, and suggested supplemental activities.

Rise to Reading provides vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and writing prompts for the book.

A multiple-choice quiz for the book is available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Bearstone by Will Hobbs

NovelWise provides section worksheets, discussion questions, and activities for the book.

 

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Rise to Reading has comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and writing prompts for each chapter.

Scholastic’s reading guide includes questions to guide the student’s reading and discussion questions about the book’s plot, setting, theme, and characters.

A multiple-choice book test is available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

 

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

This literature guide from Mercy for Marthas provides comprehension questions for each chapter.

Continue Well in Your Homeschool’s literature study guide includes discussion questions, activities, and a writing assignment.

This download found on Teachers Pay Teachers provides a discussion question for each chapter of the book.

A test covering the entire book is available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

 

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

Paving the Way’s reader’s guide provides discussion questions for each chapter.

Homeschool Helper Online’s unit study includes discussion questions and activities.

Barbara Lockman Literature has discussion questions for the book.

 

The Clay Marble by Minfong Ho

NovelWise provides section worksheets, discussion questions, and activities for the book.

This project found on Teachers Pay Teachers has students evaluate the setting of the book.

 

The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

This resource, provided by The College of William and Mary, includes comprehension questions and activities.

 

The Giver by Lois Lowry

This educator’s resource guide, provided by Walden Media, includes discussion questions, writing assignments, ethics discussions, debate topics, and more.

Mrs. Hilliker’s ELA & EL Website provides lessons in character perspectives, conflict analysis, making inferences, themes, plot, and more. The lessons include worksheets and videos.

This set of chapter quizzes can be found at Teachers Pay Teachers.

 

The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton

This instructor’s guide from Ohio Reading Road Trip includes discussion questions, vocabulary words, writing prompts, projects, and more.

 

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Rise to Reading provides comprehension questions for each chapter of the book.

Continue Well in Your Homeschool provides literature study questions for the book.

Homeschool Helper Online’s literature unit includes vocabulary words for each chapter of the book and activity ideas.

 

The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter

Penguin Random House’s teacher’s guide includes reading comprehension questions, discussion questions, writing activities, and vocabulary words.

 

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

This Scholastic BookFiles reading guide includes background information, discussion questions, writing prompts, activities, a glossary, and more.

The Library of Congress offers a printable guided reading journal for the book and resources for learning more about the Dust Bowl.

This web quest project found on Teachers Pay Teachers gives students questions about the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression to research.

 

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

This reading guide, created by Scholastic, includes comprehension questions and lessons on plot, setting, themes, characters, and more.

Rise to Reading provides comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and writing prompts for each chapter.

This reading guide from Teachers Pay Teachers covers vocabulary, discussion questions, quotes from the book, and more.

A multiple-choice book quiz is available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

 

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden is now in the public domain, so your child can read the book for free at the Internet Archive.

Your child can listen to the audiobook at LibriVox.

Mosswood Connections provides comprehension questions, ideas for reports & papers, vocabulary words, extension activities, and a quiz.

Rise to Reading provides comprehension questions for each chapter.

 

The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood

This discussion guide, made available by Wise Owl Factory, has questions for each chapter.

Life Beyond the Lesson Plan’s literature unit includes discussion questions, as well as history, geography, language arts, and art activities.

This study guide created by the Idaho Shakespeare Festival is designed to be used with their theatrical performance, but many of the activities will also work well with the book.

 

The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

Books on Tape’s teacher’s guide includes pre-reading activities, discussion questions, interdisciplinary connections, and vocabulary words.

B. Coogan of SVSU created this set of comprehension questions for the book.

 

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Scholastic offers a reading guide for the book that includes questions to guide the student’s reading and discussion questions about the book’s plot, setting, theme, and characters.

Rise to Reading has comprehension questions and vocabulary words for the book.

NovelWise provides section worksheets, discussion questions, and activities for the book.

 

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

This worksheet set from abcteach includes comprehension questions and vocabulary.

Continue Well in Your Home School has created a set of study questions for each chapter of the book.

Rise to Reading has comprehension questions for each chapter.

I hope your child enjoys reading these books!

8th Grade School Reading List

When your child is ready, we also have an 8th grade reading list. Like our 7th grade reading list, it includes at least one free novel study or lesson for each book.

More Free Reading Curriculum & Resources

Free Vintage Readers for Middle School– Download vintage graded readers for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

Free Book Guides– This page tells where to find book guides and novel studies for every grade.

Free Reading and Literature Curriculum– On this page, you’ll find many reading and literature curriculum options.

Free eBooks– This post tells where to find free eBooks for the entire family.

Free Audiobooks– This post shares where to find free audiobooks for all ages.

Note: This post was originally published on June 8, 2021, and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.