Developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Talble of the Texas Library Association. The purpose of the list is to encouarge students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books.
Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthia DeFelice | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman Bruises by Anke De Vries | Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
Crash by Jerry Spinelli | Dean Duffy by Randy Powell Dear Great American Writers School by Sherry Bunin | Eyes of a Stranger by Sharon E. Heisel
Far North by Will Hobbs | Jip : His Story by Katherine Paterson The Lost Years of Merlin by T. A. Barron | The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
The Night Heads Came by William Sleator | The Only Alien on Planet by Kristen D. Randle The Ornament Tree by Jean Thesman | Painting the Black by Carl Deuker
Sees Behind the Tree by Michael Dorris | Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by Louise Plummer The View From Saturday by E. L. Kongsburg | The Voice on the Radio by Caroline B. Cooney