2012 -- Favorite Books for 7th grade boys

At the end of every school year I ask my students to hand in a list of their top five books. I compile these into a recommended reading list for 7th graders. Here is the boys' list.

2011 / 2012

Favorite Books of Mrs. Hansen’s students

BOYS’ TOP 10  (in order of popularity)

1.       Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins

2.       The Percy Jackson series, by Rick Riordan

3.       Fablehavenseries, by Brandon Mull

4.       The Red Pyramid series, by Rick Riordan

5.       Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling

6.       Heroes of Olympus series, by Rick Riordan

7.       Inheritanceseries (Eragon), by Christopher Paolini

8.       Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, by Jeff Kinney

9.       39 Cluesseries, by various authors

10.   Janitors, by Tyler Whitesides

All Others  (in alphabetical order)

The 13^thReality series, by James Dashner

Alex Rider series, by Anthony Horowitz

Beyonders series, by Brandon Mull

The Big Field, by Mike Lupica

Big Red / Wild Trek, by Jim Kjelgaard

Bone graphic novels series, by Jeff Smith

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

Calvin and Hobbes comics, by Bill Waterson

The Candyshop War, by Brandon Mull

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, by Brian Jacques

Code Talker, by Joseph Bruchac

Coraline, by Neil Gaiman

Dark Fire (The Dragon Chronicles), by Chris D’Lacey

Deltora Questseries, by Emily Rodda

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Enders Game, by Orson Scott Card

Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan

Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick

The Gatekeepersseries (Raven’s Gate),

by Anthony Horowitz

The Giggler Treatment, by Roddy Doyle

The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman

I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore

Hank the Cow Dog, by John R. Erickson

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen

Holes, by Louis Sachar

The Home Ranch, by Ralph Moody

Incarceron, by Catherine Fisher

Leven Thumpsseries, by Obert Skye

Lord of the Ringsseries, by J.R.R. Tolkien

Magic Thief, by Sarah Prineas

Maximum Rideseries, by James Patterson

Million Dollar Throw, by Mike Lupica

My Side of the  Mountain, by Jean Craighead George

The Mysterious Benedict Society series,

by Trenton Lee Stewart

Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson

Rangers Apprenticeseries, by John Flanagan

Redwall series, by Brian Jacques

The Roar / The Whisper, by Emma Clayton

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The Shadow Childrenseries, by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Septamus Heapseries (Magyk), by Angie Sage

The Stonehearttrilogy, by Charlie Fletcher

Summer Ball, by Mike Lupica

The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo

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Voices from Afghanistan, by Allan Zullo

War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo

The Warrior Heirseries, by Cinda Williams Chima

Western books by Louis L’Amour

Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls

The Whipping Boy, by Sid Fleischman

Witch and Wizardseries, by James Patterson